I have returned unscathed from my first mountainboard competition (the first ATBA Downhill comp in 5 years) and it was awesome!
25 riders turned up to battle it out for top spots racing down Dave in solo timed runs. It was a great day – the track was running fast and the weather was pretty much perfect for the occasion.
Having never entered a comp before, I stuck to the Novice class and ended up coming 2nd with a semi-respectable time which was a result! Congratulations go to Travis Birdsall and Brennig Hughes who came 1st and 3rd in the class respectively.
I can now say I actually have a reason to look forward to turning 30 later this year – entering the Masters class next year!
The comp was ultimately won by JC, who earned his place as August pin-up for Remolition with a scarily fast time. A full list of fastest times can be found here.
The competition was friendly, with riders travelling from all over the UK to compete and ride together and it was good seeing familiar faces and meeting new riders – as ever; mountainboarders are the nicest people you will ever meet.
Thanks and full credit goes to Roger Swannell and Joe Gatley for organising the event. Unfortunately, the sentiment was that a Downhill comp has been sorely missed and more are needed – so they are going to have their work cut-out arranging a follow-up.
Keep your eyes peeled for more write-ups surfacing around interwebs in the near future.
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