Yeah, I don't get the yeti/murdock thing...The " Yetti meets Murdock from A-team" caught on camerathats good stuff.. The looks of the other people are classic
But the combination of everybody is pure win. =D
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But the combination of everybody is pure win. =D
Yetti= elusive and seen on rare occasion at Plattekill (yet he has been there for years)
Murdock = Well look up some A-team stuff from the 80' and you will see
^^^The murdock aka Huck Banzai!!! Did he just cut the cheese or something?
i don't even know anybody in this photo, but the picture is priceless
how did this get here i don't even know i'm not good with computers.
how did this get here i don't even know i'm not good with computers.
I am not a Yeti.The " Yetti meets Murdock from A-team" caught on camera
Harumph.
Oh, wait...
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Photos still uploading but these are done (cat 2/3 course practice from Saturday)
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bfrich letting it all hang out!
An open message to all the racers who participated in this weekend’s race at Platty.
First and foremost thanks to all the racers who came out for this past weekends GE races at Plattekill and supported our event. This year we pulled out all the stops in terms of race course and trail design and have ironically put a huge investment into our new timing system. For this reason I personally wanted to comment to MasterofGrom's post calling our system "inept", “pathetic”, and accusations of "fabricating” times. We have been running races for 17 years and would NEVER make up times, EVER. When we have any question as to the validity of a time, which rarely happens here, racers are asked to rerun, we NEVER make up times. MasterofGroms, and to anyone who would like to see it, we have the backup tape to prove it. I take GREAT OFFENSE to this comment and I am really surprised someone would say this. I can only hope that it’s not someone that has been racing here for years and knows our track record of accuracy.
On that note, I wanted to personally apologize for the delay at the start (although it was an injury on the pro course just before race start) and for the re-runs that certain racers had to take Sunday, which was only 10 or 11 riders out of 202. I feel it necessary to explain what happened especially since our first race of the season, the Pro GRT, ran flawlessly with the new system. I spent Monday after the race working with the programmer of our new system to figure out what happened, set up a fictitious race and ran 200+ racers through the system. The result: we found out that the power company in our area was having brown-outs due to the hot temps and excessive use on the grid and the voltage to the mountain was dropping by more than the allowable 10% on several occasions. Hence, during those voltage drop occasions the impulse generator would quit for a split second and stop communicating with the PC and the 5 or 6 racers on the course at that time were lost in space. (This is also why the lift was slowing down unexpectedly on several occasions). To prevent this from ever happening again, we have invested $1500 to purchase an APC-UPS unit, which is an uninterrupted power supply, specifically for the timing system so that this does not happen again. It’s on order and will be here in a week.
To the racers that had to do reruns, I would like to offer a FREE RACE ENTRY and practice day lift ticket for our next race August 20-22, the World-Cup Warm-up. As I said before, I am sorry and want to make it right. Lastly I would also like to thank Dan of the GES series for handling this situation with professionalism and courtesy to a fellow promoter, as only a fellow promoter knows what its like when things go wrong. Thanks Dan.
Again, my apologies for these unfortunate circumstances that occurred. If anyone would like to discuss this with me anytime please call or email anytime.
With heartfelt regards,
Laszlo Vajtay – Race Director and GM
Plattekill Mountain
First and foremost thanks to all the racers who came out for this past weekends GE races at Plattekill and supported our event. This year we pulled out all the stops in terms of race course and trail design and have ironically put a huge investment into our new timing system. For this reason I personally wanted to comment to MasterofGrom's post calling our system "inept", “pathetic”, and accusations of "fabricating” times. We have been running races for 17 years and would NEVER make up times, EVER. When we have any question as to the validity of a time, which rarely happens here, racers are asked to rerun, we NEVER make up times. MasterofGroms, and to anyone who would like to see it, we have the backup tape to prove it. I take GREAT OFFENSE to this comment and I am really surprised someone would say this. I can only hope that it’s not someone that has been racing here for years and knows our track record of accuracy.
On that note, I wanted to personally apologize for the delay at the start (although it was an injury on the pro course just before race start) and for the re-runs that certain racers had to take Sunday, which was only 10 or 11 riders out of 202. I feel it necessary to explain what happened especially since our first race of the season, the Pro GRT, ran flawlessly with the new system. I spent Monday after the race working with the programmer of our new system to figure out what happened, set up a fictitious race and ran 200+ racers through the system. The result: we found out that the power company in our area was having brown-outs due to the hot temps and excessive use on the grid and the voltage to the mountain was dropping by more than the allowable 10% on several occasions. Hence, during those voltage drop occasions the impulse generator would quit for a split second and stop communicating with the PC and the 5 or 6 racers on the course at that time were lost in space. (This is also why the lift was slowing down unexpectedly on several occasions). To prevent this from ever happening again, we have invested $1500 to purchase an APC-UPS unit, which is an uninterrupted power supply, specifically for the timing system so that this does not happen again. It’s on order and will be here in a week.
To the racers that had to do reruns, I would like to offer a FREE RACE ENTRY and practice day lift ticket for our next race August 20-22, the World-Cup Warm-up. As I said before, I am sorry and want to make it right. Lastly I would also like to thank Dan of the GES series for handling this situation with professionalism and courtesy to a fellow promoter, as only a fellow promoter knows what its like when things go wrong. Thanks Dan.
Again, my apologies for these unfortunate circumstances that occurred. If anyone would like to discuss this with me anytime please call or email anytime.
With heartfelt regards,
Laszlo Vajtay – Race Director and GM
Plattekill Mountain
Nice! Thanks for the investigation.
Plattekill Rocks! Shut up & Ride.
Who is this?! I know yoU!
I will use VooDoo to find out, or Magnum PI.
Beware the Ides of St.
BHFAIIEHUBBBBB
If Buffalo Mike was there he woulda had a brown out of his own.
great apology! that is more then generous to offer free entry to those who needed re runs. as for the fabricating times i would love to know what evidence he had to accuse that but i dont think that was the case. Plattekill has always been one of my favorite places to race because of how they handle everything. Great prices and good courses. people need to understand every once and a while $h!t happens
keep it up laz
keep it up laz
Yeti sighting at Highland.
I'm the little freak that froze his nuts off in the swimming hole last week at platty
only pic i could find of him
But, did use the rocks as a slide into the water?! So much fun!
Where I'm going with this, is there were a group of us there on Friday, too.. That leaves it wide open!
I wish I found a swimhole like that at Highland! I stayed on highland lake w/ boat & skis and so on, but it just aint the same!But, did use the rocks as a slide into the water?! So much fun!
Where I'm going with this, is there were a group of us there on Friday, too.. That leaves it wide open!
nice work Laz, i missed out on the race but hope to be there for the next one. Good on you to make it right and explain what happened!
According to the Tilton area locals, there is a swimming hole somewhere up there near Highland. Ask around next time you're there.I wish I found a swimhole like that at Highland! I stayed on highland lake w/ boat & skis and so on, but it just aint the same!
Good question! Voodoohoo, any idea?