We couldn't have asked for better conditions for the first round of Wellington's inaugural XC short track series!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out. We raised $400 today!!! I had a whole heap of fun watching and it looked like you guys were having fun too. Special thanks to the spectators - short track is a great spectator sport (especially thanks to Ricky) and it was great to have lots of friends, partners, parents, kids and dogs out there making noise along with the riders. Also thanks to Ricky for designing the course and helping make the idea of the series a reality, Marco from PNP for the use of so much great equipment, Shane for the use of the ezi-ups and track clearing, Wellington City Council for giving us permission to use the land and Bicycle, IO and Santa Cruz for their ongoing support.
And a big apology from me for forgetting (!) to do the spot prizes. All the more reason to come out to rounds 2 and 3 as there will be extra spotties now!
We had a good turnout today and well done to the girls making up over a quarter of the total field today!
Results are (top 3 only):
A Grade
Ricky Pincott
Johnny Waghorn
Rob Kilvington
B Grade
Clive Bennett
Marco Renall
Ben Conway [edited for accuracy!]
C/D Grade
Troy Peek
Richard Hoskin
(other riders lapped - and you thought nothing could go wrong on a SS)
Women
Celia Lie
Kathryn Campbell
Jude Young
Granny Gear
Ben Conway
Gavin McCarthy
Ricky Pincott
Big Gear
Ricky Pincott
Marco Renall
Clive Bennett
Random Relay
12 riders entered the relay and 4 teams of 3 were selected at random. The winning team was Rob Kilvington, Ben Conway and Peter Moore
After round 2, series leaders will be listed.
Well done to everyone and a huge thanks for all your support! Never again will you say 'bah, it's only 8 minutes!'. Round 2 is at Wainui MTB Park (Waiu St) on 4 May. Hope to see you there.
Lisa |
