Watch yourself out there

[andy 101]

I was up at the sandpit today, came around one of the faster tracks by the old carpark into a blind sweeper, and there was a fucken massive tree down on the track, caught me out, cartwheeled once on the bike then spat me off, ended up under the tree and the bike a long way away facing the other way could of been alot worse off had i not flipped the bike and ran head on into it. No luck at this time, went down hard last week at matata and pulled out on the fist lap.

[laserracer]

Ouch..sounds like you were lucky..trees arent very forgiving

[flyingcr250]

Ouch..sounds like you were lucky..trees arent very forgiving

i was on a trailride once and a piece of fencing wire gotstuck in my back wheel, it threw me off and stuffed all the spokes in my back wheel. $500 for a respoke and straighten

[flyingcr250]

never been to woodhill. too far away for me

[Ktmboy]

I was up at the sandpit today, came around one of the faster tracks by the old carpark into a blind sweeper, and there was a fucken massive tree down on the track, caught me out, cartwheeled once on the bike then spat me off, ended up under the tree and the bike a long way away facing the other way could of been alot worse off had i not flipped the bike and ran head on into it. No luck at this time, went down hard last week at matata and pulled out on the fist lap.

Did you tell the staff member about it so nobody else can have the same adrenalin rush?

Natures way of saying be careful.

[andy 101]

Did you tell the staff member about it so nobody else can have the same adrenalin rush?

Natures way of saying be careful.

Yea man told the girl that was there on sat, head down the acess road carry on past the old road to the old carpark untill you come to a + intersection all yellow tracks turn left and just down there, its a big mother fucken tree, came around the corner tapped out in 3rd gear and it was right in my face just grabbed the front brake and cartwheeled while still on the bike a bit off a rush all right cheers.

[telliman]

haha, i cartwheeled my bike a couple of weeks ago just after the big dipper, grabed a hand full just before a tree and landed 6ft down a bank in a cutty grass bush, it was a large branch (log) across the trail that got me, funny thing was theres no over hanging trees where it was!

[tommorth]

got my head sanwiched between a low branch and my bars at sandpit a few months ago it can pay to ride the trails carefully before fanging around

[Ktmboy]

Yea man told the girl that was there on sat, head down the acess road carry on past the old road to the old carpark untill you come to a + intersection all yellow tracks turn left and just down there, its a big mother fucken tree, came around the corner tapped out in 3rd gear and it was right in my face just grabbed the front brake and cartwheeled while still on the bike a bit off a rush all right cheers.

Thanks Andy 101.

Tree no longer exists. Sorry about that, as after a big blow we check all the main tracks.
Some trees just can't stay upright

[theblacksmith]

never been to woodhill. too far away for me

Further for me-but well worth it,makes a change from clay and pumice and the tracks are mint mate.
I'll keep you in mind next time Im going up ok - in case your keen.

[andy 101]

Thanks Andy 101.

Tree no longer exists. Sorry about that, as after a big blow we check all the main tracks.
Some trees just can't stay upright

Yea normanly cautious afther a blow, but there has been no wind did not even think abut a fallen tree up there, my shoulders and neck are still tender from smacking the ground so hard, but that is part of the risk of riding and racing long live the 2 stroke.

[FROSTY:Me]

Hey guys NOT a lecture here just wondering. Don't you guys do one slow lap first? or is the lap too long?

[laserracer]

got my head sanwiched between a low branch and my bars at sandpit a few months ago it can pay to ride the trails carefully before fanging around

mmmmm head and bar sandwich ,,would you like sauce with that

[kezzafish]

Hey guys NOT a lecture here just wondering. Don't you guys do one slow lap first? or is the lap too long?

life's too short for that, why not make it a bit shorter?

[Crisis management]

Hey guys NOT a lecture here just wondering. Don't you guys do one slow lap first? or is the lap too long?

With Woodhill, one "lap" for me is an hour or hour & half and I don't do the same route next time so I guess you just look where you're going...

Mind you, I'm bloody slow too, so don't really get into a "surprise around a corner" situation!