now stub you ought to be used to a mud fest by now. welcome to the east coast boys. mud, blood, sweat, rocks, and mud. good luck to all and hate that i cant be there to shred with you boys. mike i expect pics and results.
Massanutten DH Race Questions
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Will you stop with the weather reports already!!!!manimal said:
fontana was the definiton of a mudfest/pedalfest. stay off tha brakes.
I should be able to race alot more this year, my fractured ribs made breathing pretty tough.
so whose feeling a high speed turn and otb in to a pit of mud?
I should be able to race alot more this year, my fractured ribs made breathing pretty tough.
so whose feeling a high speed turn and otb in to a pit of mud?
Fudge it!! I'm going to this since there's nothing else to do in Delaware!
I'll probably head out tonight instead of 4 am. Can I crash in the parking lot tonight?
BTW, I'll be on a black Azonic Recoil with a Black Wachussett Brewing Racing jersey/kit on. Say hello since I don't know anyone from the Mid-Atlantic area.
I'll probably head out tonight instead of 4 am. Can I crash in the parking lot tonight?
BTW, I'll be on a black Azonic Recoil with a Black Wachussett Brewing Racing jersey/kit on. Say hello since I don't know anyone from the Mid-Atlantic area.
I got sick too! 
I am leaving soon for a 5 hour drive.
I am leaving soon for a 5 hour drive.
I went to the practice run today and 'yee-ha' it was fantastic! The sun was out all freaking day, there was only one little-itty-bitty spot that had mud, the riders were/are awsome and the trail absolutely rips! So for those who could not make it today.... you will have a great time tomorrow! See ya there 
I miss that race....
Wish I could be there, the weather is absolutely perfect today. Hell of a day to race!
Good luck to all the munkee's!
Good luck to all the munkee's!
It was fun. I crashed. Lots of fast people.
****in awesome course. dry both days and really sunny. I have a farmer tan/pad tan (more like burn) everywhere. I did ok in my race run not as good as i would have liked and charlie beat me by 1 second. I came in 2nd with a 4:03 and he came in 1st with a 4:02.
so who's hittin diablo up next weekend with my crew?
so who's hittin diablo up next weekend with my crew?
and for those of you in the Va. area you know Charlie as Bearmtnpicnic..... he came in first place! Congrats Charles!
Brandon, I forgot to tell you congrats for comming in 2nd! Good to see you again, Bro!
Awesome time!
I had a blast eventhough my race run sucked. I somehow got stuck in my highest gear at the top of the course, and those of you that have ridden there know how freakin pedally it is! It REALLY sucked on the uphil part
Oh well, I got a 4:17 and came in 23rd of 26 for my first Expert race, not toooooo bad for being in a 38-11 all the way down!
In the mountains with my girl and my buddies + riding my bike + meeting a lot of monkeys + only going down once (those of you that know me know thats an accomplishment
) = A great weekend no matter the results!
I had a blast eventhough my race run sucked. I somehow got stuck in my highest gear at the top of the course, and those of you that have ridden there know how freakin pedally it is! It REALLY sucked on the uphil part
Oh well, I got a 4:17 and came in 23rd of 26 for my first Expert race, not toooooo bad for being in a 38-11 all the way down!In the mountains with my girl and my buddies + riding my bike + meeting a lot of monkeys + only going down once (those of you that know me know thats an accomplishment
) = A great weekend no matter the results!
good times. nice to meet a lot of you 
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i had a crappy race run (crashed in a berm, landed 10th place), but i think that 12 runs down the mountain in 2 days was most definitely worth the race fee super fun and fast course and the PERFECT weather for a race.....i'll definitely be coming back next year (of course, i'll bring noah next time though 
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'si had a crappy race run (crashed in a berm, landed 10th place), but i think that 12 runs down the mountain in 2 days was most definitely worth the race fee
super fun and fast course and the PERFECT weather for a race.....i'll definitely be coming back next year (of course, i'll bring noah next time though )
Yo Yo..... what a great freaking weekend. Thanks to everyone for the helping hands over the weekend. My first downhill experience was out of this world.
my race run was a 4:31 putting me 14th out of 25. Not the best but more then what I wanted for my first stab out downhilling. I'm on ebay now looking for DH tires....
I'll post pictures later today.
my race run was a 4:31 putting me 14th out of 25. Not the best but more then what I wanted for my first stab out downhilling. I'm on ebay now looking for DH tires....
I'll post pictures later today.
i crashed like 5 times and i think i twisted the lowers on my fox 40
I have a sprained knee...
