Diablo Team Classic Update / Course Information

[Diablo_Freeride]

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Diablo Freeride Park Primed For Team Classic Race

This upcoming weekend Diablo Freeride Park will play host to the inaugural Diablo Team Classic event pitting the east coast’s top teams head-to-head in a progressive 4-rider downhill race format. Amateur and pro teams from up-and-down the east coast are making the trek to Diablo Freeride Park to stake claim to the first ever Team Classic title.

The ParkLogic Trail Designers have conjured-up a unique race course mixing Diablo Freeride Park’s famed Tempest trail with trail favorites including Victory and the lower section of the U.S. Open course. Tempest, making it’s first-ever appearance as a racecourse, is a machine-built, dirt masterpiece featuring jumps, banked-turns and unprecedented flow.

In addition to bragging rights, over $5,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to amateur and pro teams alike with a $1,000 cash payout offered to the top pro team! Amateur winners will receive high-end product packages from Diablo Freeride Park’s illustrious sponsors including SRAM, RockShox, Avid, ethirteen, SkullCandy, NYCFreeride, Dakine, and Fox, among many others.

Whether you are sessioning one of the many custom built trails or racing for the Team Classic title, Diablo Freeride Park is your source for a weekend of epic gravity riding.

[jcaramia]

wow tempest? thats sick.

[FOXROX]

nice... i thought it was going to go down bmw..

[jcaramia]

i wonder how bad tempest will look after the muddy race course.

[WhoRyder]

i wonder how bad tempest will look after the muddy race course.

http://www.accuweather.com/forecast.asp?partner=vista1&traveler=1&zipcode=07462&metric=0

looks like another dry weekend bro!

[crushallcakes]

Damn, I guess I'm going to have to keep my slow ass off of Tempest on Saturday so I don't mess up the guys that are practicing.

[jerseydirt]

yeah cant wait i hope they keep the go around for the big drop because i would like to pedal through that instead of not pedaling for the drop

[jerseydirt]

it would also set you up better 4 the berm. into the smaller table.

[konarider1283]

joey youre talking about the 2nd rock drop, that goes into the berm right? cuz im with you on rippin through the rock garden go around instead ;)

[jerseydirt]

yeah guys dont bother racing me and pj and our team are gonna dominate,

[FOXROX]

are you kiding? its so much faster just to drif that turn and do the drop

[demo 9]

are you kiding? its so much faster just to drif that turn and do the drop

... no it is not... and if its a drift like in ur video its probably going to slow u down

[jcook90]

Theres a rockgarden go-around for that drop?

[acair422]

i'm pretty sure theres not a single corner on that trail you have to drift especially either before those 2 drops...

[WhoRyder]

I'm going to Manual all the way down and WIN!

[S.K.C.]

Wow - Tempest as a racecourse!

That's gonna be sick - the speeds people will be carrying through there will be insane.

To get to Victory you go to the left, off the tiny jump, down that hill, across the fire road and into the woods where the small 2 ladder bridges are that cross the stream - right? Actually, did I just describe Waterboy? Crap - someone straighten me out here.

[davetrump]

sweeeeeeet... sounds like a fun course, and something that i can handle without aggravating these injuries any further

[NJMX835]

Wow - Tempest as a racecourse!

That's gonna be sick - the speeds people will be carrying through there will be insane.

To get to Victory you go to the left, off the tiny jump, down that hill, across the fire road and into the woods where the small 2 ladder bridges are that cross the stream - right? Actually, did I just describe Waterboy? Crap - someone straighten me out here.


No, you got it right.

I noticed that that most of Waterboy is closed now, above where you cut in from Tempest & below Victory also.

[bmxracer62]

im not racing

[bmxracer62]

i dont have any friends

[bmxracer62]

and im injured

[bmxracer62]

and my bike is injured

[jerseydirt]

well now i am going to practice with whoryder (steve) or dave because he is from what i hear able to manual all the way to the step down into the fire road and super man in the rock garden in water boy.

[S.K.C.]

sweeeeeeet... sounds like a fun course, and something that i can handle without aggravating these injuries any further

Dave! Are you and Lee going? I'll be there Saturday, but probably not on Sunday.

