Comments on: Toonie Race Madness http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/ Richies stories and adventures around the globe Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: richie http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-103 richie Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:19:08 +0000 http://www.richieschley.com/blog/?p=191#comment-103 I like where you are going with this. I haven't seen that guy forever, and he was into it. The Grinders days were some fun ones. I beat Crow a few weeks ago and that was a big achievement for me. No disrespect Crow, just the opposite. I like where you are going with this. I haven’t seen that guy forever, and he was into it. The Grinders days were some fun ones. I beat Crow a few weeks ago and that was a big achievement for me. No disrespect Crow, just the opposite.

]]> By: richie http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-102 richie Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:16:52 +0000 http://www.richieschley.com/blog/?p=191#comment-102 Rumor has it they will be back to the shore soon. Rumor has it they will be back to the shore soon.

]]> By: richie http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-101 richie Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:16:16 +0000 http://www.richieschley.com/blog/?p=191#comment-101 Nice Grant, sorry I left out the actual key players. It is always nice to be recognized and not forgotten for you contribution. I know that one all too well. Cheers to you guys for starting a legacy. Nice Grant, sorry I left out the actual key players. It is always nice to be recognized and not forgotten for you contribution. I know that one all too well.
Cheers to you guys for starting a legacy.

]]> By: johnny bland http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-98 johnny bland Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.richieschley.com/blog/?p=191#comment-98 with reference to gant Interestingly enough, 20 years later,with all of whistlers new faces and trail diversity, its the same organizer(grant) on the same course (GREEN LAKE LOOP)with the same riders (crowman, magnet myself).Maybe we can get the Legend, (mike christie) to relive his glory days tonight. Johnny with reference to gant
Interestingly enough, 20 years later,with all of whistlers new faces and trail diversity, its the same organizer(grant) on the same course (GREEN LAKE LOOP)with the same riders (crowman, magnet myself).Maybe we can get the Legend, (mike christie) to relive his glory days tonight.

Johnny

]]> By: Peter http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Peter Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:24:13 +0000 http://www.richieschley.com/blog/?p=191#comment-97 We had loonie races in North Van in the late '80's. Soon after, some of those guys moved to Whistler. Hmmm, I wonder. We had loonie races in North Van in the late ’80’s. Soon after, some of those guys moved to Whistler. Hmmm, I wonder.

]]> By: Grant Lamont http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Grant Lamont Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:13:49 +0000 http://www.richieschley.com/blog/?p=191#comment-92 Good piece Richie; The races started in 1990 when Rolo and I cracked the egg. The first Loonie Winner was Mike Christie and we rolled around in the dirt and drank lucky. Cheers Good piece Richie;
The races started in 1990 when Rolo and I cracked the egg.
The first Loonie Winner was Mike Christie and we rolled around in the dirt and drank lucky.

Cheers

]]> By: Toonie Race Madness - Welcome to WORCA.com http://www.richieschley.com/blog/2009/06/19/toonie-race-madness/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Toonie Race Madness - Welcome to WORCA.com Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:05:12 +0000 http://www.richieschley.com/blog/?p=191#comment-91 [...] It started years ago as a “Loonie Race Series”. Everyone would bring a dollar and put it in the pot and the winner would take all of the money. It was a bunch of the valley’s best riders getting together to have a fun night out while the fastest one on the night take the cash and buy the beers. As with anything cool, it grew and a lot more people would show up. At one point Chad Miles, local legend XC and all around ripper, was making a enough money to pay his rent from winning the race every thursday night…” Read the full article at RichieSchley.com. [...] [...] It started years ago as a “Loonie Race Series”. Everyone would bring a dollar and put it in the pot and the winner would take all of the money. It was a bunch of the valley’s best riders getting together to have a fun night out while the fastest one on the night take the cash and buy the beers. As with anything cool, it grew and a lot more people would show up. At one point Chad Miles, local legend XC and all around ripper, was making a enough money to pay his rent from winning the race every thursday night…” Read the full article at RichieSchley.com. [...]

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