D.P. double update w/ pics.
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:31 pm
I was able to make it out to Tooele today & was really amazed at all the work Darrin & Pete have done.
1st straight - just some TLC with what is there.
2nd straight - Same table coming out of the turn but the triple is going to be made into a "camel back" courtesy of Virgin BMX.
3rd straight - Talk about a great job here! Darrin re-built every jump on the left, stretched them out to 13ft' peak to peak & added another at the end, very, very nice job. The "Pro section" is being re-built & is getting the jumps moved around including a new one at the end.
Last sweeper corner - Same, just some tlc.
Last straight(s) - Left side, the hill leading you into the 1st set is getting raised 1-2ft' so your going to have a bigger,steeper platform sending you into that section. Thae section is now going to be 16ft' dubs, 3 in a row with the last one closer to the finishline so there will be some pedels needed between the 2nd & 3rd jump.
Right side rythem section - Basically some TLC with a new jump at the end of it.
We talked about the problem with the sunset getting into the eyes of the riders & we think we have a solution for now. 2 big posts on the backside of the berm & then a big banner stretched across them sitting 4-5 ft' high above the berm & right in line with the sunset. It should work. Darrin is thinking about building a new announcing tower on the backside of the berm at the entry point.
So the news for next week goes like this.........if Darrin & Pete can get most of the work done to the track by next Saturday, minimal work is needed to get things going. Darrin says if it all comes together we can haul out the big stereo, ride the track & maybe (I'll pull it out
get the gate set up for some gate practice.
I'll post an update next Thursday-Friday.
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1st straight - just some TLC with what is there.
2nd straight - Same table coming out of the turn but the triple is going to be made into a "camel back" courtesy of Virgin BMX.
3rd straight - Talk about a great job here! Darrin re-built every jump on the left, stretched them out to 13ft' peak to peak & added another at the end, very, very nice job. The "Pro section" is being re-built & is getting the jumps moved around including a new one at the end.
Last sweeper corner - Same, just some tlc.
Last straight(s) - Left side, the hill leading you into the 1st set is getting raised 1-2ft' so your going to have a bigger,steeper platform sending you into that section. Thae section is now going to be 16ft' dubs, 3 in a row with the last one closer to the finishline so there will be some pedels needed between the 2nd & 3rd jump.
Right side rythem section - Basically some TLC with a new jump at the end of it.
We talked about the problem with the sunset getting into the eyes of the riders & we think we have a solution for now. 2 big posts on the backside of the berm & then a big banner stretched across them sitting 4-5 ft' high above the berm & right in line with the sunset. It should work. Darrin is thinking about building a new announcing tower on the backside of the berm at the entry point.
So the news for next week goes like this.........if Darrin & Pete can get most of the work done to the track by next Saturday, minimal work is needed to get things going. Darrin says if it all comes together we can haul out the big stereo, ride the track & maybe (I'll pull it out
get the gate set up for some gate practice. I'll post an update next Thursday-Friday.
b.
