Saturday, December 25, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Dune Goon
Dune gooning with Chris Barrett over Thanksgiving. Note the new Mag5 helmet cam logo placement.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
CATALINA MAG-2 RECAP
After 52 years history was going to be made again on the streets of Avalon. Luckily I (Special Ed) and Jethro "Whiskey Throttle" Tigert were going to be there to represent the Mag 5! 
If any picture represents off road racing this is it! Dont know who the blue bike is, but I freakin love his line choice. Tigert got tangled up in a bottleneck right around this spot and had to work way to hard. His 4th place doesn’t even come close to representing how fast he was going. 30+ class? Yeah right, the guys watching his race next to me thought he had "whiskey throttle" cause the 450 was bouncing off the rev limiter,,,, entering the turns!
If any picture represents off road racing this is it! Dont know who the blue bike is, but I freakin love his line choice. Tigert got tangled up in a bottleneck right around this spot and had to work way to hard. His 4th place doesn’t even come close to representing how fast he was going. 30+ class? Yeah right, the guys watching his race next to me thought he had "whiskey throttle" cause the 450 was bouncing off the rev limiter,,,, entering the turns!"Whiskey" Tigert passed about 20 people per lap and was flat out hauling the mail. He would have won by minutes if he coulda kept his nose clean on that first lap. He represented well. Good job!
The only real asphalt was about 1/2 mile long, with a K-rail on one side, a curb on the other. It was only 40" wide. I didn’t see it, Tigert denies it, but I am pretty sure he was passing those poor offroad guys thru that section. I would have sharted in my bates leathers if the Tigert came flying past me in ninth gear!
The only real asphalt was about 1/2 mile long, with a K-rail on one side, a curb on the other. It was only 40" wide. I didn’t see it, Tigert denies it, but I am pretty sure he was passing those poor offroad guys thru that section. I would have sharted in my bates leathers if the Tigert came flying past me in ninth gear! This race was all about the experience. How could I not go without the whole Ed 5 clan as my team? It cost a grip anyway, having my own cheering section/pit crew cinematographer, super hot Trophy girl was the best. (They loved it too and are hoping as much as me for next year)
First turn of my moto. I had two goals for the weekend. A) Don’t leave my family in an ER waiting room while I have all the fun, again... (Zaca 09-destroyed shoulder) B) Beat Mark Cernicky- I tangled with Mark in 05 at a supermoto race at Willow. (It was my fault and he didn’t even go down, but that doesn’t matter-he’s faster than me, better looking and works for cycle world.) I know Mark has an AMA pro card so I figured he was a ringer. Accidentally, bumped into him scoping the track before the race, turns out he IS a super nice guy and he did in fact invent the wheel, but being nice doesn’t mean SpecialEd is gonna give it to you.
I rode my own race knowing that my last lap would be my fastest. The vintage 250 sucked in the motocross section but as soon as we hit the offroad I could just peg it. The fire road was like Rancheria road with no cops or on coming jeeps. The only technical was like poohers cow trail and the moto section was like the Docs track only bigger. On the last lap I caught Cernicky who sure enough had led the entire race. I was hounding him and would have made the pass fair and square but pulled a old Wisconsin enduro trick and started screaming and revving the bike to spook him. He let me bye. Nice guy.
The old bike can still hook it up!
Representing the MAG 5 at the banquet. The kids were embarresed, but I thought the trophy made a nice table center piece.
The pro race the following day was fun to watch. I was cheering for Travis. He came up to me out of the blue at the start of the 2nd moto at a totally unknown chicken licks racetrack here in Bakersfield a couple of years ago. He told me I looked good in the first moto but needed some advice; "More gas-less brakes". He's good people in my book. (He was at the race watching his girlfriend)
First turn of my moto. I had two goals for the weekend. A) Don’t leave my family in an ER waiting room while I have all the fun, again... (Zaca 09-destroyed shoulder) B) Beat Mark Cernicky- I tangled with Mark in 05 at a supermoto race at Willow. (It was my fault and he didn’t even go down, but that doesn’t matter-he’s faster than me, better looking and works for cycle world.) I know Mark has an AMA pro card so I figured he was a ringer. Accidentally, bumped into him scoping the track before the race, turns out he IS a super nice guy and he did in fact invent the wheel, but being nice doesn’t mean SpecialEd is gonna give it to you.I rode my own race knowing that my last lap would be my fastest. The vintage 250 sucked in the motocross section but as soon as we hit the offroad I could just peg it. The fire road was like Rancheria road with no cops or on coming jeeps. The only technical was like poohers cow trail and the moto section was like the Docs track only bigger. On the last lap I caught Cernicky who sure enough had led the entire race. I was hounding him and would have made the pass fair and square but pulled a old Wisconsin enduro trick and started screaming and revving the bike to spook him. He let me bye. Nice guy.
The old bike can still hook it up!
Representing the MAG 5 at the banquet. The kids were embarresed, but I thought the trophy made a nice table center piece.
The pro race the following day was fun to watch. I was cheering for Travis. He came up to me out of the blue at the start of the 2nd moto at a totally unknown chicken licks racetrack here in Bakersfield a couple of years ago. He told me I looked good in the first moto but needed some advice; "More gas-less brakes". He's good people in my book. (He was at the race watching his girlfriend)On the trip home I was sporting the hardware (it wouldn’t fit in the luggage ok?) and this lady asks me if I would take a picture with her dad Bob Sandrem. Bob told me how cool it is and proud he is that we are still "carrying the moto torch". He raced in every previous Catalina and is now 90 years old. I was totally floored that he wanted my picture, can’t lie-I got a little choked up. It is all about the experience.
Next year.
