2025 JH Downhill Championships- Dirty Harry
Race #2 of the JH Downhill Championships presented by Sweet Protection went down on August 9th. With racers waking up to the crisp morning air of the Tetons, race #2 was a nice reprieve form the recent heatwave. But the field remained scorching hot in anticipation of the day's full-length Dirty Harry lap. The course lived up to its namesake—fast, technical, and just loose enough to keep racers on their toes. With a mix of steep drops, loose, off-camber corners, and high-speed straightaways, it demanded sharp handling and confident commitment all the way to the finish.
In the 12–15 Boys, Nick Brindisi kept his perfect season alive, taking his second win of the series ahead of Gus Ludlow, who stepped up from seventh in Race #1 to a strong runner-up finish.
The 16–18 Men’s, Spencer Hundley put down a scorching run to take the win in his first series appearance. He was trailed by Cameron Barlow in second, who now sits atop the overall points of the class.
In Men’s Vet, John Kromis rebounded from a fourth-place finish in Race #1 to claim the top step on the podium, with Joe Hurd and James Charnesky rounding it out. The Open AM Men’s class brought the day’s deepest field once again, with Mason Voyvodic taking his first win over Wyatt Hughes in second and Justin Laino in third.
On the Women’s Pro side, Erin Kromis continued her dominance, making it two wins from two races ahead of Ciara McGinley. The Pro Men’s category was pure fireworks—Triston Merrill roared back from third in Race #1 to take the win, edging out Myles Nardi and Arden Jacoby in an incredibly tight podium battle where less than a second separated second and third. Heading into the final race of the series Merrill and Nardi figure to be locked into an intense battle for the overall series championship with Brooks Curran and Bridger Bybee, the top-2 finishers from Race #1.
Before awards went-out for the adult categories we had to give the little ones their chance to shine in the maiden rendition of JH Bike Park's Strider Race. The race saw six kids under-six enter and proceed to rip around the lower mountain circuit in pursuit of the top spot. The competition was equal parts cute and fierce as the young racer's wayfinding skills and legs were put to the test on the lower mountain road and new Launchpad Skill Building area and provide
Huge thanks go out to Sweet Protection, Turtlebox, and Jackson Hole Sports for making the event possible and supporting racers with podium prizes, raffles, and race-day stoke. And of course, a big shoutout to the JHMR Trail Crew and Mountain Patrol for getting Dirty Harry ready for a rowdy race day.
With two races down and the overall points battles heating up, all eyes now turn to the final race on September 6—where every second will matter in crowning the 2025 JH Downhill Series champions.