Last week I had the opportunity to film the Hood River super d bike race that was the first race of three in the Oregon Super D Series. Leading up to the weekend it was dumping rain in Hood River and left many riders to train and inspect the course in extremely wet and muddy conditions. As Saturday rolled around the rain let up, allowing for races to inspect and ride the course in fair conditions. With the clear weather and a bit of wind on Saturday Post Canyon set up perfect for the Sunday race. All those that raced were greeted with some of the most perfectly tacky and fast dirt the area has to offer.

The race kicked off at 10am with the stacked class of pros eager to crank to the bottom followed by a very fast group of Cat 1 racers. In the end over 150 racers ripped down the course coming through the finish with times between 20min and 40min. Afterwards the competitors were invited to Double Mountain Brewing in downtown Hood River for food and beers that were included in their race entrance. All ‘n all it was beautiful day and an amazing event.

Here’s a recap video I filmed and produced. Let me know what you think.

-jake

Photos by Justus Hyatt