Sequence Saturday 41

Dec 1, 2012
by Ian Hylands
 
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Chris Kovarik can drift a corner like no one else, and when I chose to shoot with him for my Deep Summer slide show this was one of the shots I had in mind. I know it's been done on video before, but I thought it would make a cool sequence as well. I wouldn't normally be comfortable with most riders going this fast, this close to my camera, but for some reason I wasn't overly stressed lying on the ground unable to move with Chris drifting sideways at high speed barely a foot from my head...

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Photo sequence by Ian Hylands

You can keep up with Chris at the Kovarik Racing website or by liking the Kovarik Racing Facebook page.




The Pinkbike user with the best comment about getting sideways on the ground wins a EVOC Protector Vest Air+.



Please keep in mind that we choose the winner based on the best comment, it does not and never has had anything to do with the number of props. Also keep in mind that anyone found to be giving out negative props to a number of users without explanation or reason given will be banned for prop spamming.





236 Comments

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flag lenmerderdenfer (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:52)
 Chris Kovarik really cannot ride his bike straight, if you catch my drift.
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flag sashamtbrider (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:16) (Below Threshold) show comment
 True Story:
Last time I heard "... if you catch my drift" from a girl who tried to tell me she was a lesbian.... My life went sideways...... on the ground.
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flag A-Nay3186 (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:13)
 Kovarik's drifts are so good, Ken Block is getting jealous Wink
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flag bikerboywill (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:25)
 it would be better if he was actually drifting and not skidding.......
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flag Nickroy (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:23)
 WE MUST all support Ian for the broken lenses he got from Kovaric . . i think they are expensive too!
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flag primodevil01 (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:25)
 im willing to bet bikerboywill, skid or not, Kovarik still makes it look better
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flag ilovemtnbiking (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:26)
 Broken legs you mean?
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flag Bullitproof (Dec 1, 2012 at 11:59)
 really wasnt comfortable with him riding that close, but you were comfotable with him sending rock shards into you camera lens?
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flag scrammer (Dec 1, 2012 at 13:48)
 Check out this PB video of Chris around the 2:00 mark - its drifting!

www.pinkbike.com/video/285187
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flag stompeinator (Dec 2, 2012 at 2:12)
 I love knowing exactly where at whistler a sequence of picture is taken
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flag Nickroy (Dec 2, 2012 at 4:12)
 I had to see so much rock since Colin McRae was visiting my country for 'Acropolis Rally''!!!!! Kovaric keep those coming!!!!!!
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flag chrispaulmtb (Dec 2, 2012 at 5:54)
 @ stompeinator
Good for you!! so do I.

