I think that's the sickest whip I have ever seen!JohnnyC said:
Worlds 2006 - Rotorua NZ
- Thread starter Transcend
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is this the guy that beated Fabien Barel?Akula_7 said:
yup - at Hawkes Bay, NZ about 6 months ago...Evidently Fabien just got off the plane 24hrs earlier.
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1 Samuel Blenkinsop 22 Wanganui 3:18.06 +0:00.00 6-3:24.13
2 Fabien Barel 50 OTD France 3:18.51 +0:00.44 2-3:21.94
3 Nathan Rankin 3 Levin 3:20.72 +0:02.66 8-3:24.23
4 Glenn Haden 4 Wanganui 3:21.36 +0:03.29 1-3:20.43
5 Cameron Cole 25 Hamilton 3:22.93 +0:04.87 7-3:24.17
6 Justin Leov 21 Christchurch 3:24.57 +0:06.51 4-3:23.16
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1 Samuel Blenkinsop 22 Wanganui 3:18.06 +0:00.00 6-3:24.13
2 Fabien Barel 50 OTD France 3:18.51 +0:00.44 2-3:21.94
3 Nathan Rankin 3 Levin 3:20.72 +0:02.66 8-3:24.23
4 Glenn Haden 4 Wanganui 3:21.36 +0:03.29 1-3:20.43
5 Cameron Cole 25 Hamilton 3:22.93 +0:04.87 7-3:24.17
6 Justin Leov 21 Christchurch 3:24.57 +0:06.51 4-3:23.16
Bicycle Sheep Trials-Only in New Zealand or maybe Wales
A world first event was held on Sunday: bike sheep herding. Eight teams of three riders lined up for the chance to win $500 (NZ$) for being the quickest to herd three sheep through two sets of gates and into a pen. After watching a sheep dog demonstrate (in a little over four minutes), the Australian junior squad attempted to do so (in the now pouring rain), failing dismally.
After seven minutes of determined efforts with little reward defeat was conceded. A quick meeting of the tournament referees resolved that teams would now only need to move the sheep from their pen down 70 metres to the bottom section of the enclosure and into a waiting pen. Score one for the sheep...
A brilliant sheep trialling performance then ensued with the second Australian junior team gating their three sheep one minute and fourteen seconds after being released. This was to be the best time of the day. However, they still had to fend off a late bid from crack entry, the local Rotorua team who penned their sheep in exactly one minute and thirty seconds. The Great Britain team including top downhiller Tracey Mosely, was third in three minutes and twenty nine seconds.
A world first event was held on Sunday: bike sheep herding. Eight teams of three riders lined up for the chance to win $500 (NZ$) for being the quickest to herd three sheep through two sets of gates and into a pen. After watching a sheep dog demonstrate (in a little over four minutes), the Australian junior squad attempted to do so (in the now pouring rain), failing dismally.
After seven minutes of determined efforts with little reward defeat was conceded. A quick meeting of the tournament referees resolved that teams would now only need to move the sheep from their pen down 70 metres to the bottom section of the enclosure and into a waiting pen. Score one for the sheep...
A brilliant sheep trialling performance then ensued with the second Australian junior team gating their three sheep one minute and fourteen seconds after being released. This was to be the best time of the day. However, they still had to fend off a late bid from crack entry, the local Rotorua team who penned their sheep in exactly one minute and thirty seconds. The Great Britain team including top downhiller Tracey Mosely, was third in three minutes and twenty nine seconds.
Looks like a Golf course....."keep it out of the water."
Akula_7 said:Interesting?
is the course is steeper than it looks? slogging through grassy fields does not look like good times. i know nz has some nice knarley mountains somewhere...
Ive seen video of the course from NZ national videos. The course is burlier than it looks. It may not be a rough course, but think about how fast the riders will be going.....Theres clips of Sam Hill taking an S turn are easily 25mph....Its crazy.
It will probably burn in real nice........if it rains, gonna be ugly.
infineon!
pay attention mt. snow. these are called corners . . . it's the opposite of cutting the course straight down the grass
xy9ine said:
those pics are from jill kintner's site www.jillkintner.com
she says it is a lot steeper than it looks, and everyone seems pretty into the track
she has a bunch more pics of the track and the HUGE 4x track on her site as well
Its funny, the guy who posted the original pics picked out the smoothest looking parts, see:
Steeep!
