Inaugural Janna Brimmer Memorial Draws Athletes

Surprisingly good weather and temperatures greeted 89 participants at the inaugural Janna Brimmer Memorial mountain bike races and trail run, held in Salmon on September 16-17. The event was round nine of the 2006 Boise Co-Op Wild Rockies Mountain Series and pulled participants from as far away as Florida, and Michigan, and of course, a number of Salmon area athletes. The weekend featured a mountain bike cross-country event and a trail footrace on Saturday, along with a concert/fundraiser featuring the band Tripsetter from Las Vegas, at the Sacajewa Center. A dual trials competition was also staged at the Saturday night concert, followed up with a bicycle downhill race held on Sunday above town near the old landfill and jeep hillclimb.

The event was round nine of the 2006 Boise Co-Op Wild Rockies Mountain Series, and was sponsored by the Boise Co-Op, Duke Speed, Larry Miller Subaru, Moto Tech, Vitamin Water, Wired Energy Drink, MBT Shoes, the Boise weekly, KIVI Television, J105 Radio, The X, Bandanna Running, Bikes 2 Boards, Reed’s Cycles, Power Cordz, Dirt Dart, Lou’s Fox Wear and Cyclone Sports Wear.

The men’s trail run was topped by Karl Stuber from Waterford, Michigan who flew around the 5-mile course in just over 44 minutes, topping local runners Lou Binik and the top female runner, Norma Staaf. The pro men’s cross-country mountain bike field was headed by Boise rider Jon Gould, who covered 25 miles (5 laps) in 2:08:28, the fastest time of the day, and Boise’s Lorien Lightfield. The quickest, 3-lap sport riders were Missoula’s Garland Thayer and Boise’s Naya Antink, and heading the 2-lap beginners was Ketchum’s Doug Niedrich and Boise’s Ashley Lloyd.

The new sport of dual trials continued at the Sacejwea Center on Saturday evening. Conceptualized and created by Wylie Fuhrimann and Brad Duke, the course featured close-contact, side-by side racing and included a roller ramp, a 3-foot drop, and a finish line jump. The winner was Boise’s Art Widmar, with Missoula’s Tom Vineyard finishing second.

Sunday’s downhill utilized the steep, short canyon above Salmon, next to the old landfill and was designed and built by a local crew led by Todd Duke. The .4 mile route lost 500 feet of elevation and used a number of drops and wooden ramps to descend down to the base of the old jeep hillclimb. It also employed a “best two of three-run format” which allowed everyone plenty of time on the hill. Boise’s Art Widmar was again unstoppable setting the fast time of the day with a 1:23.00.

The 10^th and final round of the 2006 Boise Co-Op Wild Rockies Series will be the Bogus to Boise Banzai, held near Boise, Idaho on October 8. For more information go to www.wildrockies.com, or call Ron Dillon at (208) 573-4255.

Mountain Bike, Class 1, Pro/Semi-Pro Men, (25 miles):

1.	Gould	Jon	2:08:28	330	Intermountain Ortho	Boise, ID
2.	Harrison	Francisco	2:16:19	321	Dollarhide Cyclery	Fairfield, ID
3.	Lightfield	Darren	2:35:47	16	Tamarack Resort	Boise, ID
4.	McDonald	Mike	3:01:01		Intermountain Orthopedics	Boise, ID

Mountain Bike, Class 3, Expert Men 19-29, (20 miles):

1.	Shryock	Douglas	1:36:27	216	Missoula, MT
2.	Grove	Phil	1:41:09	333	Missoula, MT
3.	Radley	Shaun	1:45:02		Missoula, MT

Mountain Bike, Class 4, Expert Men 30-39, (20 miles):

1.	Phipps	Alex	1:53:30	217		Boise, ID
2.	Antink	Eric	2:12:18	222	Ken’s Bicycle Warehouse	Boise, ID

Mountain Bike, Class 5, Expert Men 40-49, (20 miles):

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