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Looks like a great race loop nothing to technical and the weather is to be great.
more info here.http://imbrc.com/NPS2013/index.html
XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Re: XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Well the sun was out, trials were dusty and there was some great racing in each category. NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley.
The start was very dusty with all the riders racing up the first fire road climb. Managed to get past a good few riders which meant I wasn't eating dust any more. At this stage we dropped into a fast flowy descent on the open mnt followed by a new section through the wood. Fast fire road descent for a short while and more of the same type of descending with little jumps, bridges and berms. There were a lot of roots on the track. With the super dry conditions this meant you could hit the roots hard and carry speed through the sections. Tyre pressure was crucial for that reason, to soft and you risked getting a blowout. To hard and the loose conditions on the descents could have you loosing your front wheel ( well you wont "lose" it! The tyre will loose grip and you end up on your face)
4 laps in blistering heat and plenty of battles going on. Thanks to Conner of MAD who did my bottles. I couldn't have done it without the feed zone. Drank nearly 2 liters of water during the race.
No results yet. I had a good race. No crashes and felt good through the whole race. Managed to keep of 3 racers on the last lap. IMBRC did a excellent job designing and preparing the track. With the nice weather it was like racing somewhere in Spain.
Now a pint to wash away some of that dust.
The start was very dusty with all the riders racing up the first fire road climb. Managed to get past a good few riders which meant I wasn't eating dust any more. At this stage we dropped into a fast flowy descent on the open mnt followed by a new section through the wood. Fast fire road descent for a short while and more of the same type of descending with little jumps, bridges and berms. There were a lot of roots on the track. With the super dry conditions this meant you could hit the roots hard and carry speed through the sections. Tyre pressure was crucial for that reason, to soft and you risked getting a blowout. To hard and the loose conditions on the descents could have you loosing your front wheel ( well you wont "lose" it! The tyre will loose grip and you end up on your face)
4 laps in blistering heat and plenty of battles going on. Thanks to Conner of MAD who did my bottles. I couldn't have done it without the feed zone. Drank nearly 2 liters of water during the race.
No results yet. I had a good race. No crashes and felt good through the whole race. Managed to keep of 3 racers on the last lap. IMBRC did a excellent job designing and preparing the track. With the nice weather it was like racing somewhere in Spain.
Now a pint to wash away some of that dust.
Re: XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Well done Rudolf. Great weather but tough racing in the dust and heat.
Re: XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Great stuff Rudolf.
Re: XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Well done Rudolf! One hot day for racing!
Re: XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Results! 7th place in s2, that's a great result Rudolf, well done again.
http://imbrc.com/NPS2013/Results.html
http://imbrc.com/NPS2013/Results.html
Re: XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Thanks, Very happy with that.
Re: XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Super stuff Rudolf, must be one of the best. Well done.
Re: XC NPS rnd 5 Slade Valley 9th june
Great goin Rudolf