Anyone going to this? Bootleg is always a blast to ride, I can only imagine that a race would be off the chains 
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I'm debating it.
...I'm debating it.
Bootleg Race. Feb 17, 18
- Thread starter Fonzie18
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Cool, I am about 80% sure I'm going.
Boulder city isn't as expensive as vegas.
Check a map. Dem's different.
Check a map. Dem's different.
I hope to be out there shooting, sounds awesome.
I'm not gonna make it due to obligations of going to Mexico (viva!) but I know a bunch of Denver peeps that are going down for the race... should be rad. Talked to some Moab guys that are thinking about heading down as well.
god damn that place was fun to ride last weekend, but i don't think i could handle a race. i'd try, but the combination of riding terrain i never see on a regular basis and riding against the fast locals would be a perfect recipe for a bad outcome. i plan to ride there a lot more though.
i'll be there! seeing as it's right next door 
don't think i'll be racing, but i'll be coming to spectate/ride a bit.
don't think i'll be racing, but i'll be coming to spectate/ride a bit.
J.K.W, there is some info on Bootlegcanyon.com...but not much.
Its not NORBA and the payout is usually pretty good.
I'll be there. This will be my 3rd year and its one of the better races all year. No one seems to take it too seriously and the competition is pretty stiff. They have great courses and the riding is great, considering its super wet were I live now, so dry and dusty are great fun in Feb.
I'll be there. This will be my 3rd year and its one of the better races all year. No one seems to take it too seriously and the competition is pretty stiff. They have great courses and the riding is great, considering its super wet were I live now, so dry and dusty are great fun in Feb.
I think if you get in touch with All Mountain Cyclery, they'd have more info. Here's a blurb from their website:
Check them out at http://www.allmountaincyclery.com/ for their email/phone/contact info to get the skinny on the race.All Mountain Cyclery said:
Well, crap. My information was bad. I was told by an insider (SinatorJ) that it would not be NORBA. Oh well, I guess I'll race on an expired liscense number.
Yeah, On the ground!
I remember sleeping on the ground at bootleg one summer... I kept waking up throughout the night with these big ass black beatles crawling on me. ....I'm going to get a hotel this time.
I hope to make it. I had catastrophic frame failure last weekend and need to rush-build a DH bike. I currently have no bikes that are ride able. 
Whoa, sounds Intense.I hope to make it. I had catastrophic frame failure last weekend and need to rush-build a DH bike. I currently have no bikes that are ride able.
Hah, you're tellin' me...
and it was non-pivot related!?!?!?Hah, you're tellin' me...
Ye. No pivots were harmed in this failure.
That's Ghetto
Like the circus.
Bummer deal man! If you make it out there look for me! We should do some runs, if of course you have a bike to ride on.I hope to make it. I had catastrophic frame failure last weekend and need to rush-build a DH bike. I currently have no bikes that are ride able.
Forsure!
See all you guys out there hopefully.
Jeff, thanks for the offer. If I don't have a bike I won't bother driving out there.
I'll be staying the parking lot in my tent with Gravel Pit Gary... well that is if he isn't fighting with SinatorJ.
In the Army we usually slept on folding cots out in the desert southwest, keeps most of the various "crawlies" (snakes, spiders, scorpions) under ya. Pretty amazing how close the coyotes would get, sometimes if they woke us up we'd check 'em out with the night vision goggles - they'd only be 40 yards away.
Yeah I've seen how some of the Army people "ruff it" at NTC. I laughed for good while. Not bagging on the Army, but it was pretty pathetic seeing them sleep in a tent on concrete sheltered by an roof over thier heads, plus a bunch of other stuff. I just never seen anything like that.......
kinda debating whether or not to make it out this weekend.... anyone have any more info on the race? entry fee? schedule? their website is useless.
what trail does the race route follow? is it snakeback(i think that's the name)? when i went up for the first time a couple weeks ago, i had a good time, only got in 2 shuttles though because my dad's deal was that i could shuttle if i went on an XC ride with him, turned out to be a bad choice because he chose a longer XC loop and his girlfriend had a rough time and beat the **** out of herself. i got driven up behind the shuttle, so everyone had already headed down and all i had was a trail map that proved almost completely useless, so i started just checking out trails to see what seemed like the best bet. there was one trail that was absolutely insane, it was a little branch to the right when you are just coming down from the top, and it was a series of drops that turned a little over 90 degrees over rough rock, i was riding a demo bike so i didn't risk it. the snake one was a blast though, especially the up and downs at the end that you absolutely rip to the point where on the uphill you're going so fast your tires are just floating. then there was the drop to the left of the jumps when you're looking at it from the parking lot....as you can tell, i had a blast, i'm certainly going to hit it again soon.
Just because they didn't "need" the tent (had roof and concrete) doesn't mean it isn't good training to still use the tents. Chances are there won't be either in battle, so better be familar with tenting it.Yeah I've seen how some of the Army people "ruff it" at NTC. I laughed for good while. Not bagging on the Army, but it was pretty pathetic seeing them sleep in a tent on concrete sheltered by an roof over thier heads, plus a bunch of other stuff. I just never seen anything like that.......
But the reason for NTC is combat strategy, not survival training. Units can focus on hardcore "ruffing it" at their home training area, where taxpayers aren't spending $1,000 (or more) per day per solider. Make it count.
gracias