additional thoughts as they pop into my cloudy brain. I finished on time zeroed all route checks, racing 50A this year and there are alot of fast MAG experts in the D37 zone, so I'm anxious to see my result in the big dog class. I was super cautious (read slow) in alot of sections. This race suited the more open area dez type racing guys. One example was a guy on minute behind me that always caught me and passed on the open trails in transfers and STs, just flying along, but as soon as we would get into a rocky stream bed or twisty section I was all over him (but he was all ready a minute up on me in the special). The one section that may have really helped me was a transfer through a slity, sandy rock infested stream bed, I think lots of guys were late to the next route check and losing OA points from that section. It was the closest I came to being late, a couple minutes early, I saw lots of guys stopped and hung up as I passed through. I was on 17A with 2 guys I know both 40As (one former ISDE club guy) and another Checkers MC guy, our crew member (450 guy) burned the check after the rocky streambed and mistakingly left on the minute before, thinking we had all left??? The clock was right there and we all had our schedules taped on. . Row 17 was TXC310R, KTM450XCF-W, KTM250XC, YZ250. SanDHusky(Beta)--was on row 9, the Beta minute 300RR, 350RR, 498RR and another bike. And our local husband wife team (riding on diff minutes both on KTM200XCs) also made the trip....she went out onto L2 and forgot to fuel.....(DNF). He finished fine in 30B. Saw a few Husqvarna machines but not many, Beta is the new dominant small brand for sure. Money says most likely the Beta 498 with pilot (ex Husky pilot) Nick Burson won this thing OA.
I'm gonna have to get an enduro dictionary to read your post...I guess that's why I always did desert races and poker runs. My little brain is too slow for all that stuff to think about while not crashing. Glad it worked out...maybe next year I'll come watch so I can learn a thing or two.
Im ok with my 8th out of 16 old guys. Especially knowing how I was riding in non-hang it out, tight mode. East coasters would make weird faces if you tell them this was an enduro......
In this format you really dont even need a watch or to think which is why I dont mind this "qualifier" format, you just need to make a little route sheet note and tape in onto your bar pad so you know when you are supposed to go through the route checks. But in regards to that.....you can also just show up and see what row numbers are waiting to go through, you can pull up and see for example 14-16 rows waiting to go through, us on 17 line up behind them and wait for the minute after row 16 to go. If it sounds confusing its not, once you see how it works its super basic. It just sounds weird and complicated......Im glad I dont do the old school AMA style time keepers Id be lost. (I have done them in the past and just rode them like a trail ride without regard to all the clock stuff).
Looks like its still being worked on (Nick Bur n son haha) http://www.moto-tally.com/d37/enduro/results.aspx
Not if they've ever raced ISDE. Those courses are as fast as you can go, truck wide, all turns, blown out, dusty, ruts.... just like our race! Ask Ryan... he knows. Forgot I was on Cafe Husky huh?
I stand by my opinion. wish you could have been granted access to the forest section. And yes ISDE WEC specials are very open now. Sardinia was just like this event, no complaints its all for fun and adventure. Just another type of race environment, just not my fave, it preys upon my biggest weakness, dust and lack of traction= panic, stiff Rob And Erek- I know you are everrrrywhere!! "I hate to say it....it really was not fun for me...like a desert race, no wilderness pine forest mountain section (the big highlight). Very dry and dusty,silty. hard pack and sand washes..... I swear last year for the 2 day I had fun, this year not so much. I was never loose and comfortable today, rode tight all day, part me, part conditions. 99% of riders were good and courteous in the STs. Hat's off to WestChec, they always work as hard as possible to make their events great. It was well managed and well marked, transfers were good and time allowance was easy to keep on time. Lots of Beta presence that will be at or near the podiums in at least a few classes. @ 2x 40miles and 1x30 bike worked great mostly all day. " PS please try to come down for Tecate HS, you'll love it!!
Harry cam final ST (#7), I was in full spode mode on this one, I even thought someone was behind me, looked back and crashed into the sidehill wall..... View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCCtyCBxhKk
I'm always trying to get down there! We've got plans for this season with Catalina being canceled (a buddy was doing one or the other and we're car pooling south) Really trying to get the club to go back to Anza next season but its not up to me. Like I said watch for GXE stuff happening 2014 and in Anza. Don't want to ruin the surprise
Make it at least as hard as RENO and I am in Also Mr Erek Kudla we need to start hearing the inside scoup on this years King of the Moto King of the Moto King of the Moto
www.Vurboffroad.com putting out the Qualifier http://vurboffroad.com/blogs/west-chec-enduro-vcmc-quali-fire/2397/