[General Lee]

Dave! Are you and Lee going? I'll be there Saturday, but probably not on Sunday.

yup, and we are bringing our 2 teammates as well; a couple fast Canadian juniors.

[v-digit]

I'm going to Manual all the way down and WIN!

whatever you do, dont air out any jumps, you will get hurt!!!!!!! ;) **** THAT ****!

[WhoRyder]

whatever you do, dont air out any jumps, you will get hurt!!!!!!! ;) **** THAT ****!

Air? Me?

NEVER......

I'm allergic to AIR!

[v-digit]

Air? Me?

NEVER......

I'm allergic to AIR!


see you on the hill tommorow eh?

[WhoRyder]

see you on the hill tommorow eh?

Big Vas is finally making his Mountain debut?

Nice...

See you there brother!

[v-digit]

Big Vas is finally making his Mountain debut?

Nice...

See you there brother!

ya man, first time this year. gonna stick to them easy breezy smooth jumpy launchy trails, like booyahkasha.

[Instigatr]

What time is the race? I want to know what time the trail will be open to rec. riders.

[lil'rooney707]

results?

[road2nowhere]

my team came in 2nd for the AM race. idk the times though

[FOXROX]

it was deff. a great day! conditions were perfect!

[quiksilver]

The team classic was totally awesome! It's a shame that more people/teams did not enter and get the full experience of true team racing.

This may sound silly, but practicing and sharing ideas and lines of the course with 3 other individuals really built up our team morale and energy.

I don't know what else to say about the team classic except for the fact that I was very happy to be a part of this innagural event, and I really hope to see it catch on to more racers in the future...

After all, aren't you tired of the same old racing format; week after week, resort after reort, year after year!?! It's time to take a fresh new look at downhill racing!

alright, that was my motivational speech... Im done

[konarider1283]

totally awesome race to be in, especially for a first time race :thumb:. Good race, nice course, lots of fun. Thanks again Diablo! Can't wait for next year :D

[WhoRyder]

who Won?

[DEMOmy8]

did joey and travis win?

[konarider1283]

my team (me, Zack, Joey, Travis) came in 2nd. the am winners i forget their names, but they rep'd the Highland park. the pro winners was Nekos team (don't know any of the riders names, sorry) followed by Diablo Gravity and the Transcend team in 3rd

[jerseydirt]

yes they did!!!!!!! they won 2nd place even though are times were much better. than those piece of crap team. haha jk. no seriously

[Froggy]

my team (me, Zack, Joey, Travis) came in 2nd. the am winners i forget their names, but they rep'd the Highland park. the pro winners was Nekos team (don't know any of the riders names, sorry) followed by Diablo Gravity and the Transcend team in 3rd


Geritt Beytagh, Neko, Sasha(sp) and Chris Heath won the Pro divison and the Transcend Team came in second...that's all I know

[acair422]

i'm pretty sure george ryan, marc, brian, and pj got second for pro they had phenomenal team energy as well as a team high five that was worthy of a classic sports movie....

[WhoRyder]

I'm pretty sure my Team and I were the FIRST who made it to Burger King!

[isabbisr]

Geritt Beytagh, Neko, Sasha(sp) and Chris Heath won the Pro divison and the Transcend Team came in second...that's all I know

Transcend got third. GR, Marc, PJ, and I were second.

[davetrump]

Transcend got third. GR, Marc, PJ, and I were second.

true story

it was a fun weekend and the team format was a fun twist. and it was cool to see a few guys have better race runs than they expected and stepped up their game a bit... no one wanted to be the slowest guy on their respective team

after getting broken off at the us open i was pretty pumped at the relaxed and fun atmosphere at this race... it was all about fun, and pretty laid back

[konarider1283]

it was definitely a good step in to racing. showed me a lot in terms of performance, what to do and what not to do etc. I was surprised even how I knew my lines and what not, but messed up in the first run, and got a better time than i did with no mistakes in the 2nd run. All good experience though :thumb:

[noescapeclothes]

yes indeed, awesome race format. GR and mark ripped it on the second run surprisingly fast and pj too in the first run. sucks pj got flat second run otherwise would be a tight game.

dave did your junior's parents take any photos? if so make sure you get them and post them up here. whatever they got awards and riding.
see u in 2 weeks or in canada.
sash

[road2nowhere]

does anyone know where i can find photos of the races?