YO,
Last week Thursday Team DMR drove to Winterberg in Germany for the IXS Dirtmasters.
Had a busy morning trying to get to DMR Headquarters with Ollie having a moment with THE MAN (Police) about his car insurance, got that sorted, packed up the van and headed for the channel tunnel.
The trip went smoothly and 9 hours later we arrived in the scenic town of Winterberg, met up with the guys from Cosmic for dinner and then turned in for the night.
Woke up early Friday morning went up the mountain to where the show was and set up the stand then had a walk around checked out the slopestyle course and the other tracks.had a play on the Continental track which had a small up lift and was super fun messing about on and testing the DMR fully or Squishy as we called it.
Had a chilled day signed in for the slopestyle and watched the Giro Bowl best trick. at the end of the day we headed back into town for dinner then into a wine festival which was random. Sam, Ollie and I then decided that we were going to find a club, 1 hour later and after finding 2 strip clubs that looked sketchy we finally stumbled into the club and well you know the rest.
Saturday morning and with a bit of a hangover headed back to the show. Went and walked the DH track and watched the practice then caught some sun. Pretty chilled day not allot of riding because it was super hot. Rode the slopestyle course in the evening, not the best course was small and mellow lips but loads of fun lines got a bit of practice in. the ground was like sand paper i fell off and my arm now looks like a big piece of bacon. The level of riding there with the locals was high, even in the open comp the tricks that were getting thrown down was impressive. End of the day and with everyone a bit sunburnt we watched Sam race 4x smashing everyone. He made it to the finals only to be taken out on the first straight but fought his way back taking out 3rd and 2nd then had a really close battle with 1st but was just beaten right at the finish. Sam was not best pleased losing to a Squidy as he called him. Stayed for a bit to watch the pro event, decided to go get some dinner and get back for the finals. did not make it back in time but we knew who had won. first place Jared Graves that man is ridiculously fast.
Sunday and day of the slopestyle comp with not allot of practice and only one qualifying run the comp got on the way. the riders were going all out in there first runs and myself with a sore shoulder could not get a solid run so never made qualifying. there was 50 riders and 16 qualified so was really hard to get in. Sam and Blake never made qualifying and we were shocked as Blake had done an awesome run. But not allot we could do so we sat down and watched the finals Sam Pilgrim and Martin Sodestrom were battling each other as always but it was Sam who took the win with Martin in Second. Congratulated them and said our goodbyes then headed back up the hill to pack up the stand and head for home.
Drove all through the night getting to the tunnel in Calais at 2am then had to wait till 4am for the next train. Got back to DMR HQ at 6:30am and unpacked and headed for Ollie's house half asleep.
Was an awesome weekend loads of laughs. Thanks Matt and Tom for looking after us and to the Cosmic guys for there hospitality. Look forward to next Year.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
FISE
Wat Up all,
Just got back from FISE in Montpellier, France. Was a sweet Slopestyle comp part of a big extreme sports week with bmx, skateboard, wakeboard and more...
Went out there for a week left last Tuesday was a little sketchy with the planes and all this Volcano issues but all was good chilled on the first day had a look at the course looked RAD drop off the bridge to big old step up with a 4m kicker (insane) cool little pump track double to road gap knarly opposite wall ride to step up hip last double then quater to wall at the end.
Did not do much for the first few days as the course was still being built and the weather was a bit on and off with rain. Rode it for the first time Wednesday afternoon drop off the bridge was a bit daunting but really easy carrying loads of speed and still just managed the step up. wall ride was just about impossible to get to the down ramp so only rode the drop and step up.
Thursday everyone else turned up had one look at the wall ride and said no ways is it going to work. so Jamie Goldman, Mike Montgomery, Pierre edward ferry and I spent ages changing it to make it better.
Friday was the Experts comp on the course and we had just finished changing the run out of the wall ride and tested it
The French riders are insane just sending all sorts of tricks and smashing everywhere fun to watch though.
Partied every night at a club called Ayers Rock was an Ausy bar pretty cool had some crazy times in there, but never drank only Monster.
Saturday was supposed to be the day of qualifying but it was crazy windy and the riders called it off because it was to dangerous, So instead they had a best trick on the last to keep the crowds happy. Some good tricks went down Yannick Granery did flip wips and crazy dump 3's but in the end Mike Montgomery won with a flat spin 720.
