This last weekend we all headed up to George for one of the most fun events of the season. Its a downhill race but there is no pressure and everyone has a blast. There is also an awesome skate park on the main road which we usually hit up aswell.
So we started of Saturday morning with some sick practice runs down the super fun course, fast with a bit of pedalling, jumps and loads of rocks. The track flows really well and is addictive! I went up there with Adi Van Der Merwe and his dad Andre, on the Saturday we did 12 runs down the course, it was that much fun!
After practice we had some lunch and then headed to the skate park, we did some whips and some 360's. We came home and then went for a little tennis session, well I tried, I am a begginer at tennis :) We then went home for a good braai followed by a trip to the bowling alley for a round of ten pin bowling! I know, I know, so much in one day.
Sunday morning I went up for 2 runs which I was happy with and I felt really good on my new large Giant. I was the last rider to go in the first run and I felt confident, but Johann Potgieter was just before me and I knew it would be tough as I had never beaten him before. I had been really close but had'nt actually done it. I set off on my first run and had an awesome run, super smooth, pedalled well and no mistakes which I was really pleased with. I thought that after that run it may be good enough to beat johann and it was, I did a 3:08 and Johann did a 3:10. I was a bit shocked to have that time as it was the new track record as well!
However the day was'nt over yet, I still had one more run to go. In the 2nd run the weather took a turn for the worse and the wind picked up which made the times quite a lot slower. I had finally done it, I had won my first race, I had been so close so many times before but now I had done it!
The top three were:
Stefan Garlicki : 3:08
Johann Potgieter : 3:10
Chris Nixon : 3:18
Untill next time....
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