America’s Speed races start this Friday on the legendary Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek, CO. And who better to tell us its secrets than World Champ Silver Medalist on this very course, Travis Ganong!

This interview goes all over the place!

-      Travis’s favorite section of the course

-      How you prepare mentally to risk it all on this legendary course

-      The differences in snow conditions between Colorado’s “ego snow” and Europe’s “nasty ice” and how the racers deal with both

-      Course Reports and what Travis and the boys want to hear right before they jump out of the gate

-      What the best in the world are thinking as they try to generate speed on the flats

-      How your race mentality changes as you grow from a Rookie to a Vet on the circuit

-      Why the Euros are afraid of air and keep trying to shave down the bumps on WC

-      And finally, when to go to the bathroom on race day!!!

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