Porkies XC May Long Weekend

[Spinalguy]

woo hoo

[Dobi]

http://www.ama.ab.ca/road_reports/cameras/ranchlands


Bring a toque

[axel99]

That's no not funny, not funny at all.

[dirtyboy]

At least we might be able to keep warm now.

Information Bulletin


May 18, 2012
Province lifts fire ban in forested areas

Edmonton... The provincial fire ban in the forested areas of Alberta has been lifted. Recent rain and lower temperatures have reduced the wildfire danger across the province.

The fire ban was in place for forested areas from the boundaries of Waterton Lakes National Park to north of Manning and east to north of Fort McMurray.
Although the provincial fire ban has been lifted, many municipalities still have fire bans or prevention notices in effect for their jurisdictions. Albertans can check that information at www.albertafirebans.ca.
For a complete listing of the bans and advisories in place within our provincial parks and recreational areas, please visit www.albertaparks.ca
Albertans are reminded to use caution when camping in the forested areas of Alberta over the May long weekend. Campfires should never be left unattended and should be extinguished by soaking the ashes, stirring them and soaking them again. Ashes should be cool to the touch.
Off-highway vehicle users can reduce the risk of wildfires by removing burnable debris from hot spots such as the engine and exhaust on their machines. All off-highway vehicles in Alberta are required to have a functional muffler and spark arrestor. Since the beginning of April, Environment and Sustainable Resource Development has responded to more than 330 wildfires, most of which appear to be human-caused and therefore were 100 per cent preventable.
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Media inquiries may be directed to:
Wildfire information officer
Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
780-420-1968 Susan Johnson
Communications
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780-974-6269
susan.s.johnson@gov.ab.ca

[350scott]

I was on the fence about going, this just pushed me off.

[Hendrix13]

Check the cam again. It's already melted off.

[actionsports]

Can anyone provide the directions to Porkies? The ADRA website is down...

Thanks!

[actionsports]

Or, does any one have John Bader's contact info?

[Brass]

I was on the fence about going, this just pushed me off.

must have been a barb wire fence!

[350scott]

I was on the fence about going, this just pushed me off.

must have been a barb wire fence!

Ironic comment in hindsight.

[Spinalguy]

Congrats Scott Great race for you.

That was a long 100kms.

[dirtyboy]

Porkies XC was epic I thought. It was great to see some of the old GR folks folks racing as well as some of the 1st season GR racers. The club is looking good and the GR folks are starting to realize that racing gives you a lot of experience and improves your riding fast.

There were 15 riders in +50. This is what the +50 class looked like at the start from my perspective.

[Bushwagon]

Awesome race,

My first in like 5 years. Kudo's to the crew who flagged those loops, great flagging everywhere very hard to get lost. Good to see how slow I've become. Or maybe that's older and out of shape? Going to be riding a ton to get back on the pace. I'll have to get some RMDRA stickers for the bike for next race.

[AJRJ]

Great video DB, you were hauling through those trees. What a great course, and the conditions were awesome. I'd do that race every weekend.

[thirtyseven]

The old guys got great action!!!!!

Porschev... were yiu and the mighty q riding together??? thought it might have been you guys I passed about 15k from the end.