Is anyone going to head out to Fontana on Friday for some early practice runs?
Southridge Runs on Friday?
- Thread starter blt2ride
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Maybe.
Yes.
adfaefa
adfaefa
Yeah, there is a way to shuttle the backside of the mountain. However, I'm not too sure how Donnie has set-up the course. We may have to hike a bike for a while...roberts said:
uhhh do you really need to practice that much?
I do, but that's why I'm going early on saturday like 8 am
we all know you do tjlovebunny said:
I am going to try to set up the trailer this afternoon and do a couple of runs. I talked to Donnie yesterday and he said it is a whole new course. It will finish right after the last rock garden. So right where the long part of the wall starts.
Roger
Roger
Sounds like it should be a great weekend of racing! Thanks for the update...I think I'll pass on the Friday practice runs. By the time I get out there, it may not be worth the drive.
Any one know when the shuttle starts on sat.? Last time I got there @ 9:00 and the damn thing didn't start till 11:00
I heard that since there is no XC race, it will start at 9:30. I hope that is right, because I will be getting out there early. Believe me, there will be a ton of people out there...Pegboy said:
Hahahancrider said:
i THINK IT starts at 830 www.southridgeusa.com
well your feeling witty today eh?ncrider said:
I have never been to Fontanna before and was thinking of going on saturday just to have a place to ride with some shuttling. Are there any good jumps or drops on the course? Would it be worth it? Thanks in advance.
-Riley
-Riley
Id just go and check it out, Theres pretty much no jumps, There might be 1 or 2, there wont be any drops but if you just use the shuttle and freeride the mountain you will find a lot for fun stuff!
Just did the course. Pretty tame. No big jumps, but just the fact of being different from the normal courses is good enough.
So does it really end right before the wall? Start higher up, or from a totally different place?downhillzeypher said:
Yo, DHZ is the course rocky? and is there much pedaling? Let us know!!!!downhillzeypher said:
KB- It ends right at the last rock section@ the wall. The start is the same as always.
Fonzie- Naw, there is one section that has some rocks you have to navigate, but it's easy, you just need a good line. It's super pedaly, I'd say 80% is pedalable, there is one short uphill, like 20 or so feet.
The course starts off the hike-a-bike trail and pretty much goes along the shuttle road then cuts off to the trail at the wall. A little boring, but whatever.
Fonzie- Naw, there is one section that has some rocks you have to navigate, but it's easy, you just need a good line. It's super pedaly, I'd say 80% is pedalable, there is one short uphill, like 20 or so feet.
The course starts off the hike-a-bike trail and pretty much goes along the shuttle road then cuts off to the trail at the wall. A little boring, but whatever.
Damn I gotta change my tires, I think :evil:downhillzeypher said:
Thanks a ton for the course report. Everything sounds good, especially the part about no wall, considering that we have to do two runs that would have been killer.downhillzeypher said:
So your saying that the Cal State Champ race is an easier course than the last Spring fling course!? Hmm.... that could be good for me, but doesn't seem as much fun.
Hey at least we have a Cal State championship...........
sweet so no rocks=no flats for TJ. david are you going there to get a nunfair advantage over me?
Goddamn the course is blown out. Nothing like Friday.
Blown out or burned in?downhillzeypher said:
Damn, wish I was there racing with you guys. Good luck to all and my money is on TJ (only if he changed out his tires though).
I spent the day doing DH Hiking runs with Ciaran and Zark up at Mt. Baldy. It was insane two shoes sliding action. But now I'm beat, tired and sunburnt. The good news is I have a cold beer in my hands. :heart:
I spent the day doing DH Hiking runs with Ciaran and Zark up at Mt. Baldy. It was insane two shoes sliding action. But now I'm beat, tired and sunburnt. The good news is I have a cold beer in my hands. :heart:
W4S said:
Oh it's pretty blown out.
Heres a few photos, My internet is broken on my comp so I cant upload photos! But my friend came over w/ his laptop and I got a few done. If anyone has some anti-virus software they could lend me at fontana tomarow email me: mtbphoto@gmail.com I will pay w/ photos! heres just a few of the photos: http://www.dotphoto.com/Go.asp?l=mtbphoto&P=7B54&AID=2502980&T=1
was friggin fun! conrad you bet right. im the king mofo!
Congrats TJ, that puts you in the lead. Congrats to Alf as well, I heard you got second, thats sick bro. I'm sure the rest of the crew kicked ass. I saw some pics of Orven during practice...looking good. I know heather missed me on the wall 
. So missing the race has thrown me into a slight depression. Damn. Oh well I'll be there next time. Oh TJ, I had nightmares all day if ya know what I mean :evil:
. So missing the race has thrown me into a slight depression. Damn. Oh well I'll be there next time. Oh TJ, I had nightmares all day if ya know what I mean :evil:
oh ill bet. oh and get this. no wall. and 2 run format.
Thanks bro, Didn't do as well as I could have done. Both runs had flaws, but I'm stoked on the race and all the peeps that were there. You were missed...ncrider said:Congrats TJ, that puts you in the lead. Congrats to Alf as well, I heard you got second, thats sick bro. I'm sure the rest of the crew kicked ass. I saw some pics of Orven during practice...looking good. I know heather missed me on the wall
Luckily I didn't have to do the wall, but I missed you anywaysncrider said:I know heather missed me on the wall
and Alf rocked!!!.....don't listen to his whining
ncrider said:Congrats TJ, that puts you in the lead. Congrats to Alf as well, I heard you got second, thats sick bro. I'm sure the rest of the crew kicked ass. I saw some pics of Orven during practice...looking good. I know heather missed me on the wall
Not alonely did he get second he had the save of the day on his second run going off course and back on without even snagging the tape.
