Gopher Dunes slop fest and carnage pt2
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- More random bits from yesterday's race.
Morning classes from Saturday of the 2024 Off-road Ontario Gopher Dunes XC double header. This year was WAY more single track than in previous years and although the weather was great, the heavy rain from the previous day and night left most of the course very wet and swampy. Deep ruts plus slippery mud and sticky mud made it more of a survival challenge than a race and a real slop fest. Last year I did ten laps in two hours; this year I struggled to do two laps in 2 1/2 hours. Quite a few bikes didn't make it out of the woods and several had to get towed out of extremely deep ruts. I managed to complete the race without any assistance but it was a real shit show and I didn't bring diapers!
My GoPro kept overheating and shutting off and then stopped for good so I don't have a lot of video but I can do a full lap in consecutive pieces if anyone wants to see that.
bet the organizers were laughing their asses off at all the novice and lower classes......great job
lol no thank you Sir way to much mud for me
It was too much for me too. It would have been better for me to have done today's race instead like Mike L. He did really with with 2nd in class and 15th overall out of >100!
Did you ride SCORRA today?
@@mdsnrr sure did...orr lake just Rob and I
@@donnelly1979 Check out this guy's video: ua-cam.com/video/6CQQu3TJSh0/v-deo.html
Commentator or racer??? Or just a course obstacle? Was this a race or just a practice trail ride?
@MrMSScott It was a race. It was pretty tough going so it was more of a survival test against the course this year than a race against the other people. Last year's race was more typical. My first two laps from last year with voice-over commentary is at: ua-cam.com/video/9IYuNvyFcho/v-deo.html .
I also managed to touch poison ivy somewhere and the then rub my eye. I still have a rash around my left eye and the eyelid is still partially swollen. Benedryl is helping and hopefully the itching and swelling will subside soon.
Just go! Stopping all the time kills your momentum.
Better chance of getting through on the gas up on the pegs.
My head knows that but my 60+ body gets tied out and disagrees with my head. LOL The one advantage though of going slower on the first lap is that I was able to pick better lines and not get burried in the deepest ruts. This year's race was much tougher than last year's and didn't have the open streches to catch your breath and relax your muscles.
2:15 next time reconnect the broken tape….?
It doesn't just reattach once it's broken and it wouldn't be long enough to tie the broken ends together. Plus, if they're ignoring the multiple arrows, the remaining tape that is still clearly visible, and me pointing and telling them, then they are cutting the course on purpose and new tape wouldn't help.
❤😊❤@@mdsnrr
I ride dirt bikes🎉
Great! It's great outdoor activity and you meet lots of nice people.
Next time you decide to take a break durring a race how about doing it off the main race line...
That's what I tried to do if I was physically able. What time are you referring to?
If you're referring to 1:22 then you don't know what you're talking about. I'm at the extreme edge of a very wide trail section. I wasn't even close to blocking a main line or anyone's path or line of sight.