nigelhicks Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 Nige, you a legend son! Had a blast! Looking forward to next time. I had a look at the results and I was only 2sec behind your Father in law... That was the rock garden I reckon.... Time for me to grow a set. No he ended up going around too! Yeah time to get on the bike and train a bit for the KZN Champs in a months time Grebel 1
hayleyearth Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 No he ended up going around too! Yeah time to get on the bike and train a bit for the KZN Champs in a months time oh you SO had to say that hey! (Hayley, dont look/pay any attention!)
Peach. Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 It was a really fun track, I LOVE the riding in KZN.The rock garden was surprisingly smooth with 7" of travel The best section was after the road gap in that gully and down to the finish shot Nige and the rest for all the uplifts.why was the race changed from the Sun to Sat, looked like a bit of a shambles?
Grebel Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 No he ended up going around too! Yeah time to get on the bike and train a bit for the KZN Champs in a months time I know! I had a chat to him afterwards. If I had gone through I might have ended up standing up front getting my picture taken!! KZN Champs..... I am off to Moz for a week in two weeks time so won't be riding in case something breaks (I am reffering to myself...). I'll def go out and spin the legs on the trail bike though. I get back the weekend before. Betting the regulars will be out in full force as well. Looking forward to seeing where the track will be!
nigelhicks Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 oh you SO had to say that hey! (Hayley, dont look/pay any attention!) HAHAHA PM's WILL be sent! :thumbup: :ph34r:
nigelhicks Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 why was the race changed from the Sun to Sat, looked like a bit of a shambles? Dude - I wont get into that on here but all i can say is ....http://i.stack.imgur.com/jiFfM.jpg It was changed to Sat to try and link with the XC to get more spectators and to reduce costs of Shuttles, MArshalls, Medics etc and create a nice vibe .... was just a test to see if it worked. IMO it hasnt - so am looking at ways to take it back to Sun with Practice on Sat and also to go back to venues such as Worlds View, Giba, Ricos, Comeleys. We have a ton of great tracks in KZN and it sucks being told that we HAVE to race at Cascades and HAVE to finish at the bottom finish area - this eliminates so much cool riding. Anyway - Plans are starting for next year already! ... Will see what materializes. Peach. and Gravity-Life 2
nigelhicks Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 Anyway NEXT Event is scheduled at the moment for the 6th July ...... HOWEVER This MAY CHANGE as it is the same day as the Cycling Indaba which most of the Commissares have to go to .... So will keep you updated
patches Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 It was a really fun track, I LOVE the riding in KZN.The rock garden was surprisingly smooth with 7" of travel The best section was after the road gap in that gully and down to the finish shot Nige and the rest for all the uplifts.why was the race changed from the Sun to Sat, looked like a bit of a shambles?Dude - I wont get into that on here but all i can say is .... It was changed to Sat to try and link with the XC to get more spectators and to reduce costs of Shuttles, MArshalls, Medics etc and create a nice vibe .... was just a test to see if it worked. IMO it hasnt - so am looking at ways to take it back to Sun with Practice on Sat and also to go back to venues such as Worlds View, Giba, Ricos, Comeleys. We have a ton of great tracks in KZN and it sucks being told that we HAVE to race at Cascades and HAVE to finish at the bottom finish area - this eliminates so much cool riding. Anyway - Plans are starting for next year already! ... Will see what materializes. The saturday racing worked quite well for the first provincial (in Feb), didn't it? Seems like quite a few XC spectators stayed to watch the DH on that one. I can't compare cos I wasn't there this past weekend, but was it the same as Feb or worse?
nigelhicks Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 yeah the first one was cool as it was "something different" ... but the last 2 events ... the XC Eliminator and Pump Track events have been canceled as no one stayed on to take part - the XC okes just packed up and left - it was just the DH guys hanging around having some beers afterwards at about 4pm ... so its cool for a once off - but not a regular thing
Peach. Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 yeah the first one was cool as it was "something different" ... but the last 2 events ... the XC Eliminator and Pump Track events have been canceled as no one stayed on to take part - the XC okes just packed up and left - it was just the DH guys hanging around having some beers afterwards at about 4pm ... so its cool for a once off - but not a regular thing I think we should have a Pump track DH bike race next time
hayleyearth Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) I think we should have a Pump track DH bike race next time talk about "next time".... I am deffo making myself a shirt that says "I am not married to this dude!" Edited June 10, 2013 by hayleyearth Peach. and nigelhicks 2
nigelhicks Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 I think we should have a Pump track DH bike race next time But then you will have to buy a proper DH bike :whistling: Grebel 1
Grebel Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 I think we should have a Pump track DH bike race next time But then you will have to buy a proper DH bike :whistling: Hanging with Nige is expensive. I speak from experience... nigelhicks 1
Super_mil Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Some pics from the weekend. 13 year old Dom took like a teenager to a DH bike for her first race (having never previously ridden a DH bike). Kath Fourie
Super_mil Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 me entering the gully at a reasonable speed (unlike some of the elites) Ladies Podium :1. Nadia Botha2. Kath Fourie3. Kate Stephenson Sub-vets podium:1. Mark Millar (thanks for the beer Dave )2. Aubrey Thomas3. Dave Drummond
Super_mil Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 All pics are courtesy Aldine Venter. If you want pics of yourself, please contact her directly on aldine5003@gmail.com with your race number on the day. The hi-res pics go for R40 each.If you take more than one the price reduces to R30 each
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