[FCLinder]

This is good news for Greenville SC free rides and DJ riders. After spending a day up at Country Park in Greensboro last Saturday, I have been on the phone with Greenville County Parks and Recreation. Just today the head person over the parks agreed to give us 2 acres to build DJs for the Greenville riders. We are planning to sit down at the beginning of April to find the right park that will give us the best amount of land. If the land has a good hill on it maybe a nice 4X course to for future races, we will see. We will try our best to make it an inner park right out side of the City limits. I will post more later when I find out more. Just wanted to pass the info along and say thanks again to all the riders that came out last Sat. at CP and got me motivated to do this.

Cecil

 

[T-Pirate]

This is good news for Greenville SC free rides and DJ riders. After spending a day up at Country Park in Greensboro last Saturday, I have been on the phone with Greenville County Parks and Recreation. Just today the head person over the parks agreed to give us 2 acres to build DJs for the Greenville riders. We are planning to sit down at the beginning of April to find the right park that will give us the best amount of land. If the land has a good hill on it maybe a nice 4X course to for future races, we will see. We will try our best to make it an inner park right out side of the City limits. I will post more later when I find out more. Just wanted to pass the info along and say thanks again to all the riders that came out last Sat. at CP and got me motivated to do this.

Cecil

Very good news.

 

[highrevs]

That's awesome. I hope it works out for you guys.

 

[FCLinder]

So far so good. They want to do it. I sent them pics of CP and told them all about the place. The head guy told me he will hook us up with what we need to do it and a place. Just have to go look at some spots now. Hope to start by mid to the end of April. I will be looking for help on the design of the lay out and to help build them soon. We should have plenty of dirt and equipment to build.

 

[profro]

I suggest a 4x first. Its an easier sell. You know racing and all. I lot of folks freak at DJs once they really see them. It was super easy to us to sell DJs once they saw a race on the MTNx course here in Knoxville. It involves more user groups. Park's departments like that kind of thing. Having a good, open relationship with the parks department is essential. Our's bends over backwards for us.

Congrats by the way.

 

[FCLinder]

They have already agreed to both 4X and DJs.

 

[profro]

I think you mis-understood what I said. Talking about dirt jumps and seeing dirt jumps are two different things. Its still pretty easy for them to pull the plug even after you get a few dirt jumps built, once they se the gaps (unless they are all tables). Trying to discribe dirt jumps over the phone or even looking at pictures is one thing, but actually showing up and seeing them in person is something else. Its makes things easier to start with items are are used by the biggest user group (i.e. MTNx course). Then follow up with more "dangerous" things once you get established.

Its just a suggestiont from personal experience.

 

[FCLinder]

This is not my first Rodo. All the jumps will be tables much like CP in Greensbor NC. The bigs ones may be about 4 to 5 feet high. I understand where you are coming from and appreciate the info. Thanks.

 

[downhill66]

that would b awsome i would b making a couple trips there

 

[biggins]

I think you mis-understood what I said. Talking about dirt jumps and seeing dirt jumps are two different things. Its still pretty easy for them to pull the plug even after you get a few dirt jumps built, once they se the gaps (unless they are all tables). Trying to discribe dirt jumps over the phone or even looking at pictures is one thing, but actually showing up and seeing them in person is something else. Its makes things easier to start with items are are used by the biggest user group (i.e. MTNx course). Then follow up with more "dangerous" things once you get established.

Its just a suggestiont from personal experience.

haha doug is just trying to get more mtn-x races in the season.

 

[danW]

Way to go man! Glad to hear that CP helped inspire the idea...we all enjoyed your crew coming up and hanging out last week...it would be nice to come your way once you guys get things built up!

Keep everyone posted too - I'm sure we could get a few Gboro dudes to come down and build once the city gives you dirt - we certainly had riders from all over to come help us build!

...(i'm daniel by the way = black VP Free)...

 

[profro]

haha doug is just trying to get more mtn-x races in the season.

You're damn right!

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Cecil, or anyone. Who would be a good "Park & Rec" person to contact about how Country Park came to be?

 

[FCLinder]

Cecil, or anyone. Who would be a good "Park & Rec" person to contact about how Country Park came to be?

I have no idea about the guy that help the CP project. Genn Smith is the Parks an Rec. guy I am working with in Greenville.

 

[airwalkrob]

More G-vegas news, NO-NAME-SKATEPARK opens april1 on roper mountain road it's the biggest indoor skate/bike park on the east coast. mid summer they are adding a dirt park & a concrete park outside. for those who enjoy halfpipe riding like me , the mini is 4' to 5" X 50" & my favoret 12" X 50" half multible spines ,funboxs,all kinds of wall rides ....and those with children like me , 2 teachers on hand for the little ones............Yeah G-Vegas

 

[FCLinder]

You're damn right!

