Dunkeld SDA Round 3

The SDA have used Dunkeld now for more than 5years. Despite this though it still makes, year after year, a great race. Some might complain but the majority still love coming here and racing whatever course is taped.

The start (for all but juveniles they started at the first road) was the usual steep rocky section which you can carry a lot more speed on than what you would expect because despite it being worn and rocky and steep there is in fact a nice flow throughout it all.

After the first road the track flattens out but all the roots and rocks you could want await. After coming around the rooty left hander and missing the boulder at the end you could either take it up high and drop into a rut or go around the outside and gain alot more speed and if you want put a pedal in. Go high on some roots to set you up for the almost sandy right hander then go out wide and bring it in tight to miss the roots and get up onto the boulder on the 180 left hander. Next you've got two small rocky chutes one after another lines galore here but your rewarded after this with a wide open flat straight to get all your speed for the final part of the middle section which was just one long rock garden with some mammoth roots thrown in there to keep you on your toes. Get through this clean and cross the road and your onto the final section.

Navigate your way through some rocks onto a rooty right hander, drop off a boulder onto a straight then came my favorite part. Pretty much a berm boulder that swung you out left onto some roots and rocks then a right hander, down a small chute drift out the back to get you around the next flat left over some rocks then onto the biggest boulder of the day that you had to turn on then drop to either side of a tree stump. After this there was a nice little straight then you drop down left into another rocky straight then a couple more corners with more rocks and line choice than you could shake a stick at. Jump the final boulder or simply roll of it then sprint to the finish.

With Lewis missing this weekend due to internet problems when trying to enter, racing for the Ae Bike shop and Cafe/ Solway Insulation Services team was Myself, Callum and his youngest brother Frazer.

In Senior Ryan Chambers 1/80 - 2.24.412
In Junior Callum McCubbing 17/46 - 2.52.171 (with a puncture)
In Juvenile Frazer McCubbing 6/15 - 1.57.844

Think everyone was happy with the results especially Fraser as it was his first ever race, Callum because he still got top twenty even with a puncture! and myself because after three years waiting i finally got a win! It was an excellent weekend and i hope the run of good form follows us into Fort William this weekend for the third round of the National series.

Keep 'er pinned!