Thanks to all those who turned up, despite the frustrating weather predictions that unluckily became real. Especially to those who had travelled a fair distance, such as the Pig City boys and Yorkshire's own David O. Although we didn't get to skate this time, it was great to see the general stoke to what, in warmer times, be an excellent facility and one that should offer an route towards adapting and testing setups for the sloped European events.
Feedback about the facilities was positive, including suggestions for the site to host a monthly UK race series next year for those unable to get abroad. These could be similar to the German GOG and French Pirate races. Informal, fun, but allowing allcomers and maintaining the highest level of competition.
Luger Will mentioned that the hill offered great opportunities for freeriders and that the slope was similar to Cadwell, so that dirty Southerners had somewhere to go that was within a morning's driving distance.
I'll have a word with the Centre Management about the possibility of running a GS in the Spring. Ian, Dave and the team seem a bunch of helpful guys - many of them have seen the Hog Hill vid on Youtube and were keen to see skaters in action. It was great to have them use the electric buggy to tow the lugers and DH boys back up to the race hut. I think we've given them a vehicle cost justification!
Spring GS?
It has to be done.
In the dry, please God.
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