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Back to Eagle, this time with the blue skies and the sun shining!

Eagle Mountain Bike Park had the privilege of hosting round 5 of the Insideline downhill mountain bike series. Of course Eagle is a tried and true track, having hosted multiple state races as well as National Championships. With an awesome weekend ahead all riders were looking towards the weather to see what was going to become. With blue skies forecast it was going to be a welcome change for the riders (and bikes) from the past few rounds of wet slop. First up before we delve into racing let’s take a ride down the course with our helmet cam rider Mr Aaron Peltarri;

As riders flowed in Saturday morning track walk got underway and saw riders looking at a different eagle track from previous rounds. With different line choices from top to bottom, and a dry gritty dirt it was going to be a fast and loose weekend for all!

Bikes primed and ready to go, excitement plus!

With some changes to the track there were lines to be sussed.

No Troy Brosnan didn't come home to race his local race as he was in Canada racing the World Cup but riders of all skill levels were having a blast on the weekend. — No Troy Brosnan didn’t come home to race his local race as he was in Canada racing the World Cup but riders of all skill levels were having a blast on the weekend.

Sunday came round and excitement was building for race time! With spectators finally coming out the woodwork due to the all time weather, riders were keen to get rowdy and the crowd wanted to see fast racing! With the usual suspects smoking elite and under 19s seeding runs, racing was well and truly underway and everyone was smiling ear to ear.

As the day dawned, Elite and under 19s finals runs fast approached and it was time for the boys and girls to bring the noise!

Elite women came down first off and it was once again a battle between the gravity girls, with just 1.59 seconds separating the two in seeding it was anyone’s game, Cami Miller came down setting the pace with a 2.52.97 on the clock. However it was not to be her day, as Moira Love came down to seal the deal by just 0.50 of a second!

Crowd participation, essential at any Insideline race!

The under 19s started and it was again tight racing, with most of the field done, at the top the 5 were left, each rider came down knocking the rider in front off the top step to mirror the same result as seeding. With Darcy Grooby taking another win with a 2.04.19, Cameron Heading slipping into second with a 2.06.98 and rounding out the top 3 Drew Gartery with a 2.09.13.

Another win for Darcy Grooby who is getting on a roll this season.

Elite men started and conditions could not have been better, with the pre race banter over it was time to get down to business and it did not disappoint. With Cody Barker setting the benchmark early on with a 2.03.100, Matty Taylor got close sitting in just 0.090 behind. It was not until the wallaby himself (Conor Clancy) came down with a smoking time of 2.01.11 was able to knock Cody off the top step. With the top 2 qualifiers left to come Angus Maddern came down to put the wallaby back a spot with a time of 1.57.950 being the first rider of the day to break the 2 minute mark.

Angus Maddern, the first rider to go sub 2 minutes during racing... — Angus Maddern, the first rider to go sub 2 minutes during racing…

All eyes were on Cam Ryan as he made his way down for the final run of the day, crossing the line in a 1.57.690 taking out his first Elite men win and the fastest run of the day. It was fantastic to see Cam grab his first win in Elite, we are sure there are more to come! Interesting to note he did it on his big bike rather than his enduro whip he has been racing on lately…

Winner winner! Back on his downhill bike and it clearly paid for Cam Ryan taking out the Elite Men's field. — Winner winner! Back on his downhill bike and it clearly paid for Cam Ryan taking out the Elite Men’s field.

A few riders on enduro bikes were having great fun but said there were areas on the track where a downhill bike would be advantageous!

What a banger from RF Photographics! Scrubbing just because... — What a banger from RF Photographics! Scrubbing just because…

Thanks to Insideline mountain bike club for another great event, we will see you all at round 6 back at Fox Creek for another awesome weekend of racing!

Words Aaron Pelttari (Aaron would like to thanks Monza Imports, Bicycle Express & Bouwmeester Composites).

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Look at that amazing view out over the race course to the city of Adelaide below! Errr hang on... That's right! — Look at that amazing view out over the race course to the city of Adelaide below! Errr hang on… That’s right!

As Inside Line is well and truly into its 20th race season for round 3 we found ourselves at the familiar track of Eagle Mountain Bike Park. With weather once again playing a key role in practice and racing. The forecast leading up to the race was showing showers with brief periods of sunshine, this saw everyone brace for another wet and wild race in Adelaide! Unfortunately the forecasters were correct, with miserable conditions for the majority of the weekend – but we are mountain bikers so it would take a bit more than just some rain to put us off (Chuck Norris ain’t got nothing!). By racing some riders were holding onto dry tyres and hoping for the best, while others were seen with a mud or two!

The track was slightly different to previous races, kudos to Inside Line for mixing it up and keeping everyone on their toes! Angus Maddern sussing lines.

Tyre choice was also on the cards... — Tyre choice was also on the cards…

There were patches of blue sky, some times... — There were patches of blue sky, some times…

Racing was tight in all categories, some familiar names were coming out on top in the hotly contested elite and under 19 fields, with Moira Love getting the win in elite womens’ with a 2:52.879, Showing consistency throughout the 2014 season. In the under 19s category we saw Darcy Grooby take the win with a 2:05.910. With James Chambers only .76 back in second place and Drew Gartery not far behind, the under 19s category is looking like it will be close in the overall at the end of the season, leading up to some exciting races left to come!

On a flyer of a season Angus Maddern grabbed the victory ahead of a returning to racing, Aussie legend Dave West.

Keeping the riders fueled up! Important job but it just shows how much some people are willing to help the club out by volunteering, well done and more power to you!

With Troy Brosnan and Connor Fearon both racing overseas the elite men’s category was well and truly an open affair. After Angus Maddern took out seeding he was the man to beat down the mountain at the end of the day. With other Heavy hitters trying to stay of the brakes and knock Angus down, he once again came down with a smoking time of 1:59.520 to push Dave West out of the hot seat by 2.77 seconds to take a convincing win and to extend his lead of the overall.

Some went looking for it mid run.... — Some went looking for it mid run….

...Maybe not the appropriate time to be looking though... — …Maybe not the appropriate time to be looking though…

After a wet and cold weekend of racing and ruining bikes, the inside line state series will next visit an old favourite of Fox Creek- Long, hopefully in nicer conditions so we can all go faster!! Thanks to inside line for putting on another awesome event, see you next time!

Results:

Elite Mens

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ConorA�ClancyA�0:02:04.130A�+4.61

LukeA�ReynoldsA�0:02:05.010+5.49

SteveA�GebertA�0:02:05.320A�+5.80

Elite Womens

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CamiA�MillerA�0:02:57.045A�+4.17

LauraA�KellyA�0:03:45.260A�+52.38