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Kit of the day award!

This guys wins my "Awesome Kit of the Day" award, oh and matching paint on the bike too!!

Photo by Sharky
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Sharky said:
All photo links:
http://www.socaltrailriders.org/for...hotos-2009-fontana-national-5.html#post504568

I added the last of the albums with Beg/Sport DH race post any pics I should post some up tomorrow.
This was one of the most fun races to hang at all year see ya next time!:)
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Here's another photographer who was out there last weekend.

http://www.wmsmithphoto.com/gallery/7773075_U64w7/1/503061931_Ck945#503061931_Ck945

Fantastic quality. They are organized numerically by plate number.

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yeah brandon, you are a HUGE sandbagger. you moved up a class and still got 4th #-o

I shoulda raced. even if I got 2 seconds slower than bflo I woulda been 1st in my class :-k

congrats to everybody though :bang:
 
Bryguy17 said:
yeah brandon, you are a HUGE sandbagger. you moved up a class and still got 4th #-o

I shoulda raced. even if I got 2 seconds slower than bflo I woulda been 1st in my class :-k

congrats to everybody though :bang:
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I love to pick on Bflo as much as anyone but I think he is in the right class in sport. He would have got killed in jr ex. Its a huge step up. He would have been 25th and almost 20 seconds behind 1st place. I mean the fastest Jr Ex would have just missed the Pro podium.
 
mfoga said:
I love to pick on Bflo as much as anyone but I think he is in the right class in sport. He would have got killed in jr ex. Its a huge step up. He would have been 25th and almost 20 seconds behind 1st place. I mean the fastest Jr Ex would have just missed the Pro podium.
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And Justin, [the kid who won jr. ex] is one fast kid.. He is looking to be invited to a world cup this year.. He's an insane rider, wouldn't be suprised to see him in pro next year :bang:
 
mfoga said:
I love to pick on Bflo as much as anyone but I think he is in the right class in sport. He would have got killed in jr ex. Its a huge step up. He would have been 25th and almost 20 seconds behind 1st place. I mean the fastest Jr Ex would have just missed the Pro podium.
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but it was a split course, so how can you compare times????
 
Dynamatt said:
And Justin, [the kid who won jr. ex] is one fast kid.. He is looking to be invited to a world cup this year.. He's an insane rider, wouldn't be suprised to see him in pro next year :bang:
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haha yeah Justin? He lives right by me and believe me there's no good riding around here. I don't know how he does it. His parents support him a lot though so that helps
 
Foesnasty said:
but it was a split course, so how can you compare times????
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Exactly, you cant compare times. I know the guy that got 3rd in my class 34+ expert and I was faster than him on both days by quite a bit, which PI$$e$ me off Id have had a good spot on podium. But to look at peeps I know like galegos in sport and it would be a different animal for them in expert/pro longer times. Galeg can ride though, definently has talent.

Either way it was a blast and unfortunently I didnt get to race but a career change is more benificial at this time and to those who raced Im jealous and congrats!!!
 
yeah, we know that, but it's still more fun to give him crap about it :lol:

and yeah, jr. ex scares me. they're that fast.
 
Dynamatt said:
And Justin, [the kid who won jr. ex] is one fast kid.. He is looking to be invited to a world cup this year.. He's an insane rider, wouldn't be suprised to see him in pro next year :bang:
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That's my friend Sheri's son (she's Firemom on STR) they have some big travel plans this year to hit up some of the bigger races maybe she'll chime in but he definitely has a career in the sport. Any word on the XC racer that broke his femur Saturday up top during his race. Donny almost called in a helivac. Anyone know him? I believe it was just past the DH start. I was told broken femur but daumn!!
Justin Wyche
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Wow broken Femur? How in the world did he do that in the XC race? Dh I could see it but in XC:?:, it takes a hell of a lot of force to break a femur. I know I saw Donny coming up in Rhino and then the Fire Dept just before DH start and though what the heck happened.
 
I think i am in the right spot in sport..
the jump to JR ex i think i would push myself too hard and get hurt..
with that said, i'm thinking about racing Jr Expert at sea otter of all places, since it doesnt count towards anything really..
we'll see if i even make it there and how much a day license would cost, etc etc.
 
mfoga said:
Wow broken Femur? How in the world did he do that in the XC race? Dh I could see it but in XC:?:, it takes a hell of a lot of force to break a femur. I know I saw Donny coming up in Rhino and then the Fire Dept just before DH start and though what the heck happened.
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We could see him from the top, it actually delayed our race just a bit. It looked to me like the XC course went down a little grante rock (maybe 4ft) maybe a bit steep and slippery from the sand. Remember they are riding little tiny tires compared to us. He took a tumble for sure since he was in the bushes off to the side of the section.

*This is just my perception as I was sitting at the gate watching the rescue waiting to take my race run.
 
surlygal said:
We could see him from the top, it actually delayed our race just a bit. It looked to me like the XC course went down a little grante rock (maybe 4ft) maybe a bit steep and slippery from the sand. Remember they are riding little tiny tires compared to us. He took a tumble for sure since he was in the bushes off to the side of the section.

*This is just my perception as I was sitting at the gate watching the rescue waiting to take my race run.
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Ahh just seemed odd as that a lot of force to break, it is the strongest bone in the body.

BFloFoxRider. said:
I think i am in the right spot in sport..
the jump to JR ex i think i would push myself too hard and get hurt..
with that said, i'm thinking about racing Jr Expert at sea otter of all places, since it doesnt count towards anything really..
we'll see if i even make it there and how much a day license would cost, etc etc.
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You cant race Cat 1 or Pro with a one day license Brandon. You can only get day license for Cat 2 and 3.
 

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