2024 Chuwels Challenge - 2nd place

This was a great race, I managed to get 2nd place in Senior Am and had some good struggles along the way. To start off, I got the Holeshot with @coastalenduro (who ended up winning) right behind me, we got about 5 minutes in and hit a bottle neck, I lost about 5 positions when I tried to go right around it. I came into timing in 3rd place for lap 2, but fell back again a couple positions but ultimately caught up to and passed for 2nd place. My Tubliss took a puncture about 10-15 minutes into lap 2 and I had to keep it on two wheels for the rest of the lap. This was a fun course at 30 kms per lap and some nice technical parts, some mud, roots and rocks. Rain made it slick on second lap. Great turn out and amazing work done by GKMA and PNWMA!
Chuwels or Chewels?

[@stewy_604]

Great ride man. Well done!

[@coastalenduro]

I must have watched that holeshot 10 times already 🤩. Great smooth riding. Awesome to watch you reel them all in after that bottle neck. And to get second place on a flat tire 🤯

[@SingleTrackTherapy]

How sweet was it we went 1 2, cant wait for this weekend to race with you again buddy!

[@GeezerEnduro]

The 1-2 punch 👊. Wicked comeback 💪

[@thesmoness]

Oh man that was fun to watch and pick out stuff I recognized trying to get a sense of where I was at the time. Gratz on your podium wish I could have stuck around and supported that moment. See you at the next one.

[@SingleTrackTherapy]

Lets get up there at Piston Run bro!

[@Coastal-rsidedown]

Nice work Craig. After watching "Old Matthew's" video I realized that you are way to nice in you passing. Get an small canister airhorn on your bars and blast your way through. If you didn't get hung up on a couple of bottleneck, it would have been real interested to watch both you and Matt battling it out head to head with your smooth riding style against Matt's I'm just going to smash through this. Young Matthew, haven't seen your video yet, got to check that out as well. Great riding folks. I will be off the bike until the fall, so I have to enjoy the riding through your vids, so keep them coming.

[@SingleTrackTherapy]

Ha ha, 100% I am going to glean some of his assertiveness! Sorry to hear you are taking a break, I hope you can find something positive out of it!!

[@stanbarry]

Nice riding Craig, smooth as always. Congrats on the podium finish!

[@SingleTrackTherapy]

Thanks Matt!

[@SingleTrackTherapy]

Where's your video, how did it go for you?

[@stanbarry]

@@SingleTrackTherapy Just posted now. Had a decent start and made some passes, but that middle rock section beat me up good. I feel like my cardio needs a lot of work.

[@SingleTrackTherapy]

@@stanbarry Cool I'll watch now, Good! Get to work young man

[@luckyenduro]

Awesome racing! I race Super Senior, wondering how you like the GASGAS…EX300?

[@luckyenduro]

EC300! I just watch your other vids! Great content!

[@SingleTrackTherapy]

@@luckyenduro Hi ya I liked the EX300 for hare scrambles, great bike, the new EC300 I am happy with, suspension is plush so at speed its a bit loose but for slow more technical it's great!. See you at Williams Lake?

[@SabrijeBegu]

😊Av vlkhog❤t u yo😮rr😮😢