This last weekend was my event which I organised, the Avis Van Rental DH Challenge. I wanted to make the event the best ever and I feel I achieved that, it all ran smoothly, we had loads of spectators and everyone enjoyed it.
I was a little dissapointed with lack of entries, it was a big drop from last year but it was still a great event. I was also competing and still wanted to win. I knew it would be tough with Needles and pottie there, but I felt good and was keen to start the year with a bang!
First up was a seeding run, I tried to keep it smooth and not make mistakes which I did, I had a good run which had me in 3rd 0.54 off Johann Potgieter in 1st. I knew I had a bit more in the tank for the final so I was happy. The coarse was awesome, probably the best its ever been, it was more grippy than usuall and I was loving it!
I was pretty tired after all the setting up for the past 2 days and organising etc, it made it difficult to focus on the race but I gave it my best. In the final I knew I had to push to the max if I wanted to win. I started of very well by hitting the top section faster than the seeding run, I felt good and pushed harder than before. I came into the bottom section a bit too fast and over shot a corner which cost me time and then I made a few small errrors in the last few turns which also cost me time. I came over the line in 3rd again, 0.38 slower than the seeding run which was dissapointed seeing that I started off quicker but thats racing, sometimes you push slightly too hard and make mistakes.
I am still please to be so close to Andrew Neethling, the 3 of us ended up only 0.88 seconds apart in the final which was awesome.
The top 5:
1st Andrew Neethling - 1:48:10
2nd Johann Potgieter - 1:48:50
3rd Stefan Garlicki - 1:48:98
4th Jonty Neethling - 1:52:20
5th Adi VD Merwe - 1:52:92
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