CROOM ENDURO RACE REPORT Once again the Croom Enduro was super gnarly. The 45th installment of this infamous race took place just outside of the Croom OHV area and the dry conditions made it one of, if not the toughest race of the year. With the event taking place on state land the club is limited on where they can route the trail. This causes some previous years trail to be used, making for a physically demanding race course. Like any trail in Florida rain is your friend, getting some added moisture during the week is guaranteed to make the trail hold up better. Well unfortunately there wasn’t much, if any, rain leading up to the event and the deep Florida sugar sand was in fullforce. This caused for very loose soil, making the four-foot sand whoops even harder to navigate. Adding to the challenge was the massive amount of dust, there were parts of the trail where you did not see much of teh ground. You just had to sort of feel it out with your bike, again, this was one tough race.
Fernando Davila navigates one of the many steep, sandy hills that can be found out at Croom - Photo by Tyler Miller FLORIDA TRAIL RIDERS
