Northstar Bike Park * Truckee, California * June 21, 2009
Course:
- All classes: upper to middle Karpiel.
- Expert / Pro: lower Dogbone (slabs), to bottom of Karpiel (vietnam), to stadium jump finish.
- Sport / Beginner: lower Phodogg, to stadium jump finish.
- 169 racers
dhReno racer Jared Smith (10 years old) in his first race! Jared raced the B17 and under group. He would've won the Sport 13 and under by 30 seconds! Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
Professional photos by Wil Smith are provided to dhReno racers at no charge! Thanks Wil! Check out photos of all the racers at www.WMSmithPhoto.com
Dave Bright took the gold in the Expert 40+ in spite of crashing on his race run and dislocating his thumb! Plus he was at the ER the day before having drilled a hole thru his middle finger while repairing his RV! Go Super Dave! Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
Randy Robison took first place in the S50 race! Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
Sean Martin boosts the stadium jump. Sean was outta the race with a mechanical. Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
dhReno racer Zack Steffy with an excellent 6th place finish in the super competitive Jr Ex class. Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
Tom Judy took 1st in the OG Sport race by 1/10th of a second! Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
John Kresich coming back from multiple bad crashes and injuries - shown at the Stadium jump. Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
Steve Cleek races for 2nd place on Sunday. Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
13 year old Santa Cruz Syndicate phenom Cierra Smith smokes the course and takes the gold! She'll be racing Pro in the next N* race. Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
14 year old Northstar/Giant racer Greg Rea 2 destroys it and grabs a 4th in his first Jr Ex race! Great race Lil Greg! Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
Sean Alison racing for 3rd shows good form on the Stadium Jump
Northstar/Giant racer Casey Coffman looked amazingly fast on his practice runs but suffered a crash on his race run! Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
Northstar/Giant racer Jon Wilson turned in an awesome time for 3rd place in the Pro race. Photo by WMSmithPhoto.com
____________________________________________________
Helmet Cam Video of the Sport Course:
____________________________________________________
Full Race Results: Northstar2009DH-1-results.pdf
Check out photos of all the racers at www.WMSmithPhoto.com
____________________________________________________
Northstar Village. Photo by Eric Opperman.
More Race Photos:
___________________________________________________
Race Winner Mikey Sylvestri’s snow video:
dhRENO.com 
Pingback: 2009 Northstar Downhill Race #1 Results « Bike Monkey Magazine
Great job to all who raced ill be there for the next one!! Great pic Eric.
Sick race for sure! Anyone know of any other photographers. Saw one above the start at the big double and another on live wire, but cant find them.
Look at Jared’s hands, no fingers on the brakes, PINNER! great job to all the racers. Excellent photos will
Wow I think mikey is a little too fast, 9sec back to 2nd place is crazy, he is defiantly the next syndicate rider..