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Gravity Pirates DH Dig Day #1 01-15-2012
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A little video my buddy Eric put together of our first 'official' trail work day. Many thanks to the original builder for inviting us, Steve for setting it up, ISO for the schwag, and all those that showed up...especially those that drove over 2 hours to get to it.
Can't wait for the next one!
A little over a year ago, my buddy Steve decided it was time to rally up downhillers in order to improve our image and promote our sport. He formed a private group where like-minded riders and diggers could get together to meet and support his cause. In the last year he and his wife have worked non-stop to set up group rides, offer us alternatives to the very limited racing scene here, secured us our own private land for a DH trail system, and even coordinated with officials to open up another lift park.
We have since grown to over 200 members, and while change takes time, good things are starting to happen. We coordinated with a local builder (private land) and 35 guys put in some real work reopening an old trail and finishing a new one for an upcoming race. Thanks to ISO for sponsoring it, many other GP members for donating cash for tools and lunch, and it was awesome to see a prominent SDMBA leader come out and help.
Not here to promote our group, but instead suggest that if your love your sport (whatever it is), get out and get involved. Good people to meet and great times to be had by all.
We have since grown to over 200 members, and while change takes time, good things are starting to happen. We coordinated with a local builder (private land) and 35 guys put in some real work reopening an old trail and finishing a new one for an upcoming race. Thanks to ISO for sponsoring it, many other GP members for donating cash for tools and lunch, and it was awesome to see a prominent SDMBA leader come out and help.
Not here to promote our group, but instead suggest that if your love your sport (whatever it is), get out and get involved. Good people to meet and great times to be had by all.
A message from Eric:
Hey guys,
I never post on this site although i love checking it everyday.. PB does a great thing for biking...
Well me and a group of socal locals like to do great things for the trails we ride here in socal..
Seems like many groups of XC riders get together and do things to better the
support of the XC community. But who helps us, the DH riders?
Its time for DH guys to step out from the shadows and bushes and start
organizing and doing good for its own community... Thats why we decided
to organize our own DH community and make it happen.. Our goal is to
improve our own world.... Give back to our own scene.... Get out there
and dig.......
Thanks to GRAVITY PIRATES for putting together an
organized dig day.. Over 35 diggers showed up and put in a couple
hundred man hours.. it was an awesome site to see... jumps being built,
berms being packed and complete new trails get laid out..... cant wait
to ride them....
Special thanks to Steve & Shawna Ford for all the real hard work they do everyday for DH...
Also to our sponsor ISO for donating prizes to all the diggers...
And thanks to all the Donators who contributed funds to pay for food and water to keep these trail gnomes going all day...
If you ride DH and want to get involved, check out Gravity Pirates.. We
are a private forum, it aint easy to get in.. But once you do your world
is never the same...
Hey guys,
I never post on this site although i love checking it everyday.. PB does a great thing for biking...
Well me and a group of socal locals like to do great things for the trails we ride here in socal..
Seems like many groups of XC riders get together and do things to better the
support of the XC community. But who helps us, the DH riders?
Its time for DH guys to step out from the shadows and bushes and start
organizing and doing good for its own community... Thats why we decided
to organize our own DH community and make it happen.. Our goal is to
improve our own world.... Give back to our own scene.... Get out there
and dig.......
Thanks to GRAVITY PIRATES for putting together an
organized dig day.. Over 35 diggers showed up and put in a couple
hundred man hours.. it was an awesome site to see... jumps being built,
berms being packed and complete new trails get laid out..... cant wait
to ride them....
Special thanks to Steve & Shawna Ford for all the real hard work they do everyday for DH...
Also to our sponsor ISO for donating prizes to all the diggers...
And thanks to all the Donators who contributed funds to pay for food and water to keep these trail gnomes going all day...
If you ride DH and want to get involved, check out Gravity Pirates.. We
are a private forum, it aint easy to get in.. But once you do your world
is never the same...
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