Next year.Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Catalina GP This Weekend
Good Luck Tigert and Special Ed. Ride hard, take chances, make The Mag5 proud!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Riola Sardo Crossdromo
Motocross track on the Italian island of Sardegna
http://www.motorschoolriola.it/
http://www.motorschoolriola.it/
In January 2008, the motorcycle clubs Motoschool received by the City of Riola the contract for 15 years in the area of municipal Motocross Is ariscas Burdas. This is a field entirely on sand that offers interesting prospects particularly in the light of the prohibition of off-road.
The motocross is fully enclosed and is equipped with showers and toilets, bike wash, irrigation system for the entire circuit, the circuit has a length of between 1500 and 2000 meters.
In recent years the corssodromo was the destination for the likes of Fabrizio Meoni, Gio Sala and other big high-level motorcycle. Fabrizio Meoni was in the motocross Riola of the best training ground in what he said had characteristics similar to the back of the land in Africa. Due to the interest of the elite practitioners there is also an economic impact that is of benefit especially in the area who offers hospitality, catering and services.
Link to google map
http://maps.google.com/maps?near=09070+Riola+Sardo+Oristano,+Italy&geocode=CToArZw2HFbKFYpGYgIdkU2CAClf21CqZZ_dEjHbv2_anF79zA&q=motocross&f=l&hl=en&sll=39.995018,8.539537&sspn=0.16465,0.363579&ie=UTF8&hq=motocross&hnear=&ll=40.024336,8.505628&spn=0.004971,0.011362&t=h&z=17
Friday, November 12, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Oak Flat Lookout Ride Report
The Mag 5 hit the lookout again. Tigert, Snider, Dano, Booher and Potter arrived on the scene mid afternoon Friday. Partly cloudy skies with rain earlier in the week leaving the trails primed and ready. Day 1 route: Oak Flat Lookout Trail to Badger Gap to "Booher Cow Trail". Per usual, there were several off-trail excursions from Tigert and Booher. At 25 miles Tigert, Snider, & Dano headed back to the tower to enjoy the keg and views. Booher and Potter soldered on. Maybe it's because Booher had filled his camelback from the keg earlier?
Hoisting the gear.
Booher with a GREAT idea.
When we arrived back at the tower we were greeted by Special Ed, with his very special $200 1996 CR250 now outfitted with the period-correct "nuclear red" plastics. Braaap, ringy, ding, ding, Braaap!
Day two we woke up in a thick cloud. Pretty damn wet. Visibility maybe 15 feet. Tigert, Special Ed, Snider, & Dano headed up Rancheria to get to the good stuff. Some exploring around Evans Flat, up It's Fantastic to Just Outstanding and then back the way we came. Epic ride. Another stone groove my man.
You can see more videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/dhallada?feature=mhum#p/u
Hoisting the gear.
A different kind of Hoisting.
Booher with a GREAT idea.
When we arrived back at the tower we were greeted by Special Ed, with his very special $200 1996 CR250 now outfitted with the period-correct "nuclear red" plastics. Braaap, ringy, ding, ding, Braaap!
Day two we woke up in a thick cloud. Pretty damn wet. Visibility maybe 15 feet. Tigert, Special Ed, Snider, & Dano headed up Rancheria to get to the good stuff. Some exploring around Evans Flat, up It's Fantastic to Just Outstanding and then back the way we came. Epic ride. Another stone groove my man.
You can see more videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/dhallada?feature=mhum#p/u
Monday, October 25, 2010
Oak Flat Lookout - Initial Ride Report
AKA the "Vicarious Trail Ride"
Trying to keep up with Tigert on "It's Fantastic"
Trying to keep up with Tigert on "It's Fantastic"
Following Bret & Special Ed up the rest of "It's Fantastic". Ed on the $200 day glow CR250.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Utah Fall Colors Tour 2010
Panic Rev, Potter, Portabello, Will Lytle, Rob Lytle, Roy from Roy and Special, special Ed made the trip. It was really good peeps. Will take me a month to process all the awesomness of awesome. It was so good I could cry. 2011 is already on me mind.
Potter and Special taking in the view.
Three amigos in the aspen grove. This turned out to be the "B" plan for day 2. Best trail of the weekend. We GP raced it on the way back down. Quality stuff!
Portabello showing the right way to do it. As usual.
Panic Rev, being way over optimistic. We didnt make it 1/4 mile up the "erzberg-good luck" trail. (It said that on the trail marker!)
We go for the top! Unless we get tired from the altitude.
Potter and Special taking in the view.
Who is that down thier mustering up the courage to climb the pita hill? El Prezidente?-No Da Furer?-Nin Hey POOHER? Nope! Its none other than "Panic Rev" Marc Booher. Once the inner deamons were excised, he cleaned it.
Three amigos in the aspen grove. This turned out to be the "B" plan for day 2. Best trail of the weekend. We GP raced it on the way back down. Quality stuff!
Portabello showing the right way to do it. As usual.
Panic Rev, being way over optimistic. We didnt make it 1/4 mile up the "erzberg-good luck" trail. (It said that on the trail marker!)
We go for the top! Unless we get tired from the altitude.
We hardley scratched the surface of all the trails. But the ones we did scratch, we demolished!
Friday, October 15, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Double Rainbow All the Way
As seen heading south on the 405, near Lakewood, CA on Friday, October 1, 2010. I broke down crying uncontrollably ... BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Sunday, October 3, 2010
New Bicycle
Its classified as a hybrid, but I essentially took a road/cyclo-x frame and put mtb components on it with flat bars.
Its going to be my Winter trainer/Olivia trailer/commuter/slash
Its going to be my Winter trainer/Olivia trailer/commuter/slash
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