Kellen Ewens has put together this nice little edit from the first SA state round at Fox CreekA�(you can read our raceA�report and check out the picsA�here) for everyone to enjoy.
Filmed and Edited – Kellen Ewens, head over to: http://www.facebook.com/KEmediadirtline
Insideline is one of the oldest downhill clubs in Australia (and therefore the world?!) and the weekend saw their 19th season/year start at Fox Creek on the bowl track.
The results from the weekend are below;
Elite Women:
1. Philippa Rostan 2:45.312
2. Molly Payne 2:54.653
3. Moira Love 3:12.970
4. Sheree Dickinson 3:35.44
Elite Men:
1. Angas Maddern 2:17.190
2. Steve Gebert 2:17.440
3. Will Rischbieth 2:18.520
4. Craig Yates 2:18.920
5. Steve Marsh 2:21.070
Under 19 Men:
1. Matthew Taylor 2:19.380
2. Curtis Dowdell 2:19.770
3. Cody Barker 2:21.110
4. James Chambers 2:21.820
5. Conor Clancy 2:23.730
It was a very happy Angus Maddern who took the win, just from Steve Gebert amongst a strong field. The next race is Willunga, see you there!
Images: Matt Bird and Matt Gibson
From one series to the next! Myrtleford, VictoriaA�hosted round 1 of the Alpine Gravity series and the track set the tone for a pretty epic season. A tight, steep track full of pine needles but one that had everyone cheering. The weekend was well organised and everyone was raving about how they are going to go to the next one in Barjarg. Joey Vejvoda took the win from David McMillan who crashed a few times in his race run and damaged his shifter. Timmy Eaton rounded out the top three but said he has more work to do to catch up with the other two!
Elite Men:
1. Joey Vejvoda 2.33.94
2. David McMillan 2.40.54 + 6.60
3. Timmy Eaton 2.42.22 + 8.28
Elite Female:
1. Lucy Brandon 4.08.10
2. Lina Li 4.11.74 + 3.64
3. Sarah Silverlock 4.36.40 + 24.66
Under 19 Male:
1. Callum Sarby 2.59.94
2. Jack Lenton 3.07.78 + 7.84
3. Oskar Catoggio 3.09.53 + 9.59
With the series growing we expect a larger turn out next round, see you there!
On the 14th of April we hit up GESAs (that is the Gravity Enduro club of South Australia)A�round 1 at Craigburn Farm. It was a cool day, check it out;
The day was a big success and all the entries had pre sold out, there was good racing across all the classes. Hit up the GESA site for all the results;
Elite Men:
1st: Nathan Morris – 13:00
2nd: Andrew Clarke – 13:06
3rd: Samuel Hardie – 13:28
Elite Women:
1st: Jaclyn Schapel – 14:40
2nd: Sarah Holmes – 14:59
3rd: Anna Puckridge – 15:30
The next race is at Eagle and we expect it to be a more technical race, we are keen to check it out!
Mount Beauty played host to the final round of the Victorian Downhill Series. The track and the town itself is a long-time favourite amongst the riders, so everyone was already excited when they arrived into town. There was a threat of rain forecast but this didn’t keep the crowds away with approximately 250 riders entering.
As practice began the track immediately began bedding in and soon wearing quickly. Ruts began to form and corners started being dug our very quickly, leaving plenty of loose dust off line. This presented a high risk to any rider willing to try a different line.
As practiced continued it was becoming apparent that Mount Beauty was out to claim as many riders, components and bones as possible! Almost every shuttle run involved at least one mechanical and a more than minor off. The mountain then showed its teeth a little more severely, claiming Shelly Floods wrist and her V10 linkage.
As practice drew to an end, there were many smiles and plenty of dusty, crash moustaches. Riders walked away excited for Sundaya��s racing.
In the open practice Sunday morning riders were determined to hit race run lines and attempt those sneaky lines that perhaps were missed or eyed off on Saturday. For some it payed off, for others it meant coming off. For Daniel Wilson it means bottoming out, pretty intensely with only a couple of riders clearing one of the last jumps on track.
As qualifying began riders started streaming down the hill, getting looser and looser, simultaneously the plates got higher and higher in ranking. Unfortunately, mid-way through Melvin Aricayos came into view and slammed into a tree track side. This halted qualifying and eventually caused qualifying to be cancelled for the remainder of the riders, which in turn brought race runs forward for every rider. Melvin has suffered plenty of injuries from his off and we wish him all the best in his recovery.