To anybody else who looked at this and thought he was skidding I think the camera had just picked up the spinning wheel at the same point in each picture cause the front wheel also looks like its not spinning from picture to picture
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flag scoooosh (Dec 2, 2012 at 12:41)
 Skids are for kids.
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flag superxi6 (Dec 2, 2012 at 16:30)
 I wanna see a picture of Chris Kovarik when he was in high school... He must of been such a skid...
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flag NittyGritty (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:11)
 Coming in sideways, Flowing lines like pens, Elegant as bouquets, yet too dirty to cleanse, Rocks chipping chainstays, Kovarik's skid receiving all tens, Hope he mans up and pays For my new camera lens
  • + 24
flag SJA59 (Dec 1, 2012 at 6:34)
 WAIT CHRIS MY CAMERA IS RIGHT...there..
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flag connorjrunge (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:11)
 MY FUCKING LENS
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flag Angryham (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:48)
 if ever there was a time to say it, it would be now BRRRRAAAAAPPP
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flag psyickphuk (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:28) (Below Threshold) show comment
 There is never an appropriate time to say it.
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flag psyickphuk (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:40) (Below Threshold) show comment
 22 wannabe motocrossers and counting.
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flag Stephen101 (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:14)
 He's just rippin that corner like I rip farts
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flag AlynPawlin (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:04)
 Everyone today are too obsessed with having long travel bikes and sticky tyres so that they can generate the maximum amount of speed out of a corner. Props to this guy for putting the fun back into riding like when we were kids. I'm sure everyone used tks have competitions with their friends to see who can do the longest skid. Sometimes the quickest way around the corner isn't always the most satisfying.
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flag psyickphuk (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:28)
 Yes... except he is on a long travel bike & most likely has sticky tyres... the difference being is he can drift like this only faster
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flag potatoracing2 (Dec 1, 2012 at 4:22)
 @Alyn, whadda ya mean, "used to"????
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flag AlynPawlin (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:27)
 He's got nothing on me anyway! Before I did a skid that lasted all day!
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flag bigburd (Dec 1, 2012 at 13:48)
 Skids in your pants don't count by the way ^^ Wink
  • + 11
flag omidtehhun (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:05)
 this is ridiculous. levy should never have written that article...now all i hear/see on pinkbike is people giving other people crap about what bike they choose to ride. i dont even ride a long travel bike and i find it really f*cking annoying.
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flag JakeMness (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:42)
 Reading these comments is always a way to induce a headache...
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flag Jim-laden (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:41)
 Ian wanted to know how it feels to get stoned... so he asked Kovarik who is always sideways for some help!
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flag finnrambo (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:52)
 k I'll admit that was pretty creative
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flag tlong2 (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:34)
 im personally too sideways to come up with a joke to win the suit
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flag blackdiamondpimp Plus (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:33)
 With eight grand of camera gear and a potential makeover on the line, I bet the bigger skid mark will have been left in Ian's Drawers.
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flag SoCal-AM (Dec 1, 2012 at 11:04)
 I'm glad to see a sequence that's on the ground; they're all usually of jumps/tricks - cool to see one on the ground...wich brings me to the actual content: Kovarik is THE best when the trail gets loose... his drifts (NOT SKIDS) are absolutely sick!! What I don't like about this sequence, however, is that half of it is just blurry rocks.. I mean, the first half of the sequence was RAD, but then the second half was just rocks... :/
All told, I love this sequence and Kovarik is the best! Big Grin
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flag MTBHammer (Dec 1, 2012 at 15:42)
 As a sequence it is way cool and I like it. It is at a Bike Park and I am sure Chris has paid for the right to ride like crazy. However, as a trail builder drifting and berm bashing makes me cringe. One of the 4 semi photos of the year is a berm basher. Cool, but you better not be doing that sh?t on my trail! Just remember, if you are not at a bike park, don't kick the sh?t out of a trail unless you are willing to fix the damage.
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flag rippedsuperhero (Dec 1, 2012 at 19:35)
 Hate to be that guy, but thats a skid. Back wheel is locked through the entire sequence. In my honest and somewhat douchy opinion when I drift, I'm braking the back wheel loose while keeping it spinning. Needless to say you still put yourself and equipment on the line for a sick shot.
