NSW XC Round 1

[dunkman]

A great day at Fitzroy Falls.

Some great results for SCUM riders I would fully expect that SCUM will be leading (or very close) in the club trophy when the results are tallied up.

Preliminary results can be found here or on Rotorburn
www.diymtb.com.au/displayItems.asp?cid=42

[Megs]

Yeah, what a great day!

SCUM had some great results. Fastest SCUM on the day was Dave Tuckerman, who blitzed all but one of the 23 Masters Men to take 2nd place in what was a fast and exciting race.
Other great rides were:
Zoe Binder 1st U15 women
Jaxon Boyle 1st U13 men
Jamie Binder 2nd U15 women
Diane Perry 2nd Masters women
Brian Bates 3rd Supermasters men
Meaghan Binder 3rd Elite women
Nicole Otte 3rd Masters women
Isaac Whitton 4th U15 Men (a great result out of 15 riders)
Karen Showell 4th Masters women
Jake Whitton 5th U19 Men
Matthew Smith 6th U17 Men (out of 20 riders)
Michael Crummy 6th Expert Men
Rainer Otte 6th Supermasters Men
Paul Perry 8th Expert Men
Ben Binder 9th Masters Men (out of 23)
Duncan Miller 11th Masters Men (out of 23)

Josh Carlson and Andrew Arthur came 1st and 4th respectively in the Elite Men. Not sure which club they ride for, but as familiar faces at our club rounds, we gave them a good cheer as well.

Sorry if I've left anyone out. Just add your result to the list.

As a club, we certainly left our mark on the event.
The points will be added up as 80 for 1st, 65 2nd etc in the usual way, so expect a good result for the Southern Highlands, who had 3 wins and lots of lesser placings, as they hosted the event. SCUM will be up there though! It will be interesting to see how we did.

These races have a great vibe and are a great way to ride some of the best tracks in the state. It will be great to get as many SCUM members along as possible to the rest of the series. See you there!

[crummy]

It was a near frozen morning, an early start from Sydney had me to Fitzroy Falls with plenty of time before Rego. The track is located on a private property and it was a great chance to ride a track not regularly available. Gradually building to be a highly variable track it featured starting sections with narrow fire trail and skinnys over water crossings. Then it was closely followed by sweet flowing single track with off and on camber switchbacks. This lead to a recently created section linking pinch climbs, north shore inspired timber ramps and short, fast technical downhill. All up I believe the track was around six kilometers long and a gem in the falls.

The first race was to start at nine and as we line up for it, the air was still cold. There were many more riders than the previous state round I had competed in and when we left the line the race was already shaping up. The fastest boys were away in a flurry, knowing that the first into the single track sections would have the advantage. The pace was nowhere near what I could manage and I was near the back of the pack into the single track. We passed through the first A line, a water filled ditch, the ditch could turn into a muddy mess over the remaining laps. It was onto the sweet single track and I had made up a place or two. As we worked our way down the hill the conditions turned from dry and dusty to damp and tacky. The track turned back on its self and with a mixture of dirt conditions the eight block tyres I was running were predictable and consistent. When the track turned to the pinch climbs I was reminded of the 140mm fork up front, the same fork then ate the decants with ease. It was about this stage on lap two that I really started to warm up. And around this point on the third lap I had picked off another couple of riders.

More about my race at mcrummy.blogspot.com