Post by crummy on Jun 21, 2010 20:17:25 GMT 10
Mt Perry, out the back of Gin Gin plays the host every year to the Grindin Gearz 6hr Gold Rush. This event has been gaining popularity and Andy Fellows, who managed to out climb the rest of the competitors last year, was back again hopeful to triumph on the mountain again. Joining him in the elite field were names like Bekkers and Toohey and in the female elite, Winett and Hansen.
To kick off the weekends fun proceedings were kids races, then as the sun disappeared behind the mountain, the track was lit up by the older riders vying for their night time dash for cash, elimination style. The track was to be short with a small climb followed by a series of open switchbacks, to be completed three times per elimination. The elimination style was to start with a large field and progressively cut the last four or so riders to cross the line. An added layer was the two minutes between elimination races, the two minutes started when the first rider crossed the line.
I had illusions of lining up with the sport group but the organisers had other ideas and I was relegated to elite group. The racing was short and fairly fast, the biggest moves had be done before the start of the switchbacks. It didn’t go bad though making the third elimination placing 6th missing out on the top five race against Fellows and Lefmann.
But we where all here for the main event, to conquer the mountain for six hours.
all at http//:mcrummy.blogspot.com
To kick off the weekends fun proceedings were kids races, then as the sun disappeared behind the mountain, the track was lit up by the older riders vying for their night time dash for cash, elimination style. The track was to be short with a small climb followed by a series of open switchbacks, to be completed three times per elimination. The elimination style was to start with a large field and progressively cut the last four or so riders to cross the line. An added layer was the two minutes between elimination races, the two minutes started when the first rider crossed the line.
I had illusions of lining up with the sport group but the organisers had other ideas and I was relegated to elite group. The racing was short and fairly fast, the biggest moves had be done before the start of the switchbacks. It didn’t go bad though making the third elimination placing 6th missing out on the top five race against Fellows and Lefmann.
But we where all here for the main event, to conquer the mountain for six hours.
all at http//:mcrummy.blogspot.com