Garbo DH - Anyone know the course yet?

[shonky]

... spill the beans.

[FlipFantasia]

I've heard rumors, but I'm not sharing

[gooch]

I know it's gonna be downhill....oops, I've said too much

[shonky]

I've heard rumors, but I'm not sharing

Look into my eyes... you're feeling sleepy...

:dizzy: :dizzy:

You want to tell us the course...

[jzogaris]

http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=98323 maybe a quick search down half the first page would prevent from another thread...

[shonky]

maybe a quick search down half the first page would prevent from another thread...

True, but my thread is better.

[the Master Plan Dan]

I know it's gonna be downhill....oops, I've said too much

YOU RUINED IT!

[gooch]

YOU RUINED IT!

I'm gonna go scope it out tommorow

[the Master Plan Dan]

I'm gonna go scope it out tommorow

Oh... well... in that case... carry on, nothing to see here!

[Aeropusher]

what day is the Garbo DH?

[gooch]

what day is the Garbo DH?

I think we've given away too much already

[Aeropusher]

I think we've given away too much already

freedom hater

[jzogaris]

if you pm me the course ill give you rep!!

[gooch]

if you pm me the course ill give you rep!!

you think you can buy my favours so easily?

[jzogaris]

you think you can buy my favours so easily?

haha yes i do

[FlipFantasia]

I know something you don't know

[FlipFantasia]

and no, I won't spill the beans, I'm sure the last thing they want is people poaching stuff that isn't ready yet....

[shonky]

and no, I won't spill the beans, I'm sure the last thing they want is people poaching stuff that isn't ready yet....

AHA! The cunning trail pixies have hatched a plan!

Sweet. Hopefully I won't have to work out the racing line down Goat's Gulley... the "fast line" off the side of the bridge looks a little too spicy for me!

[jzogaris]

i heard its going to be going down three parts of new trail but shouldnt these sections be complete? i mean garbo dh is only 9 days away...and ill still rep if you tell me everything besides the unfinished trails :)

[Cammm]

and no, I won't spill the beans, I'm sure the last thing they want is people poaching stuff that isn't ready yet....

care to say if the new trails are technical like goats gully. or little tech lots of pedeling like bear mtn.

[Cammm]

and you pm the race course ill rep u 2 lol

[FlipFantasia]

nope, I haven't seen it as I'm still not riding, but I have heard some things, they'll unveil it when they're ready

[motorp]

OS to the new trail to OS to the Step Up on Dave Murray to the new trail to Bear Cub to the new trail to Bear Cub to In Deep to the new trail to Duffman to GT to WCS to Ho Chi Min to MH and finish. Confused?

[jzogaris]

seems as if motorp gets the rep na na na na na... tom are these trails pretty much complete crankworx is coming up really fast

[jzogaris]

o ya thought i might wanna add in how screwed i am, not only is that the longest and most tiring line but i havent even ridden half the trails the course is gonna be new to me

[motorp]

o ya thought i might wanna add in how screwed i am, not only is that the longest and most tiring line but i havent even ridden half the trails the course is gonna be new to me

If you ride OS, you have ridden most of it on the upper section. Duffman is known to everyone.

[bowen rocks]

not too confused, sounds like it would make a good run, i would rather have a super long air DH style like freight train into dirst mechaint or angary pirate into a-line or crab apple hits into the rest of a-line into lower a-line into glc drops

[motorp]

I think that we are staying mostly on single track for the Garbo DH. In a way its safer - less speed and air, and more like a DH. Enter the Air DH for jumps.

[jzogaris]

If you ride OS, you have ridden most of it on the upper section. Duffman is known to everyone.

unfortunatley ive ridden upper OS once on opening garbo so it didnt necessarily look like trail as much river and i have to say ive never ridden duffman before haha the 21st im gonna train all day tho, im set on the lower part just dont know any of the garbo sections

[motorp]

unfortunatley ive ridden upper OS once on opening garbo so it didnt necessarily look like trail as much river and i have to say ive never ridden duffman before haha the 21st im gonna train all day tho, im set on the lower part just dont know any of the garbo sections

Get up there. That's the best riding on the mountain

[jzogaris]

is the course gonna be marked the day before for training?

[motorp]

It will be marked for the official training sessions.

[axisofevelknievel]

Are the new sections permanent or will they be open just for Crankworx like the one section on Fantastic last year?

[bcbud]

holy new trail, there is so much ski run up on that side its hard to make one line, sounds like a burner for sure, good times to start the weekend.....

[Cammm]

i have a feeling im gunna like this race. exept if its in boiling tempretures.

[motorp]

Are the new sections permanent or will they be open just for Crankworx like the one section on Fantastic last year?

Some will stay and become the blue trail that everyone has been asking for.

[Cammm]

not too confused, sounds like it would make a good run, i would rather have a super long air DH style like freight train into dirst mechaint or angary pirate into a-line or crab apple hits into the rest of a-line into lower a-line into glc drops

i think they should have a trail stright down the middle of the mountain.

[bcbud]

i have a feeling im gunna like this race. exept if its in boiling tempretures.


Last year we froze our nutz off at the top, I would rather it be warm this time round......

