A note to Tommy, don’t feel bad about being skunked on the downhills. ‘Downhilling’ comes with experience, and the few times I have had a chance to ‘chase’ Joe, he has demonstrated an uncanny ability to find his way though the roughest downhills and fly around loose seemingly traction-less corners as effortlessly as the wind. I would say i ate dust, but Joe some how did not make any dust either, he just disappeared down the trail while i hung on for dear life. In my estimation that speed only comes from a calm ability to rely on experience and mental visualization.