Posted by: thepinetree on 02/07/2009 12:28 PM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/08/2009 09:04 AM
Expires: 01/01/2014 12:00 AM
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The USSA Far West Racing Series Rolled into Dodge Ridge Last Weekend ~By John Hamilton with Links to Over an Hour of Video Enclosed!
Pinecrest, CA...Young Ski Racers from Bear Valley, Dodge Ridge, Badger Pass and Sierra Summit carved their way down Bobby's Freedom Run in the Annual Ryan Lavagnino Classic at Dodge Ridge Ski Resort last weekend. This was the second of 4 races in the Far West Central Series. The first leg was the Bear Valley Slalom with the second being the Ryan Lavagnino Classic Giant Slalom Race. The 3rd and 4th will be a Super G race on a fast course at Sierra Summit and they will finish up with a Slalom Race in Yosemite at Badger Pass. Almost 130 kids flew down the course with runs on Saturday and Sunday. Our local Bear Valley Team did very will with several first place, podium and top 10 finishes. The Bear Valley team continued their dominance of the Men's J4 Class with all Bear Valley Podiums Saturday and Sunday. Bear Valley's Erik Arvidsson turned in another dominating performance with wins both days in the J4 Class and the fastest overall times of the weekend. The Dodge Ridge race team did very well with...
   
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podium finishes and wins in several races on their home course.
We have video of both awards Ceremonies and on course runs from mid-course on Saturday and from the bottom portion of the course on Sunday.
Click Here for the Saturday's footage!
Click Here for the Saturday Awards Ceremony!
Click Here for Sunday's footage!
Click Here for the Sunday Awards Ceremony!
The race course this year was on the newly renamed Bobby's Freedom Run. The run was named in honor of former Dodge Ridge Race Team member and fallen Afghanistan War Soldier Bobby Rapp.
As many of the local Calaveras and Tuolumne County residents may remember the outpouring of support for the Rapp Family during the ceremony for Bobby was one of the most significant news events in Tuolumne County last year. Thousands of people lined the road to pay there respect to Bobby as his casket passed by.
The race itself is named for former Dodge Ridge racer Ryan Lavagnino who had a great career as a young racer on the Dodge Ridge Team who also went on to national success.
Click the following links for the full results! Click Here for Saturday's Results! and Click Here for Sunday's Results!. The top three in each category are as follows:
Saturday
J6 Ladies
1 Sundberg, Viktoria - SSST
2 Pye, Sarah - BVSEF
3 Cole, Caroline C - SSST
J5 Ladies
1 Cashman, Keely - BVSEF
2 Ryan, Emily - DRRT
3 Peckinpah, Ashton - SSST
J4 Ladies
1 Nieh, Bianca - DRRT
2 Duston-Rimmer, Bailey- BVSEF
3 Busick, Natalie - SSST
J3 Ladies
1 Howell, Taylor - DRRT
2 Munk, Kori - DRRT
3 Busick, Courtney - SSST
J6 Boys
1 Kari, Leo - YWC
2 O'Neill, Griffin - SSST
3 Alford, Sawyer- BVSEF
J5 Boys
1 Arvidsson, Karl - BVSEF
2 Powell, Trevor - DRRT
3 Montgomery, Cole - DRRT
J4 Boys
1 Arvidsson, Erik- BVSEF
2 Proper, Mikael J- BVSEF
3 Cashman, Jordan - BVSEF
J3 Boys
1 Bender, Matthew - SSST
2 McConnell, Clancy - DRRT
3 Wesson, Walter - DRRT
Sunday
J6 Ladies
1 Cole, Caroline- SSST
2 Sundberg, Viktoria - SSST
3 Munk, Robbie - DRRT
J5 Ladies
1 Peckinpah, Ashton - SSST
2 Ryan, Emily - DRRT
3 Cashman, Keely - BVSEF
J4 Ladies
1 Duston-Rimmer, Bailey -BVSEF
2 Nieh, Bianca- DRRT
3 Flad, Gracie - DRRT
J3 Ladies
1 Howell, Taylor- DRRT
2 Munk, Kori - DRRT
3 Busick, Courtney- SSST
J6 Boys
1 O'Neill, Griffin - SSST
2 Kari, Leo - YWC
3 Alford, Sawyer - BVSEF 56
J5 Boys
1 Crist, Spencer - DRRT
2 Powell, Trevor - DRRT
3 White, Cooper - BVSEF
J4 Boys
1 Arvidsson, Erik - BVSEF
2 Cashman, Jordan - BVSEF
3 Proper, Mikael J- BVSEF
J3 Boys
1 Bender, Matthew -SSST
2 Sundberg, Kevin- SSST
3 McConnell, Clancy - DRRT
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