Racer's Guild: April 10 - Results and Write-Up

After hanging the results sheets on the laundry line outside today, they've finally dried out and been entered. Check 'em out here.

Nick G, tied for 2nd fastest Under 16 under stormy skies Photo: A Dunwoody

Good Friday brought rain of biblical proportions for the April Racer's Guild timed practice. At 1 PM, the Black Course was only damp, but by 4 PM after a 3 hour power shower, well it was less of a trail and more of a river. And the lovely-when-dry alternate ending was now nothing but frictionless flat corners and seriously sketchy berms.

Ali May, the second half of the tie in Under 16s. Photo: Kitman

Those that got off in the first half an hour had a faster course to ride on, and that included Rich P's very quick 1:07 for third fastest and Greg H's fastest time of day 1:05. The track would slowly deteriorate over the next three hours slowing by about 4 seconds on average. Which makes Kurtis K's run very surprising. I don't recall running into Kurtis before, but the man has some talent to spare as he put down a 1:06 followed by a 1:07 quite late in the day - a time even Greg admitted he couldn't match under those conditions. Awesome riding!

Mitch I would go fastest in the Under 16s with a 1:15, and Nadia W would fend off four other women riders with a 1:29. Both the Under 16 and Women's categories continue to grow - a big welcome to all our new riders!

Kurtis K - fastest in the wet. Photo: A Dunwoody

What blew me away about the day was how much fun you lot of kids managed to have in what was the worst conditions we've had on an RG day. Covered in head to toe in muddy grit and yet grinning ear to ear, loving every second, bragging about how big a drift or how sketchy a run was had. This is the mettle of British riders that makes them known worldwide as incredibly skilled downhillers. Not very impressive Easter egg hunters though...