KOH week report

[Mtbikbob]

My report:


I suggest you pay $10.00 for the 96 page program. It has a great map of the course in it. It's overlaid on a topo map so you can really tell the location of the race course.

The guy working the gate when I went through wanted 10 to enter and then another 10 for the program...... whats up with that? I don't mind... but its not what you are saying.

The Backdoor was quite a place for turn overs...hopefully someone will post up. My camera did not take good pictures. Some of those poor co-pilots took a beating pulling out winch lines. Some, you would think would have had more practise on them.

[Roger]

The $10.00 Donation was for admission. 10% went to Cal Assoc. of 4 wheel drive clubs to be dedicated to the legal defense fund to save JV only. The other 90% is to off-set the increased cost imposed by the BLM Regulations.

The programs were sold seperately. I'm not sure if Cal 4x4 received any of that money.

[aw12345]

Some of those poor co-pilots took a beating pulling out winch lines. Some, you would think would have had more practise on them.

That was my observation, you spend a fortune on a nice fast and capable rig, then you decide to winch, you have tome to figure out winch line length and make some kinda quick connect so you can do 2 pulls quickly and most of these teams fumbled it really badly.
A 2 motor modified 8274 warn with an air actuated free spool and a co pilot that is spry would have sped that whole routine up tremendously.

[derekAV]

That was my observation, you spend a fortune on a nice fast and capable rig, then you decide to winch, you have tome to figure out winch line length and make some kinda quick connect so you can do 2 pulls quickly and most of these teams fumbled it really badly.
A 2 motor modified 8274 warn with an air actuated free spool and a co pilot that is spry would have sped that whole routine up tremendously.

agreed! sadly i had to laugh at some of those guys...

[Deepwater]

Carnage at Backdoor

This is highlights from the second lap at Backdoor. Good race and the crowd was really into it. Rope pullers got boo'ed. Balls to the walls guys got cheered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cm4WrrN5dw

Roger, I tried calling you on 2 meters around 2 but looks like you were already home.

Mike

[mrchips]

Great video, I was standing really close to the action right there.

[taylorireton]

I have tons of pictures but there on Facebook...I only went to backdoor.. duno if this link will work

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...4&l=97cc03e976

[Tom (SuperCJ)]

Those YouTube videos are great. The Hammers have always been a challenge, but can you imagine how chewed up those trails are now?

[nwoods]

This is highlights from the second lap at Backdoor. Good race and the crowd was really into it. Rope pullers got boo'ed. Balls to the walls guys got cheered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cm4WrrN5dw

Roger, I tried calling you on 2 meters around 2 but looks like you were already home.

Mike

Great video Mike! Very clear footage. What are you using to shoot and edit that?

[bakerhab]

The $10.00 Donation was for admission. 10% went to Cal Assoc. of 4 wheel drive clubs to be dedicated to the legal defense fund to save JV only. The other 90% is to off-set the increased cost imposed by the BLM Regulations.

The programs were sold seperately. I'm not sure if Cal 4x4 received any of that money.

Cal 4 Wheel did not receive any money from the sale of the programs. We sold them at the gate to help out the promotors. If you didn't get one you really missed out. It's kind of a who's who in rock crawling, plus lots of vender information. I use mine all year long for reference and contact information.

As Roger said the admission and the program were separate purchases. Just like at any race, ya gotta buy a program if ya want one. So I guess that's what's up with that. :bonk:

Helen Baker

[Deepwater]

Great video Mike! Very clear footage. What are you using to shoot and edit that?

Hi Nathan,
Thanks for the compliments.
I use a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3S. I am really happy with this camera. It was a huge surprise that the video on it performs so well. It is now the only camera that I use. It works for everything and fits into my pocket. The LCD even works fairly well in sunlight.

I use Adobe Premier Elements 8.0 to edit. I am less enthusiastic about it, but the alternatives are not any better, at least in the value priced editors.

Mike

[mrchips]

Link to a few photo.s that I took

https://picasaweb.google.com/christa...NZTNTPr2Q78JQ#