Sadly due to a number of factors the fourth round of Scotlands Downhill Series has been cancelled. It was the right call to make and not as harsh as some have been saying as they did allow practice to go ahead on the Saturday.
The track would've been a sub 2 minute. Placed on a field with a few big boulders and natural obstacles taped in to spice it up it was looking like a fun track overall although some bits showed signs of being rushed. Time is always ticking however and for the time they spent on creating the course it was built to the best it could've been.
So all thats left now is the SDA round 5 at Innerleithen which is sure to be a good un. On another not the team will be heading up to Fort William for Borderline Events 'Kill the Bill'. Same format as an SDA but its just a one off so no pressure. A great place to see what downhill is all about and to spectate so get yourself up for a weekend away and if you see us gives a shout!!
Pinned or Binned!
Monday 24 August 2009
Wednesday 19 August 2009
Caersws NPS Round 4
So ends the 3 weeks off of racing for myself and its back to Wales for round 4 of the NPS at Caersws. The hill seems small to look at but they make very good use of it. There’s a handful of ways from top to bottom but with half the hill having been harvested, a lot of the tracks lay in ruin. A short uplift to the top of the hill around 5-10 minutes long thanks to tractor and trailer was more than efficient all weekend. The weather was a mix up all weekend but didn’t provide any major problems apart from the field at the bottom that was like black ice in the wet!
The track was a short one with the big guns going sub 1.45 easy. From the start you pedal off the line and that’s about as much as you will for the whole track. Hit the first jump or go around the side-equally as fast thanks to the wind-down into a left catch berm, down again into a left catch, stick it high through the stumps then any line you please, wild as my hair, till the 180 corner, tight as Cubs arse (if possible! only dogs hear the squeak when this guy walks). Try and keep it high till you come to a short steep chute into a left, right.
After this you twisted your way through trees, treated to a few little jumps, berms and roots before you hit a right hander and down a chute to the final stretch before the finish field. Jump after jump, drop down to the left, right berm, jump, drop left, right berm the speed here was crazy but fun as hell to take you down to the finish. One big tabletop, one big double and one big step down to bring you into the field loose as Lewis’ boxers, you just couldn’t keep them up I mean the bike. Two big kickers to sprint to finish.
It was just myself representing the Ae Bike Shop/Solway Insulation Services team and here’s how I got on.
Myself in senior 2.05.211 36/38
Yip, I crashed. On such a short track it was do or die and I bit the bullet! Anyways, can’t wait for next weekend, brand new track for everyone so should be wide open!
Thanks for reading,
Pinned or Binned!
The track was a short one with the big guns going sub 1.45 easy. From the start you pedal off the line and that’s about as much as you will for the whole track. Hit the first jump or go around the side-equally as fast thanks to the wind-down into a left catch berm, down again into a left catch, stick it high through the stumps then any line you please, wild as my hair, till the 180 corner, tight as Cubs arse (if possible! only dogs hear the squeak when this guy walks). Try and keep it high till you come to a short steep chute into a left, right.
After this you twisted your way through trees, treated to a few little jumps, berms and roots before you hit a right hander and down a chute to the final stretch before the finish field. Jump after jump, drop down to the left, right berm, jump, drop left, right berm the speed here was crazy but fun as hell to take you down to the finish. One big tabletop, one big double and one big step down to bring you into the field loose as Lewis’ boxers, you just couldn’t keep them up I mean the bike. Two big kickers to sprint to finish.
It was just myself representing the Ae Bike Shop/Solway Insulation Services team and here’s how I got on.
Myself in senior 2.05.211 36/38
Yip, I crashed. On such a short track it was do or die and I bit the bullet! Anyways, can’t wait for next weekend, brand new track for everyone so should be wide open!
Thanks for reading,
Pinned or Binned!
Tuesday 18 August 2009
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Tuesday 4 August 2009
2009 UCI World Championships
September 5th, Canberra, Australia. Racers competing for the country, for the honor of holding the title Downhill World Champion for one year. The race everyone wants to win, the title everyone wants to have and the race where everyone pushes past the limit.
A perfect example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY0huKQ94_0
The course isn't as steep as most World Cup tracks so the peddlers amongst them should shine through! *Cough* Peaty *Cough* However the Worlds is an exceptional event were no one should really be counted out. Rennie last year came second at Canberra and hes a big guy. As for Sam Hill well would you ever really say for definite he wont pull something amazing out the wheel bag? Also remember that Fabien Barrel, the Jedi master of Worlds, is on the come back from an injury winning Maribor and placing 2nd at Bromont.
At the Worlds there is no such thing as a safe bet. If you look at the top ten finishers at each round of the World Cup so far consider them to be contenders. Catch it live on www.freecaster.tv on the 5th of September.
A perfect example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY0huKQ94_0
The course isn't as steep as most World Cup tracks so the peddlers amongst them should shine through! *Cough* Peaty *Cough* However the Worlds is an exceptional event were no one should really be counted out. Rennie last year came second at Canberra and hes a big guy. As for Sam Hill well would you ever really say for definite he wont pull something amazing out the wheel bag? Also remember that Fabien Barrel, the Jedi master of Worlds, is on the come back from an injury winning Maribor and placing 2nd at Bromont.
At the Worlds there is no such thing as a safe bet. If you look at the top ten finishers at each round of the World Cup so far consider them to be contenders. Catch it live on www.freecaster.tv on the 5th of September.
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