Teutonia 2007

**mcgoon** · 10-19-2007 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by SpeedFiend

It's lights out if he does.

I dunno man, I think a local will take it. Just becasue someone hasn't had an article written about them in CW or SF, and don't have a legion of fanboys doesn't mean they're note dope...

**SteveC** · 10-19-2007 06:24 PM

Are they allowing ballast?

**nicthekid220** · 10-19-2007 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by SteveC

Are they allowing ballast?

whats ballast?

**SteveC** · 10-19-2007 06:39 PM

carrying weights... bad for corners, good for straights.

**mcgoon** · 10-19-2007 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by SteveC

carrying weights... bad for corners, good for straights.

If you haven't left for Teutonia you gonna be lates...yo

...couldn't resist

**Longbord1** · 10-19-2007 07:56 PM

It's all proportional in corners and all matters on your line.

If anything it would only help you in the straights. and flats.

**RussianKarma** · 10-19-2007 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by stuff

Ross the Boss from calgary is going to absolutly kill it there with the luge he made. the thing is nuts!

at the outlaw last week fastest we could get standing up was 95kmh, fastest he got was 117 and he wasnt going all out... the thing just looks ####### nuts

that is sooooooooooEEEEEEPPPPIIIICCCCLLLLYYYY AMAZING!

**melifont monk** · 10-19-2007 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Longbord1

It's all proportional in corners and all matters on your line.

If anything it would only help you in the straights. and flats.

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that's....what he was implying?........

**Mooch** · 10-19-2007 10:28 PM

wow
going down that hill takes major balls
i can't imagine if they fell
without leathers on
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I love watching these videos though
because then i look at hills by my house that i was scared of doing
and it makes me go man they can do that i can do this lil baby hill

**SteveC** · 10-19-2007 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by mcgoon

If you haven't left for Teutonia you gonna be lates...yo

...couldn't resist

It rhymed, I understand.

And yeah being heavier sucks on corners,
One advantage of ballast is that it can be positioned in a way that doesn't hurt you aerodynamically. Unlike putting on weight.

**melifont monk** · 10-20-2007 12:03 AM

its a damn fast hill...so is 81 the fastest you reckon they'll get down there?

.....surely there is another 5-10 km/h in it.....

**Basch** · 10-20-2007 01:14 AM

and after this there's gonna be a world wide search for even faster hills. This is going to be insane and I think things will get even wilder the next few years

**juan pablo valenzuela** · 10-20-2007 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by melifont monk

its a damn fast hill...so is 81 the fastest you reckon they'll get down there?

.....surely there is another 5-10 km/h in it.....

For sure, I mean this wasnt even a practice run when he hit 81. Today we will see.

**Justin Metcalf** · 10-20-2007 08:00 AM

nicthekid...until...well tomorrow...the world record has been held by an American. Until this weekend the unofficial record was on an American hill. Not to mention there is still a very good chance the record will remain with an American...although personally I am banking on a Brazilian or a Canadian. I'm thinking Kevin's got a very solid shot of taking home a GWR (simply because of his recent escapade in Colorado) but it is a Brazilian hill...

we shall see

**JetLuge** · 10-20-2007 08:16 AM

I wished we had a list of rider, so we could place bets on our countries team members.

Out of the names I know my bets are on
1. Dave Rogers - Luge
2. Kevin Rimes - Speedboard

My theory is Ross's fairings are good for about a 4% improvement, that does not match up with Dave being a 25% better rider 95% of the riders and can read the road for extra speed pockets.

place you bets.

**Rabid Skunk** · 10-20-2007 08:50 AM

Striker!

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**Basch** · 10-20-2007 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by Rabid Skunk

Striker!

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If he can get as earo as the rest he will win. He outweigs everybody.

btw. What was the no-gloved riding he did for a while. On almost all vids he was gloveless for a while.

***SWEET*** · 10-20-2007 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Basch

If he can get as earo as the rest he will win. He outweigs everybody.

btw. What was the no-gloved riding he did for a while. On almost all vids he was gloveless for a while.

Striker has too much inertia... He cant ride turny spots, he'll say it himself. So he doesnt put hands down.

**Wells** · 10-20-2007 12:36 PM

Muscle weighs more than fat; so someone super built is more aero than a fatty and faster than a skinny. I see weight-training for downhill in the future.

**Dubester** · 10-20-2007 12:51 PM

Can anyone tell me if the 81mph Dulua hit was while drafting others? Or on a solo run, Where he was in front of anything that mighthave been breaking air for him?