BPG weekend pics....hot but fun!

[Pappy]

As the high humidty finally broke in this region friday night, we were eager to get back to www.breezewoodprovinggrounds.com

We were expecting to see the Burke family there and looked forward to riding with them.

Antony Burke (Ant) was ripping it up on his 450r

[Pappy]

Ant has a year to go before he can run in the adult classes, and he sure looks like he is using that year to sharpen his riding skills:D


The humidity may have been gone, but the incredible sunshine wreaked havok on me as a photographer. There wasnt a cloud in the sky and with the dust acting like a filter, some wild coloration came out!

[Pappy]

Zachery Burke is no stranger to the MX track, and spent his time terrorizing BPG's tracks, and more then one adult rider who got roosted by this young man:D

[Pappy]

With the temperature hoovering around the mid 90's, riding sessions were lasting roughly 20 minutes before these guys needed a big ol' drink. It must be nice to be young, I was wanting a camelback just filming them:p

[Pappy]

Cody hit the track and got good and muddy before i could get a clean shot of him supporting Anthony Marscola's support sticker.

[WhiteYFZ]

nice! ill be there the weekend of the 18th! c ya then

[Pappy]

He has been trying to ride in the heat of the summer to get himself conditioned for a few upcoming XC races

[Pappy]

Ashley has become a BPG regular in between D5 races. She is getting faster and faster and it is great to see another woman rider on the tracks!

[Pappy]

Cody still hasnt done the big double, but he is working on the nerve to hit it:p

[Pappy]

It could be just me, but the bike riders seem to have found BPG and every time I am there, more and faster riders are showing up to rip it up.

[Pappy]

I enjoy shooting anyone who goes big or can rip out of a corner:D

[Pappy]

As the day wore on, the sun was insanely intense...cooking me to a crisp and turning any splashed up mud into a caked on baked on mess

[Pappy]

Track owner Dan came blazing out on the tracks and was not hard to spot on his clean 400:D

[Pappy]

Dan rips through a high walled berm heading for the 65 footer

[Pappy]

Dan picked up the pace as he rails through a corner

[Pappy]

He gave me a look back as he sails over the connecting table

[Pappy]

With the track virtually clear of other riders, Dans exhaust note had others scrambling to get geared up because he is a bast to ride with

[Pappy]

When Dan saw the other riders hit the track...he gave me a big thumbs up. That usually means we will see some cool play racing, and when Dan is involved....maybe a good wreck:devil:

[Pappy]

Dan gives Ashley a look back as he sails over my head

[Pappy]

Unfortunatley, the lead dog gets the treat as dust prevented me from getting anyone following Dan:p

[Pappy]

Ashley was given room to get out front so dan could push her. No better traing for an up and coming racer!

[Pappy]

No sooner then I got a gatorade in me, the upper track was once again full of riders. Oh, and Dan did eat dirt:devil: I heard it but did not see it, sorry Dan, no picture to prove it.

Cody working a table in the back section

[Pappy]

I made a quick adjustment to the camera to grab some of the strong back lighting in this corner, I think it turned out to be a killer shot.

[Pappy]

Zach was putting his 90 through its paces as he soars a jump

[Pappy]

KH426 was back on the track and trying his best to show me he can ride. I reminded him I needed him at work Monday morning:p

[Pappy]

He actually rides pretty darn good, and since Mobil Dyno was at BPG they checked out his engine since going back to a full exhaust and doing the cam mod. I beleive he made just over 44hp.

[Pappy]

Ashley and KH426 ripped it up for quite a few laps.

[Pappy]

Catching Ashley at the moment she touches down.

[Pappy]

Back on the upper track, Cody was still going. I once again found a corner with some really dark shadows and grabbed probably my favorite shot of him. The intensity of the lighting had nothing on the intensity in his eyes:eek2:

[Pappy]

A nice look back over the new step up

[Pappy]

Ant hitting the uphill tripple

[Pappy]

I will admit, with such a strong sun, no clouds to help diffuse it, and shadows so dark you needed headlights to see the turn, I almost called it a day. I decided to go make what i could out of the bad light....I am glad I did:cool:

[Pappy]

killabanshee had just rolled his quad off the dyno and hit the track to check out his new engine

[Pappy]

I reckon it was powerful as he ripped just a bit too hard on the throttle and almost over shot the berm:p

[Pappy]

I have seen others do this and rail the top of the berm ALL the way over:p

[Pappy]

KH426 lending a helping hand to a young rider who's bike decided it had done enough riding for the day

[bigbadbrad]

nice pics pappy, keep it up

[Pappy]

Killabanshee going at it

[Pappy]

Sunday morning brought better light and cooler temps as the sun started to climb. 05kfx (Casey) was out and about trying to get some laps in before the heat woke up

[Pappy]

KH426's day was cut short when he snapped both battery cables

[Pappy]

Zach hopped on his built 300 and was riding it very well until a mechanical issue put it on the trailer

[Pappy]

Cody working though the double double section

[Pappy]

Two extremely talented youth riders from Maryland showed up, and these kids rocked!

[Pappy]

Nice looking and SOUNDING banshee:macho

[Pappy]

Cody sailing a table

[Pappy]

Tyson Clark was absolutley a blast to watch ride

[Pappy]

He was flipping that bike around like it was nothing

[Pappy]

A bit of freestyle over the triple

[Pappy]

Ant got in on some of that

[Pappy]

Them guys are nuts:p

[Pappy]

Well folks, like the little fat pig liked to say..."Thats all folks"

I hope you enjoyed the pics, and I look forward to seeing more of you at BPG soon!

