Photo Epic: Friday Night Lights Pump Track Challenge
Afternoon rains postponed the pump track challenge yesterday after the track became increasingly slick and there was a high risk of serious injury to the racers. It got back under way under dwindling twilight tonight. Jill Kinter suffered some bad luck in the final heat against Anneke Beerten when she slipped on the start because of some debris on the decking. Joost Wichman took the men's win, and young gun Walker Shaw rode to an impressive fourth place. It was amazing to see guys and girls throw down after a day of Enduro practice followed by DH Racing.
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 Eddie Masters was in yesterday's training but opted out today. |
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| Sik Mick during training yesterday before the rain canceled the race for the evening. |
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| Sik Mik Hannah and Jill Kintner both talking shop on pumptrack basics. |
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| Start gate. |
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| Martin Soderstrom on fire from yesterday. |
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| Hannah dragging in the heat against Anthony Rocci. Hannah took the heat in the next round. |
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| Soderstrom gets the drop on Watts out of the opposite end berms. |
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| Zink is still going strong, even with his bum hand. Shaw knocked Zink out on heat number seven. |
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| Bronze Olympian and multi-time 4X World Champion Jill Kintner could easily smoke you on your own backyard BBQ pumptrack any day of the week. |
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| Trish Bromley under Friday night lights. |
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| Bernard Kerr |
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| The last long stretch where the overtaken's were had and win's were made. |
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| Fast paced and tight times. |
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| Jill Kintner sussing out the turns ahead. |
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| Watts and Soderstrom bringing it home neck and neck. |
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| Adrien Loron keeping the flow going strong after yesterdays Dual Speed and Style. |
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| Walker Shaw and Cam Zink duking it out on the main straight. |
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| Loron sending the rollers on the straight. |
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| Swarm of flies and one burnt out bulb. We could have used touch more light. |
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| Walker Shaw has been putting in some mean pumptrack time in lately in their yard back home in North Carolina and it sure shows. |
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| Casey Brown was out smashing laps to the final heat one where she was knocked out by Jill Kintner. |
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| Joost Wichman was your men's winner. Some kind soul illuminated him with their on camera flash. |
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| Joining up on the main straight. Plenty of racers that were behind made a solid come back to win here. |
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| The riders right side of the track certainly seemed to hold an advantage over the left. Perhaps because it was better lit. |
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| Walker Shaw doing it for team USA. |
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| Jill Kintner has won the Crankworx Pumptrack the last few years, but after a massive crash earlier in the week she isn't up to 100%. Second for the night is still high up in the ranks for someone who has a large hematoma in their leg. |
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| Jill Kintner ended up in second after some debris on the deck caused her slip on the snap and she never got out of the gate. |
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| Mick Hannah Made it to the quarterfinals before being ousted by Thomas Lemoine. |
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| Anneke Beerten the Pumptrack Queen. |
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| Joost Wichman Pumptrack King. |
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| Martin Soderstrom |
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3 Comments
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Gooldylocks
(Mar 27, 2015 at 9:19)
It's too bad Jill got hung up on the start gate, it would have been cool to get to have a women's final that was contested. Not to downplay Anneke's win, big congrats there, but seeing the two of them race would have been a good show.
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lacykemp
(Mar 27, 2015 at 12:47)
^^ exactly. Always appreciate a good race. Additionally - awesome photos, guys!
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chyu
(Mar 29, 2015 at 21:45)
Where's Anneke?
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