22MAR2014 Invitational trail ride (unnamed) 105 (overbooked) started, 41 finished all sections of the 2 section ride. Average Skill level of riders at this ride @ A some Pros, Gold medal ISDE guys and ISDE vets and alot of industry guys, see ride sponsor sign. My brand new TE300 got me through all the sections, we left on the ribbon at 0900 did @ 35Mi of relentless single track to the lunch stop @ 45mins then did another @40miles back to the rancho. We signed off the course at 1650. It was a long day with lots of tough and challenging stuff to keep you on your toes. My TE300 just needs a carb tune up and a rear spring all else was flawless. The new HuskyKTMaBerg is a real ugly trail weapon.
Dang the camera really flattens things out......alot of top tier riders got this off camber moss rock wrong including one AMA Hall of famer that was caught out.
still a bunch of miles to go some scrape-age....gas at critical. ran out 3 times ride partner hooked me up.
George Viddy from the ride (in the first foto above George is off to the right video-ing), F-W, George got the lead/fast crew coming through including Gary S crew, we were probably the next group through (no viddy) thenall the others who took a wrong turn right at the start of the ribbon. Also the following group went around the off camber thingy!! View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2xWwysTSes
This climb and turn looks hairy to say the least ... I'm on the look-out for those rock spaces between the rocks that are the right height for disc rotor \ engine case crackers ... Good luck out there with your riding ..
we did that same trail again on this past Saturday.....I failed on that little chute from the riverbed this time, but in doing the pass around which you can see in the background I did it with a full style pivot turn.
