Chevrolet J4 R/C JOs: Moyer, Moltzan win super Gs
Bobby Moyer and Paula Moltzan posted victories in the super G races on Thursday as the J4 Rocky/Central Junior Olympics got under way at Winter Park, Colorado.
BOBBY MOYER AND PAULA MOLTZAN posted victories in the super G races on Thursday as the J4 Rocky/Central Junior Olympics got under way at Winter Park, Colorado.
Moyer, who skis out of Aspen, won with an unofficial time of 1 minute, 2.11 seconds. Buck Hill’s Chayden Schmitz finished more than half a second back in second place with an effort of 1:02.76. Ryan Barney, racing out of Colorado’s Loveland Racing Club, placed third in 1:02.82. Moyer was third in the first split and second in the bottom.
Moltzan, from Minnesota powerhouse Buck Hill, won in an unofficial 1:02.28, just ahead of Team Summit’s Nicole Anderson, who finished in 1:02.34. Julia Cooper of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club finished third, but well back with a time of 1.03.64. Moltzan, who clocked just the sixth-fastest split on top, picked up her pace and won the bottom split.
Racing will continue Friday with the boys and girls giant slalom events.