Our contributor on the ground, Andrew Palmer, gives the rundown of the weekend; This weekend saw the second round of the 2012 Tasmanian Gravity series held at The Lea in the statea��s south. Tasmaniana��s downhill series has had a re vamp for 2012 with the addition of shuttles on Saturday at every round for practice as well as new locations added to the calendar. Many hours of work have gone into the track over the last few months to prepare it for the race, with major changes to improve drainage and the flow of the track overall.
Both Saturdaya��s practice ride and Sundaya��s racing saw great weather providing excellent conditions for close racing. There was a great turn out with over 60 riders participating in the race. The womena��s category was won by Christina Sergeant, her second win for the season she was followed by Jill Brady in second place.
The closely contested Under 19a��s category was won by Clint White Racinga��s Ben Hill, followed by Brent Capel while Tom Gibson placed third. The Elite category was taken out by Kaine Cannon, also his second win for the series coming second place was Andrew Weatherhead and Josh Fuller in third.
Overall a great weekend was had by everyone with no major injuries or mechanical issues. The state series continues on December 15th and 16th on the North South track at the Glenorchy Mountain Bike Park.
Words and all photos credited to Andrew Palmer.