More Banana Bread – Day 2

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Smoke

Even more Bananas today. First, check out the custom Toyota stickers the Aussie rider had.

Nic was all fired up after our warmup laps last week, so today she was on a mission to destroy the Powers Creek trails.

Mission Accomplished!? Well, maybe we’ll not go all Bush and wait until the end of the day, but so far so good.

George was up again too, and he has a new girlfriend. Maybe that’s why he looked sorta tired. That guy can ride this trail with his eyes closed though, so not a problem.

Moaty was his usual self. Not bad, for a 39 year old.

Looks Australian to me.

My cliche flower shot.

Nic, getting a bit nose heavy here.

Moaty, a bit nose light.

Another panorama shot. Sorry about the bum shot, Nic, but it turned out pretty rad.

Dropping on the same stunt.

OK, to make up for the bum shot here’s a rad angle for Nicole.

…and another one.

OK, Mission Accomplished! Check out the Cheshire grin.

We banged off four laps today, so here’s a few more from 2.5 for you to enjoy.

Awesome day. We’ll do another one up tomorrow with these guys, as it’s Alan’s birthday. Stay tuned…

Kate and Hamish – Day 2

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Smoke

Yesterday was a bit more about Kate, so today we’re gonna throw down on some freeride for Hamish.

He seems to be excited by the Powers Creek zone.

Kate is a pretty decent amateur photographer (she’s even managed to sell a few shots), so she’s pretty happy to tag along and take shots.

Kate Jackson Photo

Which is nice for me, as I don’t get too many pics of myself. There’s a nice one of my bum, and here’s a great one of Hamish railing the wallride on Powers.

Kate Jackson Photo

And another sick one of Shenanigans. He hit this up a couple of times. With another couple of days, I think I would have taken him over to Postill for a session on the big stuff. He really likes this kind of thing.

Another shot for scale…”We’re not worthy!”

Of course, no Powers Creek sesh is complete without a few runs on Crazy Train.

We also did a fast run on Builders Only.

Kate Jackson Photo

Hey! I know that dude…

Kate Jackson Photo

Loads of bangers on this run, but I think Kate may be getting bored soon.

Kate Jackson Photo

Hamish got his Builders Only ticket stamped by carrying this load of lumber up to a new stunt for Diddler.

Another good bum shot from Kate. Do I look fat in those pants?

Kate Jackson Photo

OK, enough of this freeride stuff, lets get Kate out for some trail riding.

Kate Jackson Photo

Say “Hi” to a few locals (California Bighorn Sheep, and they are wild if you’re wondering).

McDougall Rim on a sunny afternoon. So romantic…

Lets throw rocks.

Unfortunately, McDougall has been pretty much wrecked at this point by quads. it’s still fun, but it’s disappointing to see it change from singletrack to dirt road in a couple of seasons. Pretty selfish of the 2 or 3 quadders who have decided to destroy it for everyone else, but that’s how quadders are I guess. Here’s one of the few sections that hasn’t been totally hacked on yet, but by the time you read this it should be full on double-tracked out.

Shock Monkey Tour – Last Day

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Smoke

We may have broken the rain curse, but it’s still lurking out there. As we were getting ready for our last day together, Haish and Kate were driving in for their turn (starting tomorrow), and this is how it looked on the drive up.