[monkeyfcuker]

Thought some of you guys might be interested, track is changing up at Fort Bill.

http://www.britishdownhillseries.com/events/round2_/round2day1/day1gallery.html

http://www.britishdownhillseries.com/events/round2_/newtrackphotos.html

There was the second round of the British Nationals there this weekend too, should be some vids around soonish.

Kovarick won, Dan Atherton second, Ben Reid third and Gee fourth!

How ace would it be if Kovarick ripped the field apart again for the WC!!

 

[trib]

new rock section looks sick

 

[davetrump]

nice post, thanks for sharing

glad to see them revamping a tweaking the track. the previous one was tired and worked. I like seeing the "classic" tracks that are always on the calendar reinvent themselves every few years with new lines and new section to keep everyone on their toes.

it still follows the same path down the hill but some of those section are completely different it might as well be a new track from the looks of it,

 

[Jettj45]

That possible new rock section looks awesome!

 

[Rhubarb]

Any suggestions for comming the the WC? I am flying in from South Korea for a 1 week traing course and cant believe my luck. The course finishes on the friday with the WC kicking off Friday/Saturday. I am looking into catching the overnoght train from Aberdeen and sleeping the Saturday night before catching the overnoght back on Sunday. Any better options? I am just trying to sort accomodation in Fort Bill.

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

Any suggestions for comming the the WC? I am flying in from South Korea for a 1 week traing course and cant believe my luck. The course finishes on the friday with the WC kicking off Friday/Saturday. I am looking into catching the overnoght train from Aberdeen and sleeping the Saturday night before catching the overnoght back on Sunday. Any better options? I am just trying to sort accomodation in Fort Bill.

You mean aside from hoping like hell that volcano in Iceland isn't going off, right?

 

[monni]

Kovarick won, Dan Atherton second, Ben Reid third and Gee fourth!

How ace would it be if Kovarick ripped the field apart again for the WC!!

Um, not quite correct.
1. Kovarik 2. D. Atherton 3. Ben Reid 4. Matti Lehikoinen 5. Matt Simmonds. Gee back in 8th.

Results up on the Dirt site: http://dirt.mpora.com/news/kovarik-wins-halo-bds-2-fort-william.html

 

[Floor Tom]

Gee dropped his chain some where, not sure where though. Also Dan Stanbridge dislocated his shoulder so will be out for a while, it was put straight back in though so hopefully the damage has been minimised
I raced it and the changes were good, For those of you that know the track the rock slab a few corners after you cross under the gondola has been changed and is so good now, really fast loose and a lot of fun

Many of the new sections are a bit boggy much like the track was when it was first built. When you build on ground like that it take at least a few years of riding and repairing to get a solid base. Still its good to have some new bits. It seems to have added quite a bit of time and may now be pushing the 5 min max length unless then speed some other bits up.

Also, to the guy who is going to be in Aberdeen. There is not train from Aberdeen to Fort William, you would have to go south to Glasgow and then back up. However I will be driving over from Aberdeen on Friday so could offer a lift. You would still need to make your own way back though as I have a some plans for the week after.

 

[monkeyfcuker]

Um, not quite correct.
1. Kovarik 2. D. Atherton 3. Ben Reid 4. Matti Lehikoinen 5. Matt Simmonds. Gee back in 8th.

Results up on the Dirt site: http://dirt.mpora.com/news/kovarik-wins-halo-bds-2-fort-william.html

Oops, that'll teach me for going off second hand info, sorry guys, need to clean my ears out!

Looking forward to riding the changes, should be riding sweet by the time te SDA is there!

 

[scottishmark]

riding sweet by the tail end of the season? Full of holes more like! Mind you, that'll still make it approx 1,000,000 times easier than glencoe...

 

[monkeyfcuker]

Glencoe has warped my fragile little mind!

 

[General Lee]

Changes look so sick. video courtesy of MTB Cut
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=387381883740

 

[Rhubarb]

Floor Tom, I am the guy comming in from Korea and hoping the ash settles. I would dig to hook up a lift and PM is sent.

 

[monkeyfcuker]

Few more vids stolen from Dirt.

http://dirt.mpora.com/news/videohalo-bds-fort-tim-lake-edit.html

http://dirt.mpora.com/news/videohalo-bds-tom-davison-edit.html

http://dirt.mpora.com/news/videohalo-british-downhill-series-2010-helmet-cam.html

World cup is gonna be sick!

 

[monkeyfcuker]

Rode Fort William today, the changes are very good! It's a **** load more technical but still very rough. The changes defo add to the track. There are quite a few blind little drops now that are kinda nothing but will make for some interesting line choices after the track has been beaten all weekend again.

 

[gemini2k]

That possible new rock section looks awesome!

Ya seriously. Nice steep little bit in the woods too. I think ALL tracks need to start modeling themselves after champery. Except canberra, you stay just the way you are.