Can't wait to see some style off this:
From what it looks like, yes it does look pretty smooth, but those woods look fresh and loamy, wait till hundreds of riders rip down, I am sure it will pacl in and get nice and rough.
Steeep!
Can't wait to see some style off this:
From what it looks like, yes it does look pretty smooth, but those woods look fresh and loamy, wait till hundreds of riders rip down, I am sure it will pacl in and get nice and rough.
Off of Jill's site in regard to the DH track:
"Downhill track looks really fun. It is a lot steeper than we had thought from the online video. Up top is a big sheep pasture thing, little hoof prints all over
green as could be with an incredible view. Upper water jump with wind, then over a bridge. They have a few bridges and put this carpet material on it which is more slippery than the wood. Then the track goes into a wood section with roots, drops, tight turns, miscelaneous trees, etc. Down by the bottom there is a ramp jump to an uphill flat bit, then drops into the trees again. Below that is a cemented rock garden. Then at the finish line they have lanscaped fishladder step things. Everyone seems excited for the track."
"Downhill track looks really fun. It is a lot steeper than we had thought from the online video. Up top is a big sheep pasture thing, little hoof prints all over
green as could be with an incredible view. Upper water jump with wind, then over a bridge. They have a few bridges and put this carpet material on it which is more slippery than the wood. Then the track goes into a wood section with roots, drops, tight turns, miscelaneous trees, etc. Down by the bottom there is a ramp jump to an uphill flat bit, then drops into the trees again. Below that is a cemented rock garden. Then at the finish line they have lanscaped fishladder step things. Everyone seems excited for the track."
Is that a wall ride??? Looks long, but oh-so-fun!!!rockymt21 said:4x will be nuts:
now those pics are doing some justice.....looks like a little water could make for nasty conditions
4x track video from a race earlier this year:
http://www.vorb.org.nz/ftopict-36809.html
DH Track video from a race earlier this year:
http://www.vorb.org.nz/ftopicp-746697.html#746697
http://www.vorb.org.nz/ftopict-36809.html
DH Track video from a race earlier this year:
http://www.vorb.org.nz/ftopicp-746697.html#746697
http://www.vorb.org.nz/article-45543.html
Heres a link to some downloadable interviews about worlds with:
Steve Peat
Rachel Atherton
And more about some other stuff
Heres a link to some downloadable interviews about worlds with:
Steve Peat
Rachel Atherton
And more about some other stuff
Track looks sick will be a good race to watch
That's Lars - Washington local pro dh'er. I think he qualified for the 4x.rockymt21 said:Its funny, the guy who posted the original pics picked out the smoothest looking parts, see:
WOO HOO! Go Lars and LukeFive said:
Shoudl have some photos up shortly. It was snowing, then hailing, then snowing, then raining in buckets and now it's sunny out.
12hrs to the east coast and me.
finally some pictures that dont make the course look golfing then looking for a picnic spot in the woods.
finally some pictures that dont make the course look golfing then looking for a picnic spot in the woods.
get some pics of the UTOPIA Goggles i painted up for:
Nathan Rennie,
Mick Hannah,
Tracey Hannah,
Sabrina Jonnier,
Justin Havukainen,
Melissa Buhl.
(not sure if they're gonna wear them throughout the week or just race day)
....also a pic of Needles new helmet.
thanks fool!
Nathan Rennie,
Mick Hannah,
Tracey Hannah,
Sabrina Jonnier,
Justin Havukainen,
Melissa Buhl.
(not sure if they're gonna wear them throughout the week or just race day)
....also a pic of Needles new helmet.
thanks fool!
ya....Duncan has balls.
it's a lot of candy green w/ mini flake...silver pinlines & white sections on the lower part of the jaw area...& on the back.... large sections of zebra in the front of the white fading back.rockymt21 said:
not toooo detailed...i only had a short time to paint after i got back from Snowmass
Transcend said:
hurry up & post more you d*mn little canuck! :love: sooo freakin anxious over here! i'm gonna flip out before finals!!!!!! AAAACCCCKKKK:bomb:
Thanks!rockymt21 said:
yours should have a red top, & be pastey white with freckles!
j/k.....& don't forget the beer!
Thanks for large pix Fraser.
You are the man.
You are the man.