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flag beshop (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:22)
 Fast&Furious - Canadian Drift
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flag yoya539 (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:06)
 lol 3 hours late
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flag beshop (Jan 14, 2013 at 3:29)
 i don't care? Mad
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flag joespencer33 (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:36)
 You're never too sideways unless you're looking over the back wheel.
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flag gabby (Dec 1, 2012 at 4:51)
 When i lean it's mean, it's like nothing you've seen. My last cutty was muddy, it even covered somebody. Cuz in the dirt and vert, you need to stay alert. When i drift it's swift, i was born with the gift.
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flag majo1 (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:58)
 Poor camera... and to the rider, I really do appreciate his style the way he enjoys the ride because that's what I think mountain biking is all about, about the pleasure of the ride. I think that we have focused on the speed to much and kind of forgot to simply enjoy our ride....
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flag ihartmybike (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:14)
 Chris is so good at getting sideways on the trails that he got bored with it and decided to defy some physics on the gravel access roads at breakneck speeds.. nothing unusual here.
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flag racerfacer (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:01)
 The Karver coming in hot, about to pulverize the trail, with Hylands set up for the shot, hoping that he doesn't bail. Sliding the wheels sideways, with one foot dragged spraying rocks in his face, but Ian had the shot bagged.
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flag finnrambo (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:54)
 dudes looser than a 5 dollar hooker!
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flag deathmetaldownhill (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:03)
 Dun, dun, dun, another lens bites the dust.
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flag Rabbit237 (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:11)
 This is a true "Ant Hill Production" looking at some sideways dude in their new film "From the Ground Up". Reports say that the photographer commented after the photoshoot "thank god for exo-skeletons" Smile
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flag tworldsmine (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:26)
 ...the coolest sequence I have seen. Period.
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flag cthorpe (Dec 2, 2012 at 10:26)
 And just as Chris committed to the drift and planted his foot, he thought to himself "Did i leave the coffee pot on?". Cause such things are effortless for these demigods we call pro riders.
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flag SchredLikeTrah (Dec 2, 2012 at 10:49)
 When in need of fast, accurate, landscaping, call C.Kovarik Garden Services. We specialize in rock removal, trench building and all other landscape carving. Good rates for returning locations.
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flag bendy (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:36)
 I recon most riders drift, but normally completely by accident because we're out of control and trying to stop ourselves hitting a big frikin' tree lol
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flag vernonjeff (Dec 2, 2012 at 10:22)
 I met Chris once. He walked towards me with his right shoulder and his pet crab was walking beside him. His hat brim pointing towards his left. We went for beers and he sipped from the handle part of the mug and talked out of his ear all the time cross eyed... This guy doesnt do anything in a straight line. legendary...
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flag vernonjeff (Dec 3, 2012 at 7:37)
 i really wish i could delete this comment. nothing like having a few beers and surfing the net...
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flag forlackofabetterusername (Dec 1, 2012 at 18:32)
 If you think about it compared to drifting a car, it is actually pretty incredible. I have tried drifting both, and while it is relatively easy in a car, all I got from doing it on my bike is a road rashed backside
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flag Dally666 (Dec 1, 2012 at 17:49)
 Slide slide slippity-slide with switches on the back lets go for a ride Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage slide slide who's guna ride drifting so fast on this mountain high -spin'n it old school
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flag BenGLasT (Dec 1, 2012 at 4:32)
 "All loose things seem to drift down to the sea, and so did I." this quote is actually from Louis L'Amour but it could also have been said by Chris Kovarik himself Smile
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flag ruuz (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:05)
 Don't you get it? The angle of the getting sideways like that exceeds the price of the lenses! So it is worth it!
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flag bikin4life (Dec 1, 2012 at 12:45)
 Sittin' Sideways by Paul Wall ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- you see me actin bad I'm showin out and pullin stunts say cheese and show my fronts, it's mo' carrats then Bugs Bunny's lunch I got a cup full of that oil, and I'm paid plus I'm sittin side ways
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flag keadyboy (Dec 2, 2012 at 3:11)
 this is what happens when you only have one stabilizer as a child, having to use your foot as the other one for all eternity!
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flag szczeki Plus (Dec 2, 2012 at 16:24)
 WEAR ON EVOC VEST TO PROTECT YOUR CHEST