Sunday and we had to wake up really early because qualifying was at 9am and practise started at 8 because there was less wind in the morning got my first qauly run out the way and the wind picked up so it was called off again. We then decided to change a few things on the course and start from the landing of the step up. Quite a few riders did not like the idea of riding in the wind and were trying to call it off but it went ahead so most of the guys did not ride, i was well up for riding just a bit bummed we couldn't do the whole course. managed to qualify in 5th then had the finals later in the evening.
Rode really well did not do anything crazy just kept consistant and battled through the wind. Other riders were strugling with the windy conditions but everyone got through ok. Thought i had done good enough for top 5 so was happy with that then missed the price giving because i went back to the hotel to drop off my stuff got back and was told that i had won which was amazing best fealing ever to win a big comp like that and so stoked so i came first with Yannick Grannery in second.
That night was a big party night for me, then flew back to the UK on Monday.
This year has started off better than i could of imagined now looking forward to IXS Dirt Masters in Winterberg, Germany this weekend going to be EPIC!!
PEACE!!
Just got back from FISE in Montpellier, France. Was a sweet Slopestyle comp part of a big extreme sports week with bmx, skateboard, wakeboard and more...
Went out there for a week left last Tuesday was a little sketchy with the planes and all this Volcano issues but all was good chilled on the first day had a look at the course looked RAD drop off the bridge to big old step up with a 4m kicker (insane) cool little pump track double to road gap knarly opposite wall ride to step up hip last double then quater to wall at the end.
Did not do much for the first few days as the course was still being built and the weather was a bit on and off with rain. Rode it for the first time Wednesday afternoon drop off the bridge was a bit daunting but really easy carrying loads of speed and still just managed the step up. wall ride was just about impossible to get to the down ramp so only rode the drop and step up.
Thursday everyone else turned up had one look at the wall ride and said no ways is it going to work. so Jamie Goldman, Mike Montgomery, Pierre edward ferry and I spent ages changing it to make it better.
Friday was the Experts comp on the course and we had just finished changing the run out of the wall ride and tested it
The French riders are insane just sending all sorts of tricks and smashing everywhere fun to watch though.
Partied every night at a club called Ayers Rock was an Ausy bar pretty cool had some crazy times in there, but never drank only Monster.
Saturday was supposed to be the day of qualifying but it was crazy windy and the riders called it off because it was to dangerous, So instead they had a best trick on the last to keep the crowds happy. Some good tricks went down Yannick Granery did flip wips and crazy dump 3's but in the end Mike Montgomery won with a flat spin 720.
Sunday and we had to wake up really early because qualifying was at 9am and practise started at 8 because there was less wind in the morning got my first qauly run out the way and the wind picked up so it was called off again. We then decided to change a few things on the course and start from the landing of the step up. Quite a few riders did not like the idea of riding in the wind and were trying to call it off but it went ahead so most of the guys did not ride, i was well up for riding just a bit bummed we couldn't do the whole course. managed to qualify in 5th then had the finals later in the evening.
Rode really well did not do anything crazy just kept consistant and battled through the wind. Other riders were strugling with the windy conditions but everyone got through ok. Thought i had done good enough for top 5 so was happy with that then missed the price giving because i went back to the hotel to drop off my stuff got back and was told that i had won which was amazing best fealing ever to win a big comp like that and so stoked so i came first with Yannick Grannery in second.
That night was a big party night for me, then flew back to the UK on Monday.
This year has started off better than i could of imagined now looking forward to IXS Dirt Masters in Winterberg, Germany this weekend going to be EPIC!!
PEACE!!
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
First round of the King of Dirt at The Track
Watup all,
Well this last weekend was the kick off of the UK King of Dirt which was held at The Track in Portreath, Cornwall.
Thursday night last week around 8pm i jumped on the ferry and sailed across to the mainland where i meet up with Ollie, Sam, Mike Smith and the rest of the dirt bags loaded up my bike and bags and made our way down to Cornwall.
Got down there around 2am to Ollie's Parents little beach house and all six of us cramed in and sleeped where could.
Friday morning woke up and headed to The Track, the weather was a little dodgy and wind was howling like always in Cornwall spent the day helping finish off the last jump on the pro line and the huge dirt quarter, as well as messing about on the pump track and bmx track.
Saturday was the day of the comp woke up early to get to the track by 11am because the sun was out and it was getting worse through the day. The wind was blowing across the jumps and everyone was really strugling to trick and make it through the set.
Watched the open class on the top set of jumps and they were strugling with the wind but were still pulling some sweet manouvers, one or two crashes but nothing a bad.
