Sunday was a big day for Welsh DH with the first ever 'Wentwood Trophy' race and of course the very first event in the Welsh DHMTB Association line up.
Organisor Si Ward and the Wentwood locals did a sterling job of getting the track up to speed and keeping everything running smoothly. The push was a bit of a bugger but after a couple of shoves up everyone seemed to get into the swing of it and the banter got flowing!
The track was awesome, everyone was in a great mood, Janet's Jackets were punting out some great munch, Paton was flogging tyres, Paton's dog was running amock, Dave Morgan ran the timing without a hitch, Wideopen even stumped up a few prizes which felt great. Perfect day out in the valleys.
Surprise surprise Rowan Sorrel took the win on his Orange Strange proto DH bike, Manon Carpenter was on fire all day and spent practice scoping out shady lines and getting the track dialled with dad Jason. She took the top spot for the ladies - keep an eye out for her destroying the field this season!
I'll do a full repo for the magazine - until then check out.... The results, Simply downhill's website and the Welsh DHMTB website.
Massive thanks to Si W (pictured above looking a lot LESS stressed out than I saw him all day) and the crew for a great day out - can't wait for the next one. Also to James Tennant for not getting mad when I steal a couple of his photo's for this repo!
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