July 4th at BGP

[bigbadbubba]

wow, dan really knows how to give people a good time. Him and his wife, and his crew are some of the nicest people you'll ever get to meet.

Rained the first day, but it was still fun, and the cook out was good.

second day, mud bog was sick... even put my 450 in it :D , that was a hell of a time

and that free style was awesome, and those kids looked like they had a blast.

sunday, we were in the couch race, and it was sick, our couch didn't make it to well.... well it didn't really make it.... period , still really fun.

just wanted to put up a little thanks to dan, for having a sick weekend for everyone.

Got any pics from that mud bog??? or couch race?

[Les Davis]

Here's some pics from the Mud Bog. There not the best but I wasnt getting near that mud pit! I think I've got some pics of you on the 450.

[Les Davis]

another of the sport quads

[Les Davis]

I think this is you:D :blah: The guy that helped you was nuts! He was covered in mud from head to toe after you roosted the poor guy:devil: Good stuff!

[Les Davis]

Here's a pic of the utility quads.

[Les Davis]

Here's another of the utlities

:huh :rolleyes:

[Les Davis]

last one. Wish I had my camera for the couch race. The guys who rode in the couchs were crazy. I saw your couch self destruct:devil: :blah:

[bigbadbubba]

yeah, our couch was done....

thanks for the pics.

[dan harris]

A huge thanks to all the people who showed up this weekend to show their support for the park and to have a great time riding and camping. Les thanks for the pics, glad you made it up and got to experience the camping here.

big bad bubba, you and your friends were great - crazy of you to take that 450 into 3' of mud and water. But even more crazy was your buddy hanging on to what was left of his couch after the first lap. HOPEFULLY MORE PEOPLE WILL POST UP SOME PICS FROM THE WEEKEND.

Congradulations to TJ and Don Eller who pulled a heck of a lead in the couch race and never looked back. I thought the race was awesome this year having it on the track where everyone could watch. The extra mud made it alot more interesting.

The Freestyle competition at night was a blast. A big thanks to all the riders who signed up wether they had a big trick or not. Justin Feight pulled off a killer superman on his ltr450 to take the top trophy. We had alot of great tricks including cordova's, nac-nac's, heel clickers, and even a side saddle landing and a no handed landing. IF YOU GOT PICS POST 'EM UP SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY. Hope to see everyone out here riding again SOON.

Harlen Foley the owner of ATVRIDERS.COM will be here this week along with the MOTOWORKS CAN AM race team with their full race rig to do a photo shoot and practice for the upcoming GNC NATIONAL at pleasure valley. I'll have the tracks open all week -even Tuesday and Wednesday for anyone wanting to ride.

[dan harris]

I'm hoping everybody is still recovering from such a full weekend and hasn't had time to post up their pictures. Who got pics of the couch race???

[Les Davis]

Dan I didnt get to see you before I left on Sunday but all of us had an absolute blast over the weekend. Mud Bogs, Freestyle & Couch Races.....doesnt get any better than that:D

I had fun camping at the grounds for the first time. We plan to do that allot more in the near future. By the way, tracks conditions on Sunday were awesome! Those braking bumps on Saturday rattled the crap out of this old man:devil: :blah:

[bigbadbubba]

i got some pics of the mud bog, and a vid of the mud bog and couch race.... just need to get them uploaded and from a buddy of mine.

any body else?

[dan harris]

Les it was good having you out for the two day trip. Its always a better visit when you can stay overnight and enjoy the day riding then watch the sun go down and enjoy a couple beers around the fire.

[dan harris]

Amanda finally got a CD of the pics she took...Here are some from the couch race...This is bibadbubba's couch before the race....

[dan harris]

And this is after the race.....

[dan harris]

The couch race winners in action: Don & TJ Eller

[dan harris]

Rich the Carpenter and Flyboy tryin to make a pass on Stephen and Dustin

[dan harris]

There wasn't a soul riding during the race

[dan harris]

And the winners are---1st place----Don and TJ Eller

[dan harris]

2 nd place goes to Stephen and Dustin

[bigbadbubba]

got any from the mud bog?

[dan harris]

3rd place goes to Rich the Carpenter and Zach Eller-Flyboy

[dan harris]

Mud Bog

[dan harris]

The battery on her camera went dead for the mud bog so she didn't get so many.....

[dan harris]

The girls sticking together and helping each other out

[dan harris]

2 wheel drives rippin it up

[dan harris]

The 2 wheelers had some troubles....

[dan harris]

The winners of the freestyle contest...Josh Wilt on the left pulled off a double heel clicker and Justin Feight on the right had the superman down!

[dan harris]

The couch race was totally awesome for the riders and the spectators.

[dan harris]

The track was a bit muddy for the couch race in order to keep the speeds down some.

[dan harris]

TJ Eller having a good ol time.

[dan harris]

Justin Feight (aka superman) riding with his brother Brad.

[dan harris]

The couch race is a yearly event at the proving grounds. Hopefully next year we'll have even more entries.

[dan harris]

The starting lineup.

[dan harris]

Don Eller showing us how his skill on the corners won him the race.

[dan harris]

.....OK - So it was more then a bit muddy for the Couch Race !?

[dan harris]

A big thanks to all the people who took the time and effort to build a couch for the race. I look forward to doing it again next year.

