Almost 700 Fontana DH race photos! (and a wreck sequence)

Started out pretty dark and wet for the Pro's, but a good job out there by everybody!

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Speedsuits (& wings) are baaaaaack:


Took some podium shots (Alloy on right):


SMT dropping the hammer in his new not-black Rouge shirt:


Everybody loves a little harmless carnage:












Note to self, don't wreck in front of a photographer...

 

nice pics. is that eric carter on podium shot? does he still race 4cross?

 

yes he does, he got 1st this past weekend

found a pic of sherbak



jason

 

Awesome job this weekend Drew!

I picked up a "Low-Res" file - Click picture to see actual size:

Photo by Drew Persson - I have compressed the file size since purchase. Picture resolution remains the same.

 

Thank you 1000-oaks I'm building up a few pics to buy all at once. but this is my favorite pic.
:beer:
Chris

 

dude i love the color of jasons bike
seriously i think i want to get my next bike that color

 

yea dood, blue bikes rock! the trans blue on the older santa cruz's are sick, as are the electric blue on the ventana bikes.

 

Yeah, I walked right up to him when I was outh there and started talking to him. The guy is so friggin easy going. We talked shop a while and he was telling me what a great time he was having and how events like this one was helping to build mtb'ing. Super friendly guy and pretty damn fast too.

 

are you talkin about eric? i heard he holds clinics there... would be interesting to attend one

 

Yep, Eric Carter (who used to ride the Turner with Mongoose stickers all over it)

 

Pretty amazing clarity, huh! That's a 1 megapixel version, it's insane when you bring the 8.2 megapixel original up to 100% - check this out (same shot as yours, only cropped):

 

hahah.. it looks like he has a huge blunt in his pocket :clap:

 

nice, amazing color/contrast.

Anyone know what manuf/model these elbow pads are??? Any feed back on them. (protection, comfort, fit, "breathability")

 

Those are Dainesse pads. Some of the most expensive out there. Good protection and breathability, but a small fit. I'm on the big side, xxl, and I had a set of their knee/chin guards, and hated how they fit. However, I am definitely in the minority on this, most people that have them, love them.

 

Hey 1000-oaks, nice clear shot of Blaine.

 

great pics thanks for that one of me.

 

My girlfriend and I attended his clinic last weekend, and it was definitely worth it. Eric is a great coach and he keeps the clinic size to 6 riders or less (we had 4), so there's plenty of time for individual instruction. He's very good at determining what level you're riding at and making suggestions on line choice and technique that work with your abilities.

So as not to totally derail this thread, here's the photos Drew took of me and my girlfriend last weekend. I bought the medium size digital version, and it's huge. Prints out at 4x6 or 5x7 very nicely. Drew, your pics get better each race!

 

nice pics sleep... are you riding the new IH 6point? how do you like that bike so far? it looks like a solid AM/FR bike like most 6" travel bikes these days. i saw the pic of your gf last night going through the pics... i love the look of the small 6.6's. what shock is she running on it? looks like a pushed 5.0

 

You're right, that is a IH 6point. I'm really liking it. It was perfect for the course at Fontana this time around.

cb is running a Push'd 07 Vanilla on her 6.6. It's a little cheaper than the DHX, and with fewer adjustments, but she really likes it and isn't anxious to go back to the RP23. I agree with you, the 6.6 looks really cool in small.

 

have her throw a Big Betty tire on the front! i love mine and there are a few others here that would concur. i have heard really good things about the NN tire tho