2012 Crowsnest XC

[thirtyseven]

Ever had a race plan that backfired? That was my Crowsnest race in a nutshell. I planned to take the first Pro A and Int loop nice and steady, riding clean and saving energy for the other loops... what really happened was this old man started daydreaming, watching the spectacular scenery and chatting withe the boys. Never did wick it up and missed the cutoff for the next loops. Guess what??? I had an absolutly awesome time! I grinned pretty much from start to finish just at the priveledge we have of riding in such awesome places, with such great people that put all the Kermaxx Alberta offroad series on. Really really cool stuff (great gang of eacers too)!



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[bcrowe]

Great Vid. 37. Good job bro!

[MotorEd]

Seriously awesome vid...looks like the race was primo...man, I wish...i so wish

Thanks for sharing bud

[Dobi]

Awesome video Howard. I forgot to mount my camera before the race start. That mine loop was incredible. That Erzberg section they added was an absolute blast. I can't wait to get back out and ride it again


At about 4:50 is where I crashed, bent my brake lever and broke my ribs. At the 13:00 mark is where I ripped my rad shroud off.

[steve-o]

At about 4:50 is where I crashed, bent my brake lever and broke my ribs. At the 13:00 mark is where I ripped my rad shroud off.

you need to slow down.

[MotorEd]

At about 4:50 is where I crashed, bent my brake lever and broke my ribs. At the 13:00 mark is where I ripped my rad shroud off.

you need to slow down.

or just rider faster...BigR once told me, the faster you go over that stuff the easier it is...which is very true. The second part of the advice was that when you do go down...well its gonna hurt Gotta love the BigR true-isms.

Heal up Dobi

[steve-o]

At about 4:50 is where I crashed, bent my brake lever and broke my ribs. At the 13:00 mark is where I ripped my rad shroud off.

you need to slow down.

or just rider faster...BigR once told me, the faster you go over that stuff the easier it is...which is very true. The second part of the advice was that when you do go down...well its gonna hurt Gotta love the BigR true-isms.

Heal up Dobi

Too True!

[MtnBlue]

Check out the squid at 4:40

[twotired]

That's the craziest loop that I've seen yet in our series. Thank god I didn't see it in person or I'd still be there. Honestly I'm glad I'll never race 'A'. That tour might be fun with a picnic basket and some beers with a few buddies and all day to complete it, but as the first of 3 loops? I'm amazed by those who did all 3 three loops.

I loved the rock fix at 0:32, I'll have to bring one of those to the cockpit next time you call for maintenance. Also the guy on the pipe at at 1:30 had me giggling. What did the guy say at 2:56 when you asked if he was all right? I couldn't make that out. Thanks for sharing.

[MtnBlue]

That's the craziest loop that I've seen yet in our series. Thank god I didn't see it in person or I'd still be there. Honestly I'm glad I'll never race 'A'. That tour might be fun with a picnic basket and some beers with a few buddies and all day to complete it, but as the first of 3 loops? I'm amazed by those who did all 3 three loops.

I loved the rock fix at 0:32, I'll have to bring one of those to the cockpit next time you call for maintenance. Also the guy on the pipe at at 1:30 had me giggling. What did the guy say at 2:56 when you asked if he was all right? I couldn't make that out. Thanks for sharing.

He said "got a flat", which happened to more than a few riders on that loop. I saw Matt Holmes tire after the race. I've never seen a tire look like that. It was brand new at the start of the race, and I would say 80 to 90 % of the knobs were sheared right off to the carcass, and the rest were just little shredded pieces. What ever that tire was...don't buy one!

[thirtyseven]

Check out the squid at 4:40

Sorry I had to put that in there.... just one of the memories I wanted to save. I had a real feeling as we went around the corner at the bottom I was going to get around you there so I was giggling to myself when I saw you get squirrly!

[MtnBlue]

Check out the squid at 4:40

Sorry I had to put that in there.... just one of the memories I wanted to save. I had a real feeling as we went around the corner at the bottom I was going to get around you there so I was giggling to myself when I saw you get squirrly!

Yep, a race I pretty much want to forget...

[MotorEd]

Check out the squid at 4:40

Its called racing...at least you were there

[LID]

I was just pumped to finish. Would have been nice to look around at the cool scenery. Wicked spot to ride.