Sunday, October 23, 2016

Dirt Biking at Hollister Hills SVRA with the East Bay Meetup

Since I have been chiefly dirt biking alone, I joined the East Bay Dirt Bike group. The group usually rides at Carnegie SVRA. However, the group decided to ride at the Hollister Hills SVRA today.

I arrived at 9:15 am, though the meetup was supposed to start at 9:00 am ( I had to stop at Whole Foods for a sandwich!). At first, I could not find anyone (and with the non-existent cell phone reception), I decided that I would never find anyone (with so many dirt bikers here). 


I decided to warm up by doing a few laps on the Vintage track and a short ride on Harmony Gate Road. I recorded this video in High Definition on my GoPro 4 Silver: 


When I returned to my van for refreshments, I checked my phone and saw Steve had posted the meetup location (near Radio Ridge). I found Steve and David, and we rode a few trails together. David preferred the black-diamond trails, so we hung around searching for these more challenging trails in the park.


One of the black diamond trails we tried is called "Lights Out." I recorded a GoPro 4 High-definition video here or Standard definition below:


I stalled my engine half a dozen times and dropped the bike a few times. It was a challenging but fun day, and I hope to do it again soon.





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