Dirt gets last place at Western regionals

[Horton]

Total score of 4

[MattP]

@Horton at least he didn't pull a @rico !!

@Dirt 's pride must hurt pretty bad. Someone get that man a beer or 3!

[Dirt]

That was tournament pb this year

[bishop8950]

Last time I went to regionals I got 1 buoy, so 4 is a lot better

[eleeski]

@Dirt is a great slalom skier and we all know it and that things happen. Others had worse Regional scores. But @Dirt 's truly lame performance happened in tricks -where he didn't even enter! I've skied with him and he is a skilled tricker. Might have been able to beat @Horton who should have won tricks if a reasonable level 10 rule was in place to deal with sandbagging. @Dirt being competitive and not entering is the biggest possible fail.

 

Eric

[matthewbrown]

How does anyone just get 4?

[Horton]

@matthewbrown Talent

[brettmainer]

Karma

[Mateo_Vargas]

At least he took it easy on the judges sitting in 100 + degree heat.

[klindy]

At least his name is in the scorebook!

[Jody_Seal]

@Dirt ,

I made a donation to the region also.. Anyway that's how i look at it!

[schroed]

At least he was going man speed and not old guy and 10 year old speed.

[Dirt]

Just arrived at BOS HQ for more abuse. I may try to break one or two of his skis. Warp is probably the easiest.

 

 

[Horton]

@dirt I have a Vogue for you

[Dirt]

 

A busy day in Arvin

[Horton]

@dirt first ride at my house 1 ball

[brettmainer]

Is he putting the correct foot forward?

[ozski]

Validated score.

[Mateo_Vargas]

@brettmainer if not probably a good time to switch.

[RichardDoane]

worse things will happen

[Horton]

Worst thing ever? I left my lake house unlocked and @Dirt is out there with my ski collection. I will have to search his truck before he heads home.

[Dirt]

Rode my T3 first ride today. Second ride Rico and I stole Hortons newest ski, a 67 Vapor. The new not yet released ski that skidawg has been blowing up my phone about daily. Wow. I need to make a tiny adjustment to onside but Ican tell already that I will steal/borrow this ski like the A2.

[Dirt]

After dinner, Horton went home and I went into HQ and compiled a list. Think Pinky and the Brain. Diabolical plot to take over the water ski world... Wait...no.

Warp

Monte Carlo

Nano 1

Arc

Sneak next door and steal Bob's NRG

If there is time

Raptor

KD Element

New HO

...

I may be here a while.

I will do a complete ski review after one ride not 700.

[Dirt]

I wish MS was here. On second thought he would be useless. Raving about the monza and hating kids.

[eleeski]

@Dirt Did he have any trick skis to try? That Quantum might really suit you...

 

Eric

[Dirt]

Eric, I bought a quanrum after skiing with you. I will conduct a thorough search o HQ for tick skis and report back.

[skidawg]

did @horton have any good IPA in the fridge? I heard he only drinks big girl sprite since becoming a dad!!!

[Dirt]

No IPA. Very disappointing.

[keithh2oskier]

Is there a location planned for 2018 regionals?

[Mateo_Vargas]

Laku in Colorado

[Wolfeie]

I saw Horton's back door open all day while skiing lake three at Ski West Village. I wish I got to the skis before Dirt did?

[Booze]

Got it beat...1.5

[Mateo_Vargas]

@Dirt 's last place was 4th in Open Men's Slalom. I'd take that!

[Dirt]

It did not go as planned. Horton suggested a Top Secret Brand-X prototype. I suspected he was trying to kill me and was apprehensive. I mounted the front binding no problem. Went to do the rear and found a weird hole pattern.

Can't we just figure out one pattern? No problem. I spent 4 hours destroying Hortons stockpile of perfectly good bindings and plates to make mine work and feel like I was standing on bare metal and nails.

Horton then ordered me to mount a trick ski for a very nice G3 skier.

[Dirt]

It is really strange to stare at 20 plus skis and try to decide which one to ride.

Day 1 2018 67 Radar Vapor

Day 2 67 Top Secret Brand-X prototype, 66.5 Monte Carlo and 67 D3 Arc blue.

Rico rode my Mapple, his 2017 pro build and a trick ski.

Bob Edie rode his brand new NRG.

Ball of Hair rode the 2018 Vapor to continue the review process and tricked. He did ski lines and a back to front, front flip crazy looking thing.

Allison ripped on her new trick ski.

We finished the day in the local mexican restaurant with beer and margaritas.

[MattP]

@Dirt sounds like an awesome time almost reminiscent of the old ski test days. @Horton flipping is comedy gold. I guess that is how it goes when you are taught to flip in the 80's.

[eleeski]

I just checked the results. @Dirt was skiing Open! To qualify and participate in Open is incredible and a great accomplishment. Congratulations!

 

Eric

 

PS I take back all the ribbing about not tricking. You skied Open - that gives you a pass. You still could have done well in tricks...

[Horton]

@rico you should have seen him on the Warp!

[Horton]

Little of column A and little of column B

[Mateo_Vargas]

I forgot to look for @rico at Regionals. I should have checked around 5 ball.

[Dirt]

Final day at BOS HQ. I rode the HO VTX and Warp 14. I stopped by Horton"s house and picked up a Raptor on my way out.

Thanks for the hospitality. I highly recommend HQ as a vacation destination. So many skis so little time.

[Horton]

I'm not going back out to the lake house until tomorrow afternoon. I expect when I get there to find all of my skis missing.

[The_MS]

@Dirt Did you pick up the Raptor or borrow it permanently?