Newton's Nation 2010 Live

The ASRA crew are are now ensconced in their luxury villa in Bathurst, preparing for the coming weekend. Grom Cooper is here with us on work experience and he just made a delicious pizza - nice one Coops.

We've been working hard, busy posing with money:

and fake money:

and tomorrow it'll be time to put out the hay bales. The vert ramp was built today, and the top of the mountain is starting to turn into a festival site.

Stay tuned to this thread for more of the inside info. When the race starts (Friday morning folks!) I'll be posting some commentary here.

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Permalink Reply by Cat Young on November 28, 2010 at 8:25

Just read.... race is on?????? Is that correct?
Sitting in NorCal living vicariously through ASRA!!!!!
Thanks for the updates, chaps!

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on November 28, 2010 at 8:33

Talked to a few riders...opinion is divided. Some are very keen to ride...they tend to be Canadian.

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by sean meaney on November 28, 2010 at 8:45

i can definently understand why the canadians are keen to ride, they come from the other side of the world, they ride in the wet at home and they definently want to ride this track no matter what, i hope the race go's ahead

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on November 28, 2010 at 10:38

Vote has been taken on whether to race:

Classic: No
Luge: No
Inline: Yes
Women: Yes
Juniors: Yes
Skateboard: Yes

It's pissing down and we're racing, and we have live video at the top, watching everybody slide all over the shop.

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on November 28, 2010 at 10:46

Mischo is not racing. Not sure about Dalua. K-Rimes was super keen to race, good chance for him to get $5,000.

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Permalink Reply by Gabriel on November 28, 2010 at 10:59

Stoked that a majority of the riders want to race in rain even though it's such a gnarly track.

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on November 28, 2010 at 11:05

Well, it was a majority of the racers that turned up the rider's meeting, which was held at the start line in the pouring rain. I know a few riders who didn't want to ride were back at the hotel/campsite - they didn't get to vote.

We're in a cloud here, can't see much, really raining hard. Racing hasn't started yet. We're spreading the haybales out thinner - the crash zones have now expanded, especially the first little right before the dipper - it used to be nothing but now it's crazy.