http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13507-the-whole-enchiladaso-good-brian-buell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13507-the-whole-enchiladaso-good-brian-buell It was the middle of April at 7:55pm and I was preparing myself to pull the trigger on the most anticipated event of the year, I was one of the lucky 150 competitors that made the cut as the event sold out in less than 10 minutes. I knew this event was going to be something big as the race was still more than 4 months away! The reasoning for this anticipation is due to the classic venue and the trail system that the race course will be on. “The Whole Enchilada” is a combination of trails that start... ]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:23:00 -0400 13507 2012-10-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13507_eclark-stoked-1349973275.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13410-winter-park-enduro-and-msc-racing-brian-buell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13410-winter-park-enduro-and-msc-racing-brian-buell While racing on the east coast, I was looking forward to this weekend. Before last years event I had never participated in an Enduro style event and I had some great success and couldn't wait to do it again. The weekend started off with a bang on Thursday in the Air DH where I took the top spot alongside teammate Jess who was right behind me in 2nd. I felt good as I was using this race as a warm up for the weekend, I was worried that I would still be fatigued from traveling and from the altitude,... ]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:02:00 -0400 13410 2012-08-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_wp-enduro-1346191345.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_seth-beckton-dh-shot-1346191345.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_wp-enduro-michael-1346191345.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_seth-beckton-super-d-1346191346.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13408-summer-world-cup-racing-recap-brian-buell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13408-summer-world-cup-racing-recap-brian-buell From Sugarbush I packed the truck and made my way up interstate 91 across the Derby country line into Canada. I made my approach late Tuesday night and was rewarded with an easy drive to Quebec City, where I made an accidental wrong turn and found myself in the heart of the city. After breaking out the old Rand McNally I quickly diverted back onto the highway and fallowed signs to the classic World Cup venue of Mont Sainte Anne. I found an uninhibited patch of earth near the base of the mountain and with the excitement of the... ]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:33:00 -0400 13408 2012-08-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_windham-2012-046-1346189586.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13504-snowmass-home-sweet-home-brian-buell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13504-snowmass-home-sweet-home-brian-buell The 3rd stop on the 2012 Mountain States Cup came to my home valley to Snowmass Mountain. Since I can remember there has been a race every year at Snowmass dating back to 2004 when I started racing. I've been living in this valley on and off throughout the summers the past 5 years, but it would be the first time I slept in my own bed on a race weekend, which was awesome! ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:00:00 -0400 13504 2012-08-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13504_podium-1349886581.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12684-bootleg-reaper-madness-nevada-downhill-state-championships-kyle-warner http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12684-bootleg-reaper-madness-nevada-downhill-state-championships-kyle-warner If I was forced to describe the past weekend in two words I would say, Confidence Inspiring! Last weekend my good friend Sean ” The Prawn” and I drove down to Boulder City Nevada to race the Nevada State Championships at Bootleg Canyon. The track was awesome, absolutely full of line choice and for the few sections you weren’t battling to stay moving through rock gardens you were doing 35 to 40 miles per hour hitting blind drops and wide open corners. I felt fast all weekend in practice and definitely knew that I was poised for a good... ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:14:00 -0500 12684 2012-03-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_bootleg-1330568043.jpg