Good job. You've made that thing tons more fun than the old course we laid out. But now I'm going home and cutting my bars down to 18" wide...heh.
CLEMSON DH RACE APRIL 21st! open to everyone
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18" Why? Its not that tight, Jon and my buddy Sam both ride with their bars uncut at 28", but ironically myself with my bars at 26" got caught on a vine and threw me overboard.(as you could see in the video)
me and Ryan Bloch rode a DH at Wintergreen several years back that was tight and had trees inside turns everywhere. I kept tagging them with my bars during practice following Bloch.
Rather than recognize that he had gotten faster and I slower since the preceeding season, I went home and hacksawed my 28 inch Azonics..as I was the only guy running full width bars at the time. It was really just me being too slow to miss 'em
.Who knew years later, my 28 inch bars would be justified by the masses...
I assume from your sig you know what you're talking about, but when the SORBA rep came up to help us TORC started he told ust their insurance would cover everything but mass start races, and specifically mentioned freeride events as covered. While he probably didn't go to law school, I did, and his interpretation lined up with the actually language of the policy.
Has the language of SORBA's policy changed? Or has the IMBA/SORBA merger progressed to the point that we're actually under their insurance?
If so, what additional insurance does SoFA use?
For Dark Mtn we found NORBA to be the cheapest provided you have a NORBA official come out for free (up to 100 riders - $50 plus $2 per rider).
the cheapest in comparison to what?
any opinions on mckay insurance? im thinking about switching it all over on monday.
I can't remember the name of the company we compared against but I do remember their pricing was available online so you didn't have to call anyone. I believe butch may have provided me with their name...(butch please chime in if you remember). we also had our club president check different options...he's an insurance agent. we do have a standard event insurance (which is cheaper) that we use for our road events however if you give prizes out it voids the coverage. sorry I couldn't be of more help
just broke the collar bone, no race for me
oh snap, thats ****ty. at least now you and tyler can help wipe each other's butts.
Damn that really sucks Matt! Unfortunately, seeing the pain you were in.........I was pretty sure that a broken collar bone was the outcome. Hope it doesn't keep you off the bike too long.just broke the collar bone, no race for me
It was really cool meeting you and the other course "designers" today! And bumping into Zach again.........Florida Invasion!!
You guys have built a kick ass trail...............NICE WORK!!
three cracked ribs aswell
lthumbsdown:
it was such a lame crash to
lthumbsdown:it was such a lame crash to
Sorry man. That sucks.three cracked ribs aswell
it was such a lame crash to
Your collarbone will be all healed up soon, but you will feel those ribs for a while.
Good Luck with it, and I will see ya out there again soon.
Someone said you collapse a lung as well? WTF?
Anyway, it was good to meet you and ride with ya, just wish the outcome turned out different. Hope you feel better and are back on the bike soon!!!
Brian
Anyway, it was good to meet you and ride with ya, just wish the outcome turned out different. Hope you feel better and are back on the bike soon!!!
Brian
Man, I feel for you. Hopefully you'll be back in business soon. I could tell you were hating life when I saw you though!
Matt, get to feelling better man. Sorry to hear you got hurt... Sucks!!!!
Ill bounce back...
how long are you down?
minimum 3 weeks they said.
have you sneezed yet? If you haven't, let me know when you do.
Yes i have, it was a sneeze followed by a burst of obscenities
irate2:
I worked in a cubicle farm and when I sneezed the first time, I screamed like a blonde in a horror film.Yes i have, it was a sneeze followed by a burst of obscenities
yeah that is the reason we decided to have it that weekend of the 21st.
ok our insurance is now through McKay Insurance Agency, Inc. Quite possibly the easiest people ive ever worked with on anything. So just to clarify the changes this brought. EVERYONE IS NOW COVERED UNDER OUR INSURANCE including PRO/EXPERT. No annual norba memberships will be needed.
Also we have reserved a club house for an afterparty so plan accrodingly. Pretty much picture ICYCLE during the day in a warmer climate.
