Pick of the Pics – Bright

The MTBA National Championships are arguably the most important event on the Australian mountain bike calendar and this year were held in Bright, Victoria. We covered the event wit previous articles but we had some images that hadn’t seen the light of day… until now! Enjoy our Pick of the Pics from Bright.

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April 3, 2016

Bright a�� National Champs Day 4 – Finals

For the third year in a row we saw Bright hold the MTBA National Championships’ and again we saw some familiar names on top of the podium. The day was dry and started off, as per usual, with practice sessions for the various categories before moving into racing. A good crowd formed on the hill and the commentators did their best to wind everyone up! We have a range of photos to show some of the highlights of the day, enjoy:

Riders had plenty of time between practice and racing to recover.

Of course everyone relaxes differently... — Of course everyone relaxes differently…

With practice done it was time for racing. The best place to see the results is via the MTBA website, it was interesting to see the battle in Under 19s – the attention was on Jackson Frew andA�Remy Morton, two of the more established names in the field. In the end it was the slightly less well known rider, Josh Clarke who took the win, with Jackson and Remy second and third respectively.

Josh Clark Slaming into berms, just baller and taking the win!

So like that we had a junior men’s champ we also crowned Sian A’hern as the junior female winner. Moving onto the senior men’s and it was much the same as the past years with Troy Brosnan taking the win. It was a similar story in the women’s category with Tracy HAannah agian taking the win, points for consistency to these two!

As we saw last year, Troy Brosnan and Tracey Hannah were the winners again.

Dean Lucas took 4th place... — Dean Lucas took 4th place…

One of the highlights of the week was seeing Oliver Zwar riding fast all week. He was rewarded with a 5th place finish.

Sam Hill had an off the track excursion in his race run.

Luke Ellison riding through the golden light and dust!

We have lot’s of images to show you from the week that was, check back soon!

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March 23, 2016

Bright – National Champs Day 3

The classic Bright shot from the top of the downhill track.

Day 3 here in Bright and it was much drier today, however, with the rain from yesterday it meant the track conditions were good. There was an early morning practice session before seeding in the afternoon, this allowed everyone to get a feel for their speed before race day. With there being a few apparent issues with getting the results up we can’speculate too much but we do believe for the Senior men it was Connor Fearon fastest followed by Troy Brosnan and then Sam Hill.

Plenty of riders were more comfortable on the track today after the change in weather.

There were still a few spills though... — There were still a few spills though…

You can bet Troy Brosnan wants to keep that number 1 plate!

Sam Hill wouldn't mind getting tit though... his bike looking fast even when standing still! — Sam Hill wouldn’t mind getting tit though… his bike looking fast even when standing still!

There were plenty of spectators for seeding today.

Provisionally Connor Fearon was the fastest in seeding.

Check back tomorrow after finals for more action and images!

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March 19, 2016

Bright – Australian National Champs Day 1/2

Back in beautiful Bright for the Australian MTB National Champs.

Thursday saw sunny sky’s and warm weather for Track walk. With the weather turning the complete opposite for day 1 of practice on Friday. Rain fell for all morning and early afternoon leaving the track wet and slippery especially on the roots in the forrest.

The view from the top of Bright can’t be beaten.

Specialized Mechanic Lachlan McKillop prepping tyre's for the week. — Specialized Mechanic Lachlan McKillop prepping tyre’s for the week.

The specialized tent has all the activities sorted

Finishing off the day with a swim at this place can't be beaten. — Finishing off the day with a swim at this place can’t be beaten.

Day 2 was the complete opposite to Thursday. With Rain forecast all morning.

The riders set off into fog at the top of the hill.

Jordan Prochyra after punching some runs in the rain.

With not much going on track kaneophoto took photos from the comfort of the tents.

Dropping into the darkness of the forrest.

Angus Maddern pushing the limits a little too far.

Josh Clark Slaming into berms, just baller.

Wet roots causing trouble for the riders.

Rem Dog back from his summer in NZ and looking fast.

