{"id":647,"date":"2010-05-18T17:10:05","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T00:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikekirk.org\/?p=647"},"modified":"2022-10-06T08:51:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T12:51:33","slug":"mini-pine-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikekirk.org\/wordpress\/mini-pine-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Pine 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past Sunday I was out in Ganaraska forest again… but not for a regular ride: this time it was a club event: the Mini Pine 2010<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Getting out of bed before 6 and on the road by 6:30 had me rolling in to Sandraska Park<\/a> at around 8:15am:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_01_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

I thought I was a bit early… but the lot was already over half full, and filling up fast!<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_02_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_03_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_04_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_05_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_06_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

I had never seen so many bikes in one place before!<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_07_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_08_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_09_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_10_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

And trailers kept rolling in with more: from golden oldies to bikes that looked like they were fresh out of the crate:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_11_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_12_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

In addition to the OFTR trailer there were some vendors present as well: KTM, Yamaha, Husaberg and Gas Gas… some with bikes for sale…<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_13_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_14_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_15_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

… as well as some private owners with sale signs on their bikes, big and small:<\/p>\n

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I saw some people I knew…<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_17_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

…and met others while chatting in line… which didn’t start to shorten until close to 10am:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_18_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

Finally everyone mobbed together for the kickoff meeting: to learn how the enduro guys would launch, how the trails were flagged, safety stuff etc…<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_19_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

…then everyone headed back to their bikes to suit up.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_20_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_21_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

There were 44 groups of enduro riders (up to 4 in a group), all launched one minute apart from each other (so that’s at least 150+ bikes right there) before the trail riders could head out. Soon the low numbered bikes started to line up for the 10:15 start:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_22_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

The trickle of bikes lining up soon turned to a flood…<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_23_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_24_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_25_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

…with the most popular brand being KTM by a wide margin. I’d guess the second most popular brand I saw was Yamaha… but maybe that’s just what I wanted to see (because I ride one \ud83d\ude42 )<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_26_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_27_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

Finally the launches started… taking 45 minutes to get all the enduro guys out into the field.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_28_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

Most of the trail riders just watched, though a few were queued up at the start area to get a jump on things. Lots of kids on smaller bikes with their parents!<\/p>\n

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Half way through was a gas stop. Anyone who couldn’t make the whole loop in one tank put their jerry cans on a large trailer… and while the riders were making their way through the first section the trailer was towed to the gas stop for them. I should<\/strong> have been able to ride the whole day on one tank but:<\/p>\n

a) the gas station I normally use didn’t open until 10 on Sundays… so I was still riding on the same tank that brought me from Toronto<\/p>\n

b) I had also sprung a leak: one of my 2 fuel lines was dripping gas fairly quickly. Every time I pulled over I fiddled with it to make it stop… but as soon as I started the bike up again the vibration would cause the leak to come back.<\/p>\n

But, since I’m street-legal… I just rode to the gas station while the others used their jerry cans \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_30_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_31_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

Then we were off again:<\/p>\n

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I think I only fell off once in the first loop… but 3 more times in the second stage (I was getting tired)… but finally bikes started to cross the finish line:<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_33_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

…the same time as the local fire department fired up their grills and started to offer burgers and hot dogs!<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_35_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

Not long after I parked some strangers popped out of the forest as well: a group of horse riders must have been dodging bikes all day.. and ended up coming out at the finish line. After thinking about it for a sec they crossed under the same canopy where the enduro riders checked in… to great applause from the huge lineup at the BBQ \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_37_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t \t\n \"1_38_mini_pine_2010_800\"\n\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/center> <\/p>\n

Finally, here’s some YouTube footage of the event from my camera and helmetcam:<\/p>\n