[mattmatt86]

The Clemson Freeride/Cycling team will be hosting the South East Collegiate Mountain biking conference championships. We are beginning to plan for construction of a new DS course. After riding a few different DS courses I have compiled the best of a bunch of different courses to make a rough design. I'm open to all suggestions and comments.

 

[mattmatt86]

Crap theres supposed to be another Jump on the straight away between the double-double and the step up -step down.

 

[Curiouscaptian01]

hahahahahahaha I got a suggestion, let me build that $hit with a dozer

 

[JeffD]

Do away with the dogleg turns, or put them in the course where the lanes are separate. Doglegs/90s just single file the racers. Put some 180s after the lanes split for passing opps.

 

[hardtailpride]

hahahahahahaha I got a suggestion, let me build that $hit with a dozer

Tell us when and where and you can have at it.

 

[haulin'oates]

Put a kix bowl in the middle and make sure that the start is at least a 2 story drop-this will help to seperate Cru Jones and Bart Taylor from the rest of the field.

 

[profro]

Croc pit, swinging axes, you know the regular stuff.

 

[drkenan]

Put a kix bowl in the middle and make sure that the start is at least a 2 story drop-this will help to seperate Cru Jones and Bart Taylor from the rest of the field.

That's the funniest **** I'll hear all day...

 

[motomike]

a set of an odd number of rollers would be nice...maybe 7, so you have to have some sort of rhythm through it.

 

[urbaindk]

So that is pretty much exactly the track at Wisp isn't it?

 

[mattmatt86]

So that is pretty much exactly the track at Wisp isn't it?

Very close to it. Everyone I talked to said it was such a good design so I thought Id start with that basic layout and go from there.

 

[mattmatt86]

hahahahahahaha I got a suggestion, let me build that $hit with a dozer

James, you show up with a dozer and Ill give you full reign.

 

[Rajun Cajun]

I think it should have a death pit between each jump. Haha. I can't wait to race collegiate. I think UNC Charlotte is in the shouth east, or atleast it should be. There wouldn't happen to be a race calender for the collegiate races somewhere on the internet that I have seen.

 

[mattmatt86]

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182825&highlight=collegiate

 

[Rajun Cajun]

Thanks

 

[ridiculous]

so uh yeah...we need dirt and alot of it.

 

[ridiculous]

hahahahahahaha I got a suggestion, let me build that $hit with a dozer

dont tease

 

[Metal Dude]

Remember to calculate building jumps to appropriate speed that
You will carry into the jump and try to make it flow-
Layout doesn't look bad but how long are the straights?
You don't want it to be too BMX like, put more technical
stuff than just sprint jump and turn -
Make it pure dual slalom if possible two lanes all the way!!!
It is the most pure form of gated racing, The most technical,
the most exciting to watch and race - all the way down the course
with no blocking out crap.
And usually the best racer wins every time! Not the best gate start...

 

[mattmatt86]

I'm hoping some of you can make it down for the build days so we can get some opinions and suggestions during construction.

I think we are gonna keep it with the merger caus then you don't have to have a run on each course.

 

[Metal Dude]

yeah, it is easier to score etc. that way - And a pretty fair race if it stays
seperate for a while, not just out of the gate.

 

[mattmatt86]

yeah, it is easier to score etc. that way - And a pretty fair race if it stays
seperate for a while, not just out of the gate.

Id say that 60ish% of the course will be two separate lines then the merger will be on the straight away before the double double. I'm also thinking of doing like Moto said and making the 4 rollers more, maybe 6 or 7 so you have to either manual the first then three doubles or just three doubles, or manual all them... I just want a course that has multiple ways to ride it so everyone is riding it differently and trying to figure out the fastest way.