October 7, 2010
Thank you Ma
for: Riding with gun in one hand, and nippers in the other on top of various trail cutting horses over the years clearing the way us (Mostly Dad) to cut trail.
for: Feeding me at every single race since I was weeks old until today!
for: Putting furacin horse ointment and vet wrap on me when I got hurt
for: Feeding me horse pills and equine recover powder when I really got hurt
for: Feeding the dogs Ivermectin wormer and not me
for: Taking care of the Cube so that I can travel to races and not have to worry about her
for: Pushing and pulling me over logs and rocks on Dad's Cherryville trails
for: Baking me wild berry muffins when I visit so I have energy to tackle the ville trails
for: Making 5 course Thanksgiving dinners over a camp fire so that we can camp and dirt bike on certain Thanksgiving weekends!
for: Chasing bears away in the middle of the night with crazy Malinois Dogs and rifles when they came to eat the left over turkey
for: Always encouraging and pushing me to do my best at everything and giving me a swift kick in the butt when I don't listen!
Love You Mom :)
Posted by victoria.
October 7, 2010
A part of putting off writing about my last two races is kind of because I don't really want to talk about them! I'll start with the Zofka Ridge Cross Country in Hope BC 2 weeks ago. You know when you're riding and things just don't click and for whatever reason you feel like a fish out of water and can't ride! That was me at the Zofka Ridge Cross Country! It started so well though! I took off the start line in first place and had the holeshot....that is until the first corner about 15 f... Continue reading...
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September 8, 2010
First race of the fall was a success! The Big Rooster Cross Country is typically held every labour day long weekend and always draws a steady crowd of dedicated racers and spectators alike. This year the organizers decided it was time to cater a little more towards the spectators by including a permanent endurocross track! To ensure the track would offer spectator friendly carnage giant logs were trucked up to the site and fashioned into anything from single log hops to pyramids to leng...
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August 10, 2010
Well, it's officially been 4 weeks since my carpal tunnel surgery, and I'm about to loose my mind from a lack of two wheeled time. In another 2 weeks I will be allowed (according to doctors) to throw a leg over a bike again, and then gradually work my way back up to my usual ride time. Little Orange Forest Creature has been taunting me from across my livingroom in my bike room, so I stare and day dream, and wait, and wait, and wait! I still can't push/pull/lift more than 5 to 10 pounds so ... Continue reading...
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July 23, 2010
Round two of the Canadian Enduro Championships was held in Penticton BC up at Apex Ski Resort. I lost the majority of my rear brakes on day one in Alberta and was waiting on a rear brake master cyclinder rebuild kit during the week between Round 1 and Round 2. Friday I was finally able to get my hands on the kit after a Greyhound Bus incident and stayed up until just before midnight bleeding my brakes with the new kit installed. I gave up around midnight and I still had no rear brakes! At... Continue reading...
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July 7, 2010
After a hectic week of preparations, we headed out to Coleman Alberta for round 1 of the Canadian Enduro Championships! After sweeping the series in the ladies class last year, and committing to the ISDE this year, I decided to step it up a notch and bash bars with the guys in the "A" class! The "A" class races on the same time schedule as the Pro class and does the same amount of laps. In Alberta this would mean 3 laps of a loop approximately 47 km's in length. If 6 1/2 hours of racing u... Continue reading...
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July 7, 2010
Being severely behind in updating the recent races I'm going to go back to June 20th, the 61st annual Piston Run race in Chilliwack BC. The Piston Run has a reputation for being a tight, technical, gnarly race, and this year was no different. Organizers and BC off-road legends Wally Klammer and Chris Carey put their evil minds together and delivered a race that would have people talking for years to come! I entered the Intermediate class and had hopes of a podium finish to continue my patt... Continue reading...
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May 27, 2010
The Squealin' Pig Cross Scrambles (or something!)
Sunday morning was accompanied by sore muscles and muddy bikes from the previous night's race. The weather decided to put a damper on the morning by raining down for the first few hours of race day, but like magic the skies parted and the sun came out to make for a beautiful race start. I lined up in the Intermediate class and was treated to a "straddle the front fender" start. Not as easy as you'd think after racing 70km's until close to mi... Continue reading...
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May 26, 2010
"The Night Pig"
Known for it's professionally cut trails and glow in the dark reflective arrows, "The Night Pig" race attracts all sorts of riders from near and far. Looking around the riders' meeting is like looking around at a field full of aliens. Cyclops lights, brightly colored gear, and bikes strewn with glow sticks makes for quite a sight! At 8:00 pm sharp we all set out to try to familiarize ourselves with the 10km course before total darkenss set in. I had an excellent start and t... Continue reading...
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May 20, 2010
Sunday May 16th we headed up to Salmon Arm for the Rock Hound Hare Scrambles, hosted by the Okangan Hare Scrables Series. I raced this same race last year, and really enjoyed it. This year however was destined to be different! After seeing the dust storm that was kicked up by the "B" classes racing that morning, I was curious to see how the "A" class races would go that afternoon. I entered the Intermediate class, and lined up on my starting line around 1:00 pm. With the sounding of an a... Continue reading...
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THE RACE BIKE
Name:
Little Red Forest Creature II
Make Model Year:
2012 Gas Gas EC 300
Modifications & Preferred Parts:
Custom Pipe Cage
Scorpion Racing Radiator Guards/Braces
Scorpion Racing Skid Plate
Ego Hand guards
G2 Throttle tube & cams
Bib Mousses
Scotts Steering Damper
TM Chain Designs Guard
Fasstco Flex Bars
Tugger Straps
Atec threaded bark buster inserts IRC Tires (Gamma Sales) Rekluse Clutch EXP
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