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Collegiate Nationals ROLL CALL

motomike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 19, 2005
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Where is the slalom? Are they using the Norba course? or at the College?

GO MOTO!!!!
DH is at Sugar Mtn, Slalom at the college.

You guys better get ready for some nastiness, our wet season is pretty much here, so chances are good that it'll be a repeat of the nmbs conditions.

hell, its hard to ride when dry
 

Discostu

Monkey
Nov 15, 2003
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Lehigh U. will be there with 3 DH racers. What do you locals think the best tires are for Sugar? I'm thinking if its wet maybe 2.2" Comp 16s?
 

motomike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 19, 2005
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North Carolina
Lehigh U. will be there with 3 DH racers. What do you locals think the best tires are for Sugar? I'm thinking if its wet maybe 2.2" Comp 16s?
2.5 Comp 16s all the time for me, wet or dry. there's rocks almost all the way down with some really hard hits in places.
 

Mulestar

Turbo Monkey
Sep 18, 2007
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in the dirt
Looks like the slalom has some improvements in the last month or so. Heres a couple of sequences from it, sections are probably a little different now though.





 

danielsapp414

Monkey
Mar 27, 2005
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Boone, NC
scotty....call me, going to be going out tomorrow probably, and some next week.

and i'm a pretty big fan of the 2.3 larsens all the way around, although a holy roller larsen combo might be cool

the slalom is almost a completely different course now from a few months ago for sure
 

Tapps

Chimp
Oct 18, 2007
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WWU is going to be there with 7 riders, we are pretty much going to kill it this year.
-Leana Gerrard
-Chris Bateman
-Vaughn Larsen
-Logan Wentzle
-Chris Parrish
-Patrick Means
-Kyle McGilvary
 

Bikerpunk241

Monkey
Sep 28, 2001
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We the people of Mesa State (Messed State I'm told) will be in attendence with 13 people (8 racers). Slopedside condo or house I'm told! See y'all out in Sugar!!!
 

motomike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 19, 2005
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North Carolina
I've got a set of swamp things, wet screams and minions. Depending on how rocky this course is, I know it is, a swamp thing on front, minion on rear. We'll see!
full on mud tires don't do to well here. it doesn't really get deep mud, just a thin, really slippery surface that is really hard to ride when wet. lots of rocks.
 

MtnXGirl

Chimp
Dec 23, 2005
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Boulder, CO
Does anyone know if they'll have "go arounds" for the gnarly stuff on the DH track? We have several XC girls doing DH with little or no DH experience (and/or DH bikes)...
 

BRIANBUELL

Monkey
Nov 17, 2005
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Boulder, Colorado
If its really gnarl, there is always a go around. It is a DH, there will be lots of technical sections that will not have go a rounds. If there not in it to win it, they probably wouldn't mind walking if need be.
 

danielsapp414

Monkey
Mar 27, 2005
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Boone, NC
If they don't have any dh experience they shouldn't try to learn on this track on an xc bike, it's much more dh bike appropriate. There aren't really any go arounds but they could walk stuff, I would recommend normal shoes though!
 

bizutch

Delicate CUSTOM flower
Dec 11, 2001
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If they don't have any dh experience they shouldn't try to learn on this track on an xc bike, it's much more dh bike appropriate. There aren't really any go arounds but they could walk stuff, I would recommend normal shoes though!
Slow your roll, DSapp.. the sport course is fully functional and they'll put the Am's on it, I'm sure.

If anyone who is collegiate gets hurt this weekend, but still wants their team to get points...I'll be happy to squeeze into a random college jersey and leave my helmet on til race run!!! PM me if needed.
 

ulockjustice

Monkey
Oct 17, 2006
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everyone runs the same course butch. there is no split for ability levels, just mens and womens and Division1 and Division2, with everyone on the same course. thats kind of been the problem, having a bunch of XC people with no experience running DH for individual or team overall points and getting broke off in the process.
 

motomike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 19, 2005
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North Carolina
everyone runs the same course butch. there is no split for ability levels, just mens and womens and Division1 and Division2, with everyone on the same course. thats kind of been the problem, having a bunch of XC people with no experience running DH for individual or team overall points and getting broke off in the process.
Which brings it all back to why they only want to let "A" racers compete in the national championships. :busted:
 

bizutch

Delicate CUSTOM flower
Dec 11, 2001
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everyone runs the same course butch. there is no split for ability levels, just mens and womens and Division1 and Division2, with everyone on the same course. thats kind of been the problem, having a bunch of XC people with no experience running DH for individual or team overall points and getting broke off in the process.
umm....if they run the course we built for NORBA Nats...get your bandaids out.
 

motomike

Turbo Monkey
Jan 19, 2005
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North Carolina
why'd the damned drought have to end just in time for nats? I hope the slalom dries out by sunday.
I was just wondering the same thing. It's been fine every weekend until now... just like it was pouring rain the whole time at the nmbs race here. what the hell. :disgust1:
 

BRIANBUELL

Monkey
Nov 17, 2005
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Boulder, Colorado
Bring it on!!!

Weather still looks awesome! It looks like Sunday might be nice, Saturday will still be a little slick and Friday might be a bit of a Gong show! To all us west coasters, especially those unexperienced in Mud, do your research and figure out how to ride mud before you go! Didn't visit the east coast this year, might be a little rusty, we'll see! Here is the weather forecast:
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USNC0038?from=dayDetails_topnav_undeclared
 

bizutch

Delicate CUSTOM flower
Dec 11, 2001
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Bring it on!!!

Weather still looks awesome! It looks like Sunday might be nice, Saturday will still be a little slick and Friday might be a bit of a Gong show! To all us west coasters, especially those unexperienced in Mud, do your research and figure out how to ride mud before you go! Didn't visit the east coast this year, might be a little rusty, we'll see! Here is the weather forecast:
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USNC0038?from=dayDetails_topnav_undeclared
FYI...look at the weather all you want....but once you hit Lizards Lane after everyone's tossed creek water on the rocks...it's ****tastic.