[joemosq]

I am thinking about heading up this weekend with some friends from out of town. I realize that it will extremly busy with the Crankworx festivities kicking off but does anyone who works at the mountain know how the training for the Garbo DH will affect the riding on the upper mountain for general public. Will certain trails and/or sections of trails be closed. If so, what specifically will be closed and at what times?

Thanks in advance for any helpful info.

[Cammm]

Last year we froze our nutz off at the top, I would rather it be warm this time round......

yeah but i was up there like 1week and a half after garbo opened and it was already hot. so yeah i guess its better to be warm that cold but just not to hot so we dont sweat our balls off !!

[Cammm]

I am thinking about heading up this weekend with some friends from out of town. I realize that it will extremly busy with the Crankworx festivities kicking off but does anyone who works at the mountain know how the training for the Garbo DH will affect the riding on the upper mountain for general public. Will certain trails and/or sections of trails be closed. If so, what specifically will be closed and at what times?

Thanks in advance for any helpful info.

my guess is that pritty much everything is open expt the race course obviously. just they will have course marshals where there is a section where u have to cut threw the course to get to the next trail and they will let u go under the rope.

[Tuumbaq]

my guess is that pritty much everything is open expt the race course obviously. just they will have course marshals where there is a section where u have to cut threw the course to get to the next trail and they will let u go under the rope.

by pretty much everything you mean THE ONLY other trail for now?!Unless If they do come up with a new trails soon ,I'm afraid you wont have too many options to start with...

[bcbud]

So I rode much of the course today in the rain cause its not supposed to stop, it is taped somewhat, after the of OS instead of heading up hill and riding down beside Shalemaster, we head down Orange Peel for a wee bit and into the trail to the Treefort, then through the tunnel and down to the hip, there was no tape down GG and I didn't see any more til In Deep, which is super fun right now in the the muck and super slimey roots. Are we heading down the triple hump? Yeehaw. Lower In Deep was closed otherwise I think we are heading down there to Duffman......oh it was foggy and rainy and really wet, gonna be a sloppy race.....and the lower course is good too, Monkey Hands has seen some work.....

[jzogaris]

So I rode much of the course today in the rain cause its not supposed to stop, it is taped somewhat, after the of OS instead of heading up hill and riding down beside Shalemaster, we head down Orange Peel for a wee bit and into the trail to the Treefort, then through the tunnel and down to the hip, there was no tape down GG and I didn't see any more til In Deep, which is super fun right now in the the muck and super slimey roots. Are we heading down the triple hump? Yeehaw. Lower In Deep was closed otherwise I think we are heading down there to Duffman......oh it was foggy and rainy and really wet, gonna be a sloppy race.....and the lower course is good too, Monkey Hands has seen some work.....

is the race course heading into goats gully? i thought tom said bear cub...and yes it will be very sloppy

[kevman]

All I can say is it's tear off time...15-20 mins in that kind of muck is going to be interesting...

[bcbud]

GARBANZO ENDURO DH
Saturday, July 21 10am - 8pm Training (open course)
Sunday, July 22 10:30am - 12pm Training (closed course - only registered competitors)
12:30pm - 5:30pm Race
6pm Award Ceremony at Monster Main Stage
Course: Start: Original Sin to Oange Peel. Proceed down a new section on the ski run (prior to the hike a bike section on Original Sin). Re-enter Original Sin via a new section and continue until the step up before the entrance to Goat's Gully. Proceed down Dave Murray ski run until the top of the Towel Bowl. Cut under the rock into a new section of trail that will connect with In Deep. Cross there towards top of Weasel to Mid Station and connect with Duffman. Proceed on Duffman until Golden Triangle, World Cup Singletrack, Ho Chi Min, Lower Easy Does It, Monkey Hands to finish (over a new feature at bottom, not the GLC drops).
Format: One run.

Apparently I got lost, hope its better marked tomorrow, it was foggy today....

[motorp]

GARBANZO ENDURO DH
Saturday, July 21 10am - 8pm Training (open course)
Sunday, July 22 10:30am - 12pm Training (closed course - only registered competitors)
12:30pm - 5:30pm Race
6pm Award Ceremony at Monster Main Stage
Course: Start: Original Sin to Oange Peel. Proceed down a new section on the ski run (prior to the hike a bike section on Original Sin). Re-enter Original Sin via a new section and continue until the step up before the entrance to Goat's Gully. Proceed down Dave Murray ski run until the top of the Towel Bowl. Cut under the rock into a new section of trail that will connect with In Deep. Cross there towards top of Weasel to Mid Station and connect with Duffman. Proceed on Duffman until Golden Triangle, World Cup Singletrack, Ho Chi Min, Lower Easy Does It, Monkey Hands to finish (over a new feature at bottom, not the GLC drops).
Format: One run.

Apparently I got lost, hope its better marked tomorrow, it was foggy today....
As of yesterday, the course has changed. The new section around Bear Cub is not going to work out due to all of the rain. It is freshly machined and turned into soup. Therefore, we will run the course as is above this section and and use Bear Cub, then instead of heading back to Creekside Mid and having a lame race, it will go down In Deep to Containers and then the normal route.
It will be challenging, especially in the wet, but better than racing on a bunch of lame roads.

