October 28, 200718 yr Go to the supermarcado, snoop around until you find the december issue of Snowboarder, look at the cover And yes there is a photo article to explain the insanity you will observe. I say no more!
October 29, 200718 yr Go to the supermarcado, snoop around until you find the december issue of Snowboarder, Gee, I looked but couldn't find it. Aloha!
October 29, 200718 yr Author Gee, I looked but couldn't find it. Aloha! I dunno guyz, it's on the stands in the Whitefish Spaceway, and we're hadly at the leading edge of magazine distribution ... Olnick, you know da shipping get all hamajang to da rock ... bumbye brah. Let's just say it involves snowboards, a ski run in New Zealand, a WRX and at least one 100'+ jump.
October 30, 200718 yr Author I can't even find it on Google Image Search...I'll keep looking. OK, you guyz got me thinking that maybe I was wrong, so I checked this morning. Yes, it's the December 2007 issue of Snowboarder ... keep looking, the cover and article are worth it. Only those crazy Kiwis, no American ski resort would EVER allow this much fun!
October 30, 200718 yr Yeah its awesome ! Im a dist. mgr for a large snow/skate retailer here in Oregon and we got that issue 2 weeks ago for dist. Ken Block (owner of DC shoes) does rallye racing and he jumped the 70' jump at the snowpark new zealand during a photo/video shoot with the DC dudes. Launched his WRX 100' and when it landed it crumbled. Although it was the last jump of the trip they managed to do doubles and triples with snowboarders off the jump. They jumped over , got towed in and launched with the WRX in the air , side by side. It reaffirmed my desire to get a WRX as my 2nd whip.
October 30, 200718 yr Yep, I saw it last nite, too. Amazing! I'm a bit skeptical that it's 'for real', but it's kewl none the less. That snow must be very 'firm' to allow the car to drive up?...Looks like tracks going up to the left (boarder's right) of the jump in the pic, and then coming down. I guess w/4wd and front and rear lockers it's possible?
October 30, 200718 yr That snow must be very 'firm' to allow the car to drive up?... I guess w/4wd and front and rear lockers it's possible? Umm... Not familiar with rally cars driving in the snow I guess... That snow is packed, and he had studded snow tires. But yes, it would be hard to drive through 4' deep powder. http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_...=2
October 30, 200718 yr Umm... Not familiar with rally cars driving in the snow I guess... That snow is packed, and he had studded snow tires. But yes, it would be hard to drive through 4' deep powder. http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_...=2 He had "spiked ice tyres" (thanks for the link)...those probably helped - a little . I thought rally races were mainly flat?? I probably need to get out more! Unfortunately I've not had that opportunity to see much rally driving on snow...But w/35 years of skiing experience, and the steepness of the approach to those jumps, I'm still surprised it can climb that well - heck, who needs a snowmobile!
October 30, 200718 yr The suspension was specifically built up for that day. They also salted the take off and landing to firm the snow. Salting the snow causes the surface to become hard as cement. Its for real folks. DC and the boys aint F'in around. Ken block takes this stuff seriously and with the big time corporate sponsorship of DC (owned by quicksilver) and other major players . The money was all there. No need to be skeptical , just enjoy the awesomeness of 2 sports combined.
November 6, 200718 yr And I'm always gonna be able to say I beat him in a Rally X. hehe I won't even be lying. he and me.
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