Surv0MTB Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Cool, that's lovingly known as Jugg's Big One. The 10 year old kid on the 24" Commencal apparently tried to hit that on his race run and cased it, crashed, collected his thoughts and still managed a 2nd place. Flippen impressive I saw that kid at the start and then come flying down the straight section which runs along side the jeep track, nearer the top. Was lank impressed to say the least. Some sections of that route are quite hectic, for a 10year old it has to be quite daunting. I got a feel for the general vibe at the start of the DH run and it was awesome, okes relaxed, joking with timing marshalls and just steadying themselves before the run. So much nicer than the start of a XC race, that is for sure. I want to move to PMB. David D and Warren_G 2
Rata Del Spruit Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 I want to move to PMB. Trust me, we're all suffering post KZN blues right now. Warren_G 1
nigelhicks Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 pity the commissaires allowed him to race but not the other local lighties who are actually older than he was! Good old communication issues
Super_mil Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 pity the commissaires allowed him to race but not the other local lighties who are actually older than he was! Good old communication issues The kids name is Ike Klaasen from Cape Town. Definitely a name that will pop up in the future.http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb10550250/p5pb10550250.jpg Yeah, Nige there were loads of communication issues & mis-information coming from CSA for the event.I read about the lighties issues on FB There was no sports class for ladies (Kath was told she had to have a full racing licence to compete) Someone from CSA told Alton (Gouws?) he had to have a full racing licence to compete (as a vet) Sean Schleubach (spelling?) there was no vet class and he had to compete as a sub-vet.A lot of oddities. Most were sorted on the day, but if I didn't ride due to mis-information from CSA I would have been grumpy.
nigelhicks Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 ya thats bull**** dude. They really need to up their game - the XC guys have a full suite of categories but the DH guys are given a hard time ... you only need a full domestic licence to race ELITE or JUNIOR! The rules also state that there are Sub Vet, Vet and Masters Categories (as long as there are 5 riders to make up a category)But then in the XC - they had a nippers class when in the UCI and CSA rules (http://www.cyclingsa.com/rules-and-regulations.aspx#41) it states that there is only a YOUTH Category - AND THERE WERE ONLY 4 riders in the class! Come on guys get your act together and enforce your rule book evenly and fairly across the disciplines. Cant on one day say no to one group of riders but then the next day let someone else ride as you know them.
nigelhicks Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Actually - come to think of it - I think you may need a full domestic licence to race SA Champs as a 30+ category rider. I looked in the rule book and all it says is that you need a licence (no mention of the normal affiliation fee that we pay to just race Provincials) ... then i think to Worlds - we had to get a domestic licence there which was then upgraded to an international licence. So maybe you do need a full licence .... But anyway - the issue of categories needs to be sorted out.
Super_mil Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Shot Nige, I agree with the points above. If anyone wants to check footage from the race yo can view it at Stremit360The racing starts around the 2hr mark.
Warren_G Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 That little guy was heroic.That he was, loads of respect for that little dude!
Sean32 Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 The kids name is Ike Klaasen from Cape Town. Definitely a name that will pop up in the future.http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb10550250/p5pb10550250.jpg Yeah, Nige there were loads of communication issues & mis-information coming from CSA for the event.I read about the lighties issues on FB There was no sports class for ladies (Kath was told she had to have a full racing licence to compete) Someone from CSA told Alton (Gouws?) he had to have a full racing licence to compete (as a vet) Sean Schleubach (spelling?) there was no vet class and he had to compete as a sub-vet.A lot of oddities. Most were sorted on the day, but if I didn't ride due to mis-information from CSA I would have been grumpy. They fixed mine up. Some how if you 43yr you get sent to Sub vet and if you are 41ys you stay in Vets. But it was sorted out in the end and I raced with peeps my age.
Sean32 Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 What i would like to find out. Where have all the 30+++++ riders gone to. The whole field from the 8yr old dude till the Masters was only 63 riders. At Maters last yr there was i think just over 100 ridres yes this did include guys from overseas.What did every body buy bikes race them once and hang them up. **** i was gone for 13yr and loved it so much i have decide to race again. Come ond guys come race its lakker. Super_mil and Grebel 2
Shebeen Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 and then you see what happened to Cascades yesterday afternoon - it lived up to its name! The steel bridge from Virgin is partly washed away ... The tar in the parking area where the pics are taken is no longer - was swept away as rafts of tar ...The trials section is also no longer!so is Mr minn also expert at the paddley sections?
Peach. Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Provincial Champs are the weekend of 26th April Edited March 18, 2014 by Peach.
Peach. Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 Try http://gfycat.com much smaller gif sizes. Post a decent sized .gif of your avatar Peach. Hows that? your site sucked but managed to get this to work.
Super_mil Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Hows that? your site sucked but managed to get this to work. That is some of the most stable head cam footage I've ever seen
Grebel Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 What i would like to find out. Where have all the 30+++++ riders gone to. The whole field from the 8yr old dude till the Masters was only 63 riders. At Maters last yr there was i think just over 100 ridres yes this did include guys from overseas.What did every body buy bikes race them once and hang them up. **** i was gone for 13yr and loved it so much i have decide to race again. Come ond guys come race its lakker. Some of us are still broken..... Not that we could realistically be seen as competitive though. More like part of the rent-a-crowd on two wheels Soon my boy, soon....! Rata Del Spruit and Sean32 2
Super_mil Posted March 25, 2014 Posted March 25, 2014 The Rat of the North found this one, so I can't take credit, but for those interested here is one of GM's practice runs. http://youtu.be/niWw9r2j-5A
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