This weekend was great from the start! The road trip with Fetchey, Macca and Bec was a car ful l of laughs from the start! Saturday morning involved a mtb crit on a newly formed but fantastic circuit (This was one of the best crit tracks ive ridden!), while the afternoon had a racing a time trial lap of the XC course – an enjoyable track with some techo sections. I dropped in just behind Macca and Fetchey with a 3rd in both of these races on Saturday. The evening involved a couple of drinks, some fish and chips and some dismantling of Darryl Crams bike (while he was sleeping) – all good fun!
Sunday’s XC 3hr race was a leisurely 10am start which suited us fine after a rather late night! The single track wound its way through some dense forest along the banks of a creek before climbing up though some more open gumtree forest. At the top of the climb we roller coasted our way down through some technical rock gardens and tree trunk drop offs before hammering our way down the overgrown firetrail to the finish line. This was a very rewarding track – just enjoying the descending every lap made the climbing worthwhile! Unfortunately for me, my lack of racing could be felt in the legs and I was only able to pull a 4th place behind Johnny Blankenstein. A great course and I encourage everyone to ride it if they get the chance. JD