*Evoc should make a special edition of the vest- "Ian Hylands Pro model" with pockets for photo accessories
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flag Byrd (Dec 4, 2012 at 8:18)
 Great shot.......I always like to see Chris ride, he is a bad ass. I wear his signature shoes and I think their name say it all about Chris and this shot....."Carver"!!!!!
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flag spencerstutzman (Dec 2, 2012 at 2:06)
 Can't help but think that this reminds me of the roost in the movie Hot Rod. Time to raise money for a "conveniently priced" surgery! Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap Brapp
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flag SeanC1 (Dec 1, 2012 at 20:57)
 (Ian, spitting rocks and teeth out of his mouth) note to self- next time bring lens filter, goggles, and full face helmet to the shoot.
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flag torstenfrost (Dec 1, 2012 at 6:23)
 I would hate to see the state of his toilet if he can pull skids like that...
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flag omtimasprime (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:09)
 From: NASA
To: All of North America the asteroid Kovarik is coming get to a safe place and hide there will be a ton of collateral damage
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flag su11y (Dec 1, 2012 at 5:33)
 No one knows he races flat track every Monday he's just getting some sideways practice as well as working on his media skills!
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flag omtimasprime (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:58)
 that nukeproof handles so well and i wish i could rip corners as well as and as awesome as Chris Kovarik!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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flag Gooldylocks (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:10)
 Most certainly is an Intense M9... But I do agree on the ripping corners part. I wish I could ride half that fast in that loose of a corner...
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flag tdoyle1995 (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:19)
 these attempts at jokes are just awful....
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flag tworldsmine (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:27)
 true that- desperate for a vest?
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flag bighucker503 (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:45)
 The crazy thing is all the corny jokes and poems normally get propped. They haven't been posting the winners anymore, I wonder if they actually give them away still...
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flag BikeAddict234 (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:12)
 why does this 'awful joke' comment get the most prop and it is pretty much the exact words of highest prop'd comment in sequence 39... no need for it to be top comment twice
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flag NittyGritty (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:17)
 Calm yourself young grasshopper, props don't win the prize.
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flag kbrock (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:19) (Below Threshold) show comment
 GTFO with all your negativity bro. Just have some fun here.
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flag BikeAddict234 (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:21)
 i dont even care im just pointing out the the fact that he pretty copied the most prop'd comment of sequence 39
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flag Socket (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:54)
 Sadly in this one he's just skidding, not actually drifting. Frames 4-9 show the rear wheel not turning at all. While the dude is a complete lunatic on a bike... this particular photo is a skid anyone could pull.
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flag sensai-miagi (Dec 1, 2012 at 4:25)
 I'm with Socket
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flag finnrambo (Dec 1, 2012 at 12:09)
 its a skid yes, not exactly one anybody could pull though
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flag bottomley (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:47)
 my wheels not turning in photographs is constantly a problem too socket, tell me when you find a solution
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flag Gajible (Dec 2, 2012 at 17:20)
 Bottomly, as much as your comment made me chuckle, Socket is right. The stickers on his wheel don't turn, the wheel isn't turning, photograph or not.
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flag finnrambo (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:26)
 sick shot Ian! anybody willing to chime in on how photographers protect the lense on roost shots? want to start shooting in the summer
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flag ackers85 (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:29)
 put a filter on the lens.
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flag NittyGritty (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:40)
 Piece of plexy glass in front of the camera. Can get a decent size sheet of it for real cheap from most hardware stores
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flag finnrambo (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:55)
 thanks!
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flag Snfoilhat (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:58)
 Or, consider shaking things up a bit and not shooting hours of footage of dudes sliding through gravel and leaf litter. Courage.
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flag trevorscott (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:31)
 In the words of Sam Hill "hold it wide and let it slide"
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flag Tomk (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:17)
 Have you been injured in a biking accident? Call Chris Kovarik....Attorney of getting your drift on.
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flag alexvon123 (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:50)
 "I'm on the cage gettin side ways, dolla for five on the high way"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu_qEsjqHcs
YEEEEE
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flag sugar (Dec 1, 2012 at 12:36)
 Listen up....

