Winter Classic Round 1

The first round of the 2010 Winter Classic racing at Coronet Peak took place last Tuesday, the results are in and finalised, and both Browns A-Team and B-team put in solid performances. The results are up below for you to scroll through, notable performances were from rookie winter classic racers Kylese Zaiger (K-Bomb) and Big Steve Puletaha (Shogun).
Big Steve, who is famed for looking like a character from NZ movie "Boy", was our only snowboarder on the team and his usual laid back, relaxed and "gun it in a straight line" style of boarding paid dividends once we managed to persuade him to turn through the gates. Quote of the day also goes to Big Steve who was standing at the start gate ready to go and then turned round to the rest of the team and said "so I have to go around the gates...right?"
K-Bomb who was in the Womens A Division, a former ski racer in the USA, had huge pressure on her shoulders to perform, with the reason for her being employed at Browns being based on her ski racing history. If she didn't deliver the goods, her job for the rest of the season would be in doubt. But boy did she deliver, beating all the rest of the team apart from our Olympic hero Tim Cafe, and placing 2nd overall in the Womens A division.
Other notable happenings were Damian Myers crashing out of both runs, remaining true to his usual form, Ronnie Wood putting in some great times despite pole planting in each turn and Tyler Kitchen doing really well despite buying womens ski boots.
Until next week....