Bubba Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Was wondering who was planning on attending. Knee hurts, shoulder is toast, but am looking forward to utilizing my "chin stop". Had some friends at Welch this weekend who saw Trent and Bobble, any issues? See you on Sunday. Kenton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I'm going to do it, but I'm torn whether to ride or ski. I don't think I'm fit enough to do the double act again BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 ... Had some friends at Welch this weekend who saw Trent and Bobble, any issues? See you on Sunday. no issues. life is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 i sent in my pre-registration on saturday. i'll be there. -trent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'll be there. I'm not competing, just riding...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebionicman Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'll be there as a spectator. I think I need to improve my skill before I try to do any competitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'm out...cyclocross national champs in KC. http://www.kccrossnationals.com/ My race is on Sat (Master's), so I suppose I could drive back. I'm a definite maybe...but probably not. Looks like a blast. What track wins..the narrow and fast or the wide and slow? K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 ....should be represented by approx 10 riders. Just one older adult rider (17) plus coaches. always a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Will be there! Still trying to convince Mrs Scuff to race too. Just talking with ski-racers on the lift, quite a few have heard or are interested in the event.. Might be a larger turnout than two years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 just pulled this off the carving cup site. That's pretty cool for a skier BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'll be there. I'm not competing, just riding...... Oh come on Doug, it's fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Oh come on Doug, it's fun! Sorry, I don't use fun and competition in the same sentence, unless it has a motor..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 If you're not racing - bring your cowbell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 If you're not racing - bring your cowbell! ... and a video camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Forecast is for heavy snow. That was like the first year. Just hope we don't get the uphill wind as well. I seem to remember it was more a matter of who could balance on edge at slow speed :( BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 ... and a video camera. Not with the weather it looks like we are going to have....... They can't make up there mind if it is going to snow or (Eeek) rain..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Check with the course-setter - If there is heavy snowfall they might be asking for volunteers to help slip the different lines of the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hardbooters 14 Breakdown: 10 racing, 3 freecarver/supporters and 1 in skier-mode. Weather: Raining. Overcast. Blah. Gosh we're a devoted bunch... Big thanks go to Buck Hill/Tammy for not canceling - Was great to have support, commentary on the PA system, courseworkers/slippers, updated times on the big screen. Even though this event has been cursed by the elements THREE TIMES now.. it was still, I think, the best carving cup to date. (Next year, maybe an evening race??) Also big props to Super-Dave (a.k.a. Speedzilla - a.k.a. "Holmy") for setting a wicked-fun course that was not only challenging to ride, but didn't favor one line over the others. Results: Mens SB 17+ 1- Joe 2 - Patrick 3 - Karl 4 - Trent 5 - Dave 6 - Greg 7 - Mark SB 11-16 1 - Thomas 2 - Meghan 3 - Zach 4 - Lizz 5 - Alex Women SB 17+ 1 - Jessie Mens Ski 17+ 1 - Reed 2 - BobD 3 - Rick Jonah - 1st in SB 10> Claire - 1st in Ski 11-16 Sophie - 1st in Ski 10> Ben - would love to see video footage - esp. of Jessie's spin-out. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedzilla Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I had a blast today, thanks to everyone that came out. There was a mention of trying to pull off another carving cup in the Spring! (Although, I'm pretty sure we need to ban the Kesslers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 .....as it was so much fun to watch. Speedzilla, please let Tammy and her staff know how much we all appreciate what they did. I didn't see how many people were at the start area, but from below it seemed like there were just as many employees involved today as there were riders. Very, very well done. As Scuff noted, the screen and announcing made all the difference. Everyone involved did an excellent job. We'll try to get more people there next time. Hopefully they will consider a spring event. Thanks everyone for all the fun today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 yes! big props to buck hill for having a great event, despite the weather. i'm still laughing that dave and i kept thinking we were fighting over 3rd place. we knew the 2 silver surfers had us beat easily (karl and joe), but i forgot there was a 3rd under patrick's feet. and i kept watching patrick rip in course, checked out his td3's a few times, talked to matt a couple of times, and was even told he was racing in the 17+ group. but i still forgot about him until they gave him the silver! i know, i'm dumb. next time, i've got to trash talk to patrick as much as i do karl, joe, and dave. maybe then i'll remember he's about to kick my ass! nice work y'all! -trent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobble Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 i didn't capture much video footage. my battery died prematurely. not the best quality. oh well. having problems with my laptop. for some reason i get "dropped frames" on some of the clips. it took me a couple tries to get the clips to upload into the laptop. the clip of dave has dropped frames. when i uploaded it the camera would abort right where you see the noise towards the finish of the run. as i was trying to resolve the dropped frames my laptop flaked out and wouldn't connect to the web. then i tried my back-up pc and that was having problems. after several reboots of the laptop, the router, the modem, the backup, everything seems to be working. so, i got one of dave, karl, bob, ben posted here on youtube. i'll try to put a few more up tomorrow or the next day, provided that i can make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powell1.8 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Sounds like a I missed out on a great time. I wish I could have been there. I can trash talk with the best of them. I may not have the racing down, but I'm well versed in the trash talk arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Definately, a big thankyou to Buckhill. It was a blast despite the weather. The organisation was very good and the attitude of all the staff made for a very relaxing atmosphere. Also, what a great bunch of people to spend a day with. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkey Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 i'm still laughing that dave and i kept thinking we were fighting over 3rd place. we knew the 2 silver surfers had us beat easily (karl and joe), but i forgot there was a 3rd under patrick's feet. and i kept watching patrick rip in course, checked out his td3's a few times, talked to matt a couple of times, and was even told he was racing in the 17+ group. but i still forgot about him until they gave him the silver! Patrick was very humbled today....new board, boots and bindings....too much at one time. He's tall - but he's just not ready for a 185 board yet. :) Watching everyone else blowing away his score, he went back to his SL board for the forth run and dropped the "go fast" line and starting carving wide. It took him until the very last run to dial it in. Good edges seemed to matter as the course deteriorated. Not sure we got the wax right for the conditions. JoeD and Scuff were best most consistently, but everyone had very good runs. Things would have been very different if the race didn't go all the way to six runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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