What a great weekend!!! Mancil, Awesome run dude! I swear you must have spent $100.00 on tubes...
Manimal was a trip, had us laughing!
I pinned the rock garden EVERY run, on my race run I lost my chain and ate sh!t! :mumble:
:mumble:
For all who placed, sweet!!!! and congrats. I'll have some pics up later.
What a great weekend!!! Mancil, Awesome run dude! I swear you must have spent $100.00 on tubes...Manimal was a trip, had us laughing!
I pinned the rock garden EVERY run, on my race run I lost my chain and ate sh!t! :mumble:
:mumble: For all who placed, sweet!!!! and congrats. I'll have some pics up later.
Can't wait to see the pic's. Glad you all had fun! Congrats to Charlie and Brandon for the top two placements 
we arrived around 11pm on friday night. i slept (if that is possible) in stiff's passenger side seat in the MILF van. we lapped it out on saturday getting in 7 practice runs. the 2+ hour wait to race kind of sucked, but i had a decent race run although i had trouble passing the guy in front of me... much better than separating my shoulder like last year though.
this is my 2nd year DHing and this was only my 3rd official race. i ended up winning my class (sport masters) with a 3:58. i'll probably move up to expert. thanks for the nice new much needed pair of shin/knee pads.
this is my 2nd year DHing and this was only my 3rd official race. i ended up winning my class (sport masters) with a 3:58. i'll probably move up to expert. thanks for the nice new much needed pair of shin/knee pads.
I didn't end up taking nearly as many pictures as I wanted too.... But here is what I do have.
My personal fav is this one:
I like to call this picture ----- "the gayest thing I have seen today"
I like to call this picture ----- "the gayest thing I have seen today"
MancilG said:
Well, I had a pretty good run.......of course I screwed up the top rock section, I had to get off my bike and run over the big rock, so that slowed me up, but most of all, I ate it hard off the little drop at the end of the rock garden at the bottom. It was definently good for all the spectators, had to run my bike to the finish line cause the handlebars were twisted, but ended up 5th with a 4:06. Senior Sport Class. Shout out to my boy Kevin who placed first with a 3:52!
Holy Sh!t, I crapped my pants!MancilG said:My personal fav is this one:
I like to call this picture ----- "the gayest thing I have seen today"
Yeah that was about as good of a first race as I could have wished for. I could have been faster in the top section and a couple of the flat sections. You cant complain about first place.
JeffD said:
They're Diesel's....Thats is a REAL bad pic of me...
are results available anywhere?
already know what i've gotten but its always fun to check out everyone else! thanks.
already know what i've gotten but its always fun to check out everyone else! thanks.
I heard 220....either way, it was way too cool!!!!JeffD said:BTW, I heard the final entry count was 200, a new Mass record
More pictures at: http://squirrelly.shacknet.nu/galleries/massanutten06/
Mostly of practice...
Good seeing everyone again!
Mostly of practice...
Good seeing everyone again!
Awesome race, good time, well run by Racer's Edge and Mass. Looking forward to the rest of the series. The only down side was having to pass this really slow dude -cough-sirknight-cough- in the rock garden on my race run. But, no broken parts on me or the bike and a 3rd place in the Old Fart Beginners class, can't beat that.
psylce-on -- how can I get a copy of my picture???
It was much better than any footage the wife took.
Gordo
psylce-on -- how can I get a copy of my picture???
It was much better than any footage the wife took.
Gordo
LOL!!! I ate it in the rock garden hard.....Lost my chain and then faceplant... I was highly pissed!el_gordo said:
Torqued my knee really bad....
Dhextremecb said:Well, I had a pretty good run.......of course I screwed up the top rock section, I had to get off my bike and run over the big rock, so that slowed me up, but most of all, I ate it hard off the little drop at the end of the rock garden at the bottom. It was definently good for all the spectators, had to run my bike to the finish line cause the handlebars were twisted, but ended up 5th with a 4:06. Senior Sport Class. Shout out to my boy Kevin who placed first with a 3:52!
sweet that was you...... that was just bad luck.... big props on the finish.
had a great time, thanks again to chop and george and crew for a well-run event and all the maintenance on the course!
i was pretty happy with my 7th in expert. i got the exact same time as last year, 3:45 ... weird. looks like i destroyed my hub halfway down the race run, new wheelset is on it's way before the open!
i was pretty happy with my 7th in expert. i got the exact same time as last year, 3:45 ... weird. looks like i destroyed my hub halfway down the race run, new wheelset is on it's way before the open!
damn how do you destroy a hub at massanutten? what kind of bike were you riding?corey_dcstreet said: