- Oct 28, 2001
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Wow…. What an incredible weekend for enduro riders and the Sandstormers. It truly does not get any better than what I experienced at this event. The course was, in my opinion, “phenomenal”. It was the perfect blend of terrain, section length, variety, resets, and timekeeping.
It was never “too much” of any one type of trail. Loved the way it was all mixed together, whether by design or not, it flowed very well. Tight stuff was broken up with some short, fast connectors, and there was fast, sweeping / flowing trail that was fun to snake through. Really liked blasting through the rough clear cut stuff too. And just when you had enough of the moon rocks, they threw you onto the plains for a bit to get recharged…. Then it was back into the gnarly moon rocks. In previous years you circled what seemed like endlessly in the moon rocks, and it got old. This year’s approach kept it fun but still really challenging. Liked the long 17 mile section too. Resets were perfect. And the final section was an excellent way to end a really fun event. (I hesitate to say, but I kinda wanted to keep riding at the end).
I was very surprised to trophy, expecting to be mid-pack again. After 3 years of not finishing as a C rider, and finally finishing just last year as a B, I was just pumped about how much fun I had riding the course. Sure I had my problems – Fell 3 times, missed arrows 3 times, backtracked on the wrong trail once, left second gas late! (jawing away about dirtbikes forgot about the time), then burned a check towards the end. But I think it just came down to the guy who had the fewest problems that day because there are way faster B-Senior riders out there.
I would, however, like to take this time to thank my sponsor, Staples and the Easy Button®. It is the single best bolt-on performance mod I’ve done to my bike. Dirt Rider should have a review out soon, but I know I'll definitely be running this device at the rest of the events.
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Slideshow / Pictures
http://d14enduro.org/Gallery/slideshow.php?set_albumName=2007_Loose_Moose
Many Thanks
- To the club, check workers, volunteers, and everyone else that helped create a memorable and rewarding experience
- To Mark, Nikki (? Bill's wife), Carrie, and Mrs. Jack D. for all the excellent help in sign-up and scoring. It was nice to be able to ride and not sit in front of a computer all weekend!
- DW, thanks for the flippin' cake! We enjoyed that with some ice cream while we crossed back over the mighty Mack.
- To the naysayers, doomsayers, and LM-haters who came back to give the Moose another chance. If you didn't like this event, you may need to consider another sport!
- Caleb.... For a little half-pint Zach had a great time hanging out with you. You think DW's funny, you should hear the gems that come out of this kid's mouth! He had Zach and I cracking up! :rotfl:
Notable Quotables
“Get the BLEEPIN’ @#$%&! OTTA DA G-DAMN WAY!”
- Amped X rider suffering an AFM seizure on the FES loop
"Hey! My trophy is bigger than yours! And my trophy is bigger than yours too! Hey Look! Your trophy is a lot smaller than mine! My trophy is the biggest one here! Mine is taller than yours! Your trophy is tiny and mine is bigger! See how big my trophy is!"
- 5 year old new enduro rider, hooked for life
"Restart? What flippin' restart? I thought all those people by the yellow flag were spectators!"
- A painful DNF at 7.7 miles out
"I am NEVER coming back to this G-Damn mofo’ event…. EVER!"
- Demoralized rider in 2006
"Where’s TrailBoss Nick? I need to give that man a good hug and a tug!"
- Smiling, hardware toting class winner in 2007
"Watch out as I blow your doors off Smit-Dog... I got a rabbit to chase today!"
- Dusty XR-70 rider on minute 13
"Gotta catch me in order to pass me…"
- Scared rabbit on minute 7
"It’s good ta go out on top..."
- Retiring TrailBoss after epic enduro event
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!! :cool:
It was never “too much” of any one type of trail. Loved the way it was all mixed together, whether by design or not, it flowed very well. Tight stuff was broken up with some short, fast connectors, and there was fast, sweeping / flowing trail that was fun to snake through. Really liked blasting through the rough clear cut stuff too. And just when you had enough of the moon rocks, they threw you onto the plains for a bit to get recharged…. Then it was back into the gnarly moon rocks. In previous years you circled what seemed like endlessly in the moon rocks, and it got old. This year’s approach kept it fun but still really challenging. Liked the long 17 mile section too. Resets were perfect. And the final section was an excellent way to end a really fun event. (I hesitate to say, but I kinda wanted to keep riding at the end).
I was very surprised to trophy, expecting to be mid-pack again. After 3 years of not finishing as a C rider, and finally finishing just last year as a B, I was just pumped about how much fun I had riding the course. Sure I had my problems – Fell 3 times, missed arrows 3 times, backtracked on the wrong trail once, left second gas late! (jawing away about dirtbikes forgot about the time), then burned a check towards the end. But I think it just came down to the guy who had the fewest problems that day because there are way faster B-Senior riders out there.
I would, however, like to take this time to thank my sponsor, Staples and the Easy Button®. It is the single best bolt-on performance mod I’ve done to my bike. Dirt Rider should have a review out soon, but I know I'll definitely be running this device at the rest of the events.
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Slideshow / Pictures
http://d14enduro.org/Gallery/slideshow.php?set_albumName=2007_Loose_Moose
Many Thanks
- To the club, check workers, volunteers, and everyone else that helped create a memorable and rewarding experience
- To Mark, Nikki (? Bill's wife), Carrie, and Mrs. Jack D. for all the excellent help in sign-up and scoring. It was nice to be able to ride and not sit in front of a computer all weekend!
- DW, thanks for the flippin' cake! We enjoyed that with some ice cream while we crossed back over the mighty Mack.
- To the naysayers, doomsayers, and LM-haters who came back to give the Moose another chance. If you didn't like this event, you may need to consider another sport!
- Caleb.... For a little half-pint Zach had a great time hanging out with you. You think DW's funny, you should hear the gems that come out of this kid's mouth! He had Zach and I cracking up! :rotfl:
Notable Quotables
“Get the BLEEPIN’ @#$%&! OTTA DA G-DAMN WAY!”
- Amped X rider suffering an AFM seizure on the FES loop
"Hey! My trophy is bigger than yours! And my trophy is bigger than yours too! Hey Look! Your trophy is a lot smaller than mine! My trophy is the biggest one here! Mine is taller than yours! Your trophy is tiny and mine is bigger! See how big my trophy is!"
- 5 year old new enduro rider, hooked for life
"Restart? What flippin' restart? I thought all those people by the yellow flag were spectators!"
- A painful DNF at 7.7 miles out
"I am NEVER coming back to this G-Damn mofo’ event…. EVER!"
- Demoralized rider in 2006
"Where’s TrailBoss Nick? I need to give that man a good hug and a tug!"
- Smiling, hardware toting class winner in 2007
"Watch out as I blow your doors off Smit-Dog... I got a rabbit to chase today!"
- Dusty XR-70 rider on minute 13
"Gotta catch me in order to pass me…"
- Scared rabbit on minute 7
"It’s good ta go out on top..."
- Retiring TrailBoss after epic enduro event
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!! :cool:
