Wow, what an epic weekend.

Is it just me or are wet races always the most memorable?

First off I'd like to say a great big thanks to all our volunteers who spent a cold wet weekend up on the hill so we could all play in the mud.

Thanks to to all our sponsors whoes support allows this all to happen. DownHill Down Under, Leatte neck Brace, Xerox, Insane Cycles, C&W Print, Mark O'Toole Electrical, Henrys Earth Moving, Atom Lab, Thales, TBSM and Hicks Automotive (for getting the trail back up and running)

Also to Matt Walker, Darren Willis, Mal Townsend all all the young crew of CTMBC who worked so hard to get the track ready for racing. You guys did a great job.
The track was looking super fast all week but then the drizzle set in Friday night and we settled in to the Workies for a few quite ales with Squid for his Birthday.

Saturdays practice saw a few spills and thrill as riders tried to come to grips with the slippery conditions. The Thales Rifle club worked over time on the BBQ to keep the hordes of hungry DHers feed with top tucker ad great prices.

The Sun made a brief appearance Saturday afternoon and for a while hopes lifted for a drier day Sunday.

This wasn't to be and by the seeding run the track was muddy and the tree root sections treacherous.

Still some fast times were being put in and When Orange's Tom Lewis threw down a 2.54 he catapulted himself into the poll position ahead some big name riders.

Racing had a bit of every thing. Heart break for locals like Mal Townsend who had worked so hard getting the track ready for racing was was riding super quick only to have a mechanical in his race run cost him precious seconds.

And trimunph with a bunch of locals standing on the podium at the end of the day.

These included.
Senior HT. Ethan Jone 2nd
Dan Whyte top 10 Sport
Steve Coles. 3rd Super Masters
Darrin Willis 2010 NSWMTB Masters Champion
Martin Clark and Timon Wegnar. One Two in Vets. Top Work Marto 2010 Vets Champ
Greg Westman top 10 Vets
Joel Willis, top 10 Under 15s
Dan Bender 4th Under 17s
Lynden Nugent top 10, Cam Ford, Damon Pryor, Micheal Hanrahan and Will Roberts all doing the club proud in Under 17
Zach Ford, Zach McKennzie and Mal Townsend all top 30 U19
And Luke Newcombe top 20 Elite.

Most exciting races of the Day had to be the Elites. Right at the end of the day when the track was at it's slipperiest.

Matt Walker was in the best form we've ever seen from him and had qualified in the top ten. When he crossed the line in 3:06.40 it put him in the hot seat with just 9 riders left to come down the hill and the crowd went nuts.

Next down the hill was Ryan Hunt but he couldn't better Matts times.

Blue Mts rider Cillian Kennedy was next down and was sitting on a very hot time but had an epic wash out on the last corner which dropped him back down below Hunts time.

With Walker looking on nervously from the hot seat he was nudged back into 8th position as each of the next riders were able shave a bit off his time. top 10 in a field of this caliber is an awesome achievement and well deserved to a guy who does so much for the CTMBC club.

With just 3 riders left on the hill including Tom Lewis we were now at the pointy end.

Rick Boyer set and absolutely cracking time of 2:53.73 only to be bettered by Ben Cory who somehow managed to find another 2 seconds out of the track for a 2:51.42

So there we were on the edge of our seats waiting for our last rider Tom Lewis to come into view.

The cheers from the hill let us know when he was coming and as he came into view we could tell it was going to be close. The Crowd went wild, willing him on as Tom nailed the last corner, popped off the booter and sailed over the table top but he was just short slotting into second position with a 2:52.75.

All in all a great weekend of action