The 3rd round of the Irish winter series was held in Moneyscalp forest, Co. Down, hosted by CRC.

The track is always one I struggle on, being pretty flat and very pedaly, not what I enjoy riding. I put my head to it and practised my lines until I was happy. I was feeling pretty good but wasnt sure how well I was going as big Kipper is always pinned in Moneyscalp.

Track headcam below. Following kip dog.

I finished the day of practice with some FMX jumps in the parking field, we pulled the wooden kicker about 20 foot back and sent it. It was the highlight of the day!

Sunday morning went well, got my lines good then spent some time trying to get our youngest team mate a front brake. No luck.

Race runs came around quickly, with my first run going OK except for 1 corner which I clipped out in and couldn’t get back in for a bit, being such a tight track any small mistakes really slowed you down.

I came down in the lead, 10 seconds ahead of 2nd place, knowing I could shave off a few seconds.

Run 2 went even better, nailing the section I messed up in run 1, but having no energy to pedal at the bottom! I managed to go 1 second quicker, keeping me in first place in under 16, 8 seconds ahead of 2nd place.

My time won Juniors by 2 seconds, which I was pleased with considering its not a good track for me, Also put me 6th in Elites.

The bike was amazing on the track due to how well it pedaled!

The next and final round will again be held in Moneyscalp, in 1 weeks time.

Thanks to Dan for shooting this one over and freakin good work for destroying the field once again- check out his website here. Thanks also to Uberdog Magazine for the images.

Dan rides for Tomac, Bar8, OC Tuning, Chromag, Novatec, Greenoil, Wideopenmag and Juice Lubes.

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BritishDHSeries’ head media dude David Franciosy is a total hero – alongside making sure this year’s racing is going to plan he’s also spent the weekend cooking up this fresh batch of WORLD EXCLUSIVE Danny Hart photos.

Yep – the first shots of the lad himself with the new bike and kit … Enjoy!

Danny and the 2010 Giant Glory – he’s been bikeless for a few weeks waiting for this baby to turn up…  looks worth the wait. Giant can send us one to test if they like..?

Fox and Leatt will be keeping DH Looking fly and riding safe all season… With Fenwicks doing the job of keeping the bike shining. Danny is also rolling with Shimano, Michelin, Fox Racing Shox, Hincapie Sports Wear, Pro, Northstar.

After Friday night’s studio session Dave and Danny got their asses to Chicksands to photo the new setup in the wild.

Danny and Harry Phillips – Dave reckons Harry’s one to watch…

Look out for Danny in 2010 – he’ll be racing the UCI DH World Cup Series, British DH Series, Pro Gravity Tour USA, Sea Otter Classic, Crankworx, Mega Avalanche Alp D’huez and some local races.

Thanks to the Danny Hart and Dave Francoisy power team – awesome results once again! G’luck for 2010 fellas!

Check out Danny’s website here and Dave’s site here.

Click here to check out Wideopen’s interview with Danny:

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Just poached this from Thisisezo’s FB feed – nice Saturday morning viewing

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The MIJ events team just fired across new dates for their series in 2010.

It’ll be a 5 round series, taking place at Taff Buggy, Moelfre and Caersws…

- March 13/14 Taff Buggy
- April 17/18 Taff Buggy
- June 19/20 Moelfre Hall
- July 31/Aug 1 Taff Buggy
- September 4/5 Caersws

Check out the MIJ site here.

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Propain UK are looking for one more team rider, either a youth or junior to represent the brand in 2010. The successfull applicant must be in a position to purchase the bike (or frameset) at a heavily susidised cost and be willing to race the majority of the BDS series and at least one regional series.

The rider will complete the 6 person team which will also recieve support from Sixpack racing (sixpack-racing.com), RockShox, Truvativ, SRAM, Avid,  Maxxis and 661, as well as having full technical support from the UK distributer at every round of the BDS.

Please remember although podiums are good for the brand, a friendly outgoing attitude is worth a lot more!

Wayne Tabernor
propain-bikes.com
info@2twenty0.co.uk

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Here’s the official press release from Dr. Si and Big Davey Dave at the British DH Series.

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Mono has been working with Rowan Sorrell’s company ‘Back on Track’ to shoot some vids of the trails at Tavi.

The Tavi tracks (along with Cwm Carn, Brechfa, the Llandegla pump track and more) were all lovingly built by Back on Track.

Check out the vids here…

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Word just got out of a one-off DH and XC race between UWE, Bristol, Bath and Cardiff Unis.

The race is going down at a top-secret new private track near Monmouth, over two days in April. If the Student Champs are anything to go by it’s going to be bloody mental.

Here’s the official word!

“Ok everyone, this is the race you’ve all been waiting for! Calling all downhillers and cross-country riders, we have for you a most excellent Varsity race between UWE, Bristol, Cardiff and Bath. We all know who’s best, we just gotta show them all who’re the real bosses…

UWE have a friendly farmer and a fresh new downhill track all lined up for what promises to be a super fun race on 1st and 2nd May. Practice will be on Saturday and Sunday is race day, with professional timing so there can be no doubt who the winners are..

The top secret location is hidden deep in the Wye Valley (between Chepstow and Monmouth), less than an hour’s drive away. We’ll be providing transport there and back for the paltry sum of about £10.

Camping is available if you want it, or there will be people traveling back to Bristol on the Saturday evening, returning Sunday morning.

There will also be a practice day on 17 April for anyone who fancies it, and this would be particularly useful for anyone who can’t make the Saturday of the race weekend. More details on that closer to the time.”

We will absobloodylutely be covering this for the mag! Stayed tuned for more info…

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I felt the odd one out not wearing a check shirt.

Cheers,

Sam”

Check out part 1 of Sam’s big day out here and Sam’s website here

Thanks to Col and team at Fli-Distribution for sorting  Sam out with entry to Slide and the party.

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