[Mean250r]

looks great, my YFZ is almost done, so im gunna head out there!

nice pics, i cant wait for labor day weekend. I need to get some beadlocks first, I just destryoed my brand new douglas black labels in about 4-5 laps.

[yellowzo3]

looks like an awesome time! your pictures just keep getting better and better pappy! that looks like such a fun track also. :cool:

[JRP]

yea pappy, those pics kick ***, some great shadows.

[2004-400ex]

i see codys got an elka rear shock on the 300 now

[burkebrothers]

Thanks for some of the best pic's of the boys i have ever seen...
and everything else!!!!
And thanks for not getting a pic of Ant's crash thats all i kept thinking about all weekend everytime mom's not there something happens....

The Boys thank you all 3 of them and they really enjoyed there weekend !!!!!!!!

Jenn

[mxdad]

Great pic's pappy!!! When will you guys be out there again?

[161xchonda]

Good pics pappy. When are you going to take Cody to a Paul Koontz race. It would be a heck of a race.

[Pappy]

we will be at bpg almost every weekend

as soon as i finish cody's suspension and we get some seat time on it, we will be racing koontz and a few others series

[161xchonda]

Sounds good. Can't wait to race against him. I need some suspension too. I hate the stock suspension.

[Pappy]

we have the rear elka on and its doing fine, but there seems to be a serious delay on getting his arms. as soon as i can get that worked out we will be in good shape

[MX MaNiAc 06]

Im going the 12th or 13th and 14th. I cant wait to rip the place up!

[czrider263]

Thanks pappy for the picture!!! LOOKS great. Your great at taking pictures! Overall it was a great day.

[Pappy]

cz..i think i have a few others of you

Ant was ripping for sure!

[Scro]

Originally posted by Pappy
cz..i think i have a few others of you

Ant was ripping for sure!

How was that picture taken with a continuous background?

[Pappy]

bama, im goofing with a panaramic program in my editing software. i shoot a burst then stitch them. i have to learn what i need to do with the shot to make it all work though, but im getting there

[Pappy]

Im not computer genuis so if anyone has tips for this stuff feel free to fill me in

[czrider263]

Hey pappy could u post the other pictures or send them to me?

[Kilabanshee]

Awesome pictures pappy. I had an awesome time riding breezewoods tracks. We also had a very sucsessful day on the dyno. We ended up with a well tuned 52hp and 34lbs of torque. With the weather in the mid 90's with about 11% humidity which restricted many atv's from making there max hp. We also found out that my axle was later bent after landing sideways on the 65' uphill tabletop. I'de also like to thank mobile dyno from making yesterday possible. My bike runs awesome now!

[czrider263]

Pics Pappy?

[sic250x]

Originally posted by Pappy
As the high humidty finally broke in this region friday night, we were eager to get back to www.breezewoodprovinggrounds.com

We were expecting to see the Burke family there and looked forward to riding with them.

Antony Burke (Ant) was ripping it up on his 450r


hey he stole my helmet, wtf:eek2:

[Pappy]

Originally posted by czrider263
Pics Pappy?

Yes sir, right away sir:p

[cletusEX]

Great pics as always. Hurry up and get that 300ex done, I wanna see that boy at a Koontz race before that mx bug gets too much of a hold!:D haha jk, Tell Cody I said he is looking really good. I gotta get up to Breezewood to have him teach me how to air it out, I'm still afraid of heights.:p

[Pappy]

Nick, he will be happy to ride with ya;)

[Pappy]

I know this feller left on the same trailer as kilabanshee

[Pappy]

Cody rolling through another berm. I think this pic reminds me of how hot out it was:p

[Pappy]

LOL...maybe a caption contest shot:p

[redlineranger]

Originally posted by Pappy
LOL...maybe a caption contest shot:p


lol cody riding by and thinking "damn, poor fella"

[Pappy]

LOL..I was think more along the lines of..."Training wheels you say":eek:

[Pappy]

Cody said his new Elka rear shock allowed him to do the double double section:p The stock shock just bounced so bad on the accelration bumps that he couldnt go fast enough to hit them

[Pappy]

I could have watched these 2 boys all day

[Pappy]

Tyson is a member on this site, we wont hold him riding a bike against him:D

[Pappy]

Another trick over the tripple

[Pappy]

Tyson watching Ant land the tripple

[Pappy]

Dan checking out the tracks...aerial view I believe:scary:

[Pappy]

Marty getting one of the boys goggles ready.

[Pappy]

Cody seeing how many tanks of gas he can go through:p

[Pappy]

KH426 chasing down Ashley. He is my little brother incase anyone didnt know:p

[Pappy]

I will be glad when he starts buying his own fuel:p

[Pappy]

I was happy to see darkness coming:p

[Pappy]

Of course Kevin and Matt were not done at dusk:p

[Pappy]

Zach had fear removed from his body I do believe:p He flat pounded that 90!

[Pappy]

Cody really likes the step up

[czrider263]

THANKS FOR THE PICS PAPPY!!!!:D

[05_KFX]

yeah thanks PAP I have few to add that you had taken.

[05_KFX]

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[Pappy]

Originally posted by 05_KFX
yeah thanks PAP I have few to add that you had taken.

Cool...glad to see Kevin got you your pics off the cd:p

[05_KFX]

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[esr250r86]

nice pics.:D

[burkebrothers]

pappy is the man..........!!!

My favorite is the close up of Ant ....