Tag: EWS
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Squids And Skids
Click or not: Squids And SkidsWith both subject riders DNFing out of the Whistler EWS, the latest On Track could have been pretty barren viewing. By focussing on the brat pack of photographers who roam the circuit and go by the self-styled ‘Squid’ moniker, what we get instead is one of the most entertaining vlogs yet. It’s worth it just… …
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Slingin’ In The Rain
Click or not: Slingin’ In The RainThere’s at least a hundred clichés about rain in song or proverb form we could write here, so instead we’ll just say this: watch this video from Dominic Hook and re-live the EWS mudfest through the eyes of a future shredder. …
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Wyn Win Situation: Mud Masters Of The EWS
Click or not: Wyn Win Situation: Mud Masters Of The EWSThe Whakarewarewa Forest is a magical place, a peaceful oasis on the edge of town set amongst giant redwood trees and enveloping punga ferns, with snaking trails carved into loamy rich soil covered in varicose roots that never fail to fill one with joy. Add in some rain and hundreds of speed-crazed enduro riders to… …
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Keegan Wright: From Pest to One of the Best
Click or not: Keegan Wright: From Pest to One of the BestWith a bar set high, a podium step which is harder to crack than your workmate’s Facebook password, and a rich heritage of producing some of the world’s finest racers, New Zealand’s elite downhill scene does not seem like an easy thing to break into. Rotorua’s Keegan Wright is forcing his way into the club, quickly shimmying up the… …