Lenexa, KS -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/16/2012 -- Recently, mountain bike downhill racers started to invade the Port Angeles to join the Northwest Cup Series. The even started last Friday and go through on Easter Sunday.

Instead of going on Easter egg hunts, Clallam County visitors visited Port Angeles to see the beginning of the Northwest Cup Series. They went there to get dirty with their mountain bikes on Dry Hill. It is actually a race course that is located on the west part of Port Angeles. This is the fifth consecutive year of racing on Dry Hill.

The even started on Friday and it will go through Sunday, which is Easter Sunday. Though a lot of people decided to celebrate by Easter Egg Hunting, most of them went to Port Angeles to watch and participate on the Northwest Cup. They plan to continue this next summer so for the people who failed to watch and participate on the much awaited Northwest Cup; they can get their selves ready for next year.

The event has drawn a lot of spectators on the event considered as the most exciting race on the Peninsula. The first three races on the Cup Series are actually set for the North Olympic Peninsula.

At least 300 racers from the Pacific Northwest and probably around the globe together with their families all gathered on the Easter Weekend races. According to Scott Tucker, the co organizer of the event, they are very lucky to have the only track available this time of the year. He said that there is no place to ride than Dry Hill.

Tucker also said that there are other riders from the Word Cup Circuit who used the course last weekend aside from the Northwest Cup racers. He said that they are using the same kind of track used on the World Cup Circuit so it will be a good training for the bikers who want to pursue a career on the field.

Basically, Port Angeles was filled with a lot of visitors last weekend. The families, riders, supporters and friends stayed on the area during the race weekend. According to Tucker, most of the visitors stayed 3 to 4 days during the race weekend. He said that aside from the race, Port Angeles is a beautiful place to visit. He said that they saw a couple from Montana who stayed on the place four days before the start of the race weekend.

It is also said that all the other tracks are still under the snow so the best place to consider this biking event is on Dry Hill. The location actually attracts a lot of top racers around the world because of its low elevation. According to Tucker, snow does not stick around during this time of the year. The snow easily dries off from the area so it is one of the best places to perform the event.

The weekend was a big success and a lot of bikers participated together with their family, friends and supporters. They are now looking forward for the next year’s event.