2008 US Open

[jcook90]

Anyone else overly pumped for it?

[demo 9]

me!!!!

[jcook90]

Shall we get some predictions going?
Sam 1st with a 2:43, followed closely by Jurgen with a 2:44.2, and either Fairclough (who's on monster energy now and I would assume will be at the Open) or Bryn in 3rd with about a 2:45 flat. Sam will be running downhill tubes. Yoni will make sure psp stays out of his podium shots (which will hopefully have better features than last time i.e. AWESOME WATERPARK CHICKS (jk)). Ideally there'll be discounted lift tickets, if not free, for those who don't qualify for Sunday. And the redbull projump will be a 40 foot gap now. With a croc pit inbetween. Now thats world cup for ya.

[atwalker6]

sooooo pumped!

[WhoRyder]

Man i checked The Appellation hotel fees, 300+ for a big room, 200+ for a studio.... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH....

i guess i'll be driving back and forth all 3 days from NYC....

[downhillbkr247]

CANT WAIT!!!!! if the course is gonna be anything like it was last year, i feel ill be able to put down some sick times!!!

[NJMX835]

Man i checked The Appellation hotel fees, 300+ for a big room, 200+ for a studio.... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH....

i guess i'll be driving back and forth all 3 days from NYC....

That's not the only hotel in town there Deve, try the Appalachian hotel on 94 heading toward Warwick (not lodge, hotel), then there's the Sussex Motor Inn & Rolling Hills Motel on 23 & there's a couple bed & breakfasts also.

[WhoRyder]

lol@ Deve.... lol


Steve...

going with the wife and kids... we already booked!

[pinkshirtphotos]

Appalachian Motel, AAA motel, on rt 94 pretty seedy but not bad. My house is open for 5 riders. Already have 2 so if you know me personally drop me a line and ill give you a free place to stay.

[dirttastesgood]

It goes with out saying i'm staying at your house and killing your goats.

[pinkshirtphotos]

ok 2 spots left

[mntbiker2]

holiday inn on 94 dave pretty cheap too

[DHRFX Joe]

i guess i'll be driving back and forth all 3 days from NYC....



DUDE DO YOU KNOW TUFINO!? HE LIVES IN NYC TOO!

:rofl:

[jcook90]

I will also be at your house and be guilty of goat slaughter. Actually I won't.

Who doesn't know Tufino, he's awesome and takes good pictures. Maybe Steve can take his place as a photographer and then all the little groms can bug him for pictures too!

[dirttastesgood]

Jamie lets go to seans house one night and make a crop circle.

[dirttastesgood]

Kidnap some goats, break his tractor, and do some nascar in his car.

[jcook90]

Crop circle with goat blood. Hmm...I dig.

[pinkshirtphotos]

jamie your not aloud to stay at my house. i dont want to catch your gay.

[jcook90]

And I don't want to get your goats/gf/mom pregnant

[pinkshirtphotos]

And I don't want to get your goats/gf/mom pregnant

only reason i have yet to kick you ass is because im afraid of losing my foot in your vagina.

[WhoRyder]

Yeah Tufino Lives in NYC... Yup!

[jcook90]

only reason i have yet to kick you ass is because im afraid of losing my foot in your vagina.

your foot came back okay the first time

[dirttastesgood]

Holy crap, you finally admitted to having a vagina. Wow.

[runnin12s]

ok back on track, looks like I will be at the Appalachin Motel if they ever get back to me. But time to plan everything else for the US Open. Someone said it should be around 70 entry fee, Is this the same for Open/Pro class also? Does anyone know if sunday pass will be free if qualified, and on that note what percentage of rider will be qualified on to sunday (or how many for that matter). It also states monday will be open for freeriding, is that going to be additional cost (free with registration would be great) and last but not least my son wants to come with but doesn't know if he wants to compete at such a large event, Is there going to be open riding that weekend or is it just for racers that weekend, and if so what is the outcome if he registers to see if the course is ok for him and if not he doesn't compete on saturday, and if the course IS too extreme will the rest of the mountain be open for riding? Sorry for the ignorance but first time there. Thanks in advancedd.:imstupid:

[NJ Jess]

a lot,...when registration is. I know it fills up in a day for the men. Women riders can sign up even on race day, I think.

I remember that last year, if you didn't qualify, you had to pay for sundays lift ticket. And yes, the whole mountain was open for riding throughout the weekend. I remember Rocky Mountain's rider Logan was 11 and just missing being a top 60 qualifer. Book a room now if you intend to stay.

