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Edited Date/Time 6/7/2013 3:02pm
With rain today, there were no bikes on the track for press day. They may get a short shot in the morning. In the meantime, here's a peek at the track, and some of what was going on it the pits.









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rosebud441 6/6/2013 8:15pm
6/6/2013 8:15pm
Yo Mr. B.. How did you get the aerial shots? Vital must one of them fancy drone copters
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Outsider 6/6/2013 8:19pm
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Definitely not narrow...
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malachi177 6/6/2013 8:20pm
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Pretty stylish truck/trailer set up you got there GuyB Smile

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PC 6/6/2013 8:22pm
6/6/2013 8:22pm
Nice & scenic track. Would like to see it in the flesh one day
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Bill_Carroll 6/6/2013 8:28pm
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Lets see a pic of yourself at the controls from 20-30 ft or so then a pic of the hottest chick you can spot from five feet...Smile
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GuyB 6/6/2013 8:30pm
6/6/2013 8:30pm
Bill_Carroll wrote:
Lets see a pic of yourself at the controls from 20-30 ft or so then a pic of the hottest chick you can spot from five...
Lets see a pic of yourself at the controls from 20-30 ft or so then a pic of the hottest chick you can spot from five feet...Smile
Yeah, I look way better at 40-50 feet. Wink
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gsxrcr28 6/6/2013 8:38pm
6/6/2013 8:38pm
Do you get to do some mountain biking as you criss cross the country Gibby?
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Tarz483 6/6/2013 8:43pm
6/6/2013 8:43pm Edited Date/Time 6/6/2013 8:48pm
Thanks for the pics GuyB , THATS A cool helicopter have you tried getting an arial shot while everyone is on the track?

is that big step up triple still there in the north west corner ?

i went in 09 and the only guys hitting it was Reed on a 450 and pourcel on a 250 which was pretty impressive that he was hitting it on a 250 and no other 450 riders were.

i think it was 09 anyway , trey broke his wrist there that day
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GuyB 6/6/2013 8:47pm
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gsxrcr28 wrote:
Do you get to do some mountain biking as you criss cross the country Gibby?
I've gotten three notable rides in so far. One with the Works Connection guys in the Sierras, some nice singletrack (but thin air) next to Thunder Valley, and some really nice singletrack last week near Roanoke, VA.
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Bill_Carroll 6/6/2013 8:57pm
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GuyB wrote:
I've gotten three notable rides in so far. One with the Works Connection guys in the Sierras, some nice singletrack (but thin air) next to Thunder...
I've gotten three notable rides in so far. One with the Works Connection guys in the Sierras, some nice singletrack (but thin air) next to Thunder Valley, and some really nice singletrack last week near Roanoke, VA.
Should have steered you toward Garden of the Gods some amazing MTBin there, maybe next year if ThunderValley is still on the grid
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gsxrcr28 6/6/2013 8:58pm
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gsxrcr28 wrote:
Do you get to do some mountain biking as you criss cross the country Gibby?
GuyB wrote:
I've gotten three notable rides in so far. One with the Works Connection guys in the Sierras, some nice singletrack (but thin air) next to Thunder...
I've gotten three notable rides in so far. One with the Works Connection guys in the Sierras, some nice singletrack (but thin air) next to Thunder Valley, and some really nice singletrack last week near Roanoke, VA.
That's cool, lots of great places on the east coast. I've always wanted to hit some of the best trails across the US. Have a great time and thanks for the pics.
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pilotdude 6/6/2013 8:59pm
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GuyB demonstrating the superiority of things that fly! Cool
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Hank_Thrill 6/6/2013 9:04pm
6/6/2013 9:04pm Edited Date/Time 6/6/2013 9:05pm
That's cool! I was wondering if that's what you used during the photos, or actually rented a chopper lol.

I think it would be pretty rad to take a photo while the racing action is happening with bikes scattered all over the track.
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Knobbyjake 6/6/2013 9:12pm
6/6/2013 9:12pm
Man, the track looks so much shorter when you see it from that height.
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Crush 6/6/2013 9:30pm
6/6/2013 9:30pm
Cool photos Steve!

Wish the track still went down into the trees then back up like 2009... This shit was dope!



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Crush 6/7/2013 12:42am
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Derpin' DJ wrote:
Southwick 2011
mreh... Sand soaked it up, I don't count it, was a bit wet, hardly a mudder...

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tobz 6/7/2013 12:47am
6/7/2013 12:47am Edited Date/Time 6/7/2013 12:48am
Got my foxtel box set to record. 5:30am sunday.

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jamma10 6/7/2013 12:53am
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Good! I was hoping there might be a wet race this year Smile

Should have maybe waited before I picked my fantasy race picks though... doh.
Jamie_Munro 6/7/2013 1:05am
6/7/2013 1:05am
love high point !

i may actually get to watch this live tomorrow as well - happy days.
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GuyB 6/7/2013 4:54am
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mxrider641 wrote:
Pretty wild little setup there...was it hard to learn how to fly? That looks like it would be a lot of fun!
It's actually not bad. There's a GPS mode that will hold it in position once it's in a hover, even if you let go of the controls. If it's windy, you'll see it fight to stay in position.
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husky125 6/7/2013 5:06am
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I'm taking the wife and kids to cheer on our local favorite Todd Krieg riding for Munn Racing KTM. Also Kaylynn
Kotlar will be making her debut in the women's class on the #55 Honda. Should be a great time!!
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motomike137 6/7/2013 5:52am
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Cool shots, I think I spotted some of my old brain cells in the one field where I used to camp...lol. High Point is classic MX in every sense!
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jtomasik 6/7/2013 6:20am
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A mudder would be fantastic. It's about the closest thing we get to old-school MX.
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lumpy790 6/7/2013 6:28am
6/7/2013 6:28am Edited Date/Time 6/7/2013 6:29am
looks like the storm is moving fast....local weather here says it should be OK tomorrow.

Headed to the track in a little while

MX Sports knows how to clear the mud off of High Point ..... they hve done it many times
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IWreckALot 6/7/2013 6:29am
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Wasn't there a hurricane in 2011 at Southwick or somewhere else on the east coast? Or was that a different year? Was that 2010 when Dungey rode from a lap down?
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ga_pike 6/7/2013 7:21am
6/7/2013 7:21am Edited Date/Time 6/7/2013 7:55am
Hey GuyB... do me a favor please. Head to Morgantown and eat at Wings Ole. We moved away in 1991 and I've missed that place ever since.
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holeshot100 6/7/2013 7:32am
6/7/2013 7:32am Edited Date/Time 6/7/2013 7:40am
Thanks Guy B! Could you take a picture of Georgia Lindsay doing some announcing.

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