wheres richard lancaster?

speedster · May 25, 2005

Up in northern cali racing moto I last heard...but that was a while ago

Cant Climb · May 25, 2005

My first national doing DH was at Seven Springs in 1999. They had this crazy slightly uphill rock garden that was also super greasy. Most of the top pros could skirt through it semi-effeciently. All of the experts were getting demolished.......Richard Lancaster was a Semi at the time and come 'ballz-out' into this thing. Knocks off the first rock flys like 15 feet touches down and knocks off a boulder and hops another 10 feet. He did it like 5-6 times. Each time the crowd roared......no one else was even trying that line.

....after a couple practice sessions one of The Top Woman Pros had Norba out there at the rock garden with thier shovels and gravel making it all smooth and nicey.....

Juano · May 25, 2005

stoney98 said:
you should ride his trail - Face.
It is hands down the hardest trail I have ever ridden in my life (3 years ago, before it was groomed and burms put in)

He got hit like three years ago the weekend before Big Bear, it was a scare but he still raced BB no problem that was not the reason for him quiting. He just got burnt out as what I was told and got a job. Also he was into working and building his baja truck. And for Face in no way is it groomed and burmed still crazier than ever last I heard from Beavers.

He was at sea otter last year '04 just watching

DHS · May 25, 2005

i still have a signed poster of him somewhere. yea where the heck is he, bet he could still hold up to the rest of the guys out there.

Zutroy · May 25, 2005

Cant Climb said:
My first national doing DH was at Seven Springs in 1999. They had this crazy slightly uphill rock garden that was also super greasy. Most of the top pros could skirt through it semi-effeciently. All of the experts were getting demolished.......Richard Lancaster was a Semi at the time and come 'ballz-out' into this thing. Knocks off the first rock flys like 15 feet touches down and knocks off a boulder and hops another 10 feet. He did it like 5-6 times. Each time the crowd roared......no one else was even trying that line.

....after a couple practice sessions one of The Top Woman Pros had Norba out there at the rock garden with thier shovels and gravel making it all smooth and nicey.....

Yeah, i remember that it was the talk of the pits for doing that. There were several top Pros who called him nuts for doing that.

manhattanprjkt83 · May 25, 2005

Cant Climb said:
My first national doing DH was at Seven Springs in 1999. They had this crazy slightly uphill rock garden that was also super greasy. Most of the top pros could skirt through it semi-effeciently. All of the experts were getting demolished.......Richard Lancaster was a Semi at the time and come 'ballz-out' into this thing. Knocks off the first rock flys like 15 feet touches down and knocks off a boulder and hops another 10 feet. He did it like 5-6 times. Each time the crowd roared......no one else was even trying that line.

....after a couple practice sessions one of The Top Woman Pros had Norba out there at the rock garden with thier shovels and gravel making it all smooth and nicey.....

i was there for that, it was amazing... :thumb:

manhattanprjkt83 · May 25, 2005

Cant Climb said:
....after a couple practice sessions one of The Top Woman Pros had Norba out there at the rock garden with thier shovels and gravel making it all smooth and nicey.....

that was shawn palmer. :stosh:

El Jefe · May 25, 2005

stoney98 said:
you should ride his trail - Face.
It is hands down the hardest trail I have ever ridden in my life (3 years ago, before it was groomed and burms put in)

Ahhh, Face. Good god did that trail humble me.

Cant Climb · May 25, 2005

manhattanprjkt83 said:
i was there for that, it was amazing...

Still one of the sickest things i ever saw......Kovarik did a similair thing his first year at Snowshoe, but then shyed away from it in succeeding years......

Westy · May 25, 2005

I know nothing of Mr. Lancaster, but from his name I bed he'd do well in the adult entertainment industry.

sleepinggiant · May 25, 2005

stoney98 said:
you should ride his trail - Face.
It is hands down the hardest trail I have ever ridden in my life (3 years ago, before it was groomed and burms put in)

Groomed and burms? I don't think so. Face is still crazy. Its not groomed at all. I was up there about 2 months ago to take pic's for some friends. It is in no way groomed and bermed. I was walking it to take pics and I had a hard time getting down some of the sections. It is by far the knarliest trail I've ever seen.

Zutroy · May 25, 2005

Although he was pullin that sick move, one of my teammates still beat him for the win.... :blah:

sam_little · May 25, 2005

Zutroy said:
Although he was pullin that sick move, one of my teammates still beat him for the win....

Wasn't that Lancaster's problem... the reason he never made it big time? Bigger, badder, crazier, etc., but rarely faster.

edit: And yeah... Face is a ridiculous trail. I've ridden some pretty hefty stuff since being in the PNW, and I've never been as scared as I was running the chutes on that trail. Despite my memory of fear and difficulty, in the trails two short minutes of video fame (Chainsmoke II, I think), Richard Lancaster made it look like childs play. :think:

Zutroy · May 25, 2005

sam_little said:
Wasn't that Lancaster's problem... the reason he never made it big time? Bigger, badder, crazier, etc., but rarely faster.

edit: And yeah... Face is a ridiculous trail. I've ridden some pretty hefty stuff since being in the PNW, and I've never been as scared as I was running the chutes on that trail. Despite my memory of fear and difficulty, in the trails two short minutes of video fame (Chainsmoke II, I think), Richard Lancaster made it look like childs play.