Dtufino has a youtube vid of 2007 US Open Diablo. In it, he has multiple shots of the last jump. Pinkshirts is, well, in a pink shirt with a camera below the jump. I guess you guys sorta "know" each other. Both very good photo guys.

Pinkshirts,...go ride Sprain,...you would be surprised.

[yuroshek]

i might race pro at the open.

[DownhillR3]

i might race pro at the open.

Stepping up to the big boys fast from Intro, good luck.

[jcook90]

Its like every other weekend at Diablo only with a line that was actually a lot shorter than diabloween. If you can find Yoni's US Open video that shows plenty of the course, and is real high quality.

The $70 entry fee (for am i think, pro was $10 more) only gets you a ticket for friday/saturday, and sunday if you qualify. Top 100 Am riders qualify, last year that was about 30% of the class. I believe Pro was top 75 (maybe, don't quote me on that).

[Diablo_Freeride]

FYI.... The 2008 U.S. Open webpage has been launched. Most of the basic information, ie lodging, format, videos, are available.... more info to be posted soon. For those of you interested in resort lodging, make sure you access Mountain Creek via the weblink/special phone number provided on the Diablo/US Open page to insure your competitor discount. More info very soon, there's tons of great things happening this year!

http://www.diablofreeridepark.com

[Zaphoid]

Does anyone have any idea what pros are going to be there this year?

[jcook90]

Sam Hill will probably be back w/ a vengeance, which will also include Fairclough cuz he's on Monster now. Riffle and Atkinson because they were there last year and did well. Maybe Sabrina. Who knows...

[noescapeclothes]

watch out for steve smith!

[AzToJrse]

watch out for steve smith!

and yuroshek who stated he is racing pro at the open!!

[jcook90]

All the cool kids will be racing pro as well

and where'd that thread go? lame

[AzToJrse]

not sure, not cool enough to be involved in that. guess im a loser thats gonna race am.

[jcook90]

haha, insideish joke from another deleted thread.

I'm doing AM

[dirttastesgood]

Yeah those arrogant fools who are about 3'4" got the cool thread deleted.

[yuroshek]

and yuroshek who stated he is racing pro at the open!!

hahahahaha

[DownhillR3]

Hopefully Needles (Andrew Neethling) and Kathy Pruitt will be back as well as the rest, they were really cool. Sick Fairclough is coming though, can't wait.

[runnin12s]

how bout the dual slalom, any word on that? is it gonna be a groomed, jump filled course for a hardtail/short travel rig or is it gonna be in the rough landscape making diablo famous where big hits are gonna be the weapon of choice, I want to bring as few bikes as possible, so any info here would be appreciated.:imstupid:

[pinkshirtphotos]

i might show up just to see kathy <3

[jcook90]

she's not a goat.

Dual slalom kinda like vigo 4x course last year? That'd be hellagnar

[dirttastesgood]

stop stealing my word god damn it.
oh and sean you're a creeper.

[FCLinder]

and yuroshek who stated he is racing pro at the open!!

I am driving up all the way from SC just to show that boy up!!!!!

[yuroshek]

I am driving up all the way from SC just to show that boy up!!!!!

bring it cecil!!

[WhoRyder]

Hey, anyone know what Diablo looks like now? Snowy, beginning to Thaw, frozen?

2 more months baby!

[demo 9]

with my guess about the snow. there shouldnt be any. i have the same temp by my house and it is definitly not good for snow here

[WhoRyder]

reason i ask is because if there is no snow then maybe Diablo is up there creating new trails and clearing stuff up right now, maybe? maybe not.... we have 2 more months to go..... can't wait....

or is the Ski park still open? i think it would be great going on a test ride.. Maybe Diablo can permit a few riders to go test a few things out in the coming weeks..... ;-) ;-)

[yuroshek]

reason i ask is because if there is no snow then maybe Diablo is up there creating new trails and clearing stuff up right now, maybe? maybe not.... we have 2 more months to go..... can't wait....

or is the Ski park still open? i think it would be great going on a test ride.. Maybe Diablo can permit a few riders to go test a few things out in the coming weeks..... ;-) ;-)

dont worry about it, the diablo trail crew knows whats goin on, annd when we are starting. and yes diablo has riders to "test" a few things out.

[WhoRyder]

can i be one of the "TEST" Riders?

