Invasion: Hot air balloons leave from nearby Lake Skinner. The Annual Balloon and Wine Festival also had live music and freestyle motocross.

 
This is Griffith: After marriage, kids, home building (Garnet) and school (Griffith), the Vertican brothers are back in the saddle.

Greenery: Troy Van Der rounds the Start/Finish and heads out for lap 3. The start is next to the pond and shaded by old oaks and cotton woods.

Baby Vertican: Garnet holds 14-month-old Katelyn after the race. Garnet still rides for longtime sponsor odi-Southridge.

SD stats: Jerome Lacote and Brian Crooks descending shortly off the Super D start. There is an 800 foot drop to the finish at the pool.

Jerome in orange: Lacote picks material, designs a frame, and has his own single speeds custom made in Taiwan.

Shops north of the boarder: Brian Crooks hails from nearby Murrieta. Although he works next door to Turner Bikes he rides a Rocky Mountain.

 
1x1 vs 3x9: Brian (L) used gears to lead into the finish. But a careful draft and a great sprint gave Jerome the SD win...on a single speed!

KHS-CYTOMAX RACE CLINIC ANNOUNCED

We have been working with SoCal pro Chuck Jenkins and the KHS-Cytomax team that he rides for. They have agreed to do clinics after select events. It will be a skills and nutrition class followed by an extensive question and answer session. The additional fee to attend the KHS-Cytomax Clinic is still being determined. All students will receive a packet containing Cytomax product and other goodies from sponsors. The first clinic date will be July 5, 2008. Each clinic will be 2 hours long and be followed by a barbeque. Team riders Sean Donovan, Chuck Jenkins and Hal Helbock will be present. Sign up now because clinics will be limited to the first 30 riders.

TOP 3 LAP RIDERS
lap 1...lap 2...lap 3
1. Garnet Vertican...Pro...36.26...1.12.57...1.47.48
2. Griffith Vertican...Exp...35.15...1.11.46...1.48.11
3. David Marsolais...Exp...34.37...1.11.46...1.50.16
4. Tom Korner...Exp...41.21...1.18.23...1.55.27
5. Eric Hagerly...Exp Sng Spd...37.49...1.17.41...2.05.17
6. Troy VanderWende...Exp Sng Spd...41.01...1.24.27...2.07.46

TOP 2 LAP RIDERS
1. Tom VanBelle...39.08...1.18.32
2. Jerome Lacote...39.03...1.21.51
3. Terry Walters...48.07...1.30.11
4. Brian Crooks...45.21...1.31.21
5. Bengt Aberg...45.20...1.31.21
Top Spt Wmn: Marie Trembay...51.31...1.46.58
 
BEGINNER WOMEN
1. Aimee Ward...1.11.07
2. Jeffrey Ward...1.11.08
 
SUPER D RESULTS
35-
1. Jerome Lacote
2. Brian Crooks
18-
1. Matt Fatino