As the track was cleared and the order somewhat shaken up, the Elite men started coming down the hill, leaving the Expert Men to finish the day, which was a nice change for once. Being in listed plate order things got shaken up, though being the last round the order almost sorted itself out, plenty of interstaters were assumingly lower than you would expect in the order. As the Elitea��s finished up many riders were disappointed in the race run only decision, however with light not being on our side, now daylight savings has finished, the opportunity for a qualifying and race run seemed bordering on impossible.
At the end of the day Dean Lucas took the win in Elite Men in his final outing with the Kona Australia Team and Sarah Booth took the win in Elite women ending the season with another Kona Australia dominated top step.
Elite Men
1. LUCAS Dean 2:48.057
2. PANOZZO Liam 2:49.863 + 1.806
3. MCMILLAN David 2:51.745 + 3.688
4. PANOZZO Joel 2:53.572 + 5.515
5. ATKINSON Rhys 2:56.132 + 8.075
Elite Women
1. BOOTH Sarah 3:50.739
2. WALE Ellie 4:12.300 + 21.561
3. BEETON Hannah 4:14.431 + 23.692
4. LI Liching 4:17.959 + 27.220
5. LI Lina 4:21.457 + 30.718
Under 19 Men
1. VARLEY Aiden 2:50.259
2. ZWAR Oliver 2:58.465 + 8.206
3. HAWKINS Austen 3:13.396 + 23.137
4. KELAART Benjamin 3:16.437+ 26.178
5. FALTUM Liam 3:17.118 + 26.859
Images & Words: Jason Stevens
Our man on the ground hit up Thredbo for the Flow Rollercoaster NSW State Enduro Championships, which was being held on the same weekend as the Red Ass NSW State downhill Series (check out our report for that hereA�). Check out what he had to say about a fun event;
This past weekend the Flow Rollercoaster NSW championships was held in Thredbo. With the recently built flow trail at Thredbo playing host to the race, it was sure to be an exciting weekend. Rocky Trail Entertainment are the event organisers in NSW for the rapidly growing enduro/all mountain format and have already run two Flow Rollercoaster races this year at Ourimbah and Del Rio. However this race was a standalone event, as it had a championship status there were no series points. Arriving late Friday afternoon it was off to the registration area, there I met Juliane and Martin who run Rocky Trail.
The next morning it was an early start as practice and racing was all in one day. Whilst waiting for the lift to start I was given a rundown of the track from a rider who had been practicing the previous day and it only add to the excitement when he told me the speeds he had been reaching. Heading up on the lift it was a cold day but there was no rain. After doing numerous practice runs and having an awesome time, it was off for lunch before race runs. In this time the weather changed for the worst and heading up of the lift for the races saw rain and even hail. Arriving at the top riders were reluctant to head down to the start, as it was the only cover from the weather. Arriving at the start gate saw sleet and rain which would affect the track drastically.
With the format riders were able to head down as they pleased, with top riders such as Dan MacMunn and Ryan De La Rue being some of the first to head down. Their runs would be in extremely muddy conditions, along with most of the field. Heading down the track it was extremely slippery compared to practice. After the first runs were completed it was Dan MacMunn who had the fastest time. There were numerous riders opting out of a second run due to the weather. Heading up for aA�second run it would be a gamble as to whether the track would be worse or not. Getting to the bottom after theA�second runA�it was evident that the track was in a lot better condition, drying out a great deal, after having some many riders over it.
At presentations it was clear that the riders that headed up for a second run were rewarded, local Tomas Crimmins took the win from Victoriana��s Dan MacMunn and Ryan De La Rue in 2nd and 3rd. Whilst in the women’s it was Sarah Booth taking the win from Tegan Molloy in 2nd and Vanessa Thompson in 3rd. With the event being run alongside the first round of the Red Ass NSW State downhill numerous downhill riders choose to do both events, in total there were 141 competitors. After presentations riders and spectators headed to the pump track for a fun contest. It was evident that this had been a successful event which Rocky Trail had put on and I would strongly recommend it to riders.
Words and Images: Lucas Pitt
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