Your right on the money there. The more guys racing 4X makes it that much more fun. There should be a rule if you race DH you have to race 4x. Like the old days, a combined event.

 

[dhbuilder]

the bikes are two different animals, and require different styles of jumps.

my jumps i build are for high speed d.h.sleds. hopefully giving you distance instead of height. hitting it and then barreling on down the trail.

ya'll's are more in tune for hard tails and short travel. and need to be rythmic, hitting one then another and another.

you'd see an old guy die if i tried to hit dj's with my DH9.

 

[FCLinder]

the bikes are two different animals, and require different styles of jumps.

my jumps i build are for high speed d.h.sleds. hopefully giving you distance instead of height. hitting it and then barreling on down the trail.

ya'll's are more in tune for hard tails and short travel. and need to be rythmic, hitting one then another and another.

you'd see an old guy die if i tried to hit dj's with my DH9.

Buh??????????? We know that. We will build two different styles of jumps. A 4x course for racing and DJs for the dirt jumpers. This will be a place for everyone to enjoy.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

I have no idea about the guy that help the CP project. Genn Smith is the Parks an Rec. guy I am working with in Greenville.

Can you PM me his contact info?

Also if anyone has the contact info for a P&R guy at Country Park it would be greatly appreciated

 

[dhbuilder]

that's a lot of work.

sounds like you have good political support.
take advantage of it.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

This will be a place for everyone to enjoy.

I have to give Country Park BIG BIG props for meeting that criteria.

 

[FCLinder]

More G-vegas news, NO-NAME-SKATEPARK opens april1 on roper mountain road it's the biggest indoor skate/bike park on the east coast. mid summer they are adding a dirt park & a concrete park outside. for those who enjoy halfpipe riding like me , the mini is 4' to 5" X 50" & my favoret 12" X 50" half multible spines ,funboxs,all kinds of wall rides ....and those with children like me , 2 teachers on hand for the little ones............Yeah G-Vegas

This is more great news!!! Thanks Rob. Can't wait to hit that place up. No if I can just learn how to ride unclipped in. Last time I got on a Halfpipe with my MT Bike I was clipped in and cought my front wheel on the deck and went face first into the ramp. As Jeremy about that one. We were at the skate park at Snow Shoe. I felt like a retard. Old Timmy was ripping it on a skate board that day too. We lost him to skating after that. He built us some nice a$$ dual gates with his welding skills. "Timmay!!!!!!!!"

 

[airwalkrob]

This place is in the HUGE warehouse behide CVS you stop by & check it out..
* I'm old school bmx, that has a new play ground !

 

[profro]

Your right on the money there. The more guys racing 4X makes it that much more fun. There should be a rule if you race DH you have to race 4x. Like the old days, a combined event.

I know a lot of people that don't race 4x because they know they are going to lose. So what, I know I'm going to lose but I still do it. But the more people the better. I hope our format at Bigfoot of multiple motos will help to increase the riders. One and done does suck.

 

[profro]

the bikes are two different animals, and require different styles of jumps.

my jumps i build are for high speed d.h.sleds. hopefully giving you distance instead of height. hitting it and then barreling on down the trail.

ya'll's are more in tune for hard tails and short travel. and need to be rythmic, hitting one then another and another.

you'd see an old guy die if i tried to hit dj's with my DH9.

I hear yeah. However a properly designed MTNx should still be competitive without jumping a single jump. BMX courses are built that way and it works well there.

 

[dhbuilder]

I hear yeah. However a properly designed MTNx should still be competitive without jumping a single jump. BMX courses are built that way and it works well there.

it'll take you to finally get it right over there.
i'll sneak over there one day soon after you finish reshaping everything.
ya never know, i still have everything i need to build up the ol' uzzi slx.

the old layout was more for a motorcycle than a bike.

 

[profro]

Yeah, while it was fun to blast down the hill. It didn't offer up much racing. It was a hole shot and follow the leader course. BORING in my book. We tried to slow it down, BIG TIME. So we'll see how it races on April 9th, then make more changes where it needs it.

 

[FCLinder]

Yah, the old course was out of the gate and you won. Glad to hear things have changed man.

 

[danW]

Cecil, or anyone. Who would be a good "Park & Rec" person to contact about how Country Park came to be?

...Motomike is a wealth of info - I think he could hook you up with the names you need...

 

[BKQuill]

* I'm old school bmx, that has a new play ground !

WORD

Have you ever ridden at SPOG? Not a bad place to ride at, not the greatest, but it's not like there is a huge choice of skateparks around here.

 

[FCLinder]

WORD

Have you ever ridden at SPOG? Not a bad place to ride at, not the greatest, but it's not like there is a huge choice of skateparks around here.

Where is that? We all need to hit one of the spots up in the next few weekends before all the racing starts.