DH Practice at Fontana 1-21 (lots o' pics!)

[tkblazer]

Started off freakin windy as hell... there was sand flying all over the place coming up the 15. The wind calmed down a bit in Fontana, but it was still enough to throw you off the bike. Myself and four of my friends made the trek out from OC to mess around on the various lines throughout the course. In the parking lot, i spotted Lee and friend getting their bikes ready and suiting up.
After the initial climb we checked the various ways down and went back to the top after going through a few different upper sections. On my second run i managed to crash at the end of an S turn, slam my ass on a rock and really tweaked my ankle. Sure enough, i couldn't walk let alone pedal my bike. That was just about the end of my day... bummer!
Since i couldn't pedal i thought i'd make myself useful and take some pics of the action. The shots start at the first turn up top, midway through the upper part, some table top pics and finally through the last rock garden.
It was good to meet Lee as he's a really good rider and was throwing down some sick moves on that table top after getting a little more comfortable with jumping and jumping in the wind! Lee rides a sweet ass Intense Uzzi and was rippin through that gnarly rock garden...We need ya to try that line the kid on the Glory was doing dood! That kid freakin shreds, beginner my ass....
Enough of the yappin, i know ya'll want some pics

my buddy Ethan showing some moto style turn in







Lee's turn





further down









table top action







Young testing out his new 6.6



last rock garden section

[tkblazer]

Lee sure does love gettin air









and last but not least, my swollen to hell ankle

[ride hard]

awesome pics... sucks you screwed up your ankle though

[Pain Freak]

Sorry to hear bout the ankle Nam.

If you look in the first picture at the base of those mountains there is a big white area...That's where I live.

[tkblazer]

dang, you're a ways out there buddy... props to you for always making the drive out to the different rides

[shagginwagon]

Hey sweet pics man ! Git that ankle iced up . How bad is it ?

[roadkillross]

nooo nAM u better race u mig. nice shots fopr sure cant wait for this weekend

[2wheel_lee]

Nam,
It was really cool meeting up with you and your buddies.
It was a really fun day, and I really miss doing that kind of stuff. Although I knew about Southridge, I thought that basically that kind of stuff was dead when Summit closed (to DH).

Thanks for the kind words. And thanks for taking the photos. I think those are the only action photos I have of me riding.

Hopefully, I'll be able to hook up with your buddies for some real hardcore stuff on the Fullerton Loop.

I'm sorry you weren't able to ride as much as you wanted to, and I hope that ankle heals quickly.

I was eyeing that line that the kid took, but at 38, I'm finding that I don't heal as quickly as I used to.

[tkblazer]

ai'nt that that truth! i'm 9 years older than that kid and even i don't heal from the pain that fast anymore... shoot me a pm with your email and i'll send you the original files

[2wheel_lee]

Yeah, he races 16-18 beginner? Damn... Impressive. I remember what it was like being feerless at that age. But I also remember that trip to the ER when I was 16 with a broken left wrist (number 2 of 4), a torn off ear, and a fractured C5.

[tkblazer]

sounds like you're the Tim Taylor (Tooltime) of STR

[2wheel_lee]

Funny you mention that. In the next week or so, I'm going to bolt on a bigger turbo onto my truck for more power!!! ARR! ARR! ARRRR!

And I am handy around the house (and I also went a little overboard on my recent remodel). I just wanted to replace the carpet and a few other things...new drywall on most of the walls, kitchen and bathroom cabinets, doors, windows, tile, tub, etc. and a year and a half later

And I guess in Tim Tayler fashion, I slightly modified my garage to fit my 22 foot truck in a 20 foot garage.

[tkblazer]

you're one hardcore mofo man

[dhshuttlemonkey]

Sorry to hear about your ankle Nam. Are you out for this this weekend's race?

[2wheel_lee]

Originally Posted by MTBRacer

Sorry to hear about your ankle Nam. Are you out for this this weekend's race?

Good question. Is it any better today?

[BeantownRider]

Nice pics, gonna have to get out there soon, those rocks were making me drool.

Too bad about the ankle, that's why I always carry duct tape in the c'bak.

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by MTBRacer

Sorry to hear about your ankle Nam. Are you out for this this weekend's race?

first prognosis is that i have an ankle sprain, i gotta go back on weds and get my ankle xrayed... doc doesn't think its broken tho so we'll see. i got some meds and picked up a ankle wrap.. i'm not gonna be able to race this weekend, which sucks because i want to battle it out with the guy that got first and your friend Adrien. Would be a fun series to compete against..