Photo: Zak Maytum leads Kevin Reimer down Maryhill during the 2010 Festival of Speed.

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The 2010 Maryhill Festival of Speed has concluded and Colorado native Zak Maytum walked away with the win. It was a fitting way for Maytum to celebrate July 4th after singing the national anthem to the crowd earlier on in the day. It wasnt easy for Maytum who was challenged by top qualifyer Kevin Reimer who had broke the course record earlier in the event.

Photo: Scott Smith battles with Kevin Reimer for position, Reimer would go on to get 2nd and Smith 3rd.

The final heat was Patrick Switzer, James Kelly, Joel Putrah, Scott Smith, Kevin Reimer, and Zak Maytum. The extremely fast tail wind meant that riders were coming into the lower section of the track with a lot more speed than earlier in event. The buzz among riders all week was that Maytum and Reimer were the ones to beat, that proved correct when they qualified as #1 and #2. In the final heat one of Reimer's rear wheels came off the course causing him to lose control of his board, by the time control was restored he had lost too much speed to take the win. Maytum managed to skate to a victory by staying consistent over the five days wearing his Aero helmet and riding on a Slalom board.

Race Results

1. Zak Maytum, United States
2. Kevin Reimer, Canada
3. Scoot Smith, Canada
4. Joel Putrah, United States
5. James Kelly, United States
6. Patrick Switzer, Canada

Current World Cup Series Champion Mischo Erban was a major threat during qualifying but ended up getting knocked out in the semi finals. Douglas Silva had a nasty crash during one of his heats meaning he would'nt advance either.

Photo: Douglas Silva leads Kyle Chin into a corner, Dalua unfortunately crashed out in one of the later heats and did not advance.

Photo: Calvin Staub shows some serious steeze during the 2010 Maryhill Festival of Speed.