TVR Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Giants Ridge starts 01/21/2022. Normally I don't pay much attention to them, but this time I have a horse in the race.... If any of you guys have a good source for live timing, let me know. Best of luck to my son. If you watch it, route for him please, Michael Smith. This will be his first ever NorAm, as well as his first FIS race as he is finally old enough for this bracket, as he just turned 15. This is a tough year, more for me, as it is the first year I am not at every one of his races... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Bring your warmest clothes! It's gonna be cold, but GR has great snow. I'll be there on the hill doing the gate judge thing. I'll try and get some video. If it's his first FIS, be prepared for humbling experience. It's a big step up from USASA. Any other Carrabassett Valley racers coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 34 minutes ago, bigwavedave said: Any other Carrabassett Valley racers coming? Not sure... Michael is now with the Steamboat team... I know the CVA team came up to Howellsen back in November, but no idea who will be doing NorAms .... All new year as even some of the fixtures like Dan Wagner (Steven D. Berry Jr.) are going to be absent, so it is a whole new flock it would seem.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 I remember seeing CVA jackets at the Buck RTTC in 2019? Maybe that was your guy Berry? If the race was still at Buck Hill you could watch it all on their webcam. No cams on the race hill at Giant's Ridge but they have enough hill to set both PGS & PSL, where Buck can only do PSL. Do you know if Thedo is traveling with the SSWSC for the Giant's race? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, bigwavedave said: Do you know if Thedo is traveling with the SSWSC for the Giant's race? He is on the plane as we speak.... Mike and him are coming in from DEN and in the air right now.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Some familiar names in here. 28 competitors.... Start List for tomorrow :: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Livetiming link:https://www.live-timing.com/race2.php?r=227594 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Livetiming broke.... but my son made qualifiers... I don't know what position.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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inkaholic Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Thanks for posting this @TVR Keeping an eye on my old athlete Steve MacCutcheon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TVR Posted January 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Entire GS race post qualifier:https://www.facebook.com/GTeamMN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Super cold today for the SL race... Hopefully livetiming works:https://www.live-timing.com/race2.php?r=227864 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 @TVR Your son did really well for first big race. I follow him on IG now. ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted January 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Thanks man.... I have some takeaways from the races... Looking over the results, it seems there are 5 'blocks' the competitors fit into. Each block seems to be separated by a few seconds combined from the block next.. It seems the top three blocks "always" qualify. Mike seems to be in block 3. His groups are those who are consistent and qualify, but get knocked out next round when up against block 2 and block 1. Guys like Miles Silverman are block 2 and guys like Dylan Udolf are block 1. Everett McEwan even at 50 is still a block 2 level competitor. Some don't like the guy, but that is still impressive all the same. Mikes next goals or the measure of progress will be to be able to beat Miles and Everett. Lofty goals, but now he has and knows where the bar is set. Looking at these guys and their equipment, this isn't the issue. Mike just needs to step up that ladder and be consistent in block two, like he is consistent in block 3 now. Can he do it is the next mystery to be solved..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Another raced is today and tomorrow in this series. For those interested, there is live timing as well as live video feed for this. LiveTiming: https://www.live-timing.com/race2.php?r=230151 LiveFeed: https://www.sswsc.org/events/RTTC Lets see how this goes today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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