Photos from the King of Dirt jam at Chicksands this weekend.

Despite the bitter cold and less than perfect condition of the trails, much fun was had and many tricks were sent. It was nice to see the underground riders getting in on the action too, I'd like to make a special mention to Sam Ren who was riding awesome. Martin Cooper also deserves props for taking a really hard bail and getting straight back up, he came up short on the last double on the middle run and ended up faceplanting the down ramp. A few bottles of water to rinse his bloody mouth and a quick brush down and he was back on his feet.
Prizes were awarded at the end of the day for various things and that was followed by a session on the middle line which turned out to be the best riding of the day with Sam Pilgrim pulling a flipwhip amongst other things.



I got a ride there with Phil Auckland (Identity Bikes) and we mostly bopped around to Metallica...



When we arrived...the big line was already being sessioned:







Has anybody ever seen one of these landed with the leg still stepped through the bars?....I did....this one...and I didn't get the photo!






Martin shortly after he faceplanted...


I'm not sure who this fine fellow was!


Leopardhead...apparently the right way up?




More here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamswords/sets/72157603124356415/

Yeah it's a shame you couldn't make it, we had a good day.
There's always next year!

No need to be, as long as you like how they look that's good enough

some really good shots there, didnt understand what you were trying to say about the leg over the bar shot though :S

That's exactly what I meant

Still not heard from DMR yet Joey, have you?

He did hit the ground hard, heard the wind get knocked out of him from the other side of the trails.
He was an utter champ though, got up, moved his bike out of the way so the others could still ride and then sat down as you can see and began getting rid of the blood that was slowly filling his mouth and nose. A couple of bottles of water later and he was on his feet.