Race at the Ranch pictures

[oceanseyes]

so with nothing better to do because of a broken arm and seperated shoulder i decided that i would go and take some pictures of the races. if you raced and arnt in any of the pics i posted give me your plate number/bike you rode. so anyways here they are.

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[seand]

nice shots :)

[Wayne P]

Me - #34 on ghetto rigid and Demo 9 second run.

[Cammm]

is their a place that i can see what ever1 came in

[killick]

Me - #34 on ghetto rigid and Demo 9 second run.

ahah I saw you on the rigid. You were pinning it!

By the way does anyone know who the guy in the red shirt taking pictures was? He said he was going to post them on here.

[oceanseyes]

Me - #34 on ghetto rigid and Demo 9 second run.


sorry didnt manage to catch you. guess you were goin to fast for me ;)

[oceanseyes]

ahah I saw you on the rigid. You were pinning it!

By the way does anyone know who the guy in the red shirt taking pictures was? He said he was going to post them on here.

yep thats me. the jump pics are just uploading now

[atb]

#139, with bright green shorts.

and i was on the gray and white turner with green stickers.

[mkirk]

buddy with the rigid was beating half the people we saw! haha, it was hilarious

[oceanseyes]

#139, with bright green shorts.

and i was on the gray and white turner with green stickers.


guess i missed you too. i took 100 race pics. and if you think there was about 200 racers you got about a 50/50 chance.

[seand]

buddy with the rigid was beating half the people we saw! haha, it was hilarious

:lol:

Me - #34 on ghetto rigid and Demo 9 second run.

[Wayne P]

No I wasn't, it just looks faster when you're riding a bike like that! Although if my chain didn't fall off twice and I did'nt crash my time would've been close to that of when I was riding the Demo 9.

[Air Supplier]

those pics look great! I heard that the course was really flat with some uphill?

[big-ted]

132. Black dhr. Black shorts, black t-shirt, black D2, and bright blue disco slippers?

[connor]

132. Black dhr. Black shorts, black t-shirt, black D2, and bright blue disco slippers?

you forgot sandbaggin with us Novices... :P

I was also on a black DHR #176, grey shorts, blue jersey, blue gloves.

[.243rider]

#115 black trek session. You would have had plenty of time to get a photo of me!

[korbano]

those pics look great! I heard that the course was really flat with some uphill?

yeah in my oppinion it wasnt a good choice for a race but i didnt race so who cares what i think everybody else had fun haha

[sgarstin]

I like the pictures.
The course was good and had a lot of awesome turns. minus the pedaling sections at the top and finish. The last pedaling section is pretty much un-avoidable though. Maybe if the course started in the other direction down the hill into those good switchback berms it would have shortened it and made it funner.
Overall it was a good course for such a small hill. I just thought I would share my opinion.

[connor]

i never realized there were so many DH racer princesses out there.. It has a chain and pedals for a reason.. I thought the course was awesome, pretty easy, with lots of time to be made up/lost on the flats, if only I could corner better. Next year sounds like it'll be even better.

[the_undertaker]

did you get #159 on a norco team dh?

[Jaysin]

picture #12 looks like Danny Kolasko from vernon/Snap On

[Wayne P]

yeah in my oppinion it wasnt a good choice for a race but i didnt race so who cares what i think everybody else had fun haha


Suck it up! Would you rather have one less venue? We built this course for people to have a place to race and have fun.... and mostly for the development of new blood to the sport. It was not built for Elite riders. My favourite courses are steep fall line stuff that you'd question your sanity for riding it. That's not the BC Cup anymore.

And...

I have 4 little kids and my free time is worth a lot. So what do I do? Go build a course for people to race on. None of us who organized the event even ride bikes anymore (that race was my first ride in almost a year).

Maybe you should try it next year.

;)

Thanks to all the guys and gals who supported the cause.

[connor]

Suck it up! Would you rather have one less venue? We built this course for people to have a place to race and have fun.... and mostly for the development of new blood to the sport. It was not built for Elite riders. My favourite courses are steep fall line stuff that you'd question your sanity for riding it. That's not the BC Cup anymore.

And...

I have 4 little kids and my free time is worth a lot. So what do I do? Go build a course for people to race on. None of us who organized the event even ride bikes anymore (that race was my first ride in almost a year).

Maybe you should try it next year.

;)

Thanks to all the guys and gals who supported the cause.


Wayne Parsens is my Daddy

(note the spelling error)

[Timmigrant]

Wayne Parsens is my Daddy

(note the spelling error)

Yeah I :heart: Wayne Parsens.

[Splan]

Nice shots!

And the course was just fine in my opinion.

#36, Red Dark Cycles Scarab. Orange head on a black jersey.

[Lady Gravity]

the course was fine, i just suck at cornering. any shots of plate #111?

[yea ok!]

It has a chain and pedals for a reason..

its called DH for a reason

[connor]

its called DH for a reason

yeah and if you pedal it DownHill you will go faster.

:rolleyes:

[Wayne P]

its called DH for a reason

Come out and show us how its done.

Edit: The UCI allows for upwards of 5% uphill, we had probably 1% or less. It took Luke to go 1.6kms in 3 minutes. I'd say that's pretty quick.

