2nd Annual Final Descent Mountain Bike Race

dirtyj · Sep 4, 2003

We have two or three going to angle fire here in austin. This will be my second time up there. Anther good race to go too, is cloudcroft. Alex from BCD bikes puts this on, and to tell you the truth. It was a pretty hard downhill. So step you couldn't walk down it. It makes angle fire look like a hike n bike trail not really but it was hard. Well anyways I'll get a hold of you when we get a little closer to the race. Ill let you know, and maybe we can meet up on I 40, and then drive up from there.

for all of you that have never been to angle fire. Its a 7 plus min downhill. Very fast and slow downhill, sometimes your going 35, and sometime your going uphill, very tech course.

maggotbrain · Sep 7, 2003

so your name is dirtyj.do you have any relation to the esteemed Dirty Mcbait crew out of austin?i hear they truly ball hard and live the tru lifestyle of DHing.any info on the Dirty Mcbait crew would be appreciated.thanks,maggotbrain

chinoloco · Sep 9, 2003

Do you guys think there is an opportunity for a beginner hardtail at Angel Fire? I'm dying to compete, but don't want to get into something that won't even be fun for a hardtail.

dirtyj · Sep 10, 2003

You can run a hard tall. I don't think there is a hard tall class. Angle fire is a high speed course. I don't think a hard tall would be fun. You would get smoked out there. I can tell you this I did not see one hard tall on the dh course, but there is a 4x course that is very sweet, and there is a lot of trails that finger off the mountain. I assuming that they will have those trails open to the public. The lift ticket is about 25$. You should make it just for the parties that will be going on at night in town. The hole atmospher
there was real easy going and everyone was really down to earth and willing to help out if needed.

And to maggetbrain, yes I'm the infamous dirty 2 tha J. If you wont to be aport of this notorious dirty Mc bait mafia, You must be a hard core DHer for one, and you have to visit some little hooker named mary jane, she will lead you to the land of Down hilling. You also have to kill someone. OK,' clear enough' cool, so when you meet these requirements, thin you come to see the Dirty Mc bait GOD. He will let you know if your a dirty Mc bait clan member.dj4eva

dirtyj · Sep 10, 2003

joel. whats up, well the plan is that we're leaving on wednesday
in the morning about five O clock. we're going to try to hit some jumps and trails in santa fe. I know some local riders that know of some jumps near missy gioves house. Will hit some jumps then maybe go and chile with missy. After that will head on up too angle fire. If your interested in going with the dirty mc bait mafia then let me know and will meet up on I-45 near four corners area. This is an exit that is east of albuquerque and south of santa fe, about 20 min from santa fe. Hopping to make it to santa fe about 3 O clock. if you interested in doing this let me know.

claywt · Sep 12, 2003

Me and some friends are headed out of ammarillo on friday morning. first DH race so im pumped i hope it dosent snow

RaceFace2040 · Sep 16, 2003

hey jason ur taking me(evan) and jrs bikes up there right? i dont knwo if jrs worked out all the details and **** yet u know how he is. let me know. and oh yea the young guns lol are heading out to toys on thursday, i cant wait to hit lefty.

Full Trucker · Sep 22, 2003

Yeeehaw! Heck yeah! I am SOOO stoked to see some of you guys heading to this event! I'll see everyone down there... don't forget to bring a costume for Saturday night's par-tay, and make it something conducive to riding a mechanical bull in.

A few things of note: #1. Entry fee to the race INCLUDES three days of lift tix! Practice Friday, race Saturday, and full-on raging/riding/freeriding/hanging out on Sunday. #2. Entry fee also includes a t-shirt and poster, which is HYPE this year. The big sponsor Go Fast! footed the bill for the shirts and they're some of the nicest race T's I've ever seen, if I do say so myself! hahaha! #3. While not a hardtail course per se, you should definitely come down as the whole deal is gonna RAGE. Entry fee includes your lift tix, so even if you aren't as "competitive" as you could be on a DH bike, it'll still be a blast.

Check the T-Shirt/Poster design, a thanks for helping to continue to spread the word!

claywt · Sep 24, 2003

dose any one know or remember if all the clases run on the same cours or is there seprate beg,exp,sport courses. iv never raced before but i dont want to be stuck riding a realy lame track if i race a lower class. i ride dh alot but out here at pdc but its kinda a different deal.

Full Trucker · Sep 24, 2003

Originally posted by claywt
dose any one know or remember if all the clases run on the same cours or is there seprate beg,exp,sport courses. iv never raced before but i dont want to be stuck riding a realy lame track if i race a lower class. i ride dh alot but out here at pdc but its kinda a different deal.

The Alpha Course for Sport/Beginners and Pro/Experts are exactly the same except for one section. The S/B class is routed around a particularily NASTY section of a volcanic rock garden, one that I've seen more than a few top guys have some pretrty burly crashes in. Other than that, the Alpha Course is the same, like I said. The Beta Course (remember this is a STAGE RACE! Sweeeeet!) is exactly the same from start to finish as far as I know.

