Mick Hannah FTW 2009?
Aussie National DH Champ - FINAL RESULTS
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Really happy about this, thanks for the info.
Pics of "Pants" and even some riding shots,believe it or not, on Littermag as usual.
Yep there's more than a few hilarious Power Ranger kids in those pics
Pommies are what Aussies call Brits BTW
My mate was at the Nationals and said that Hill only did the required two practice runs of the course. So his qualifying time is pretty good considering his lack of practice time on the course.
Well it must have been my lucky day, i saw sam do 2 runs during practise on monday, he's a such a smooth rider.
That bike is soooo quiet, you only hear the tyres and thats it!.
Graves should also be named "mr muscle", my GF recons his ass belongs to a silverback gorilla.
Ragot would put most guys to shame through the rock gardens.
Fairclough had a front flat when i saw him, but was still going faster than most sport riders! wonder what he thought of the heat, must have been hard for him coming from the u.k winter.
Didn't see bryn, but saw someone else on a prototype fury. They may want to rethink their fashion sense.
Saw mick. "The destroyer" should be his nick name, raw power, i wonder how many frames he'll break this season. You can only ride into so many bumps so fast before something breaks.
Also saw an u19 rider become a passenger to fashion, i hope the five second ****up on the very first obsticle when your pants got hung up on your saddle because you insist on wearing them under your butt cheeks was a wakeup call, pull your pants up you git!.
That bike is soooo quiet, you only hear the tyres and thats it!.
Graves should also be named "mr muscle", my GF recons his ass belongs to a silverback gorilla.
Ragot would put most guys to shame through the rock gardens.
Fairclough had a front flat when i saw him, but was still going faster than most sport riders! wonder what he thought of the heat, must have been hard for him coming from the u.k winter.
Didn't see bryn, but saw someone else on a prototype fury. They may want to rethink their fashion sense.
Saw mick. "The destroyer" should be his nick name, raw power, i wonder how many frames he'll break this season. You can only ride into so many bumps so fast before something breaks.
Also saw an u19 rider become a passenger to fashion, i hope the five second ****up on the very first obsticle when your pants got hung up on your saddle because you insist on wearing them under your butt cheeks was a wakeup call, pull your pants up you git!.
pictures!
Im not from the US, boet(South African slang for "mate")It's an Australian National mate not a US race... Pretty much as competitive as most WCs anyway...
As for Sam - he did friggen well to qualify where he did. He must have absolutely killed the top technical section of the track. Can guarantee he'll post the fastest split there most days.
Unfortunately, due to some gay UCI rule about the DH track having the same finish line as the 4X and XC, Stromlo has a finish that's 300 metres after the end of the downhill.
Why the organisers didn't move the XC finish to suit the DH instead of vice versa I don't know.
. I understand the Aussie scene is very competitive but as competitive as a wc? I fail to see it, you have alot of pinners but two of the best aussies ever weren't there, and neither were most of the other racers that finnish top 10 at regular world cups(ie. Minnaar, Peat, Barel, Neetling, Pedemaud, Gee Atherton, Blenki etc.) You boys are good but dont run away with youselves. As for Sam, I have no clue whats up with him. Maybe it was due to his lack of practice runs but it really shouldnt be because he knows the course from last year. We could continue to e-speculate all day but unless we know the facts, its pointless. I hope its not an indication of where he's going this season, which i doubt it is, because the competition this last season was great from the standpoint that any one of 5 or 6 guys could pull it out of the hat on the day unlike 07 when everyone knew who was gonna take home the bacon.
I hope you Aussies have been sufficiently prepared by our Proteas(our national cricket side for those who dont know) in the last few matches for the South African onslaught to come this year
Dont say i didnt warn you.cheers
Sam's problem is called demo:biggrin:
Awesome, we've gone from cyclists to snowboarders...
Even at 60 Lemmy still wears tight black pants.
DH should be more Motorhead, and less Motorcross, IMO.
we're gonna get some cool bright colors if we head that routeAwesome, we've gone from cyclists to snowboarders...
Agreed
Haha mate, just having a joke was all. Minaar was my odds-on favourite for Stromlo last year, and he'll certainly be a contender this year.Im not from the US, boet(South African slang for "mate")
Wait and see how the season progressed I suppose - a lot of riders are on new teams and bikes, plus Graves and Hannah are making their return to DH.
As for Proteas? Well I only watch the 20-20 matches...
Yes yes and yes
(even though I love me TLD SE helmet)
I don't know if my Evil jersey is Moto but its old and I will wear again this year especially to make Jeremy R happy.
Someone on Farkin reckoned Sam tripped the gate and sat there for at least 5 seconds before taking off on his race run. Dunno why he'd do that, maybe just so he doesn't look like any kind of threat to the more powerful riders in the results or some weird mindgame like that... but his qualifying time would have placed him equal 2nd with Graves' race time, and about half a second off Hannah's winning race time. For those wondering, since he wasn't world champ last year, he was no longer guaranteed selection for this year's worlds team, so like all the other riders, he is expected to put in a good showing at the national events (champs/series).
Also worth remembering that despite his relatively poor result at Canberra last year, the two tracks he won the worlds on (Rotorua and Fort William) are both very pedally too. I don't doubt that he's been training like buggery to up his fitness as much as he can.
Also worth remembering that despite his relatively poor result at Canberra last year, the two tracks he won the worlds on (Rotorua and Fort William) are both very pedally too. I don't doubt that he's been training like buggery to up his fitness as much as he can.
From what you're saying Socket, maybe Sam is trying to not get selected for the World Champ team... 
I'm not sure any of the top guys really want to race Canberra again...
I'm not sure any of the top guys really want to race Canberra again...
Sam's not doing well lately in general...the weight of '08 as they say.....
I was thinking maybe he was trying to point out to selectors "hey look I can lay down a fast time" without attracting too much attention from his competitors by getting a good result in the final. I could be wrong, and I'm going completely off what is like 2nd/3rd hand information by now, so for all I know it could actually be BS.From what you're saying Socket, maybe Sam is trying to not get selected for the World Champ team...
I'm not sure any of the top guys really want to race Canberra again...
Regardless, fact is that he DID put down a pretty respectable time in qualifying.