Sick.500'th comment.
I live in a small country,located in Eastern-Europe,called Estonia.
We have winter in Estonia now,and it's about -12 degrees in celsius and about 45 cm of snow outside.
Been racing downhill for 4 years now.First season in Elite this year.
I was born in a wrong place as i can say.Highest peak in Estonia is 318 m over the sea level,and the highest hight altitude on a mountain is about 100 meters.The tracks are okay,and they do have very technical parts.The problem is their length.
Yes,they can be cruised and will last for 1 minute 15 seconds,but if you pin them,they only last for 50 seconds,so
our riders don't have good big mountain experience. Since i'm only 18 and finishing high school this year,i'm planning to move from estonia to somewhere else.Haven't made up my mind yet.Since you are australians, i'm welcome to hear plusses and minuses about australia as a living place and about the racing scene.I've thought about USA,Canada,New-Zealand and Australia,but it's hard to make decisions without actually knowing some details about those countrys.
Peace out!