THE FAMOUS BLACKWATER 100
-- Looking back at this epic event --
By D. West
The Blackwater 100 happened every year in Davis, West Virginia, from 1975 to 1993. It was a 100-mile race across swamps, mud holes, tight trails, steep rocky uphills and downhills, and the famous Highway 93 river crossing.
The top racers were fighting to have the quickest time and win the event. Most everyone else was just trying to finish the 100-mile course before dark.
The racecourse was a 20-mile loop, and you had to make five laps. The tough sections you…
