A great way to end the season for speedsport k9.
661 Downhill Forest of dean- 2nd
The first weekend in December hosted the first 661 downhill at forest of dean. Me and Hbrook racing manager John Holbrook headed off on Saturday morning ready for a very cold weekend. With freezing tempretures the track was very icy and slippy to start out but as the weekend wore on got worked in very nicely. On the Saturday I did lots of practice on the track and made sure I got all the sections dialled in for some timed runs at the end of the day. The times from these were quick so I knew I stood a good chance in the race the next day. With limited light after 2.30 it almost made some sections of the track impossible with pure darkness. Sunday came around and after some morning warm up runs I was ready to race ! The first run went well for me with a solid time of 1.13 .00 putting me in second place just 0.2 off the quickest time. For the second run I was feeling good and thought I could improve my time, but due to light issues it was hard to see some sections of the track which made my time a second slower. I was very pleased with how the race went and it was a solid result with a second position in class and a 10th overall out of 247 competitiors. I will continue to work hard and aim for another solid result at my next race.
Michael.
New Bike From K9ine
The K9 DH001-S is a downhill race bike with motor sport pedigree. Designed by Luis Arraiz based on his patented LA Link concept. The bike offers a suberb combination of rearward axle path, minimal pedal feedback, and efficient pedalling. Rider honed geometry, carefully selected shocks, and highly adjustable geometry (3 settings for chainstay length, and 5 headtube angles, and 3 levels of pedal feedback). Riders of the K9 DH001-S will also be offered technical backup at all British Downhill Series races, as well discounted data logging and setup sessions and uplift days.
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