GMBC & the You Yangs we solute you!
Again we lucked out with the weather, choosing to rain the night before, leaving the course fast & tacky, leaving us to enjoy the You Yangs Mtb park at it best, whilst it threatened to rain a couple of times, it remained cool & dry all day.
The course it self, with the main descent, needing special mention, was such a buzz, with perfectly apexed bermed corners to rail requiring no brakes at 50k an hr, for me that's where it's at, full noise bombing descents with confidence...........The main advantage to riding this course solo, is I got to ride this descent 13 times including the practise lap................. Toooooooo much fun!
Oh ye there was a race on as well, with one absolute BIATCHE pinch climb which also had to be done 13 times, which evidently I was the 1st to the top of on lap 1, helping Paulie Van D, Willo, Adam Gibson & myself get away to an early lead,
Then lady luck chose not to shine on us, instead sending us to the bottom of the fire road right over the back of the park, resulting in a costly 9-10min detour all due to some local punks moving some bunting & some red mist not having the presence of mind to call wrong way earlier.
From there on, it was all about the chase, grabbing the 2nd fastest lap (teams included) of the day on the 2nd lap & finishing up 3rd in the end behind Evan & Phil respectively.
Lady luck choosing to look the other way on Kev(Team Kaos) in his 1st ever Mtb race, taking a nasty tumble, fracturing #3,4&5 vertibrae in his upper back, word is they are minor fractures &
he will be ok! Here's to a speedy recovery mate!
The 4stroke was again the weapon of choice, simply supurb!
Thanks again to all concerned.
Live to ride, ride to live,
Troy
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The boys have been building
Lets not forget the climbing, making you see all sorts of pretty colours.
