Who would have thought that on holidays this is what we would be doing! But yes, lined up and signed up for the Launceston Mountain Bike Club summer series race at Youngtown, a small inner suburb park for their "50 minute enduro" series. This was a very non technical track and was just a hurt fest for 50 minutes. It was a great opportunity to see how other clubs run events, the general racing vibe in a different community and of course more exposure for a Beach Energy out of Adelaide. We turned up to a relaxed after work vibe. Sign on from 5:30, briefing 6:20. Then it was all on! As it is was a self seeded start (You start where you think you should in the pack) things were a little manic with riders shuffling into tight single track. After the first couple of laps when i thought I was getting into the groove of the track, a huge red belly black snake was just laying over the track. I had been warned by locals that these are often not timid. I don't often stop for much during a race - unless of course you need a water pick up or to check an injured rider, but there was no way i was sizing up against this competition! I slammed on the brakes and gave it a very wide berth! After the 50 minutes, I ended up winning my age category and second overall. Having no expectations when racing is a truly wonderful thing. What was even more rewarding, as race finish was at 8:30pm, just in time to get a feed at the local pub and celebrate a great day out!
Results listed here: http://my1.raceresult.com/details/index.php?page=4&eventid=34250&lang=en
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