Podcast: Dakotah Norton - Late Starter to Podium Contender

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steezysam FL (Mar 25, 2020 at 6:57)

Met Dak at the Snowshoe World Cup and I can say that all the riders were friendlier in person than I could have hoped for, but Dak was the nicest. I was already a fan, but sharing a beer with him that day cemented him as one of my all-time favorites.

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 7:04)

that's great to hear. I certainly enjoyed chatting with him.

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ATXZJ (Mar 25, 2020 at 7:48)

Same here. Met him at MSA in 2018 and WV in 19. Dude couldn't have been cooler to my wife and I and even gave us some of his signed rider cards for our kids. Been fans ever since.

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 8:30)

@ATXZJ: that's so good to hear, it's great when athletes go take that approach.

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ATXZJ (Mar 25, 2020 at 9:08)

@downtimepodcast: For sure, and keep the great content coming!

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 10:25)

@ATXZJ: will do!

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 6:11)

Cheers for sharing @pinkbike I hope everyone enjoys a dose of some non-Covid content!

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lloyd506 (Mar 25, 2020 at 11:48)

This was one of the best insights into an athletes take at sports physiology you’ve had. Great cast. Cheers

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 12:19)

@lloyd506: thanks, glad you got something out of the episode.

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LaXcarp (Mar 25, 2020 at 9:58)

One time my mom (62) and her husband (65) ran into him at Brown County Indiana...he proceeded to ride with them and show them around for the next hour. I've also ran into him at a couple southeastern DH parks and he's always a class act. I'm rooting for this guy.

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 10:25)

Loving these stories!

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andypav (Mar 25, 2020 at 6:26)

i was stoked to get my ass kicked at the mt brighton dual slalom bike races back in 2014 by him lol dude was so fast, puttin 10-12 seconds into the local best times.

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 6:42)

nice! those are big time gaps in slalom racing!!

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jokermtb FL (Mar 25, 2020 at 6:56)

Ha! I raced those DS races too - I remember everybody would put down their beer to watch his runs - they were shockingly fast. I once did get to line up with him at the opposite gate, and did do a bit of trash talking about how his yellow shoes wouldn't help him - did get him off the line, but that was it - never saw him after the 2nd corner! What a speedy rider, and glad to see him on PB.

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 7:05)

@jokermtb: ha ha, nice, love that there was some trash talk!!

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AllMountin (Mar 25, 2020 at 7:12)

That's pretty cool. I only ever made it down there twice, and never when Dak was there. I did ride there when David Lieb and his buddies were out. Pretty quick, too, those guys. That was before his stuff started showing up on PB. I'm like, who are these speedy lil sh*ts?!? ;-) On a tiny hill in Brighton....

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andypav (Mar 30, 2020 at 10:38)

@AllMountin: oh yeah there were so many fast folks there, cool event, sucks mt brighton is owned by vail and only cares about money, much like the rest of the brighton community.

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witica (Mar 25, 2020 at 11:44)

Met him at mountain creek a few years ago, cool dude for sure. I’ve only got 90 followers Instagram and he’s one of them!

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Grouty2505 FL (Mar 25, 2020 at 7:52)

Definitely one of my favourite riders, he seems so down to earth!

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 8:31)

yeah, I get the same impression and the comments here seem to back it up!

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ranke (Mar 25, 2020 at 22:40)

Haha! "Get about 5 turns down and Fairclough's about to run you over!!!" Classic. You'll be in my fantasy team again if we ever get this ball rolling Dak! Best to you bro. Hoping you shred like never before.

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ramcrew (Mar 25, 2020 at 12:55)

Its awesome to hear such of such a fresh philosophy and view on racing. Great story, interview and guy

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downtimepodcast (Mar 25, 2020 at 13:20)

glad you enjoyed it @ramcrew

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dexterfawkes (Mar 25, 2020 at 5:36)

That helmet dates back to the Cold war era