He was fast, he could never just get that little extra he needed to get on top. From what i saw cornering seemed to be his biggest downfall, but he was sweet to watch through the rough stuff.

thaflyinfatman · May 25, 2005

sam_little said:
edit: And yeah... Face is a ridiculous trail. I've ridden some pretty hefty stuff since being in the PNW, and I've never been as scared as I was running the chutes on that trail. Despite my memory of fear and difficulty, in the trails two short minutes of video fame (Chainsmoke II, I think), Richard Lancaster made it look like childs play.

That section in Chainsmoke 2 is probably THE best bit of DH film I've ever seen. Is that the "Face" trail he's riding there?

blt2ride · May 25, 2005

Does anyone know what happened with Myles Rockwell's drug charges? It was looking like he was facing serious time.

bikenweed · May 26, 2005

It seems like everyday I hear another Richard Lancaster story. He had a 2 page spread in the Buzz section of Bike magazine a few years back from a Mammoth national. I don't know the man really well, but I saw him on the grade a few months ago riding his moto. As for face, well, it's still a sweet trail. It has bigger jumps now than it used to, but the berms and stuff washes away pretty quickly. We're riding that trail this weekend, and cutting out some over grown bushes, as usual.

Ian Collins · May 26, 2005

Hell yeah...that guy was insane...Alex:I was fortunate enough to be standing there almost under him when he double doubled that section that mick hannah TRIED to do with peaty following him...they both crashed...hannah=broken collarbone, peaty=broke wrist....rich came blazing down scared the balls off of me, and made it look like baby sh:t....I think scott ybarra jumped it too....either way, it was bananas....anyone have any pics of him riding???

where is face?? I wanna ride it!!!probably a long ways from me, but that's what road trips are for

really too bad he's not riding anymore..guys like that intrigue me far more than guys like mike king, or colin bailey....so much more fun to watch, even if they're 6 seconds slower....travis collins is kinda one of those crazy sons of bitches...similar style

Acadian · May 26, 2005

I had a brief chatted with Rich back in March in SLO when I was there for a SRAM ride camp...didn't ask him about what he was up too tho.

beaverbiker · May 26, 2005

face is easy

beaverbiker · May 26, 2005

dude, it was a joke. relax. it only gets harder the better you get at riding it.

Juano · May 26, 2005

Face is gay

sam_little · May 26, 2005

Acadian said:
I had a brief chatted with Rich back in March in SLO when I was there for a SRAM ride camp...didn't ask him about what he was up too tho.

Speaking of which... I saw the PB pictures of the SRAM camp. With all of the good riding up on the Grade, why did they only take you for a little stroll through Montana de Oro park?

Acadian · May 26, 2005

sam_little said:
Speaking of which... I saw the PB pictures of the SRAM camp. With all of the good riding up on the Grade, why did they only take you for a little stroll through Montana de Oro park?

the plan was to hit all the nice trails like Shooters, Morning Glory, Madonna MT etc..

but it PISSED so damn hard that week - everything was flooded. Even that little creek by the Madonna In was like white water rapids...so all that was rideable was Montana De Oro.

I want to go back there this summer to hit those trails...

Juano · May 26, 2005

Acadian said:
the plan was to hit all the nice trails like Shooters, Morning Glory, Madonna MT etc..

but it PISSED so damn hard that week - everything was flooded. Even that little creek by the Madonna In was like white water rapids...so all that was rideable was Montana De Oro.

I want to go back there this summer to hit those trails...

Luc we should road trip down there for the KOM series, I have school so I won't be able to get to deer valley.

bikenweed · May 26, 2005

Hey Juan, I might throw a party after the KOM, seeing as I probably can't afford to go to Utah. I just got my place for the summer, and it's right by some sweet trails in SLO. I'll let you guys know what the KOM course is like as soon as they start to build it.

Oh yeah, speaking of fast people who used to ride in the SLO area a lot, what is Ira Vick up to these days?

Acadian · May 26, 2005

Juano said:
Luc we should road trip down there for the KOM series, I have school so I won't be able to get to deer valley.

when is that?

Juano · May 26, 2005

June 16-19th

W4S · May 26, 2005

bikenweed said:
ah, speaking of fast people who used to ride in the SLO area a lot, what is Ira Vick up to these days?

I don't know where he is now, but we have a pretty difficult trail named after him where I live.

stiksandstones · May 26, 2005

W4S said:
I don't know where he is now, but we have a pretty difficult trail named after him where I live.

Ira Vick is living in Bishop...hippy rock climber, but still the coolest bro a guy could ever have. The year we put him on Mongoose with Leigh and Lopes was one of the funnest seasons for us all.

Juano · May 26, 2005

Sorry off topic a bit (we'll just rename this thread: Where are they now)

Where is Scott Ybarra?

reflux · May 26, 2005

bikenweed said:
Oh yeah, speaking of fast people who used to ride in the SLO area a lot, what is Ira Vick up to these days?

Or better yet, Danny Minx(sp?). He still making sushi?

beaverbiker · May 26, 2005

i heard danny was getting married and moving to china or japan or something of the sort

CBJ · Oct 18, 2006

Where's Waldo?

Zutroy · Oct 18, 2006

bcd said:
bump, any more ira vick, Scott Ybarra and richard lancaster sightings.

Last time i heard anything about Ybarra is when he showed up in Park city to watch in 05.

Fonzie18 · Oct 18, 2006

I think this is quite interesting, keep 'em coming. Anyone have pics of these "lost racers" in action?

wheres richard lancaster?

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