Peel Out 2013 – 2

Good morning race fans!  After another great Chimney Lake party, it’s time to Super D.

Super D and Jer-Can were the only entrants in the hotly contested tandem category.

They finished one, two, with Super T taking the win by half a bike length.

A million laughs…I know.

Racing was fun.  I fulfilled my role admirably today as pack filler, and Barb had a great run as well.  Afterwards, we went go-karting.

Then it was time to slay an Ice and head to Desous.

Such a sick day, I think we’ll just have to ride Godspeed.

Here’s a bunch of nice ones on the sand chutes.  Check out this one of Jer and Mr. Moon.

Super T.

Seth (and Mr. Moon again).

Krow.

Tara

…and Ian.

After a quick gap (with Mitch)…

…it was time to drop in to the waterfall.

I skipped this one.  The Stumpy did great on this trail, but this line is burly.  Maybe next time.

Some creepy moments with Seth…

Mitch’s dad was shuttling the van back down, and we got a bit bored waiting so we thought we’d trundle a few rocks.

Oops, we got a bit outta hand.  As it turns out, we were in the wrong spot anyway.

Everyone else was waiting down here.

It was fun hanging out and all, but we had to get back for the Shred Kelly show.

I think the Puddle crowd kind of caught the band off guard, but they reacted well.  When the entire room gets up and starts Given’ Er on the first song, I imagine it’s easy to get stoked as a performer.

You can still get Iced though.

Oh no, it’s a half naked schnitzel on stage.  I think the party is over.

OK, one more fire jump and it’s over.

Wait…where’s Monica?  Fire jumps just aren’t the same without Sparky.

 

Some more pics and info on the festivities here:

Super D Recap

Super D Photos

Puddle Peel Out – 4

We’re gonna end this like we started it, with a triple crown mission on Desous.

Different order at least.  We’re firing up the day with a Prime & Endless to start.   Hey Ian!  You awake yet?

Curtis, good man that he is, is our shuttle driver today.  So we are able to relax and enjoy scenes like this:

We are so easily amused while waiting for pickup, that we didn’t even notice that he was at the wrong LZ.  We just hung out and played with dead animals.

And also some live ones…

Round two had to be Godspeed. 

Perfect conditions, and some pretty nice shots to boot.

Barb and I even got to rip the whole day together. Does that chick ever stop smiling?

Shreddy, can’t stop racing.

Another rare shot of Hylands without a camera bag.

Monica, a bit hurtin’ from last night, but still charging.

Here’s a couple of the infamous gulley gap on Godspeed.

Speaking of the gulley…

Looks like a new line has formed.   It’s kinda tight.

In places your bars hit on both sides.

Yup…it’s a blurry sort of day.

Our last run down So Long was pretty loose.  On top of a few days of riding, a couple thousand kms of driving, and some great parties, it got a bit haywire to say the least.  Lots of monster truckin’ new lines, upside down riders in barb wire, pinball wizards through tight trees, and it all ended with this clay drop session at the bottom.

Which turned into a bit of an epic wait for the van.  Looks like we got our money’s worth outta these tires.

Great weekend, and big thanks to Red Shreds, Puddlebike, and the Cariboo Mtn Bike Consortium for putting on such a great party.

Puddle Peel Out – 1

The more things change, the more they stay the same.  While it’s been a few years since we’ve done the 4:20, there’s always another excuse to go visit the Puddle.

Ride The Cariboo put on a gravity fest in Williams Lake this past weekend, so off we went to shred and provide some colour and support for the event.  We went up a day early to try to grab a few laps before going to work, and lo and behold but who should show up but Chris Glew, Dave Achtemichuk, and a few other miscreants who absconded with me to get a triple lap of Desous.

Chris and Chuck used to run tours under the Freeride Tours label.  It’s funny how often I ride in the Puddle with them.  Here we are being surprised by the dry conditions on Godspeed.

These horny fellas were just as surprised to see us.

Nice bum, where ya from?

Justin, up close and personal with Prime & Endless.

After 3 laps there, we went over to Fox Mtn. to help mark the DH course for tomorrow.  Local ripper and dark horse favourite Jeremy is drifting in to one of the final berms here while getting in some late practice.