Nahwatzel was the stage everyone was talking about at Olympus. Nahwatzel this year was a 19 mile stage. It’s usually 22-25 miles long… This is twice as long as some of the longest stages we’ve ever done. We did the stage twice and each time I took a deep breath before we started and a deep sigh when we finished. It covers every type of surface that Washington has to offer. I picked this particular 7 minute segment in the middle of the stage as it shows all that Nahwatzel is famous for. First, the wide open dirt highway that takes a hairpin left onto some tight twisty sections. The narrow sections become faster as we’re hitting 70+MPH down the straights. These tighten into hairpins and the surface changes and becomes loose in a lot of areas. Nahwatzel also likes to eat cars. Pay particular attention to 04:00 in – as I missed a downshift and couldn’t stop the car in time.

Video of SS13 – Nahwatzel – 53.6MB WMV