Drifting is not only important while on your bike or in your car. It's important in life...in order to contantly find The Edge!

Kovarik has always had "the grab the bull by the horns, style"
I'd like to think that a man like him...would probably believe in a quote like this...

"Know your limits.
Not so that you can honor them,
but so that you can smash them to pieces
and reach for magnificence."

By: Cherie Carter-Scott


Cheers!
...and I do not care in the least, about winning a prize for this!
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flag pugs241 (Dec 1, 2012 at 12:39)
 This happened to me the other day my skid marks were kinda different though;p
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flag cranxwork (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:45)
 I would love to take photos like this too... But I would need that protection vest!
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flag Ben-Brough (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:11)
 getting looser than a redneck at a rodeo!
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flag yoya539 (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:10)
 fast and furious-canada drift
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flag vernonjeff (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:54)
 who won this contest last week? or the week before? Im a little skeptical...
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flag el-nombre (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:39)
 Skids are for kids.... and for fun Big Grin
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flag crashdad (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:03)
 one day I would like to that on purpose Smile without landing on my ASS
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flag AdisonMacDonald (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:09)
 Someone all Houston, an asteroid has drifted into Earth
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flag thebigschott (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:25)
 He's like lawn-mower-jumper, Ray, from youtube! "JUST SHOWERIN' THE PLACE WITH ROCKS!!!"
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flag TiagoJumper (Dec 1, 2012 at 17:32)
 I hope the camera is as "NukeProof" as his knee pads, cause he got it sideways and that drift was really "Intense"
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flag duncanPalka (Dec 2, 2012 at 11:33)
 sometimes while i'm riding i look to my left, just so i can feel as if i'm going sideways half as much as Kovarik
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flag mchenrya (Dec 2, 2012 at 13:52)
 skid... you can see that the decals on the wheels are staying in the exact same place
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flag EJ4444 (Dec 2, 2012 at 15:40)
 RIP camera lens. You will greatly be missed. It's a sad day for the Pinkbike comunity..
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flag xcheese (Dec 3, 2012 at 15:53)
 sittin sidewayz, boys in a daze.
sittin sidewayz, boys in a daze.
who remembers paul wall? haha!
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flag ghaad1098 (Dec 2, 2012 at 6:05)
 comin in hot.....leavin the camera man out cold......he'll be tasting dirt for a few weeks
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flag nvrsmmr (Dec 1, 2012 at 19:32)
 I saw them shooting this at the bike park that day! It was like a rocket ship coming down the hill!
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flag Jansef21 (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:34)
 Feel the Dust, Touch the Dust
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flag MendelMu (Dec 1, 2012 at 5:27)
 The blast and the furious: Whistler Drift.
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flag Rambo1501 (Dec 1, 2012 at 17:46)
 Fast, and the Furious Tokyo Drift
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flag mtnbyker Plus (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:26)
 My favourite sequence yet!
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flag whyte21james (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:07)
 could have a put a bit of effort into the cornering, my nan can go faster than that!
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flag skibbe (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:36)
 I wonder how many times he took out the camera
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flag SkrauseDown (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:25)
 He smashed the corner harder than he smashed the lens.
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flag BikeAddict234 (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:15)
 in sequence 6 his knee pad is sending a message, a message in which theres a sideways nuke ahead
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flag njdfan101 (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:19)
 Stop... just, stop.
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flag BikeAddict234 (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:29)
 ah your just jealous you cant make terrible jokes like me
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flag finnrambo (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:55)
 no, no he's really not.
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flag TheGoose (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:44)
 so there's a sideways nuke (which isn't a thing is it?) within the 'message' itself? ah yes, indeed.
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flag archangelMichael (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:17)
 Better than Tokyo drift!!
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flag mud-plugger Plus (Dec 1, 2012 at 5:07)
 i like shot 9, i like the compostion of the ground and flying stones, its clear and unsaturated, wot wot wot
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flag jim-forbes (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:50)
 anyone else thought shots 11 till 18 are pointless
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flag AaGro (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:37)
 Don't know. Stopped watching at frame 8. Was worried about cracking my iPod screen.
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flag PhatS-O-B (Dec 1, 2012 at 4:52)
 This is my reason for getting up early and heading to PinkBike every Saturday morning!!
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flag ruuz (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:26)
 Don't you get it? The awesomeness is worth the price of the lenses... Wink
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flag maxriding (Dec 1, 2012 at 19:07)
 nice slide and dust cloud
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flag tkeegan1 (Dec 1, 2012 at 19:23)
 Drifting not skidding. Kids take note.
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flag randybadger (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:56)
 Skids are for kids Smile
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flag mcarswell (Dec 1, 2012 at 21:34)
