Sea Otter Adventure 2010: Day 11
Pro pump track finals!
It’s late and I have a lot of stuff to do, so I need to make this quick for now.
Pro pump track finals!
It’s late and I have a lot of stuff to do, so I need to make this quick for now.
Pump track maintenance, pro pump track qualifying and other radness.
We just got done. Here’s who made the big show:
Today was the first official pro pump track practice. Rad.
The Sea Otter pro pump track got Ridden today. With a capital R.
Check out this video of Brendan Fairclough pioneering new lines.
Good thing I rested yesterday, because today required 10+ hours of working (and a bit of riding too).
Please forgive the exhausted writing style. Look at the photos.
Here are some shots from the build process. It went super smoothly (until the rain came).
Hey all, I rushed this video onto YouTube.
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I got hired to design/build the pro-only pump track at Sea Otter!
Stoked! This track is for top pro riders only. They’ll do a time trial for $$$.
I have some ideas, but I’m curious:
What features do you think this track should have?
Also: I’ll need help building/riding the weekend before Sea Otter. I pay cash. Who’s interested?
Our friend Stefan in South Tyrol used the specs in Welcome to Pump Track Nation to build a snow pump track.
He plans to build a dirt track this summer. As he says, he’s working out the kinks with a zero-cost material.
Yes, at least in the beginning. Read on:
You can rock the pump without dirt — and even without wheels.