Ride Report Southridge #3 Race Report

Did anyone happen to take any photos of the 4x podium on Saturday?:?:

 

THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT​

Photos by Keith Castillo.

 

anymore of 338 x?
dark red/black oakley jersey, blue helmet, grey leatt brace..

 

Well to be honest i thought i had it but apparently i didnt haha. Notice the seat to ass still. o well i will step it up next time

 

my favorite part of that crash was everyone saying sit down bro... sit down... haha!!!

you just spit out the dirt, fixed your visor, grabbed your bike, then best of all, whip it over the drop.

crazy

 

I'm not trying to derail this thread BUT....

Sean should consider himself quite fortunate to have NOT been seriously injured!
No pads... High speed and rocks are a recipe for disaster!!!

If not for my protective gear, I would have been SERIOUSLY injured twice last year. On one occasion, I crashed (at speed) into a boulder with my forearm. What do you think would have happened had I NOT been wearing my gear? :-k

If my friend had been wearing protective gear, we would not have had to take him to the hospital (with a compound fracture).


If you choose to NOT wear gear, that is your business.
If I choose NOT to post your photo, that is my business!!!

I know... It's a free country! #-o

 

So I had a bit of a different race weekend. I had some prior obligations on Sunday so I decided I would try my first Super D race.

Having never done one I figured I would ditch out of work early and preride the course Friday afternoon.

EEEEHHHHH!!!!!! No I wont it wasn't marked yet. Well I decided to get on a short xc ride and try a couple ups and downs that I know they've run before. After that I met up with a couple guys and reviewed some of the expert/pro course lines until the sun went down.

During that evening I got to meet a special guest we had at southridge I hope other people got to meet too. Norwegian Downhill Champ and # 113 on the UCI DH WC last year Espen Johnsen (commencal/fox) and a couple of has countrymen. Great guys and super cool to get a different view on fontana racing.

Back to my RR:
Saturday comes and I got to preride the course a couple times, and had a great outlook for my race run. Had great weather right up until the start. We're all lining up waiting our turn. Down comes the rain and up with the wind WTF it was cold as a witches tit. The first single track down to the watertank and around to sandbag hill went great hit good lines and thought all was well. Got to the second single track and discovered my tires don't turn very well on a slick surface. Got to the back strech (fenceline on the XC course) and discovered I didn't have the legs that I thought I did. Almost got caught on the hill but found that extra gear to push me through the finish. Wish I would have practiced the finish area tight slick turns tough to make with a dual-crown fork.

Finished 8 or 9 with a 6:46 +/- But I'm excited to train harder instead of just trail ride and hopefully be competitive.

 

:-k I'm gonna go with nothing at all. 3 mph may be what YOU consider "at speed" but we call it walking. 8-[

 

The final few...





























Julia- I don't find the humor in not wearing a helmet
*She crashed once... I have proof!


If this pic isn't reason enough to wear a full face... #-o


Taking a handlebar "to the chest" hurts ALOT more without pads
* By the way, very nice elbow scrape


A little "young" to be riding without pads... Don't cha' think? :-k


Then again, it's a free country!

 

Thanks man i try to be a crowd pleaser :bang:

Haha you wouldnt like what i normally wear for pads i am lucky i was wearing gloves or knee pads usually with pants i dont wear knee pads and i never wear gloves.

Sorry dad i will wear more pads for you next time :lol:

 

any of 176D this race? I'm in a white/red/yellow jersey haha pretty noticable. Thanks everybody

 

I am glad you're OK!!

-Brett

 

Here you go...

http://www.bluefirepictures.com/details.php?gid=454&pid=5379



Sorry for the watermark over your face, but thats just the way it goes...

GO TNT!

 

Thats Conner, I have been" suggesting" pads and other peices of gear for awhile now. Sometimes it just takes pain fir them ti get it

 

ALL Photo LINKS

Hey Nibal CONGRATULATIONS on 5th very nice you're on your game!!

Here's a list of all the photo links:
http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/racing-training/30743-rr-southridge-3-a-5.html#post468600

Brett it's all good I know someone that has video of your crash into me I'm trying to get a copy as much as I jinx everyone I had it coming lol

 

Nibal congrats!!

You and I were both trying to just stay on our bikes for one race, at least it worked out for one of us #-o

hahaha

 

thanks angelo! I've got my game face on here :bang:



also glad to see that my form has improved as of late. I was way hunched over the front of the bike at the vail race. now I'm lower, more rearward, and I look less noob :bang:

too bad you didn't get that other picture of me after the race was over

 

Bonjourno mon amis!

Bonjourno dear friends! I was reading for a while and now i'm registered
Hope i'm welcome here)

 

I moved some posts about armor to here: http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/adrenaline-factory/24478-armor.html

I also made it a "sticky" in that forum.

 

does any one know generally what time the kids race starts on there saturdays? thanks bruddah bruddah kine.