BigMike
12-30-2006, 06:32 AM
I had the opportunity to ride with Jeremy Lawson and the legend Rodney Gentry on Thursday of this week in Ocala, Florida. It was a real eye opening experience. After being on the track for about 30 seconds I realized that I had no business being on the same track as these guys. I did get some good pointers however.
Lesson #1 - Never let off. Regardless of how knarly the face of a jump looks or how huge the drop off is on the step-down, keep it pinned.
Lesson #2 - Chicks dig the fast guys. I was pitted next to these guys and there were swarms of hot chicks standing around, taking pictures, etc.
Lesson #3 - When in doubt, air it out - There were several jumps on this track that nobody thought the quad guys should even consider hitting. One jump in particular has about a 100' jump trajectory and is a huge step up. No problem. Just hold it WFO and see what happens.
I was impressed to put it lightly. Gentry passed me one time in this nasty whopped out section of the track and it looked like his quad was literally hovering over the nastiness while I was taking the beating of a lifetime. Good stuff.
Mike
Lesson #1 - Never let off. Regardless of how knarly the face of a jump looks or how huge the drop off is on the step-down, keep it pinned.
Lesson #2 - Chicks dig the fast guys. I was pitted next to these guys and there were swarms of hot chicks standing around, taking pictures, etc.
Lesson #3 - When in doubt, air it out - There were several jumps on this track that nobody thought the quad guys should even consider hitting. One jump in particular has about a 100' jump trajectory and is a huge step up. No problem. Just hold it WFO and see what happens.
I was impressed to put it lightly. Gentry passed me one time in this nasty whopped out section of the track and it looked like his quad was literally hovering over the nastiness while I was taking the beating of a lifetime. Good stuff.
Mike