KONA VDHS Round 3 – Mt Beauty, Nationals Track  
(0 comments)  Wednesday, 7-December-2011  7:49 PM - by Mr King 
The 3rd Round of the Victorian Downhill Series was hosted by Team Mount Beauty on the more challenging Nationals Track. This track had not been raced since Sam Hill's wheels graced the track in '08/'09 but Team Mt Beauty had been working hard to get it race ready and they were able to present one of the best tracks in Victoria for the 331 rides who attended the event. With perfect weather and with the local community supporting the event the atmosphere was buzzing with anticipation as rider after rider battled down the technical course to achieve their fastest time. Several interstate 'raiders' made the long adventure to battle it out with the fastest Victorians and with the local Panozzo brothers and their new bikes, the racing was always going to be spectacular.

The track was full of different features to challenge the riders the entire way down the 3:00 min track. Lots of rocks, roots and dust were to be had on a track that required a huge amount of bike handling skill and the right mix of aggressiveness and concentration. At least 100 spectators made their way to the infamous rock chute to cheer on the riders to view some spectacular crashes and incredible bike control skills. With the track bunted wide the entire way, riders had many line sections to choose from and there was quite a discussion over the weekend between the different riders as to what lines were fastest. A tight battle has emerged for the KONA Elite overall with NSW rider Tim Eaton and SA rider Connor “Fear Factory” Fearon fighting it out for the top spot. Will a Victorian be able to challenge them this season?

Full credit goes out to Team Mt Beauty and the VDHS Committee for organising and running yet another faultless event. With a few weeks off for the Christmas break I’m sure all the riders will be keen to head up to Mt Buller for the next event on the 14th and 15th of January. See you all there!



KONA Elite Men

1st Connor Fearon 2:54.0
2nd Tim Eaton 2:56.0
3rd Joel Panozzo 2:57.1
4th Liam Panozzo 2:57.6
5th Jesse Beare 3:00.2

GoPro and ODI U19’s

1st Dean Lucas 2:55.9
2nd Oliver Zwar 3:04.7
3rd Gary McIvor 3:09.2
4th Jai Motherwell 3:13.1
5th Elijah Marinov 3:13.4


Full results at www.vicdhseries.com

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