Cam White Checks In

Hey guys, here is another update seeing as now I'm back in Australia and back hard in the shovelling business..

I have been back in Australia for the past 3 days and have spent most of my time in the 36 degree heat (98 f) digging on the yard.

Over the past 6 months the jumps have got a floggin. All of the runups are eroded and clapped out so its gonna take a lot of time and effort to get the yard back to good condition.

But within the next 4 weeks she should be back up and running. It's a lot of work when doing it all solo.. but the end result is well worth it.

Speaking of which, I'm a head back out and keep at it.. the jumps aren't gonna dig em selves...see pic for the trick set slowly getting done.

late!

Mongoose UK Rider Paul Ryan Cover Interview

Read Mongoose UK’s Paul Ryan talk about his cover shot in this interview with RideUK BMX...full story

Romo, VOD, STUND and Exposed Nipples

Mongoose main man Romo is at it again. Not only did STUND season 2 kick off this week (incredibly successfully, we might add), but Romo snagged VOD honors over at pinkbike.com today.

Head over to http://www.pinkbike.com/video/107381/ to check it out. Don't forget to fave it.



As for STUND, be sure to check it out over at http://www.pinkbike.com/video/108343/. We'll see if we can get a link up to the Mongoose page so you can watch it from there as well.



Great job Romo and Buelher. Can't wait for Episode 2!

2009 recap with a Tribe guy

Mongoose Tribe member Shawn Metcalf sent me an email with his end of season recap and some pics. I thought it was a great snap shot into one of our brothers in dirt and his love of racing downhill. Thanks for a great season Shawn…hope to catch up with you at Ray’s in the off season.


Darren,
Well, it's over man. Just like that. It doesn't seem quite right or at least I'm not ready for it to be over. I want the endless summer of racing. I guess that's what Ray's is for. To get my fix throughout the winter. And, from the pictures I've seen of Ray's, it is going to be a blast.


“I’m seeing maintenance in your off season future”

2009 was a fantastic season of Downhilling. It started off a little slow and off kilter for me. Rehabbing my elbow, after I shattered it at the end of 2008, really through a wrench into the mix for me. But, I never gave up and continued to press on.


Below is a compilation of my race results for 2009:
Gravity East #1 at Massanutten Ski Resort: DH-10th
U.S. Open: Downhill-32nd; Giant Slalom-8th
Gravity East #3 at SevenSprings Ski Resort: DH-6th
Snowshoe #1: 3rd
Snowshoe #2: 1st
Snowshoe #3: 2nd
Snowshoe #4: 2nd
I ended up 2nd overall in the series at Snowshoe. Not too bad.


I was hoping to throw some more Gravity East races in there, but my wife had other plans for me. This year was definitely another great one for me. I met some new friends. Downhilling friends are friends forever. But, these guys are the best guys.
The year was filled with great memories. From air mattress packed hotel rooms, a wife in labor, NASCAR style pit crew working on my bike, and all the other ups and downs of downhill racing.

I just want to thank you for the support that you gave me this year. It was a tremendous help and I appreciate it dearly.

I was able to recruit a couple more friends into the world of downhilling and got them riding Mongoose's too. One is on a Black Diamond and the other an ECD. They are loving it and thanking me for getting them into the sport. I say, "the more the merrier".

Thanks Darren.