Radek's North Shore Ripper Run

Last week all the boys in North Van put on another awesome North Shore Ripper. It was the first one that I attended and was super stoked at the turn out, the fun times, and just being in the company of people that truly love this sport. Here is a little write up and video about the event, the awesome trail, and the stunts that you can hit to get time bonuses. Also check out Cam's write up on NSMB.

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(There are some funny outtakes at the end of the video)How did my race run go you ask? Check the results at the bottom of the page here.

My overall time was pretty bad, but then again I was not satisfied with a 10 minute race course that included 2 trails and I tried adding a third trail in, until some one told me I took a wrong turn somewhere and had to push my bike up to find the finish line. I totally thought that the XXX sign on the trail means, you're almost there....booze ahead.

Well take a look and you'll see where I went wrong. Luckily Pinkbike/Devinci team rider Geoff Pendrel squeaked in to take first place. Aloha!

I tried hitting all the stunts on the way down and it did pay off by getting a 2 minute and 12 second time bonus. Whenever I ride a trail, I always try to ride all the little stunts that people often forget about, even if they are old and washed....like me. I think the only stunt I missed was the first double jump, and that was intentionally, as the day before I pinned it off the second jump, and ate shit so hard, I squealed like a pig for 5 minutes. Good times are always worth the pain.

In the end, this was another one of these wonderful days that reminds you how dedicated and passionate all the riders and people in the industry are. Big Thanks!

I can't wait until the next ripper. But I'm only coming if a "no banana hammock" policy is instated!

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