dunefreak

No sweat bro. My post wasn't just to you. It was just a general statement to all. This ATC 70 regatta has grown so quickly, it's easy for it to get out of hand and away from what it's all about in the first place. I LOVE the competition and a few classes, but I don't want to see this get too out of hand in that department. Who would have ever thought?

We'll keep voting open for one more day.

Maybe next year there should be more staff and track officials to handle off of these new requests. Don't forget...the more "OFFICIAL" this gets, the more classes, rules, etc. it takes away from the fun of it. Let's not get too carried away with all that. I know what you are saying Joey, but it takes alot of staff willing to take initiative and all we have is a few of those. I'm almost ready to go back to no classes at all, no permits, no fancy anything and just go rip it up in a more informal way with buds. Know what I mean?

Cool well that name makes sense. 10%. Sounds good, but then subtract all the free FoDD exposure and I think you owe me money. jk

I'd love to but have way too many things already planned for March and April.

Man I must say...I'm kinda bummed. Spring is right around the corner and I was anticipating the Lucas Oil Series would have some races out at the new track with some kickass weather and come to find out...nope! Not until November! Damnit. That blows. http://www.lucasoilo...dule.htm#events Looks like AZ is the place to live for short course racing.

WOW!!! What a trip that must have been. That's so cool you went up and did it. That looks like so much fun! Like you said, life is too short to keep putting it off. Good for you, Jodi! Quite a change of scenery from the desert we live in for sure. I would have been going NUTS with my camera up there. damn. Great pics and well written story. Thanks for sharing.

I thought that was an air cleaner sticking up out of the hood at first glance. Sick car. Let's hook up!

That's great to hear! So what's it called?

Favorite apps lately are soundhound, angry birds and My Tracks!

Exactly. Just another reason to keep the # of classes to 3 plus juniors.

Suspension doesn't make a bike any faster. There won't be a class for it. If someone wants to put suspension on their 88cc, they shouldnt have to race guys like ronster.

That's why I will be adjusting the classes like I posted. Anything over 125 will be unlimited. A 125 is closer in power to a 110 than a 140 or 160. And if it has suspension, you can count on it already having a big a$$ motor. So there's your unlimited crazy class. More classes means more confusing and alot more work for the staff. We want to keep this simple and fun.

Sorry I've been slacking. Vote now.

Thanks guys. Here is a little more on the event. http://www.dumontduneriders.com/renner-freeride

Not sure how I forgot this one.

Yeah he said there's usually a ton more people, DJ, etc etc, but I was perfectly ok with the size group and level it was at. We all had a blast regardless. Wacker! He's one of the riders who, unfortunately, crashed on Friday and blew his shoulder out of joint. The wind early on Friday screwed him up on the landing. He described it as his parachute came out and he just kind of stopped in the air. He describes it in those interview pics. So after his crash he just partied. He told me about his website. Check it out. http://wackerlikestoparty.com

AIght here they are. I think that's all of them. No specific order.

Here's a some phone pics first before I upload the better quality ones. These are pretty much party pics. Set up... Renner and his little girl, Cloe. Travis fuelin up Fri night partying... alright screw the captions and order. Here they are....

Wow, what a killer weekend. TCS T and I showed up Friday around noon and with the Red Bull camp. After setting up we walked over and said whats up to Renner and unloaded/delivered his trophy truck...ok RC trophy truck. Shortly after that we started hitting some jumps with him and Ricky Johnson. I never aired my car out so high. YIAH! I just followed Renner in his RZR about the same speed and my car was sailing. That jump wasn't even that big but it hit just right. Later that night Donnkey rolled in and we got the party started. The night consisted pretty much of bs'ing around the fire and meeting some new faces. Beer pong under the Red Bull tent was fun. RJ is pretty much pro at that game....calling each cup as the ball left his hand. Dude! I couldn't believe that guy! Later as the night became morning, TCS T says "I'm bored, let's go to comp". Perfect idea! We load up the essential party items and get some of the crew to join us. After 2 minutes at comp, we had the DJ speakers and gennie setup plus a nice ragin fire and beverages. Good times! Saturday am sanddunesaddict rolled in and got setup. Donnkey was itching to go for a run so the 3 of us rounded up RJ, Bryce, and Randy in the Tatum car. What a great dune run. It was a little difficult to read the dunes (I was leading) as it was super overcast and the dunes were wet on top and smooth, but we were jamming and the dunes were empty. We zig zagged just about everywhere out there from the south end behind comp then over to the north end. Saturday afternoon Jakster, steveo, Jason and John rolled in. Most of the afternoon we all kind of just watched the guys go big on the bikes and bounced from each jump location in the cars. We went out one time looking for Renner and the guys, didn't find them for sh*t, but ended up doing a super relaxing dune cruise out to the north pole. Donnie said he didn't even put his seatbelt on because we were cruising so slow. Sat night it was a little more tame than Fri night but still good times nonetheless with everyone. Wacker went from interview to passed the eff out in like 45 minutes! That guy is a crackup! We got some laughs out of him around the fire and made up a nice fireside bed for him. hahaa Anyways, there are so many more details I can't even remember right now but the Freeride tour at D was off the hook. Renner said it was way more toned down due to permitting issues, but I still thought it was a blast. Huge thanks to Renner, all the peeps at Red Bull, and everyone else in camp. We met some really great people this weekend and had a very memorable time for sure. Everyone was really good people. Looking forward to the next one. Those crazy bastards were gettin some serious air out there and looked great. We're gonna try and make Pismo happen. I have a TON of pics so please be patient as I slowly upload them all but here are just a couple to start. Here's one of my favorites from the weekend. Wacker was passed out and we took a group photo around him. A couple of Renner...

Yep, watching the juniors was cool. Gotta keep that class for the little guys and girls. Cool cool, Andy. Now get to work, bro! We need to hit 100 ATC's next year for attendance!

I like those Tachyons much better than the Go Pro. The perspective is more real and doesn't distort things like go pro's super wide angle. I'm gonna pick up one of these HD's soon.

Like Bert said, next year will be 100-125. Here's how we'll probably do it. 3 classes instead of 4. stock: 70-88cc modified: 90-125cc unlimited: over 125cc ATC's will be limited to BACKBONE style atc frame only. That means no front down-bar design like a 185 frame or anything else. It must resemble the Honda 70 backbone style frame. Also, motors will be limited to horizontal cylinder only. That caps the unlimited class and keeps things pretty even for those bikes.

Right on Cole. Glad you can finally get on here. Sounds like you are making the best of it which is no surprise. Cheers even though you have no beers. lol sorry