Angel Fire courses RAWK! That's all there is to it! You won't be caught riding anything even REMOTELY considered a "lame track"! My friend Kevin of White Raven Film Productions has a segment in his new video "Paradise Found" of the Chile Challenge DH, which was at Angel Fire earlier this summer. Right click and "Save As..." on the link below for the goodness!

http://www.cotrials.com/angelfire.wmv

N8 v2.0 · Sep 24, 2003

Remember that it is the time of the year it gets damn cold in the mountains...!!! Make sure you bring something warm for the nights and mornings... the afternoons should be tee-shirt weather...

Have a Blast!!!

:cool:

chinoloco · Sep 24, 2003

thanks for sending that link, full trucker. I visited Keystone, Colorado not too long ago and had an awesome freaking time. I ride hardtail, but want to compete. Not expecting gold, silver or bronze, just want the rush. That's all I want is the rush. Anyway, after seeing the video, I'm going to do whatever it takes to get to Angel Fire.

Planet X Jack Flash RAD

claywt · Sep 25, 2003

i looked on the weather channel websight and it looks like rain pos snow on friday and sat. hows the track going to be if its wet.

Full Trucker · Sep 25, 2003

Originally posted by claywt
i looked on the weather channel websight and it looks like rain pos snow on friday and sat. hows the track going to be if its wet.

Slippery!

WillKRED · Oct 2, 2003

Oh man I am so Pumped this race will be SICK all cold and what no! I Am heading out of Amarillo Today At 12:00! I ride a 03 Bighitcomp With a Strokes Sticker You Best say hallo to me. Oh Shizzle Im out see ya up there :monkey:

akaeasy_j · Oct 6, 2003

Due to lack of a bike and $$$$ I could not make out to angelfire, so.......how did it go? any poduims? good-ass wrecks?

Full Trucker · Oct 6, 2003

Originally posted by akaeasy_j
....how did it go?

SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK SICK!!!!! Holy CRAP for CRAP was it EVER a good weekend up in Angel Fire! Three full days of the illest riding EVER. Period!

HUGE props to all of the Tejas crew that came out, you guys killed it! It was rad having ya'll there for the race!

For peeps that couldn't make it... it rained. I mean... RAINED like a beeyotch on Friday and the first half the day on Saturday. Rocks were a little slick, the mud was flowin' but we were all groovin, diggin' it and having MAD fun. Saturday morning there were parts where the mud was like peanut butter with motor oil spilled on top... let's just say that semi-slicks were NOT the tire of choice! But by the time Beta Course (which is now being renamed Bravo Course) runs rolled in on race day, it had dried enough to make traction much better and peeps were throwing down SICK FAST times.

Saturday night the FREAKS came out of the woodwork... the par-tay was offa da hook, so to speak... so off the hook that I believe I had to remove myself due to over-zealous fun-having! So many rad costumes, everyone was a good sport about wearing goofy crap that we brought if they forgot a costume. People were attacking the mechanical bull like it was a DH course, and the bar folk were doing everything in their power to keep up with the festivities.

Those folks that stuck around for riding on Sunday TRULY KNOW how sick and rad Angel Fire is. The sun held out for Sunday, throwing down HERO TRACTION for as many DH runs as your bike and body could handle. Alpha Course was hittin', Bravo was wide open, no brakes and 40+ mph, and those that found the "secret gem" of the Charlie Course got to sample some sweet sweet singletrack. Charlie is actually the descent of the XC that we run in June, but it's WICKED fun, flowy and turny on a DH bike.

Anyone that has pics to post, DO IT! My good friend Josh (Motionboy2) was shooting slide film all weekend and I am sure he'll have some sick pics for ya'll to peep by the end of the week.

Glad ya'll could make it, we'll see you again in June for the Chile Challengem right? Word!

sickhucker · Oct 6, 2003

you aint kidin, us boys from over here in amarillo arent used to the wet stuff. but that didnt slow us down to much.. props to every one that came out and braved the mud and i just want to say thanks to every one that helped put on the race and let us tear up the course.

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chinoloco · Oct 9, 2003

That had to be one of the coolest things I've ever done!!!! My first race, and I place second in the Beginner category. Too freakin' cool.
So, I'm looking forward to seeing some photos of the race. Hope someone has some to post.

Anyone going to the El Paso race?

Planet X Jack Flash RAD

RaceFace2040 · Oct 11, 2003

The race was freakin awesome. It hurt a little on my p2 but was still a alot of fun. i want to get up there for a mtn cross race. i did the course a loved it. i just got to buy a new drivetrain and brakes first...........

chinoloco · Oct 16, 2003

Hey Full Trucker, is your buddy ready to post any photos or video??

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