Jon
Also we have reserved a club house for an afterparty so plan accrodingly. Pretty much picture ICYCLE during the day in a warmer climate.
Jon
Did you update those categories like we discussed?
John you going to have a big bike class? I may want to race both small and big bike!!!!
Classes as of now are as follows and in the following order
women open
pro men
sport men
junior sport (18 & under)
beg men
beg juniors
big bike open
As long as we have have everything up in a timely fashion and are ready to execute by 2 o clock we are going to push the race time forward and do best of 2 runs.
Matt (Guard) is coming down with his timing system and based on the way our communication has gone so far it seems as if we are in for an extremely efficient race.
women open
pro men
sport men
junior sport (18 & under)
beg men
beg juniors
big bike open
As long as we have have everything up in a timely fashion and are ready to execute by 2 o clock we are going to push the race time forward and do best of 2 runs.
Matt (Guard) is coming down with his timing system and based on the way our communication has gone so far it seems as if we are in for an extremely efficient race.
So it's $25 instead of $30? I don't really care either way.
Will sport be split 18-29/30+? If there are enough entrants?
Will sport be split 18-29/30+? If there are enough entrants?
Just make sure I know how many medals to bring...
OK we have added a big bike class.
Guys that were not coming because you have a big bike should now come. The course is super fun and will not be a problem on a Big Bike. You will have just as much fun there as you would on a small bike. There are no climbs at all. Its all downhill with a few small flat sections. Remember a big bike is over 40lbs. They will have a scale there at the race.
Hope to see you all there. This is an old venue that was always fun times....... You will see it you come.
Cecil
Hope to see you all there. This is an old venue that was always fun times....... You will see it you come.
Cecil
A have a question if I race Beg or Sport can I still run my Fully? All of us from G-Vegas are coming and are really looking foward to having a great time!!!!!!!! We are really stoked abou the event, and I have been steady passing out flyers still!!!!!! Keep it real and much respect. See you cats soon!!!!!!!!
yes of course, i highly recommend the fully. thanks for your help see you at the race.
Matt Adams had big bike class at 37 pounds or more. I say go with the same weight.
no way 37 is too light. make it 45
just kidding. this is a norba race right? you only have pro and sport classes listed. does that mean i gotta race pro if i'm an expert? also will this be best of 2 runs like dark mtn or 1 run? and is it hike a bike? or will there be shuttling?
ok i just finalized the classes tonight based on rider recommendations and they are now as follows.
female open
elite
amateur
30+ & 16-29
beginner
30+ & 16-29
big bike open
40+ lbs
pee wee
(15- under)
this is not a norba race,
it will be best of two runs.
there will be a box truck shuttle.
female open
elite
amateur
30+ & 16-29
beginner
30+ & 16-29
big bike open
40+ lbs
pee wee
(15- under)
this is not a norba race,
it will be best of two runs.
there will be a box truck shuttle.
cocked locked and ready to rock
we did some work on the fire road gap today to incorporate it into the race, the course has been rerouted this way as it makes it safer and were now thinking we should integrate this jump into the elite class as a mandatory stunt at the minimum. The following figures show our progress.
Before
After some love
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ignore the 2x4 against the post its not doing anything and will not be there on race day, in fact its not there now.
we did some work on the fire road gap today to incorporate it into the race, the course has been rerouted this way as it makes it safer and were now thinking we should integrate this jump into the elite class as a mandatory stunt at the minimum. The following figures show our progress.
Before
After some love
ignore the 2x4 against the post its not doing anything and will not be there on race day, in fact its not there now.
And for those of you that came out this weekend here are the photos from the preview run
heres a couple pics from this last weekend. I had a nice pic of the whole group, but obviousley dewey doesnt know how to operate a camera...
heres a couple pics from this last weekend. I had a nice pic of the whole group, but obviousley dewey doesnt know how to operate a camera...
no way 37 is too light. make it 45
there will be a shuttle for practice day of the race starting at 10am
I thought Mattt had his set at 40lbs. I am ok with that, but John and the boys will have to make that call. Its thier race.