Only one week after the first Scottish round we were back on track for practice at the first round of this years national series at Ae Forest. Everything was looking well until about 5 oclock Saturday when it started absolutely peeing down! matters only made worse by the wet and hail stones on Sunday morning too!But this is why downhill and mountain biking in general is a proper sport cause it doesn't get called off till the bus is spinning in 1st gear back down the hill.
So the course. It started with the new top section (the line to the left) a flat out straight into a steep right so the course turned back onto itself and joined up with the old one just before the top woods. Through this you either ploughed through the straight line or snaked the three corners between the tight trees!then get round the next right either with help from the berm or cutting the roots. Hit the small rock garden then drop, switch back, double, berm, table, bus stop, switch back drop to road. Alot of your speed for here come from getting the small rock garden fast and smooth.
Absolute pin it across the road then if your a real rider you drop into the rock garden then get ready for the really fast woods, the trick for it is don't touch the brakes. Come out these and hit the switch backs then double or single log drop into a right berm to straight at the bottom.
Finally just about home free and what do you hit the new off camber sections with the first rapid left where alot of people just binned it! high or low as long as you stayed on you were going good. Take the next few rut corners full speed then sprint till the finish.
The results for Ae Bike Shop and Solway Insulation Services
Myself Ryan Chambers Senior Category - 2.28.980 4/58
My Friend Lewis Cochran Senior Also - 2.41.500 31/58
Our Friend Callum McCubbing Junior - 2.35.218 15/45
The second race was a great success cant wait for the next round of the SDA at fort bill in may! Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend at Ae and will be back again! Cheers for reading.
Hold 'er open!
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