[Transcend]

Here's a quick couple o shots form this morning's practice. more will be going up shortly at http://www.transcendmagazine.com/gallery/usopen08.

Sam on a cruiser.

Steve Smith

One of the Decline riders.

 

[jonKranked]

do you know if lil' Geoffy Ulmer is racing?

 

[Transcend]

Jeff Beatty

Jamie Biluk and Dave Trumpore

 

[ridiculous]

looks awesome. Cant wait for tomorrow!

 

[ride4fun]

great pics. i'm stoked for tomorrow

 

[CBJ]

I will be there tomorrow just riding and testing my new brakes and wheels from Quad Technology. Transcend pictures are still greatly appreciated.

CBJ will be sporting a white Sunday with white Quad wheelset - don't be afraid to give me a cold beer or say hi I do not bite (at least not at beer number one).

 

[stiksandstones]

Are there any big hats with flat bills there?

 

[schwaaa31]

Are there any big hats with flat bills there?

Nope. I think those are only in California.

 

[Transcend]

Sam Hill qualifies first.

 

[Transcend]

Bryn Atkinson

 

[Eren]

any qualifying times?

 

[Eren]

full qualifying list

 

[Transcend]

This is all i have for now. No officials yet.

http://www.transcendmagazine.com/archives/2008/05/us-open-dh-qual.html

 

[illflip]

just wondering... why are sam hill and brendan fairclough from lake elsinore, ca?

 

[FCLinder]

Have to say it was fun while it lasted for me. Had a really bad crash (I really don't know how I walked away) on my second practice run this morning. I Ged out on the lower rock turn at the bottom and went over the bars then down about 20+ft of the side of the mountain. Thank God for body armor!!!! Could not make it down the hill again if I wanted to so I packed it up before Pro Qualifying and drove back down the Toms River NJ to spend the rest of the weekend with the Family before driving back to SC in 2 days.

It was great seeing everyone I did!!!

Cecil

 

[fortenndu]

My shots, DS practice and Pro Qualifying.
http://flickr.com/photos/22877324@N07/

 

[skinny mike]

any word on the am qualifying results?

 

[.:Jeenyus:.]

good to see steve smith near the top.

 

[saruti]

it look like sam's boxxer is 36mm.... no?

 

[BlackElvis]

they're 35mm

 

[motomike]

So who won slalom?

 

[dhkid]

what happened to that thing that e13 were going to show at the open?

 

[John P.]

Are there any big hats with flat bills there?

LMFAO! I'm not even there this weekend, but if the other 2 races I've been to this spring are any indication, I can guarantee you there are hundreds.

 

[John P.]

Great shots as always, Fraser. That's pretty funny that SRAM doesn't even bother putting the word 'BOXXER' on Sam's fork . . . I can just see all the kids running off to their favorite sticker shop and ordering up 'BLACKBOX' decals next week.

--JP

 

[jonKranked]

just wondering... why are sam hill and brendan fairclough from lake elsinore, ca?

They have a house there.

 

[motomike]

Finally found some slalom rezzults

Men
1 Jared Rando
2 JD Swanguen
3 Kyle Strait
4 Bryn Atkinson

Women
1 Fionn Griffiths
2 Kathy Pruitt
3 Joanna Petterson

 

[dondon]

Team America jnr rider Neko Mullaly wins ams by 4 secs.

 

[Eren]

whens the pro race?

 

[dondon]

now!!

 

[dondon]

steve smith 2:36
sam hill 2:37
Atkinson
Matti
Neethling

 

[Eren]

Steve Smith 2:36.737
Sam Hill 2:37.326
Bryn Atkinson 2:38.603
Matti Lehikoinen 2:41.011
Andrew Neethling 2:41.430


http://www.sicklines.com/2008/05/25/us-open-downhill-results/

hear hill had a crash up top. . . . can anyone confirm?

 

[Akula_7]

It was coming, Stevie has a bright future ahead of him. He's gonna be partying hard tonight.

Must have been that flat bill on his white hat!

 

[BrooklynMachine]

On a more somber note:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2942408#post2942408
Race safe!

 

[tsamps]

does anybody have the top ladies pro results

 

[Rip]

The fruit salad won it! Also glad to see a good result for Rando.

 

[FCLinder]

Well guys things got worse for me last night and had to be admitted to a hospital up here in NJ and will be here for the next few days before they let me go back to SC. I woke up at 4:30am and could not breathe. The wife took me in and after a lot of Test I have a collapsed lung and 3 more broken ribs. Looks like I will be off the bike for a while now. The drugs are good and at least they have free wireless internet.

A special thanks goes out to all that helped me out after my wreck.

Cecil

 

[Rip]

Get better quick.

 

[Kanye West]

Were there any Americans in the top 10? Who was top American anyway?

 

[John P.]

Damn, Cecil! I hope you're feeling better soon.

 

[BrooklynMachine]

. Looks like I will be off the bike for a while now. The drugs are good and at least they have free wireless internet.

If you can type and wiggle your toes then things could be much worse! Heal up fast!