 nice shot on the sequence Camera
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flag Koin (Dec 1, 2012 at 21:33)
 Skid of Lens DESTRUCTION!!!
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flag kurmo Plus (Dec 1, 2012 at 20:12)
 i'm gonna buy some karvers.
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flag klostrowski (Dec 1, 2012 at 18:41)
 Nice new camera. Hey, watch this!
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flag miguelads (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:10)
 Man, watch out!!!
You made me eat dust Evil
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flag fiberglassguy27 (Dec 1, 2012 at 15:21)
 He's more sideways than a politician during election year!!!!!
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flag a1bike4me (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:49)
 That's what it looks like when you ride without your traction control
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flag maxdhrider1 (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:31)
 sideway like that is alway a goog way to broke ya camera...... props bro !
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flag Konanemia (Dec 1, 2012 at 16:45)
 BRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAATATATATATATATATATATATAAAAAAAAAAAAAATATATAAAAAA!
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flag Vostok (Dec 1, 2012 at 17:42)
 long live the King of Rip'n Roll!!!
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flag Strongbuilt39 (Dec 1, 2012 at 18:32)
 most guys like it tight, Chris Kovarik likes it loose!
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flag timbob5 (Dec 1, 2012 at 22:07)
 Sorry Chris but the Mammoth Mountain race was back in the 90's!
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flag mossa (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:16)
 i Hope his camera isn't not broken.
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flag snowsnow (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:04)
 Chunder from Down Under
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flag andypav (Dec 2, 2012 at 5:28)
 That suit is fucking lame.
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flag area17 (Dec 2, 2012 at 21:13)
 I had a good comment. But it got slashed away from me.
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flag ktmman143 (Dec 2, 2012 at 20:34)
 why you son of a mountain biking BITCH!
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flag kavo77 (Dec 2, 2012 at 17:17)
 If in doubt, flick it out
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flag aikidoka (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:33)
 That drift was simply Intense!
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flag harrydavidge (Dec 2, 2012 at 22:37)
 Neaaaat, shame its focused on some shrapnel and not chris...
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flag ZachTacey (Dec 3, 2012 at 8:54)
 I was going to comment about the lens. I guess Im a bit too late.
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flag flache (Dec 4, 2012 at 14:01)
 Raw power..its just raw power
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flag ntmjeep (Dec 4, 2012 at 7:21)
 I think there was something on my lense... go back and try it again
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flag ZAPa90 (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:55)
 That triangle stone on photo 12 is just amazing! =D
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flag empty403 (Dec 2, 2012 at 12:46)
 Going straight is not an option!
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flag RossF94 (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:15)
 "DID YOU GET IT?!?!?!"
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flag assfault (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:45)
 F*ck! My Eyes!
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flag HorNyOne (Dec 2, 2012 at 5:56)
 I heard he work at Whistler safety, cleaning loose rocks from curbs.
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flag johniedamn (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:24)
 sick sequence! i want to win this vest ...
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flag jamesnun (Dec 2, 2012 at 4:59)
 Screw it, cameras are replaceable, sequence Saturdays are forever!
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flag badburke (Dec 2, 2012 at 8:28)
 I THINK HIS BIKE IS BENT!
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flag brodieman96 (Dec 2, 2012 at 9:46)
 save gas drift your bike!
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flag claywilson (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:15)
 Might as well bring a god damn bull dozer to move that much dirt!
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flag z05m (Dec 2, 2012 at 9:56)
 I sure hope Ian has some plexi glass in front of those lens.... Ouf !!!
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flag Dirikka (Dec 2, 2012 at 9:48)
 Power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! © Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear Big Grin
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flag PeteNoble13 (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:52)
 do you even know what DK means? Donkey kong? Drift king !
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flag rjohnson (Dec 1, 2012 at 15:52)
 if in doubt when going flat out, get the back end out.
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flag fill12 (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:14)
 shoot a freeride they said, it will be fun they said... Big Grin
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flag imdabest (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:53)
 go fast and stay loose
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flag chris (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:58)
 Braaaaap
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flag philip92 (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:54)
 How are you so fast at the corners? 'ohh, ill just whip it'
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flag whyte21james (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:09)
 its never good when someone comes sideways into you guns hot!!!
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flag FrostJismGinge (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:26)
 Kovarik's lense bill must be racking up..
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flag RobDay1994 (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:21)
 Thats gona leave a big skid mark Wink
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flag haristheodoropoulos (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:04)
 Now i know what DRIFTing is!!!!
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flag chazdog (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:49)
 looks like a skid to me, the wheel aint turning.....
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flag natasdemo9 (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:46)
 its Chris Kovarik drifting off to sleep!
