Man, who would have guessed that Calgary's sporadic weather would have allowed us to skate so late in November, and be warm to boot. Possibly the last event to be hold in the 2009 season was the King of the Paths, held by none other that a true Sayshun supporter himself, Jeff Wilkins. Before the event even began, the riders got a great chance to freeride and bomb the track for practise.
To give you an idea of the track, take some boulders surrounding the fastest, turniest section, along with high speeds and sharp corners, and you get the path that this race was held on. The track itself had an elevation drop of around 150 feet and took just under one minute to race down. Keep in mind that this is a path! Looking down from the top, it was not possible to see the finish, or even around any of the corners at all! The timing was a little primitive, but for an outlaw event held in the middle of nowhere, it worked just dandy. Unfortunately for us Calgarians, Mike Sanders and Sayshun Team rider, Nick Breton, both showed all of us up by getting the two fastest times, around 52 seconds, followed by George and Team Rider Jeff 'Spicoli' Radomsky not far behind.
But it wasn't all about speed, a second portion to the timed heat competition was a style/freeride contest, with results contributing to the overall standings. As everyone knows, George Mackenzie is a steez machine busting crazy tricks and tricky maneuvers. The second portion to the competition was held on the lower half of the narrow track, with a few onlookers judging. Each of the 15 or so riders were given two runs each to impress the judges in four categories. In the end, four of the top contenders faced off in one final round of runs. Those four were George Mackenzie, and Sayshun Team riders, Jeff Radomsky, Nick Breton, and myself, Riley Harris.
Once the scores were tallied, fortunately for us, Calgarian George was left on top. Under him were Mike Sanders and Nick Breton from Edmonton respectively, followed by Jeff Radomsky, then Riley Harris in fifth. A huge thanks to Jeff Wilkins for putting on such a rad, well organized event, as well to all those who helped out. Without you guys, this race would not have flowed as smoothly as it did! As well a huge shout out to the events sponsors, Royal Board Shop and Sayshun Longboards for donating prizes.
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