[blt2ride]

Dirtiest move I ever saw was the Cortina world cup Dual race, Peaty and Karim, first off Karim crashes into peaty-as they both go down Karim is grabbing Peatys leg. Peaty tries to get up, but he cant because Karim will not let go of his leg-shadiest move ever.

That sounds right. I saw a video of the 2001 WC in Vail, where Karim tried to take out Bootes. It was such a dirty move, I'm not sure why Karim wasn't disqualified.

When you grab someone's leg, and hold them from getting up (after you took them out) you deserve to get your a$$ kicked. How could anyone be happy winning a race that?

 

[stiksandstones]

Ah hell, since we are on the subject of Karim...

He was on GT europe many years ago, he ended up getting canned from that deal because in Tahoe he went to the team condo...with his french friend (retired racer) and they were with a female TV announcer (who does rodeos now).

They ended up doing some 'deeds' with her, while Katja Repo (former Factory team GT rider) was in other room....this didnt go over well with the old Regime of GT, so he was fired.

GT=Good Times

 

[specialized_dh]

come on wheres all the racing/podium pics??? i havent been able to find a single picture of the track or someone riding it

 

[WheelieMan]

come on wheres all the racing/podium pics??? i havent been able to find a single picture of the track or someone riding it

This is all I have seen so far.

http://world.honda.com/MTB/2005/u06usa/

Pinkbike also has a couple small writeups and a picture of Chris Kovarik in some lush location, certainly not Angel Fire.

 

[Ian Collins]

Thats crazy Graves is pinning it that hard. Its gotta be the 303. I dont think he'll be able to take it tho just because of sheer body weight. I think Rennie or Kovarik will be taking the finals. Gracia maybe as well.

Graves is awsome but as you all saw at snowmass last year the big burly guys just go faster.

wow thanks for the amazing prediction CLEO!....dude....13 years ago(must have been before you were born) a young man named Nicolas Voullioz proved that size has nothing to do with anything in DH racing....he stomped people that dwarfed him for well over a decade.....

way to go graves!!! (now hurry up and gain weight so you can ride even faster!!!)

P.S. since when was gracia considered big and burly???....Mike king, mik hannah, kovarik and rennie are burly gracia is lean, and strong, but not big

 

[bizutch]

wow thanks for the amazing prediction CLEO!....dude....13 years ago(must have been before you were born) a young man named Nicolas Voullioz proved that size has nothing to do with anything in DH racing....he stomped people that dwarfed him for well over a decade.....

way to go graves!!! (now hurry up and gain weight so you can ride even faster!!!)

P.S. since when was gracia considered big and burly???....Mike king, mik hannah, kovarik and rennie are burly gracia is lean, and strong, but not big

best David -vs- Goliath quote ever was Nico at the Worlds in Spain when Rockwell won. They asked how his run went..and he said he tried very hard to pedal aggressively on the open sections and not to think in his "Right now a big guy is beating me".

 

[DHperu]

dude gracia is friggin tall and he's really strong just look how agressive his riding is

 

[bizutch]

dude gracia is friggin tall and he's really strong just look how agressive his riding is

which Gracia you standing next to? :

 

[Jeremy R]

Have you ever seen Minaar with his shirt off?
Peep. Peep.
But it does not matter.
Sam Hill is a tiny dude as well.
Different riders have different strengths, but in the end skill normally wins out.
Nico could win on any course.

 

[bizutch]

except dry, dusty West Coast stuff...

 

[BC VAN]

except dry, dusty West Coast stuff...

i remember nico winning on a very dry dusty west coast type course at the world cup in tahoe!

 

[Sgt Brown]

Ah hell, since we are on the subject of Karim...

He was on GT europe many years ago, he ended up getting canned from that deal because in Tahoe he went to the team condo...with his french friend (retired racer) and they were with a female TV announcer (who does rodeos now).

They ended up doing some 'deeds' with her, while Katja Repo (former Factory team GT rider) was in other room....this didnt go over well with the old Regime of GT, so he was fired.

GT=Good Times

Katja should have just joined in.. Now that would have been hot...

 

[Zutroy]

Katja should have just joined in.. Now that would have been hot...

Ahhhhh Katja......bummer she decided to retire.

 

[bizutch]

Stik..why'd Repo take of...more money elsewhere? She left while on top didn't she..and at a fairly young age?

 

[Ian Collins]

except dry, dusty West Coast stuff...

nah dude....I think people tend to remember the stuff he lost on....he has the ability to WIN on anything and he usually did....he couldn't possibly win everything, so as soon as he loses people assume it has to do with him, or the course....it's natural to do that because people wanted some sort of explanation as to why he was so f'in talented...

 

[Ian Collins]

dude gracia is friggin tall and he's really strong just look how agressive his riding is

he's not that tall...he's like 6'1" he's lean....that's not someone who is would consider burly

 

[Cant Climb]

why he was so f'in talented...

He is still the best DH'r in this solar system......

 

[stiksandstones]

Stik..why'd Repo take of...more money elsewhere? She left while on top didn't she..and at a fairly young age?

"On Top"?...She never won a championship, but was a consistent podium rider her last year.
She retired because she was smart, was not worth it to risk her life for no salary (when she lost her decent GT deal). For the chicks, in my opinion it is only really worth paying someone if they can win both disciplines. A podium in 4x/dual/slalom and Downhill every weekend is much more worth my dollars as a sponsor, and Katja was more of a DH specialist, a tad shy and did not do the 'buddy cup' so well-so her options were limited.

Sad though, at times the fastest lady on the mountain, cute, very nice and a smart girl too...

I believe she is about 2 years younger than Leigh, so not that young.

 

[Zutroy]

"On Top"?...She never won a championship, but was a consistent podium rider her last year.
She retired because she was smart, was not worth it to risk her life for no salary (when she lost her decent GT deal). For the chicks, in my opinion it is only really worth paying someone if they can win both disciplines. A podium in 4x/dual/slalom and Downhill every weekend is much more worth my dollars as a sponsor, and Katja was more of a DH specialist, a tad shy and did not do the 'buddy cup' so well-so her options were limited.

Sad though, at times the fastest lady on the mountain, cute, very nice and a smart girl too...

I believe she is about 2 years younger than Leigh, so not that young.

Yeah it was smart...i think she was 28 or 29 when she stopped, she started racing kinda later than most people. I think she went back to school if I remember right.

 

[Transcend]

I believe she is about 2 years younger than Leigh, so not that young.

You sir, are a dead man.

 

[Zutroy]

You sir, are a dead man.

Oh, so dead if she sees that....didn't even hit me the first time a read that.

 

[bizutch]

You sir, are a dead man.

leave him alone...he's gonna get to have allllllll sorts of fun pretty soon...ain't that right poppa stik. :love:

 

[stiksandstones]

Oh, so dead if she sees that....didn't even hit me the first time a read that.

I do not think you have met my wife, she is not some psycho bitch like most chicks...shes not into the whole age thing.

 

[bizutch]

I do not think you have met my wife......shes not into the whole age thing.

yeah..just look at the dinosaur she married... :nuts: