Tassie DH - Round 6 - Glenorchy -

: Ben Hill had an awesome Tassie series, plus he is a style merchant! We will be doing a full Inside Info with him soon, watch out now! Image: Andrew Palmer

This weekend Glenorchy mountain bike park hosted the 6th and final round of the Tasmanian 2012/2013 gravity series. All the riders were keen to do as well as possible to gain maximum points in an effort to improve their overall result for the series. When Sunday morning rolled around a heavy fog and rain blanketed most of the city leaving riders nervous the race would turn into a mud bath. Surprisingly though, the rain didna��t make its way to Glenorchy and the track stayed relatively dry for the entire day.

downhill247com Josh McDonald 900 — Glenorchy is one of the best downhill race tracks in Australia and with Oceanias just around the corner this was a lead up event for many of the locals! Image: Andrew Palmer

downhill247com Kaine Cannon adopts an interesting line over the top of a berm on his way to first place in Elite — There are still plenty of interesting lines being used, as Kaine Cannan shows us… Image: Andrew Palmer

Riders punched out heaps of practice runs in the morning in an effort to familiarise themselves with the course and their lines once again. Seeding runs went well for all with everyone making their way down the course safely. Riders also treated the event as a practice for the Oceania Championships, which are being held at Glenorchy from the 29th of March. As usual downhill247.com will be covering the event so be sure to check back then.

The final round wrapped up with Dan Booker taking the win in Under 17a��s, with Connor Greatbatch and Ewan Favretto following behind. Ben Hill and Brent Capel tied for first place in Under 19a��s! Simon Palmer finished in second with Ben Chopping in third. Kaine Cannan took his 6th consecutive win for the series showing his dominance over the Elite field. Remy Adderton took second place on his brand new bike, riding it for the second time that day. Aaron Oates took third place in elite. The Women’s category was again won by Christina Sergeant with Jill Brady in second place.

downhill247com Thumbs up from Dan Booker for another succesful race season — Dan Booker took the win in Under 17’s and gives us the thumbs up for another successful season! Image: Andrew Palmer

downhill247com Ewan Favretto 3rd 17's — Ewan Favretto took out third place in Under 17’s. Image: Andrew Palmer

downhill247com Brent Capel tied 1st in 19's with Ben Hill — Brent Capel and Ben Hill tied for the win on the day! Ties happen every now and then for downhill but we can’t think of too many that have happened for first place! Image: Andrew Palmer

downhill247com Simon Palmer 2nd 19's boost's the large table top — Simon Palmer sends the tabletop near the bottom the course and takes out second place in Under 19’s in the process. Image: Andrew Palmer

downhill247com Aaron Oates 3rd Elite — Aaron Oates took the more conventional line near the bottom of the course and third place in Elite in the process. Image: Andrew Palmer

The overall series podiums were also held. Under 17a��s was won by Dan Booker with Tyler Wickham and Ewan Favretto following him. Under 19a��s was taken out by Ben Hill with Brent Capel and Simon Palmer trailing him. Elite Mena��s was again won by Kaine Cannan, Aaron Oates in second and Andrew Weatherhead in third.

downhill247com Overall Elite men's podium antics — You have to hand it to Kaine Cannan, 6 from 6 is a super effort! Image: Andrew Palmer

The organisers would like to thank the sponsors; Ride Bellerive, Hill St Gourmet Meats, St Johns, Moo Brew and Track X as well as all the event organizers for another fantastic Tasmanian downhill series. We head back to the Apple Isle soon for Oceanias, stay tuned!