[NJMX835]

Still skiing, but if they ain't making snow on it, it doesn't have snow anymore.

All our snow melted the other day, trails should be good by this weekend.

[mntbiker2]

can i be one of the "TEST" Riders?

dave,they need someone fast :popcorn:

[jcook90]

Yeah Steve doesn't seem like hes a pinnah on his Specialized enduro

[DownhillR3]

reason i ask is because if there is no snow then maybe Diablo is up there creating new trails and clearing stuff up right now, maybe? maybe not.... we have 2 more months to go..... can't wait....

or is the Ski park still open? i think it would be great going on a test ride.. Maybe Diablo can permit a few riders to go test a few things out in the coming weeks..... ;-) ;-)


Haha, the ski slopes are in full swing here. No way is anything going on Diablo related on hill. I'd say not until late March will all the snow on the slopes be gone, still gives plenty of time for the guys to do their things on the hill.

[WhoRyder]

dave,they need someone fast :popcorn:

Uh, name is Steve, not Dave!

And yes, i'm very fast with my Enduro!

[NJMX835]

[QUOTE=WhoRyder;2836863]Uh, name is Steve, not Dave!

And yes, i'm very fast with my Enduro![/QUOTE

Wow, how's the lycra & leg shaving working out for you?

Rumor has it you will be rocking the skinsuit at the Open this year, confirm or deny?

[WhoRyder]

I'll be wearing full Team Colors this year:

http://cucinatestarossa.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/red_bike_shorts_1.jpg

[NJMX835]

I don't even want to know where you got that from....

[jcook90]

that was not necessary. You basically just ruined a perfectly good thread, and now there needs to be a new one

[WhoRyder]

Mr. Cook, the gentleman asked me if i was wearing the Lycra to the open, i posted a picture of my Team Colors....

What's the difference between my Team Colors (spandex) and these:

http://ftmb.net/photos/images/26957.jpg

http://ftmb.net/photos/images/26960.jpg

http://ftmb.net/photos/images/26958.jpg

Is it the full face helmet? i will be wearing my TEAM COLORS with a full face helmet....

Some of you guys seriously need to get off that homophobic stuff....

[FOXROX]

Uh, name is Steve, not Dave!

And yes, i'm very fast with my Enduro!


burn mike! and byw how did you know he had an enduro lol

[jcook90]

Fine Mr. Steve, you win.

Anyone wanna have a superhero team this year? Like all get superhero skinsuits and train off projump?

[mntbiker2]

i am the fastest person ever..with a burger king skin suit!

[yuroshek]

jcook, lets do it. we will be super pro.

[jcook90]

EDIT: actually shotty Flash, it'll go better w/ my bike, plus its a skinsuit

[Diablo_Freeride]

New U.S. Open Press Release posted:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2837795#post2837795

[dirttastesgood]

shotty super man

[WhoRyder]

on the serious side, i cannot wait to see who's going to be at the open....

i already booked the Hotel (apelacian[sp]) should be anothe great season at Diablo!

[dirttastesgood]

You have horrible spelling. Dennis what superhero do you want to be?

[jcook90]

Also gotta get justin in cuz hes cool. And I was serious.

We got a room at the appalachian too

[dirttastesgood]

Alright, Jamie's flash, I'm superman, Dennis can be batman, and justin is spiderman.

[jcook90]

http://www.littermag.com/features/usopen/day3/4.htm
the captions the best part.

[pinkshirtphotos]

http://www.littermag.com/features/usopen/day3/4.htm
the captions the best part.

sure is.... muffin dont get a room with jamie we got place for you and your rents

[dirttastesgood]

haha, jamie's got a room in the hotel right at the base. I'll come eat some fried goat though.

[jcook90]

Mmmm fried goat. I'm not sure if I can go down thursday during the day

[yuroshek]

watch out for a gorillia at the open. :monkeydance:

[pinkshirtphotos]

Mmmm fried goat. I'm not sure if I can go down thursday during the day

your one person i can count on ....


..... for ruining every diablo trip

[jcook90]

How am I ruining this trip

[dirttastesgood]

He can't miss 2 hours of school even though he's already into a college.

[jcook90]

When am i gonna miss school?

[dirttastesgood]

Thursday and Friday before the open.

[jcook90]

Except I'm out of school May 16

[dirttastesgood]

Except I'm out of school May 16

I'm going to kill you.

[jcook90]

And i'm gonna ride away on my jetbike