Limited-edition John Tomac print available

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By Gary Boulanger, US editor | Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 11.24pm

Limited-edition prints of former mountain bike racer John Tomac are being sold to raise money for the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery Fund.

Tomac will do a limited run of 20 John Tomac autographed giclee prints on canvas, which will also be hand signed by the artist. The prints will cost US$250, with $50 of each print going to the TLRRF, created after the racer suffered injuries in a September 2007 race.

The painting is based off a 1995 photo by Tom Moran, which features Tomac drifting through a corner at the Mammoth Kamikaze, and was painted by Tomac graphic artist Randy Rigg.

“The Kamikaze has always been a very special event in US downhill racing history,” Tomac owner Joel Smith said. “And I think Johnny's style and aggressiveness epitomized the racing at the time. The painting really captures the race’s essence of speed, and for those of you who attended those events, it will surely evoke the majesty of racing back then.”

One of 20 to be hand printed and signed by john tomac. yours for us$250, and for a good cause.: one of 20 to be hand printed and signed by john tomac. yours for us$250, and for a good cause.

The giclee prints are produced by the artist himself on museum quality acid-free, canvas using a high-end archival printing process. They measure 15 inches by 20 inches by 1.25 inch deep and can be hung as-is or framed.

“My goal was to create a realistic portrayal of Johnny’s racing,” artist Randy Rigg said. “The painting is just snapshot of a moment, but there is this inherent movement that I hope was captured in it.”

Will we see more prints of Tomac from his earlier racing days, perhaps downhilling on his custom Yeti rig with drop bars and bar-end shifters?

"We will see how this one goes and then go from there I guess," Smith told BikeRadar.

To order a print, contact Smith via email. 

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  • One of the legends of our sport - wearing lycra!

    What would 'the cool kids' think?

    I can hear them now.... "John who?"....."He's so out of date".....

    Yup - but he could still come back and open up some whoop-ass, and do it in lycra!

  • ^what Ants said

    I remember that photo, just goes to show how crusty I am!

    Still, I'd far sooner a poster size print of the original image than the painting.

  • Bring back the Mammoth Kamikaze and Cap D'Ali for that matter!!!

  • I remember Tomes racing in the old Grundig World cup in Plympton in Devon in 94 - overtaking everyone down the pipeline and jumping the doubles - HOW old do I feel now?

  • Yup I remember that Grundig race too, I had a big photo of Tomac covered in mud & flyin thru the air on the wall in my room. He had superhuman lungs or something, very strange how he'd just blow people away like that.

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