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Web site glitch

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:12:02 +0100

For those of you following our Whistler trip I am sorry but we have had a website glitch that has taken me a couple of days to sort out. I have a lot to report and photos to publish. Links to some photos may now not work but I hope to have them up and running again in the next couple of days. We are home now so I have a more stable connection than I did out in Whistler.

Sorry Lots more to come.. above pic of me in the Jim Beam Air Race..

Dave Halton

Whistler Day 9

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:42:30 +0100

The rain held off and we rode Aline virtually all day. !!! :-)
The Garbanzo Race was on so access to the higher trails was restricted. So there is not much to write about but to say that the race was won by Gee Atherton, second Sam Hill third Mark Beaumont. Rachel Atherton won the womens race with Ffyon Griffiths third.

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Whistler Day 8

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:19:18 +0100

Rain... Rain... Let the battles commence! CrankWorks has started. The Pros must be gutted.. after a great week of weather the rain came down. Flash backs of Morzine torrents and cabin fever. Some braved the tracks but most took the opportunity for a rest and wandered in to town to see the circus. The short dual slalom was taking place and because of the weather the crowds huddled in the bars watching the giant tv screen leaving only made dogs and Englishmen track side. And I mean trackside..

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Whistler day 7

Sat, 9 Aug 2008 22:46:56 +0100

The sun was beating down yet again. Cooler but still sunny. We rode the top section and gave Sidetrack a go. WOW.. loved it reminder me of the wooded section of Fort Bill but with bigger drops and steeper step ups. The first run was a bit of an eye opener but the second time we gave it everything! Brill. The afternoon was spent giving Aline a good peggering but as the afternoon wore on and the number of riders on it increased the harder it was to get a clean run down it.
A couple of humorous parts of the day was when I did the GLC drop with Steve right on my bake wheel, as we sped down to the finish we hit 6 to 7” of dust, sliding toward thew railings foot out I lost the bike and skidded to a stop in the biggest dust clud seen this week. The crowds wondered what had happened as Steve and I walked out of the cloud in fits of laughter.The other classic was when I got on the lift next to Sam Hill and Bendon Fairclough, Steve who was waiting in the lift que shouted out to Ian... ‘IAN IS THAT DAVE HALTON, IT IS ITS DAVE HALTON, WOW ITS DAVE HALTON, DAVE, DAVE’ Sam Hills face was a picture as he wondered who the hell the guy Dave Halton was sitting next to him! .. he soon found as as we talked as we went up the lift.. nice bloke as was Brendan Fairclough, I wished him good luck in the forthcoming race, but hope he lost to Steve Peat!
We gave up at about 5pm and headed down to the liquor store. Five bikes, four cases of beer and a video camera. The look on peoples faces was priceless as we wheeled our cargo through the centre of Whistler.
A knackering great day... Dave Halton
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Whistler Day 6

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:31:51 +0100