I believe it will be on the track again instead of on the driveway like in years past. Anyone else have an opinion on that?

[ltr450rider21]

My No Hander Lander lmfao, embarrassing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4mD6C_ND88

[elementryder]

Originally posted by ltr450rider21
My No Hander Lander lmfao, embarrassing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4mD6C_ND88

haha not gonna lie you were deffinAntly gooning it, but im glad ya didnt crash

[ltr450rider21]

Originally posted by elementryder
haha not gonna lie you were deffinAntly gooning it, but im glad ya didnt crash

hahahha thanks man, hows your leg ? Heard you really ****ed it up or something?

[sunco]

hey the couch race is up on youtube also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9bOB8_0d9U

Thanx for making the video. That was nice of u. From the winners - Don & TJ

[jesseweaver]

nice videos, i liked the no handed lander:blah: first vids of the new flag jump ive seen so far and looks good. is it staying like that?


dan you should put a really small whoops section in or just a really rough, rutted out part. i might have to do the couch race next year.

[ltr450rider21]

Thank ya ;]

There is a whoop section on the intermediate, but its really beat up.

dan, ya think you might be able to fix those whoops a little bit? They are uneven from dirt bikes hitting them and are not equal lengths, thats the only reason i dont take that line lol.

[Les Davis]

Originally posted by ltr450rider21
Thank ya ;]

There is a whoop section on the intermediate, but its really beat up.

dan, ya think you might be able to fix those whoops a little bit? They are uneven from dirt bikes hitting them and are not equal lengths, thats the only reason i dont take that line lol.

I agree. I've hit those whoops trying to get around riders and those whoops will beat the sh*t out of you. Dan that would be a great place for an option line or a place to pass slower riders before coming up to the blacher step up.

[jesseweaver]

where are these whoops and how long have they been there? before the bleacher triple, so does that mean he took away that little table? memorial day weekend it was that big berm then a table then the bleacher triple?

[Les Davis]

The whoops run to the right of the table top that's just before the berm that leads to the small table and then the bleacher jump.

The whoops have been there for quite a long time.

[jesseweaver]

Originally posted by Les Davis
The whoops run to the right of the table top that's just before the berm that leads to the small table and then the bleacher jump.

The whoops have been there for quite a long time.


alright im confused....:confused: you do the connector.... then a left 180 into that low flat double..... then a right turn 180 and into that table.... then it kinda turns to the right and goes downhill i think... then a big left-hander into the table and then the bleacher triple.


where does it fall in there? cause i did the int. track a lot and didnt ever notice them. maybe they're small and i mistaked it for a really rutted up, rough section:confused: are they an option line or is there an option line to them?

[Les Davis]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jesseweaver
[B]alright im confused....:confused: you do the connector.... then a left 180 into that low flat double..... then a right turn 180 and into that table.... <-----WHOOPS RUN NEXT TO THIS TABLE TOP ON THE RIGHT<------------ (Yes they look like a small rutted up area and they are the only option line)

then it kinda turns to the right and goes downhill i think... then a big left-hander into the table and then the bleacher triple.

[jesseweaver]

thanks that clears it up a little. guess i just never noticed them:rolleyes: wish i would have... i need loads more practice on whoops

[Les Davis]

Funny thing is, I don't think many people know there to the right of the table. I like to try and pass my friends in that area but you have to be on there bumper coming out the berm and be perfect in the whoops to make the pass but they are really rough right now so I just skip them and hit the table.

[jesseweaver]

i was thinking.... he should put something on that straight in the back after the table-table-step up then the 2 turns ya know? but then i thought about it more, i really like that part. i passed A LOT of bikes through there. id be even with them or they'd pull me down the straight but then they'd take the inside and you could almost hold it flat around that left hander berm and over that table. that builds confidence when you fly past a guy on a 450 bike lol:D

i guess im just jump hungry. everywhere where theres a little open space im thinking of a jump to go in it. but now that i think more about it, that straight and the one after the ski jump i really like.

[bigbadbubba]

hey dan

heres the vids of the events

couch race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9bOB8_0d9U

mud bog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Xbc2Wrak0

freestyle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2yMgcfh9U


i'll deffenently be back for the mud bog , maybe this time get a little more 450's out there. :devil:

[dan harris]

Sounds like I'll be working on the whoop section tomorrow. I'm not a big fan of whoops. Their even harder to build then to ride. I'll see what I can do to freshen them up some and make 'em more noticable. If I don't get them done for this weekend then they will definately be done for the following weekend.


Great video's guys - thanks for posting them so everyone can see how much fun we had. Hopefully we'll have 20 plus couche's next year.

[sunco]

Thats gonna be one big bon fire. On a saturday nite?

We had a blast. Thanx for everything. You know BPG gave me some bragging rights.

07 couch race got 3rd
08 Memorial day nite race got 2nd
08 couch race got 1st

I went 1-2-3 in a 365 day cycle. Not bad for 47 year old dad who would love to hit all the jumps on the big track - just a big chicken but happy to see all of those that can.

Thanx BREEZEWOOD

[Pappy]

I saw the couches that were left there yesterday, unbelievable....lmao

[sunco]

It was good bonding time w/ tj making our couch & the hug at the end of the race. Priceless:)

[bigbadbubba]

you got a couch from us dan. maybe next time we won't have the smallest couch there.... haha