Everything going well today here for the Kiwi riders.
Almost all the riders are coming down covered in dust.
Feeling are mixed about the track some people love it most hate it. Rennie is riding really cautiously, probably saving himself for race run. He had a run in with a tree yeasterday so is probably a bit sore.
Watching from the chairlift is the best spectating position.
You see riders dissapearing into the trees and wondering if they will come out the other side. Its quite a suprise if they do.
As the track gets ridden in more tree roots are getting exposed and crazy high lines are appearing over the off camber tree root sections.
Nico started practice this morning on SPD's but after his first run he went back to flats. He's also ditched his XC wheel set and gone for a set of DEEMAX rims.
About 80 percent of riders are rolling on mud tyres even though it still quite dry.
The Helicopter was kept busy lifting people off the track today. I counted 2 in about an hour.
Rain started just falling after DH training finished but just before 4X training. Most 4X riders had swapped to mud tyres in time for qualification.
Reon Boe kept his dry tyres on for qualification and said " I wish I had changed to muds, I was sliding all over the place."
We're still waiting for qualification results but him time was looking good at around 58 seconds.
Only 2 hours of DH practice on the programme tomorrow, the XC finals are at about 11am tomorrow morning and 4X finals start at 6pm that night.
Funny story of the day:
Sitting on the lift with Greg Minnar and a Swiss family. Swiss dad started talking to Greg asking him about the track how he was riding n stuff.
Greg said "it is the steepest track I've ever had to race. We've never raced a track like this before."
Swiss dad then said to Greg " who do you think will win?"
Greg replied by saying "it could be anyone of about 10 riders on a track like this".
Minnar asked back who the Swiss Dad thought might win.
Swiss dad said "maybe Steve Peat or Minnar".
Minnar kept chatting to the family and about 10 seconds from the top Swiss Dad said "hey your Greg Minnar!"
I though it was funny.....
Tracey Mosley looking fast in practice Steve Peat Cedric getting the downside Reon Boe coming up a wee bit short[Click to Enlarge] Mike Skinner railing a berm. (Someone tell his mum he ok) Brendan Fairclough getting so hang time on the Honda (and almost taking me out...)[Click to Enlarge] Reon in 4X practice Cedric Gracia and Brian Lopes 4X practice
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