March 19, 2016

National Champs – Pick of the Pics – Version 1.0

Maybe they are talking about whether they made it in to our Pick of the Pics report.... maybe not! — Maybe they are talking about whether they made it in to our Pick of the Pics report…. maybe not!

Okay let’s keep the good times from Bright rolling! Photographers really enjoy shooting at Bright, a combination of plenty of features and some amazing light means everyone is happy, especially as the riders love the track. We will let the images say the rest, enjoy!

Connor Fearon exiting the rock garden which had seen some work from last year.

The YVC Team were there in full strength and looked good!

Chris Kovarik wasn't afraid of the rocks. — Chris Kovarik wasn’t afraid of the rocks.

Dean Lucas working his way through the trees.

Graeme Mudd had a cracker of a National Series and scored a strong top 10 result in Bright.

Joel WIllis one of the young downhillers in the circuit chasing the opportunity tor represent his country at the World Championships. — Joel Willis one of the young downhillers in the circuit chasing the opportunity tor represent his country at the World Championships.

Chris Pannozzo didn't have an ideal final run but was still positive! — Chris Pannozzo didn’t have an ideal final run but was still positive!

This corner saw plenty of action all week!

Troy Brosnan negotiating one of the most technical parts of the track.

More pics to come….

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March 18, 2015

National Champs – Bright – Day 2

It isn't all fun and games in Bright! Well okay there was a lot of fun and Timmy Eaton and David McMillan did find some games... — It isn’t all fun and games in Bright! Well okay there was a lot of fun and Timmy Eaton and David McMillan did find some games…

Day 2 in Bright and more practice before seeding tomorrow, the track is really starting to get blown out now. Riders were saying it is in the same condition now as when finals was last year and there is still 2 more days of riding to go! In other news Mic Hannah shouldered a tree, at a pace as well, whether he bounces back for tomorrow is yet to be seen because there was talk of broken bones and he was looking very ginger when we saw him. In fact we saw countless riders crash today, with the back of corners being washed out and big holes opening up on the track it was inevitable, staying up come finals will move you a whole lot of places up the result sheet that’s for sure!

Mic Hannah wasn't the only rider who crashed! — Mic Hannah wasn’t the only rider who crashed!

Riders were going between bright sun and dark forest, something that took some adjusting to.

Jackson Davis has been looking fast all weekend!

The new road gap near the to of the course isn't an issue for most riders as they carry plenty of speed coming into it. Connor Clancy showing us how it is done. — The new road gap near the to of the course isn’t an issue for most riders as they carry plenty of speed coming into it. Connor Clancy showing us how it is done.

Jackson Frew is one of the younger riders going for gold, he will no doubt be in the mix come Sunday.

Aiden Varley is a local around these parts and will be a threat.

Shelly Flood is quick and when we say that we don't say quick for a girl because she is fast in anyone's language. — Shelly Flood is quick and when we say that we don’t say quick for a girl because she is fast in anyone’s language.

Tegan Molloy is another one of the fast women on track here in Bright, she will be looking to making a mark in her first Elite Championships.

The reigning female champ is Tracey Hannah and she isn't going to give up her title without a fight! — The reigning female champ is Tracey Hannah and she isn’t going to give up her title without a fight!

Josh Button is a bit of a unknown not having raced many races lately but never rule him out!

Claire Buchar is another fast lady, this weeks race could be anyones and the same rings true across all the categories!

Andrew Crimmins would like to launch his international season with a National Champs win.

Remy Morton is on a new bike here this week (we would really like to show you but you just have to wait a little while....) — Remy Morton is on a new bike here this week (we would really like to show you but you just have to wait a little while….)

Jack Moir is loving his new bike saying it felt super comfortable and that was only after three runs!

David McMillan, super stylish but hampered this weekend by an injury.

Dean Lucas, another rider who will be on a new bike soon! Looking fast, a good result here for Deanos Machinos is quite possible!

Timmy Eaton had a crash last run of the day but he is tough so it was no issue!

There is some greenery amongst the dust here!

The golden hour comes late in the day when everything looks good!

Seeding tomorrow check back then!

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March 13, 2015