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flag PaulsBikeFlies (Dec 1, 2012 at 6:19)
 watch out for the visual cliff!
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flag Amtrailrider (Dec 1, 2012 at 5:08)
 Kovadrift !!!!!!
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flag MendelMu (Dec 1, 2012 at 5:28)
 When in doubt, lay it out!
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flag Ajenkins (Dec 1, 2012 at 5:08)
 7/18 POD
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flag TYAQO (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:06)
 And thats the way the cookie crumbles!
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flag MCMbiker (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:44)
 You owe me a lens.
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flag r88boc (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:03)
 SKID!!!!
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flag mretard (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:27)
 He got that so sideways it was like a drunk on a saturday night
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flag Downhill340 (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:44)
 This guy is looser than sam hills 2008 world champs run
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flag haristheodoropoulos (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:02)
 Now i know what DRIFT means!!!
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flag dh-kid (Dec 1, 2012 at 12:31)
 OOOOHHH That's GOOD ROOOOST!!!!
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flag blackohio (Dec 1, 2012 at 11:39)
 Kovarik is like an extinction level event for any trail he rides.
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flag cagphoto (Dec 1, 2012 at 4:01)
 M9n that was Intense!
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flag chumba17 (Dec 1, 2012 at 13:04)
 Sideways drift is cool Until Hylands needs new lens Excellent haiku.
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flag superdupertroper (Dec 1, 2012 at 13:21)
 In the words of a wise man... "Gettin zesty, doin two wheel drifts eh?"
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flag tonythetiger08 Plus (Dec 1, 2012 at 13:50)
 I haven't seen a skid that long since laundry day...
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flag MilesHatton (Dec 1, 2012 at 3:53)
 Used to be the slip and slide now its the rip and ride!
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flag RafaBMX (Dec 1, 2012 at 13:51)
 Looks like... he´s crooked in straight lines. YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH!
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flag navyman (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:50)
 Last time I saw a skid like that I had diarrhea...
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flag mtbkid38 (Dec 1, 2012 at 11:00)
 almost as stylee on the ground as in the air! Sick Chris!
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flag samhh1 (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:24)
 sweet nectar
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flag skullcandyrox (Dec 1, 2012 at 13:23)
 There goes my good lens
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flag Schmitty (Dec 3, 2012 at 15:14)
 Zesty!
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flag dirtyace (Dec 3, 2012 at 9:59)
 D'oh! aiiii
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flag heyburn (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:15)
 I think Ian Highlands will need a new camera and a major face operation after getting blasted by that drift!!!
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flag sethd (Dec 1, 2012 at 16:25)
 you could at least spell HYLANDS right. i mean it is on the top of the page...
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flag gagtzer (Dec 3, 2012 at 3:24)
 Nice drift Smile
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flag CatRider (Dec 3, 2012 at 0:40)
 very nice drift
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flag STP977 (Dec 1, 2012 at 11:48)
 and new lens...
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flag DeanCowan (Dec 2, 2012 at 6:06)
 Nuclear drifting
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flag octalex (Dec 1, 2012 at 18:47)
 E Brake Engaged
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flag Jodaro (Dec 1, 2012 at 18:43)
 Sweet skid.
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flag m2w2 (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:25)
 speedway style ....
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flag hardtail29er (Dec 1, 2012 at 11:24)
 who waxed the floor?
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flag dk-fotografie (Dec 1, 2012 at 2:55)
 From Drift to Dust
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flag ec505BBjason (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:46)
 Left turn Clyde
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flag gabby (Dec 2, 2012 at 4:42)
 So who won?
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flag su11y (Dec 1, 2012 at 5:25)
 Coming in hot!!!
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flag EnduroBro (Dec 1, 2012 at 7:19)
 I like my bikes, the same way I like my Women.....Fast and Loose.....
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flag randybadger (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:42)
 Expensive, with plenty of rear end travel
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flag obee1 Plus (Dec 1, 2012 at 8:53)
 Testify!
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flag chumba17 (Dec 1, 2012 at 13:59)
 why would you like a loose girl...............
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flag EnduroBro (Dec 1, 2012 at 14:47)
 you are an idiot....
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flag obee1 Plus (Dec 1, 2012 at 19:34)
 church!
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flag randybadger (Dec 2, 2012 at 11:20)
 A tight one is better
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flag obee1 Plus (Dec 2, 2012 at 15:42)
 either way, like you say, it's gonna be expensive.
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flag kmak (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:21)
 rubbin's racin son
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flag rolandpoland (Dec 1, 2012 at 0:16)
 Puts Speedway to shame!
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flag mzk1997 (Dec 1, 2012 at 9:14)
 Bet that camera guy wasnt too happy with his lens...
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flag TomasK (Dec 1, 2012 at 1:41)
 Who needs that vest anyway...I mean seriously..
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flag TyranT21 (Dec 1, 2012 at 23:11)
 The photographer could do with it I'd say.
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flag TomasK (Dec 3, 2012 at 5:23)
 Three people taking my comment way to seriously Smile
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flag bikecats (Dec 1, 2012 at 10:07)
 DADADADA I SAY DRIFT IT DADADA DRIFT IT GOOD
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