World Cup 2012: Rd 1, Pietermaritzburg

[Capricorn]

Right, first round at PMB on going, and qualifying results in!:

 

Mr Min sure put some serious spit to his off season polish, taking pole position for sunday's final by a mere 0.08sec!!!

 

 

http://cdn1.static.mporatrons.com/site/dirt//wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mensqualifyingpmbscreen.jpg

 

And check Tracey Hannah :

 

http://cdn1.static.mporatrons.com/site/dirt//wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pmb-womens-qualifying.jpg

[Capricorn]

or i bet the brandname fanbois will be posting the question differently: did Mr Min get up to speed cos he changed from SRAM to Fox?

[HaydenE]

This is gonna be great!! Me thinks the weather might make it very interesting..

['Dale]

I read the DH course is just tough...

Some awesome drop in there called Cloud Nine.

 

Go, Greg!!!

['Dale]

This is gonna be great!! Me thinks the weather might make it very interesting..

 

Gonna rain?

[kosmonooit]

Aaron Gwin doing a belter

['Dale]

I see rain forecasted.

 

Gonna juice things up big time.

[HaydenE]

According to Accuweather thunderstorms and showers predicted for Saturday and Sunday, eish, lets hope they are wrong!

['Dale]

http://www.mtbworldcupsa.co.za/images/DH2012Profile760.jpg

['Dale]

One checkpoint is called "Eish".

 

Very cool.

['Dale]

'Khathala' is a lung-busting pedalling section.

 

Means "tired" in Isizulu.

 

 

That segment makes it one of the strenous course on the WC circuit.

['Dale]

http://www.mtbworldcupsa.co.za/images/DH2012760.jpg

['Dale]

Speeds of up to 78 kmh expected at checkpoint M3 "highway".

 

['Dale]

Sh*t!

This takes courage, tons of skill and a dash of foolishness.

[HaydenE]

Guys, to those that know the track, what will be a good point/area to get some good pics and video footage?

[Capricorn]

Practice vid:

http://video.mpora.com/hdep/NkAG83Vjj/