Rock Shox Golden State Downhill #2 @ Woodward West

Any other girls in the LA area going? Want to car pool/practice/share a room? I already have a room there. I want to drive up early Saturday to practice. Have the room Saturday night only. PM me if interested.

Thanks!

 

Is WW open to the public this date???

 

Only the DH race course is going to be open.

 

The race course will be fine for me, I'll hit anything....

 

Woodward is awesome, which means Woodward West has to be awesome...I'm staying tuned in for this.

 

The past 2 years they have opened up Hanger 18 for both Friday and Saturday night for $10(fri) and $20(sat). Hanger 18 is their main indoor skate park. Im guessing it will be open to ride this year also.

Looking forward to this race. Even if im not racing I still like to ride the course and the hanger. Also I finally get to use mu new camera.



Seems like a slight thread hijack in progress. Hope the OP gets their answer.

 

I was not overly impressed with the Woodward course for last race it was DESTROYED half way through first day of practice there. Sad part is there is a ton of cool stuff they could have used. The hangar was quite cool though and would have loved to been able to ride. Hopefully they build a better DH course but I dont see myself driving up for that race this year.

 

The first Woodward race last year was better I think. A little longer I believe.
I think I had read somewhere that Woodward is offering a MTB summer camp now. If that's the case, I hope the DH course will be a little nicer this year.

 

I think the reason we cant have a course that hits the fun stuff at woodward it for insurance reasons. I remember hearing something about the waver/insurance not covering the woodward DH obstacles. (jumps/ladders/drops).

 

they have done a summer DH camp for the last 3 years, I don't think this will help the course.... I think they do pretty well for what they have to work with....and not being able to use any "man made" features....

 

i will definitely be there, as saturday is my 17th birthday! woot (darn, i feel like i'm geting older, i'm starting to understand why people say theyre getting old)
I'm looking for someone to carpool/split a room with. Pm Sent.

 

I May be going, I dont know yet. We will decide hear in the next week or two

 

I have never been to one of these races, however, I will be deciding whether or not I will be able to make here in the next couple of weeks indeed. Therefore I am down to split a room with some peeps as needed.

 

I was up there about 4 weeks ago, and I stopped to talk two them about the up coming race, they told me they had done a bunch a work to the dh course already but it did not look like it.

What else they might plan to do I dont know. They also told me that there is no on sight camping or room for campers and what not. So where to stay other than the lodge I dont know.

Not to be a downer I got kinda bummed when I went there to check it out.
I would like to race this one but with out camping and what not I dont think funding will allow it.

Hope to maybe see ya guys there but if not good luck, and have fun.

P.s I have not done the race there, I would appreciate if some one could fill me in, but after walking the hill there the runs seem ever shorter than fontana. How long is the average race run?

 

I would say its longer plus no wall. I only practiced the second race last year it wasnt technical, I remember on drop a handful jumps and lots of lose blown out turns. It was fun that day but that was also only 2nd time on a DH bike looking back it was not all that.

 

both times i have raced there, runs are about 70 seconds.
remember its a 2 run format.

 

May bring the Hardtail....

 

jeff bring both, worse case scenario you use the hardtail for the hanger and foam pit...

 

Sucks the camping is no-go!! It can't be that expensive to pay for a hotel when a *few* share the room.

I'll be there because i'm racing the series - So I guess that means I don't get to choose what course suits me best - instead I get to ride all sorts of courses and try my best at all of them (there is only 4 & it's best of 4, so i'm racing all 4).

See everyone in a few weeks

ps - isn't this course kinda like Sea Otter's just not as long less the uphill pedaling??

 

The funny part is the foam pit is main reason I would go:lol: