frenchies, what’s the story here? why the orange taping? what about the padded gates? please translate
Lourdes Test Event
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frenchies, what’s the story here? why the orange taping? what about the padded gates? please translate
its just strange that there are areas taped like usual (woods section), areas with the orange tape and areas just with poles.
DH Slalom?
Yeah. it's a shit show.
My understanding is that they are testing various course taping alternative to see what works and what doesn't...and get feedback from racers/teams.
The crappy taping will likely never be adopted for real WC, but I think it's pretty cool they are trying out stuff like that,.
The crappy taping will likely never be adopted for real WC, but I think it's pretty cool they are trying out stuff like that,.
from the rider and team manager comments, it seems it's taped wider, but then they have those foamy gates to create chicanes. he was asking the riders if it messes with their peripheral vision. Loic said yes, and someone else said the green colour is ok, but the red will take some getting used to.
It sounds like this is just testing out ideas, and to get feedback to see what works, and what doesn't. Apparently they also tested out mobile cameras - mounted to riders that would follow the racers. That would have to be really weird for a racer to all of a sudden have someone following them. But I guess that's the whole point of a test event!
Damn, seems Jackson bounced back from the borked appendix rather rapidly. Kids, hey?
fwiw, all the riders were saying that the conditions were atrocious, and they weren't going full-send, the risk-reward ratio was not worth pushing for since it's not an official race. It seems the teams were mostly there to get a sense of what the timing was like, how logistics would work etc., and for futher setup testing.
All that stuff is being pulled down and reused to as per the new organiser's policy. Not being chucked in the bin after the event. Labour intensive but nice touch.
Yeah no idea what the logic is, maybe easier to keep this stuff looking fresh and not ratty?
About to post the same. Kid was on it, even if it was a "not really a race" race.
Looking forward to looking at UCI's shitty live timing webpage rather than actually watching races this year
post the link up for each race, maybe if we keep crashing it during races they'll get the picture.Looking forward to looking at UCI's shitty live timing webpage rather than actually watching races this year
The riders seemed to be fine with it on race day but maybe the slippery rocks took all the attention.
One thing I thought is it will be a lot easier for the marshal on the side of the track in spots where the pole and tape gets ripped out on every 5th rider. It also seems like they will have a traveling course tape crew which could make for consistency.
It was a test on many fronts. We’ll have to wait and see what WBD decides to do in the end.
The reusable course tape needs to be slightly below axle level imo so you don’t tomahawk everyone who goes off track.
Was chatting to his dad on Saturday during local club event and apparently he still needs to actually have them removed at some point too!
"iS It DOoMeD?!#$!" shame he can't just post a video without stupid click bait hyperbole title, and then just spend 8 minutes talking about how it was wet and people didn't want to push too hard, and then, the changes were minor and fine.
He is honest at least. The title is a reflection on all the non-informed chitchat that went on for the last few months, imho.
yeah, probably...it's still annoying and eye rolly though
What? A guy who dyes his hair a different colour each week to match his latest leapard print cat suit and handbag is an attention whore? Who'da thunk?
Yet again. If clickbait genuinely annoys you enough to post complaints about it online...
Move along! Nothing to see here. If you really can't avoid the temptation there can only really be one person to blame.
Yet again. If clickbait genuinely annoys you enough to post complaints about it online...
Move along! Nothing to see here. If you really can't avoid the temptation there can only really be one person to blame.
He looks like an actor that they would hire to play a downhiller in a really bad movie.....with a title like...Chasing the Gnar.
you dress like a sack of potatoes* and you're an attention whore. i'm not sure what your point is.
*at least how that's I imagine you dressing
The job of a professional athlete is to attract attention to their sponsors. Ideally through race results, but when that isn't realistic...What? A guy who dyes his hair a different colour each week to match his latest leapard print cat suit and handbag is an attention whore? Who'da thunk?
Yet again. If clickbait genuinely annoys you enough to post complaints about it online...
perutatoes? perutoes?
Papas!!!
They should just tape the track with Fruit By The Foot snack. Course cleanup could be taken care of the spectators on their way back down.
Tape would be gone by the time the race started. I could down that solo.
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