[Beers.]

Suck it up! Would you rather have one less venue? We built this course for people to have a place to race and have fun.... and mostly for the development of new blood to the sport. It was not built for Elite riders. My favourite courses are steep fall line stuff that you'd question your sanity for riding it. That's not the BC Cup anymore.

And...

I have 4 little kids and my free time is worth a lot. So what do I do? Go build a course for people to race on. None of us who organized the event even ride bikes anymore (that race was my first ride in almost a year).

Maybe you should try it next year.

;)

Thanks to all the guys and gals who supported the cause.

woah woah..take it easy its just an opinion... I love that trail..but im to slow to race.

[sgarstin]

the 2 runs was a really good idea. I was talking to Tom Rose from Australia who was saying they had 2 runs back in Aus and it was better because you could pin it and not worry so much about crashing.

[Wayne P]

woah woah..take it easy its just an opinion... I love that trail..but im to slow to race.


Notice the ;)? That's because I'm not really serious.

[Midas]

So big question is... where was the cash purse for the pros with entry being same price as a CC and first place getting a CKD dvd.....

[Wayne P]

The cash purse was spent on getting you guys up the hill and running a smooth event. How do you think those shuttles were paid for? What about the first aid attendants? The timing guys? Do you have half a clue?

Seriously though, BC Cups aren't about paying out to the pros anymore, its about developing new racers into the sport. If anything, the focus was to be "paying out" it would be to beginners, in my opinion.

By the way, Leclerc gave us those vids.

Why did you not whine to our faces?

[Battlecat]

Sweet pics man, can I steal the shot of rider #12?

[korbano]

Suck it up! Would you rather have one less venue? We built this course for people to have a place to race and have fun.... and mostly for the development of new blood to the sport. It was not built for Elite riders. My favourite courses are steep fall line stuff that you'd question your sanity for riding it. That's not the BC Cup anymore.

And...

I have 4 little kids and my free time is worth a lot. So what do I do? Go build a course for people to race on. None of us who organized the event even ride bikes anymore (that race was my first ride in almost a year).

Maybe you should try it next year.

;)

Thanks to all the guys and gals who supported the cause.


haha it was just my opinion i didnt need a lecture its a great course no doubt but i just personaly wouldnt like to race it. ps i have tried it;) to you to

[oceanseyes]

so i looked through all the pics i had tryin to find some pictures of you guys and only came up with 2 possibly 3.
#159 on a team dh?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a282/snoopz666/race%20at%20the%20ranch/DSC01322.jpg
i dunno why this one wont post as a picture??^^^^ but there it is anyways


http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a282/snoopz666/race%20at%20the%20ranch/DSC01496.jpg
Heres lady Gravity
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a282/snoopz666/race%20at%20the%20ranch/DSC01351.jpg
and one random shot
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a282/snoopz666/race%20at%20the%20ranch/DSC01443.jpg
heres all the numbers i got just incase theres anyone else i might have caught.
3-4-5-10-12-14-15-16-17-18-19-21-23-24-27-35-40-42-43-48-52-57-63-68-69-71-82-85-123-126-127-129-151-163-164-165-168-169-182-184-189-191
i guess i missed alot. oh well maybe next time ill get alot more :)

[Wayne P]

That first shot (the one that won't post) is Timmy Coleman.

I see my head in the group shot. I feel special now.

[Aggy]

ooooooo i liike!!!

[Splan]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a282/snoopz666/race%20at%20the%20ranch/DSC01443.jpg


LOL

Check out that mini dude that's wearing his dads helmet! He would cry every time his parents tried to take it off. Pretty cute.

[Wayne P]

That's Graham Beatty's kid.

[dudski]

anyone that puts on a race is a stoned cold pimp.

[Lady Gravity]

thank for the pic!

[connor]

apparently this is you you "own the berm", must practice this for air DH..

Steve Smith pinning it. I still can't figure out how to do that at speed.. sick.

http://i1.pinkbike.com/photo/1362/pbpic1362212.jpg
by Tyler "Brule" Maine

there are some more in his PB album..

[big-ted]

:eek2:

Awesome...

[jake13]

Looks like a fun race, but i am suprised more people didn't opt to race on a shorter travel rig or maybe a rear semi-slick. Looks smooth enough that you might be able to get away with it. I could be wrong though.

[sgarstin]

i rode with a semi slick. not many people have a short travel dh bike, and if they do they probably are freeride huckers who dont race.

[Wayne P]

Small bikes weren't really that much of an advantage, maybe a second or two at the line. If you were fit, a big bike would be quick.

Next year you won't recognize the course with all the changes we're planning. Might not even be the same trail.

[scottvelez]

Nice shots.
I've been out of the sport for a while, so it's good to see some race shots again!

thanks!

[Darryl]

Any chance you got #32 on a black Shocker, red helmet?

[oceanseyes]

Any chance you got #32 on a black Shocker, red helmet?

no sorry the only ones i have are the ones i listed at the end of my last post.
the only slip posibility is this one. i see the red helmet but cant tell what bike.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a282/snoopz666/race%20at%20the%20ranch/DSC01319.jpg

[Darryl]

No , but thanks anyways