The day after the concert we went an watched Fernanda’s daughter Julie race in an enduro. I’ll just leave you with some pics and little commentary. There were some great riders there from all over Central America. It was hotter than hell, and the course looked to be about 50 miles of tropical hell. It all started at the track where obstacles were set up, then it took off down a coastal trail and finished up with a nasty long and deep river bed section. It looked like it was a really fun race. I wanted to race so badly and there was a bike available, but I thought better of it.
Here are some pics of the race.
Lots of orange showed up.
There were the BMW 450 guys there from Guatemala.
Go Julie!!!! Gotta love a girl that races dirt bikes. I think she was the only girl in the race.
After all the riders left the closed portion of the course, we headed out to see the final stretch through the river bed. Uh Oh. We got stuck.
This stuff was like quicksand. I remember when the bottom just dropped out of the truck and Fernanda yelled “Mario! Puuuuta!!”
We did finally manage to get the truck out with the help of a camion (big truck) and a chain. All the digging and sticks didn’t work.
Here comes some guys up the river really flying. Nasty stuff that gumbo river mud.
This guy took a horrible line over a half mile of river. Not that there much better lines to choose from.
This guy was moving so fast when he hit the river that he was literally skiing the bike on top of the water.
But then he lost a little energy a few feet later and virtually sank the bike.
There were some other shenanigans as well. This dude got his feet ripped right off the pegs from the water pressure, but he still managed to hang on.
These guys are screwed. You cant mess around and be indecisive in river beds like this. You have to go for it.
U-boat commanders.
U-boat commander and soon to be U-boat commander.
No! He made it!!! Just barely though. I thought he was screwed for sure.
All said, it was a fun day watching the race even though it was hotter than hell. After watching these guys and having a good look at some of the course, I decided that I will take desert racing any time over this jungle river insanity.
Would you take your beautiful new Porsche to the races? What was this guy thinking?
It was a really fun day at the races.
Saludos, Vicente