The second round of the Tasmanian Downhill series saw Glenorchy mountain bike park back in action for the first time since Oceania championships back in March. The course had had a bit of a tune up since then particularly to the bottom a�?Bombshella�? section to open it up and make it faster.
In classic Tasmanian style the week before the race saw grey skies and rain leaving grim predictions for race day, luckily the sun was shining by Saturday morning drying out the majority of the track for riders to get their lines dialed on the practice day.
By Sunday the dust had revealed itself all over the track with plenty of riders getting loose on their way down. Sundaya��s practice went off without any major incidents apart from a few riders ending up in the bushes after taking one too many corners at full speed.
A turnout of 49 riders was reduction from round 1 with a few riders away at mainland events or choosing not to attempt the challenging course. Despite this fun was had by All with Ben Hill coming home with the win in Elite with a 3:18 followed by Aaron Oates and Josh Fuller. Under 19 was won by Dan Booker with Simon Palmer in second place then Derek West.
Thanks to Track X, Iron House Brewery, Bike Ride, Dirt Art, Thrifty Car Rentals and Hill Street Gourmet Meats for their support throughout the series . The series heads North on December 7th and 8th for the third round in Wilmot.
Photos & Words: Andrew Palmer
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