SA DH Champs 2007

SA DH Championships 2007 held at Worlds View Pietermaritzburg... and what a setting. The course was pretty daunting at first. It's really steep and off camber with a lot of technical bits thrown in. It took me quite some time to get used to the idea of actually riding the course, but once I got going I settled down a bit.
During practice on Saturday I took a nasty spill on one of the tight corners, pitching me over the bars and as luck would have it landing on my lower back on a tree stump (same place I injured myself 3 weeks ago). I thought I might not be able to race but kept ice on it through the day and on Sunday I was ready to race, albeit a bit sore and stiff. My first run went well with no serious hiccups, but I knew I would need to make up more time in my 2nd run. I blasted through the first section of the course on my 2nd run only to lose it on a vertical drop, sliding off and bending my bars and I was unable to continue. All in all I learnt a lot and had a good time.