The Canada Cup at Hardwood was freakin' hard. It seemed like we were always climbing...awesome for me on my S.S. They put in just about every tough technical section they have there. The hard climbs were almost always followed by a sketchy downhill chute filled with drop-off's and slick rooty awesomeness. Crashes and mechanicals were in abundance...Barry went down really hard right in front of me on one of the techy chutes. I could swear I felt him hit the ground when he went down....a couple of cracked ribs for him but he kept going and finished like a trooper. Wes had a couple of spills including blowing his tire off the rim on the BMX berms. He too finished like a champ. This was one of the harder races I have done. As I was sitting on the line awaiting the start I contemplated letting my team-mate Matt (who is leading the series in S.S.) pass me so I wouldn't have to do the last lap. I did the full race though finishing a not so spectacular 19th out of 19....still good for points though In fact I think most of the team managed to make the points. My bed felt extra good last night.