Commitment at G20

Originally uploaded by collective.dust

Fast and furious downhill racing with Nathan Rennie beating a field of top Aussie riders to take first place for the weekend. The winning time was a 2:37.95!, Bryn Atkinson came in second with a 2:40.11

The course had been tuned to allow more flow and faster cornering and the times reflected this. It was great to see the local riders like Ben Cory and Jared Rando in the top 5.

It’s inspiring that Australia produces such good DH racers that can take it to the international level and beat the best in the world.

I was a bit disappointed with Sam Hill’s comments in the latest AMB where he openly expressed his dislike of the Mt Stromlo DH track. I guess he should know what a world cup track should be like but unfortunately his comments have put a bit of a dampener on the locals who have put a hell of alot blood, sweat and tears into building Mt Stromlo bike park.

Anyway enough griping, check out more race photo’s at flickr