Pro comp started straight after the opens and we had 5 runs 2 count because of the wind. Even with the crazy cross wind everyone tried hard to get there runs done and put on a good show. i managed to get to good clean runs and then tried to better it on the other runs. the highlight for me was definetly Adam Williams 360 double tail wip which was insane. a few guys came off hard like Tim Peckham on a flipwip mashed his knee and had to be streched off. It was all over pretty quick and we then had to wait 3 hours till the results and prize giving so we headed back to the Beach house to freshen up and get ready for a loose night.
Got back to the track and waited for the results, in the open class Tom Ren, Sams bro took the win. and in the pros Clinton Johns got third, Adam Williams got second and I Managed to get first, I was super happy and my first win, So that was a good start to the year in the UK scene.
Celebrations started straight away poped in to Tesco bought some cheap alcohol and went back to The Track for the Undercover Party, everyone was getting loose and having a good time, Later on we headed to the local night club Twilight or Sweet Box as we call it and partyed till the early hours with lots of dancing and of course DISCO POGO!! haha!
Sunday morning i woke up with a sore neck from sleeping on the front seat of the van and everyone was fealing the affects of the night before still a little tipsy to say the least had a coffee and bacon roll from the track shop and went to the beach hut to chill out then down to the beach to lay in the sun. just after lunch we headed back to the track to find out if the other comp The Track Kona Invitational slopestyle was still on but it had been called off due to weather and alot of riders had left allready so Sam, Mike and i headed back up to Mike's house near Hinde Head.
Monday morning and Mike had asked Sam and I if we could ride in a demo for Cycleworks in Haslemere at a little festival in the town.
We did four shows during the afternoon and we had unfortunatly brought the wind from Cornwall with us so not alot of tricks but the crowd was still cheering and there were loads of people watching. was a fun day but i was happy to jump on the train and head home to the Island.
Thanks everyone for an epic weekend.
Well this last weekend was the kick off of the UK King of Dirt which was held at The Track in Portreath, Cornwall.
Thursday night last week around 8pm i jumped on the ferry and sailed across to the mainland where i meet up with Ollie, Sam, Mike Smith and the rest of the dirt bags loaded up my bike and bags and made our way down to Cornwall.
Got down there around 2am to Ollie's Parents little beach house and all six of us cramed in and sleeped where could.
Friday morning woke up and headed to The Track, the weather was a little dodgy and wind was howling like always in Cornwall spent the day helping finish off the last jump on the pro line and the huge dirt quarter, as well as messing about on the pump track and bmx track.
Saturday was the day of the comp woke up early to get to the track by 11am because the sun was out and it was getting worse through the day. The wind was blowing across the jumps and everyone was really strugling to trick and make it through the set.
Watched the open class on the top set of jumps and they were strugling with the wind but were still pulling some sweet manouvers, one or two crashes but nothing a bad.
Pro comp started straight after the opens and we had 5 runs 2 count because of the wind. Even with the crazy cross wind everyone tried hard to get there runs done and put on a good show. i managed to get to good clean runs and then tried to better it on the other runs. the highlight for me was definetly Adam Williams 360 double tail wip which was insane. a few guys came off hard like Tim Peckham on a flipwip mashed his knee and had to be streched off. It was all over pretty quick and we then had to wait 3 hours till the results and prize giving so we headed back to the Beach house to freshen up and get ready for a loose night.
Got back to the track and waited for the results, in the open class Tom Ren, Sams bro took the win. and in the pros Clinton Johns got third, Adam Williams got second and I Managed to get first, I was super happy and my first win, So that was a good start to the year in the UK scene.
Celebrations started straight away poped in to Tesco bought some cheap alcohol and went back to The Track for the Undercover Party, everyone was getting loose and having a good time, Later on we headed to the local night club Twilight or Sweet Box as we call it and partyed till the early hours with lots of dancing and of course DISCO POGO!! haha!
Sunday morning i woke up with a sore neck from sleeping on the front seat of the van and everyone was fealing the affects of the night before still a little tipsy to say the least had a coffee and bacon roll from the track shop and went to the beach hut to chill out then down to the beach to lay in the sun. just after lunch we headed back to the track to find out if the other comp The Track Kona Invitational slopestyle was still on but it had been called off due to weather and alot of riders had left allready so Sam, Mike and i headed back up to Mike's house near Hinde Head.
Monday morning and Mike had asked Sam and I if we could ride in a demo for Cycleworks in Haslemere at a little festival in the town.
We did four shows during the afternoon and we had unfortunatly brought the wind from Cornwall with us so not alot of tricks but the crowd was still cheering and there were loads of people watching. was a fun day but i was happy to jump on the train and head home to the Island.
Thanks everyone for an epic weekend.
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