Cal State Final - Fontana 6/3/2007

[gurp13]

Originally Posted by Ladd Jasper

Funny you should mention it, but yeah, been thinking on it really hard. Unlike gurp, I'm not going to let a complete lack of skeeelz keep me from my appointed wreck. Hells no! My Momma didn't raise no finisher.

My momma didn't raise a quitter, but my wife says that the life insurance policy isn't yet in effect and my kids, well, they make those sad little eyes at me so I gotta stay in one piece.

'Sides, I can crash any old time. I don't need an excuse. Or a DH race.

[dhshuttlemonkey]

Originally Posted by jfromlv

One more useful tip for Fontana, run as much air as possible, comes in handy when pedaling the wall. Last Saturday, I was running 40 psi in the front, and 45 psi in the rear.

Ummm, thanks for finally sharing this tip.

[Vince]

I'll hope to be there. Nice bike Marshall. I hope to meet you at the race. I ride the old SGS.

Nice Bike !!

[2wheel_lee]

Originally Posted by jfromlv

Well, see now I feel like I have to defend myself. As soon as I finished the race last Sunday, I was being called sandbagger. In the SRC races (races at Fontana, put on by SRC) I race in the Vet Pro class. At NORBA sanctioned events, there is not a Vet Pro class, so I have to either race Expert, or Semi-Pro. I choose to race Expert, since that is where I am most competitive. The race last weekend was my first win ever, so I am not a sandbagger. What I am getting at, is that I will be racing the Vet Pro class on June 3rd, and I really like the Maxxis Minions front and rear. One more useful tip for Fontana, run as much air as possible, comes in handy when pedaling the wall. Last Saturday, I was running 40 psi in the front, and 45 psi in the rear.

Jason, you don't need to defend yourself. From what I remember reading the times, you'd have been somewhere around 20th place or so in the semi-pro class. Although you had a great time (on the clock and at the event ), you didn't really run away from the class. If I remember correctly, you won by 3 or 4 seconds. Considering that you're a bit older than probably most of the semi-pros (I do know of a few in their 30s also), many of them are younger.

Let me back up to some of my work history. I used to work as the competition director for a motorsport sanctioning body. One of my responsibilities was to approve riders' request to turn pro as well as approve riders who wanted to drop back to expert. And like you explained with some classes not crossing over between organization, we also had that same issue, but with riders from different countries, and so it was a bit challenging to put the racers in the correct class at the world finals.

So although I didn't take all of your recent racing history into consideration (I didn't study it), I wouldn't have a problem with you as a top expert or as a semi-pro, because you're a legitimate fit in both places (I won't go into the explanations of the classes). You'd probably win the expert class a lot, but I don't think you were sandbagging.

Myself on the other hand...I did my first mountain bike race at SRC in March (#5). I won the beginner class by 16 seconds (fortunately, the second place rider was in front of me), with a time that was also 8 seconds ahead of the winning sport class racer in the same 35-44 age group. I may be ok to show up in sport, but if I were to show up in beginner, I would definately be a sandbagger. I'll likely just race expert.

[jfromlv]

Alrighty then Lee, hope to meet you in June.

[Vince]

Lee, hope to see you at the race in June. Good advice by the way

[FyrFytrRyn]

gimmie a time wednesday and ill go, open all day. if im invited...

[sauce]

I'd prefer morning ... b/c I have to be back at UCLA by 6! what do ya say? i'm looking forward to the climb as well. :-) oh, and having gears ...

Originally Posted by FyrFytrRyn

gimmie a time wednesday and ill go, open all day. if im invited...

You're invited!

[FyrFytrRyn]

i also prefer morning. not because i have something to do that day, but because i like mornings. so wednesday morning, hows 1100ishy. just throwin it out there. were riding DH right? theres no climbing in DH!

[sauce]

oh, so we're gonna shuttle, eh? yeah, we're riding dh. 11 is perfect for me.

[Sharky]

Might be a tad late but see ya end of the cul-de-sac at the end of one of your runs.
Can't shuttle Sarah,gate is always closed but it's a short hike/climb.
Wouldn't miss a session with the Sauce and the Fontucky famous "Rocket"!!

[FyrFytrRyn]

okay, southridge right? lol. that gate always shut, so im assuming you mean the climb from cul-de-sac to the top, paved one? mehh i walk up that, dont think its shuttleable.

[Vince]

Ther is a way to go around the gate. From another gate at the back of neighborhood on the left sid of the hill that the Cal State race is held on.

[FyrFytrRyn]

Okay, I am NOT shuttling. headache... lets just hike to the top, only takes a few minutes. and the cal state course isn't that interesting up top, at least it wasn't last time.doesnt get good till the tower. sweet table pump jump to lefty sicky drop. what???i guess we can run the old CS course, for practice.

[sauce]

sa-weet! sounds like fun. i thought i'd have gears by then, but i'm still stuck with my 18-32 gear ratio. may gravity help me. :-) i like that climb neway ... i'm flexible. sharky, when will you get there?

[FyrFytrRyn]

whose up for Wednesday so far?

[Vince]

Mike & I are going to ride Fontana Sat. afternoon ! Anyone down?

[dhmike]

I'm down for this saturday ! plus Vince you can see my new baby .

[Vince]

I had 6 runs in 1.5/h's What new baby ?

[BFloFoxRider.]

as far as i know ill be there

Look for me i'll be showing off my new INCYCLE jersey...
Blue And White F.Y.I.