2014 YAKIMA SUNSHINE SERIES DOWNHILL - ROUND 2 - TOOWOOMBA

The Yakima Sunshine Series moved to Toowoomba's famed Frenzy track on 24/25 May for Round 2 Downhill. Most people were holding their breath to see if the rain would come as has happened so many times in past years however; it failed to eventuate and great weather was experienced over the weekend. Practice on Saturday was really good and I managed to get in at least 7-8 good runs and sorted my lines in preparation for the next days racing. Sunday arrived with fantastic weather conditions which promised to set up some close racing in an Elite Male field featuring the majority of Queenslands top riders. Shuttles were a bit slower on Sunday but I still managed to get in two practice runs before heading up for Qualifying (ended up being Seeding). I hit the start line and let the Santa Cruz v10 Carbon roll at close to top speed and enjoyed a good run down Frenzy to pick up No. 1 spot for the race later in the day. Race time came and as the top qualifier, I was last over the start line. My race run was a blur but I remember coming through the Rock Garden faster than ever before which was a bit scary!! I held my nerve and kept the v10 at full pace to come over the finish line and claim 1st place which was my Maiden (and very satisfying) win in Elite category by just over 0.05 seconds from Lindsay Klein with Max Warshawsky in 3rd. Once again, I would like to thank my Supporters, Power Racing, NSDynamics, Santa Cruz Bikes, ForTheRiders, Brisbane Mountain Bike Shuttles (BMS), KWT Maxxis and Paul Dymalla who builds the wheels I wreck!! Photo credits to Matt Rex Photography.