We are working on getting SOME kind of gravity event going in Spokane for this season. What we 're aiming for is something DHers, MTX-ers and even people with long-legged trailbikes might want to try. It would go something like this:
A not-so-technical Dh-like course ribboned off as wide as a MTX course, hopefully at least 2 minutes in length. No perfectly-groomed bermed corners or built-up jumps, but maybe some small drop-offs, etc, then run races 4-up. Practice Sat./race Sun. The only one timed run would be Sun. a.m. to set seeding, then the rest is bracketed 4-up head-to-head with heats/semis/mains to sift out the final four. Think of it as an old-skool motorcycle rough-scrambles on a hillside. I envision this as a high-speed handlebar-bangin' any-line-to-the-bottom race. Would you folks from the west side come over for a race like this?
We are in the planning stages of putting on such a race possibly at Beacon, if we can find enough open terrain to mark out a course. There are a couple other venues around Spokane we are scoping out as well.
Let us know what you think.
A not-so-technical Dh-like course ribboned off as wide as a MTX course, hopefully at least 2 minutes in length. No perfectly-groomed bermed corners or built-up jumps, but maybe some small drop-offs, etc, then run races 4-up. Practice Sat./race Sun. The only one timed run would be Sun. a.m. to set seeding, then the rest is bracketed 4-up head-to-head with heats/semis/mains to sift out the final four. Think of it as an old-skool motorcycle rough-scrambles on a hillside. I envision this as a high-speed handlebar-bangin' any-line-to-the-bottom race. Would you folks from the west side come over for a race like this?
We are in the planning stages of putting on such a race possibly at Beacon, if we can find enough open terrain to mark out a course. There are a couple other venues around Spokane we are scoping out as well.
Let us know what you think.