Ride Report 12 Hours of Temecula

Hahaha Brewmaster! Neil and I were talking about this very thing on Saturday!

Neil, I'll sport one on lap 1 for November if you do. With Dickies shorts too.

 

i would like to be the guy standing there when you are coming down the switchbacks and a gust of wind blows that thing up and over in front of you. #-o:lol:

 

So true. What's the scene in The Incredibles? No Capes!

 

Sometimes less is more...

RRs can sometimes be tedious to write and sometimes tedious to read. I really enjoyed your pictures and I don't think anyone can argue with the final results. Congratulations on a huge accomplishment. :clap:

 

Don't like something I post? Don't read it. It's really easy.

:wave:

 

Hey Allison --

Might be a dummm question, but what are you doing with the Go Pro on your helmet when you race? Were you shooting movies or stills?... :-k

I got one for xmas and I still haven't used it... #-o Gotta go out with Willie and Toby and do some schussing on some ST somewheres I guess...

shud

 

I was taking video. The longest segment won't d/l to my computer. The other two.. the 1st is okay during the parade lap, but I kept looking down.

Camera was pointed a hair or two down too much, so it's a lot of looking at the ground in front of me and not much else...

 

Hmm, I saw at least 3 Go Pros out there Saturday. One guy on a team had one mounted above his rear wheel pointed backwards. We were on out and back headed to the BMX section of the course when he passed and asked me to smile for the camera. I was on lap 4 or 5 feeling like dog azz. I'd like to see the video of that. :lol:

 

Good advice;...Thats what I do when I see a post about "STICK AND BALL SPORTS" as I could care less.

keep your reports coming!!!!!

Smitty:beer:

 

RR's can be tedious to write, as well as cooridinating the pictures with the story being told. with that said, im grateful that some people take the time to write them, long or short, lets be grateful that they take the time to do them.

text books are tedious to read imho, RR's are not.

 

the tedium is why i never post any...that, and my not wanting to make you jealous with my madd skillz

 

Keep the RRs coming everyone! I love 'em! It gives me ideas about where I want to ride at a later date.

Afterall, I (and many of you) pay money for MTB magazines that have RRs that aren't nearly as good as the coverage we get here. Plus, I can ask the author questions, something that is hard to do with a magazine article.

 

Wow, it's late for me...

After 1 AM here, and I finished up 41 pics tonight. I'll post them in here tomorrow (sorry). Here's my ga-roovy title pic, though! Woot!!

 

Shudder, THAT AWSOME man, really cool, cant wait to see your photos.

 

BIG Photo Post #1

Okay, Sean. Adding to this very long RR with some pics and story from the day...

It was great to see so many STR faces down there at the races this past weekend, and still I didn't meet everyone who was signed up (and yeah, that's me with my cam in m210's post on page 1). I tried to shoot as many of you as I knew, and was mostly successful. Somehow or another it seemed that lukewiens was waiting around every corner -- man, I got a lot of shots of him (and we still haven't actually met!).

Jason and Heather Ranoa put on their biggest race yet. The change of venue down poolside was brilliant. What a lifesaver (literally) it turned out to be.

Dez from SoBe/Cannondale won the Solo race with 12 laps. I was quite chuffed with his performance as it looked to me like he was the only rider riding a C'dale with a Lefty (I ride a RUSH 1000 with a Lefty, and dig it!!). The only thing I am missing from my rig, apparently, is a giraffe head...

Dez rolling in across the grass


Dez out on the final bit of ST


Mario (mp3) cookin' down the freshly ground up ruts


My boy, Willie rolled his first race for Pua Sawicki's Team Mata Keiki. That black uniform was HOT, in more ways than one...


I just realized that I have way too many pics to approach this in a timeline manner (and to get to work this morning without being too late!), so I am going to now proceed with them in no particular order. You'll figure it out, I think...

lukewiens happy to be in yet ANOTHER pitcher


A Racer


Willie rolls out for his night lap


One of my fave pics of the day (even though it's blurry!) -- mp3 rolling in from another lap


steviebfromtheoc looking quite happy, BEFORE the race...


PassatBoy101 looking like he's headed to the beach for the day


Not EVERYONE was happy. Our Wrench Dave, appearing to be taking out the trash


Trizz also looking happy before the heat (and the race) set in


Our Man, Jason Ranoa!!!


12 Hours of Temecula Bike Race


Willie with Paul from Ellsworth


Willie hanging in the crowd before race time


Apparently, THE MAN to beat (hey, Mario!! He's right there to your right!!)


surlygal making her way down to the race start, with Penny in tow


And they are off!! -- 9AM SHARP!!


Willie during the parade lap


Pho'dUp looking quite chuffed to be slogging it through the sand during the parade lap


More pics to follow in Big Photo Post #2, below...

 

Great looking shots Shudder! You've got talent, your photo of me also picked up my disc brake rotor brand on my leg, and the duct tape I had covering the hole in my shoes. That's how I roll..

You rock dude.

 

Big Photo Post #2

Willie in his Team Mata gear for the very first time


A slightly more sedate version (he doesn't look nearly so happy, does he?... Hm. I wonder if his dad told him to f***ing stop it with the goofball hand signing...)


dubjay looking just fine before cranking out all those laps


1x1clyde headed to the pool (or perhaps the end of yet another lap)


A Racer


Steve sez, "Get me a towel!!!"


springrubber and Patches between laps


Willie rolls in from lap 1 looking like it is hot out there


Takin' a much needed sit down


Luke, again, this time climbing that first initial big hill across the grass (he barely made it!!!)...


Greg on some ST out there


Sadly, I got none of Kyle (PassatBoy101) out on the track, but here's one of him rolling in. Hey, he still looks happy...


Our gang in the pit -- Justin, Nam, Traci, and Neil taking a break


Mario comes in from a lap, and immediately gets his bike stolen...


Shhhhhhhh... I think Dave is ASLEEEEEEP...


Pho'dUp wrestling with the ruts


springrubber comin' through


Trizz finds his line in the sand


Wendy Skean, winner of the 60+ category riding the line in pink and green, baby!!!


Luke finds my lens again


More pics in Big Photo Post #3, to follow...

 

Big Photo Post #3

Allison whistles while she works (it really did look that easy for her!)


Is that Luke, again?!?! Yep -- this time workin' the freshly manicured ruts


Allison looking very happy to be headed out on yet another of her laps...


Another one of my arty-farty pics -- but I dig how much speeeeed it shows, even if it is crappy


Willie sez, "I'm done with pics, dad!"


Willie with the Ellsworth gang after the race, them showing off their Moment


Willie sportin' metal -- he won the Junior Solo category with his 3 and 3/4 laps (yeah, he bonked ut there and came in, so lost a lap that he'd nearly finished...)


And, saving the best for last, of course...

Traci and Madeline (and Dave...) -- I'M SORRY -- IT WASN'T MY FAULT -- DAVE MAAAAADE ME DO IT!!!!


On Sunday morning after wwe packed up camp, I took Toby out the course and up the Dam Climb. This was my first time on my bike since Hurkey Creek. Arm still hurts for sure, but is definitely on the mend.

Toby in DA HOUSE!!!


And that is it, folks. Hope you likey. It was yet another fantastic event, and we so enjoyed ourselves. Good times.

What a great Father's Day Weekend!

shud

 

Michael - great photos as always. Thank you for taking the time to go through them all and edit/upload

 

AWESOME!! Thanks for posting. :clap::clap:

Looks like I'm gonna hit up mmcphoto.com to get a few hi-res for printing. =)

Great meeting you.