[FWM News] Midseason break; Feb race updates; race photos

[Far West Masters news]

We've reached the midpoint of the 2011 race season, with a 2-week break 
on the race calendar following a fabulous Western Regional 
Championships event at Mammoth last weekend.  Regionals results are 
included in the season standings.  

Check out the Photos page for race photos from Sasha Glushenko - he's 
posted albums from the December Mammoth GS opener and the January 
Sierra at Tahoe races, as well as from the regionals.

Our next races will be a 3-races-in-2-days GS weekend at Northstar on 
Feb.26-27, the weekend after the upcoming President's Day holiday, 
followed immediately by a Monday SG doubleheader at Squaw on Feb. 28.  
Unfortunately for the speed racing crew, the Mammoth downhills next 
week have been cancelled due to lack of signups for the USSA open 
series; our masters races were attached to that event, so they're not 
happening.


Midseason Break
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Racing news is quiet this week in the Far West, following a truly 
fantastic 4-day event at Mammoth for the Western Regionals featuring 
great weather, outstanding racing conditions, and challenging 
competition. The high-pressure ridge that's been sitting over the West 
Coast since the big holiday storm cycle looks to be finally breaking 
down, so fresh snow for the Sierras is in the outlook for the coming 
week. Racing resumes next week following the upcoming President's Day 
holiday weekend.

The Photos page has been updated with links to 2011 race photos from 
the western regionals races by Sasha Glushenko. He also shot photos at 
the opening Mammoth GS races in December and the Sierra at Tahoe SL 
races in early January, so take a few minutes to check out his photo 
albums!

Western Regionals
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The 2011 Western Regional Championships were hosted by Far West 
division at Mammoth Mountain on Feb. 3-6. Competitors were treated to 4 
days of spectacular racing conditions - clear, sunny, good course 
conditions. The Mammoth Race Department did a first-class job, with 
excellent course preparation and execution.

Complete event results and regional champions team are posted on the 
Western Regionals page of ussamasters.org.
The 4 races of the Western Regionals are also scored in the Far West 
Masters season standings, as are all races held in our division. See 
the Race Results page for complete results and the updated Season 
Standings rankings for 2011.

Also, be sure to check out the race photos from the weekend races by 
Sasha Glushenko. He also shot photos at the opening Mammoth GS races in 
December and the Sierra at Tahoe SL races in early January, so take a 
few minutes to check out his photo albums!

Mammoth DH week cancelled
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Due to the lack of sign ups and interest the Far West Open Series 
Downhills scheduled for February 21 - 24, 2011 have been cancelled. 
Consequently, our masters downhill races that "piggybacked" on the Far 
West USSA race schedule are also cancelled. All entries received to 
date will be torn.

Speed racing alternatives include the SG doubleheader at Squaw on Mon 
Feb. 28 following the Northstar GS weekend. In the National Speed 
Series, the Soldier Mountain DH's are back this year Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 
along with PNSA's Schweitzer SG's on Feb. 24 - see the 2011 Speed 
Series page on ussamasters.org for event announcements and details.

http://ussamasters.org/2011/nss