11 April 2010

Masters takes New Plymouth Downhill

National Champion and 'Naki boy Wyn Masters comfortably took the first open downhill race held in Taranaki this century.

Twenty riders took to the course, which was riding fast thanks to a lot of voluntary effort by club members and a dedicated bunch of local riders, and a week of dry weather leading up to the race.

Jordan Leftbridge narrowly took the Juniors division, less than 0.3 of a second ahead of Jackson Hine. The strength of the junior field and solid times show that the skills that Taranaki riders have become famous for have been passed down to the next generation.

In the Open it was good to see some familiar faces coming out of the woodwork to race against the national champ, though without too much success,  as Wyn showed what it takes to take home the silverware at national level. Wyn's now off to Italy to start his World Cup campaign - again taking Taranaki's legendary hardcore riding style to the world stage.

Also a huge thanks to Club Committee member Shane Wilson, who made the whole event happen. As mentioned, plans are afoot for a jump comp, so watch this space...

Found: If you've lost a red hoodie with native american with full headgear on the front, then a) it's time you updated your wardrobe, and b) it was found at the race start area - contact Graeme at the number on the side bar to get it back.

Results and pics below:


Junior Men
Number
Name
1st Run
2nd Run
Best Time
Place
6
Jordan Leftbridge
1:08:55
1:09:18
1:08:55
1
9
Jackson Hine
1:10:03
1:08:82
1:08:82
2
14
Brandon Jackson
1:18:60
1:10:39
1:10:39
3
12
Mitchell Townsend
1:11:33
1:11:01
1:11:01
4
8
Joel Tunbridge
1:11:83
1:12:17
1:11:83
5
13
Cody Rickett
1:13:27
1:11:90
1:11:90
6
3
Liam O’Niell
1:21:63
1:16:95
1:16:95
7
7
Ryan Hunt
1:17:50
1:17:50
1:17:50
8
16
Cody MacDonald
1:22:61
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1:21:61
9
5
Kyle Fowlie
1:28:61
1:30:41
1:28:61
10
2
Caleb Davies
2:13:32
1:59:45
1:59:45
11

Senior Men
Number
Name
1st Run
2nd Run
Best Time
Place
103
Wyn Masters
1:03:95
1:03:74
1:03:74
1
108
Scott Bedford
1:05:57
1:05:09
1:05:09
2
106
Warren Grubner
1:10:32
1:08:64
1:08:64
3
109
Bradey Winter
1:11:77
1:29:98
1:11:77
4
105
Troy Swan
1:13:44
1:16:79
1:13:44
5
104
Jayden Skinner
1:15:98
1:14:97
1:14:97
6
101
Cameron Empson
1:15:95
1:17:91
1:15:95
7
110
Michael McCallum
1:17:49
1:18:30
1:17:49
8
102
David Plumtree
1:22:85
1:22:38
1:22:38
9