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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Permalink Reply by speedy canuck on
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Good luck to all, show Keira who's boss!!! Please take a moment to remember all our fallen mates. Today in NZ we will be laying our friend James Eising to rest, he'll be keeping watch over all of us.
Ride hard, Race smart, Sk8 Safe!!!!
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Dave M on -
YEEEEW
no rain on the hill
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Permalink Reply by Mark Gorman on
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Thanks Fitz
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
The sun is out, the track is steaming, and practice is underway. Yeww.
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
Cattle trucks in the sun...
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Grits on -
yeah bugs! keep the photos coming in bro.
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
Wow, positive stuff from the Tele - here's the desktop version:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/really-revved-up-s...Only 45 minutes between practice runs, nice and quick. The road is dry wherever the sun has hit it, but still damp in the shade. And there's a lot of shade at Keira.
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
Looking down the track from the start line:
This leech had a good feed before coming to a bloody end:
Lea Robbo:
Marissa, Ethan, Scoot and Dasha:
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
We'll have finished four practice runs by 12.30pm, and then we'll go straight to qualifying.
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
Nope, we're gonna squeeze in a 5th practice run and then start qualifiers at 1pm.
As an organiser it feels like we're in the middle of total chaos, but the riders keep saying it's all well-organised and smooth. Ha, it's all a front.
One more thing...for those that know Keira you'll know the last right-left corner...well there's a bit of oil or something on that right, and a lot of people are sliding out there. All good fun!
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