Live - Mt. Keira Downhill Challenge

OK, it isn't quite live yet, but the ASRA crew plus other volunteers have arrived, and we're busy setting up here at the Scout Camp. Tomorrow we'll be busy with last minute stuff, plus rider check-in which starts at midday.

It's wet, and the forecast is for the rain to continue until Thursday night. After that it should be mostly clear.

There's a lot of wildlife here - possums, deer, bush turkeys, lyrebirds and the most common of all - leeches. This place is seriously crawling with leeches - salt is supposedly the thing to ward them away.

A friendly leech outside our front door

See you all tomorrow at rider check-in.

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on April 22, 2012 at 12:40

Ian Coggan and Henry Robson knock out Caspian Baska!

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on April 22, 2012 at 12:41

Dejan and Liam go through. Those two have been quick all weekend.

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on April 22, 2012 at 12:46

Alejandro Waring and Chad Gibson both crash out of their heat.

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on April 22, 2012 at 12:48

Adelaide micro-grom Charlie Harris knocked out of the Juniors in the first round.

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on April 22, 2012 at 12:49

Kelly Carter wins his first Juniors heat with a dislocated shoulder. He had so much strapping tape on it he could hardly move it.

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on April 22, 2012 at 12:49

Inliners on the track for the first time!!!

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Grits on April 22, 2012 at 13:01

Things flowing pretty smoothly bugs?

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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on April 22, 2012 at 13:10

Yep, pretty smoothly. The turnaround with the buses is slower than I'd like..slower than I budgeted for. It's much easier at Newton's where the buses come up the hill on a different road.