[kevman]

Rad! I wasn't too pleased when I heard about all the "lame roads" we had to ride down. Now I just have to figure out that chundery right hand turn on bear cub beside goats gully....

[jzogaris]

tom do you know if there are any prizes for 13-15 category? if theres a set of tires in the jackpot i might let of the breaks a bit more;)

[Cammm]

o sweet in deep in the wet. thats gunna be a toughy to get down fast in the wet. i can already imagine me on the rock gardin.

[motorp]

tom do you know if there are any prizes for 13-15 category? if theres a set of tires in the jackpot i might let of the breaks a bit more;)

Not sure what the prizes are. Sorry.

[bcbud]

I am being a pussy and pulled out of the race tomorrow, its just too nasty, and I have 2 more races this week, hope it dries out some....

[bryce mcl]

I just rode the course and my god- I am scared. That is the most challenging course I have ever ridden.

[Sharon]

Good luck guys!

Don't worry about your brakes, you won't need them...

[Cooper]

This will be interesting! I havent been on here in a while so this may have already been asked but, these new trails will be open for everyone after the race, or were they just made for this?

[Cammm]

the course was pritty brutal apsolutly everything was detroyed, and some of the better line were not alloud to be ridden . pritty stoked top take 2nd in 16 - 19

[wa90]

Got a few pics of the race from the off camber corner on Monkey Hands today. Loads of riders made it out despite the slop up top. Amazing to see how fast some people really are. Anyway, check out the writeup and pics here:

http://www.chocolatefoot.co.uk/journal/wa/archives/2007/07/000441-the_crankies.html

Happy with this shot of Sam Hill pinning it, with Lopes chasing:
http://www.chocolatefoot.co.uk/journal/media/07/07/whistler/hill_lopes_garbo_DH_400.jpg

I got a few more, I'll fling up a link to the others when I get a sec in case any of them are of you lot.

[Sharon]

Sam Hill caught up to Lopes!

He had the fasted time 14:3?

That's stupid fast in those conditions!

[the Master Plan Dan]

Yeah that was stupid fast...

Great event...

Great weekend.. now just waiting for Thursday to come real fast!

[newgirl]

Sam Hill was 14:25.


a machine.

[shonky]

Sam Hill was 14:25.


a machine.

It's unbelievable how fast he goes. Rain and mud doesn't even have an effect on him!

I'm not sure if it's safe to say this out loud but...

I think he may be an alien.

[paul]

There's a bunch of good pics and some audio from the race up on Littermag.

[Cvripper]

results??

[FlipFantasia]

a few of my pics......I need to learn more about shooting in crappy conditions, some good ones, a lot of crap too though....
http://picasaweb.google.com/toddhellinga/CrankworxGarbanzoDH

http://www.dropmachine.com/media/data/500/DSC_0016.JPG

http://www.dropmachine.com/media/data/500/DSC_0046.JPG

http://www.dropmachine.com/media/data/500/DSC_0058.JPG

http://www.dropmachine.com/media/data/500/DSC_0140.JPG

must've sucked to get passed so close to the end....lopes
http://www.dropmachine.com/media/data/500/DSC_0143.JPG

[apeshape]

Aussie race machine in full effect. Sam is real fun to watch but I'm surprised those eyebrows don't cause drag.

[PT-Colin]

Heres my take on the experience.
http://blogs.nsmb.com/team/archives/2007/07/cranworx-2007early-days/#more-235

I like the pics.

[Sharon]

todd, third pic is cool.

Unbelievable that Sam Hill put a minute on Lopes!

[connor]

a few of my pics......I need to learn more about shooting in crappy conditions, some good ones, a lot of crap too though....
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must've sucked to get passed so close to the end....lopes


I'm pretty sure he passed Lopes, about 8-10min in. So Lopes just tailed him and poached his lines the whole way down..

[FlipFantasia]

I'm pretty sure he passed Lopes, about 8-10min in. So Lopes just tailed him and poached his lines the whole way down..

smart move! always easier following someones lines! :)

[Sharon]

results are up!

http://www.crankworx.com/results-2007/results.php?event=endurodh

[paul]

great pics FLIP!

[Lady Gravity]

holy shit danice is fast :| good on her!

[Cammm]

wtf i took home second and it shows im 3rd

[Hobzai]

I think he may be an alien.

LOL I actually posted the EXACT same thoughts on our local MTB forum after his 3rd in the deluge at Champery.

Had any power outages at Whistler when he gets on the bike? Strange lights at night around the IronHorse pit? :)

Props to ANYONE that races Garbo DH, though. I can't even begin to think of hanging on for that long.

[Cammm]

dang no pics of me . take it thats all ur pics ?

[FlipFantasia]

dang no pics of me . take it thats all ur pics ?

yeah, conditions were tough for a newb like me, and I got wet and muddy and cold......but martin at the kona tent lent me a coilair to cruise down the hill on and since it was my second time on a bike since my accident I went and shredded 3 laps in the park....so good to be riding again!