Vital RAW - 2024 Tennessee National 7

Vital RAW

Loose and rocky at Windrock for the 2024 Tennesse National at Windrock Bike Park.

Credit: The Great Nicolini
Related:
Vital RAW
Windrock Bike Park
#USDH
7 comments

View replies to: Vital RAW - 2024 Tennessee National

356960537 662246735290110 3782354866248646393 n%281%29.jpg?VersionId=dZO1p6
Phil-1-2-1-2
6 months ago

wow, wow, wow. 

to me, this all looks pretty sweet. Weather looks fantastic and the track fast and well put together.

Could be the last bit of canadian winter getting to me but, watching this sure made me wish i was overthere riding.

2
Untitled.png?VersionId=
bizutch
6 months ago

I get that we wanna act like making the tracks wider & faster to get to hit World Cup bomb holes is what it takes to win a World Cup.

But turning regional races into less than 2 minute OHV trails is not ideal. Need tight tech. Bomb holes, zero pedaling and bunny hopping over a root ball at 25mph is losing interest for me.

 

1
Untitled.png?VersionId=
bizutch
6 months ago

WIndRock before becoming a park never had a single catch berm.  Now it's catch berms end to end.
Hard to explain, but modern DH always has a catch berm waiting to make a track simpler.
I first noticed it at Whistler Bike Park in my only trip there.

All the big, gnarly tech trails and there's a catch berm waiting for you at the base of every chute.
I know it's slower to blitz off camber, but man it takes skill and has a much higher pucker factor.

c50 91111430 1252547174
Ahab
6 months ago

That steep section starting around 4:30 looks problematic. Extra yikes if it's going to rain 

1