Well what a weekend! From riding down steep descents to camping in the Cornish weather, I have to say it was probably my favourite event I have been to! I would firstly like to thank Maddie and Jay who made the whole event happen, it wouldn't have been anywhere near as good without that course and organisation!
On Friday my dad and I left for Wheal Maid straight after school. Many cheesy Radio 2 songs later we arrived at the camp site. We then sneaked in to the main arena where the Mavericks we allowed to camp! After, a quick chat with Rob, Jane, Maddie and Jay we zoomed off to pre-ride the course. I came back looking forward to the race on Sunday! Later in the evening we tried out the thai noodles at 'Downright Delicious'. They were lovely, although a tad spicy!
Saturday morning we woke up to mooing cows in the field next to us. I then got out my box of cheerios and watched the sun rise. Then the rest of the Mavericks arrived and we set off to our marshalling points for the under 12's race.
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| Head marshal Lucy |
After the race had finished we all set out for a ride around the course. When we got back the open and fun race started. Well done to everyone who raced.
On Sunday it was an early (ish) start in the Lane's camper van. I then started preparing for my approaching race. 2 laps around half of the course for warm up, then practise my starts and then join in everyone else in the race and start riding around 3 poles! When my race began I have to admit i didn't get the best start, but I eventually managed to finish 5th which I was pretty impressed by! The afternoon races were really fun to watch. Pasty, Kris and I watched the 2nd race at the various technical points around the course and even caught a few crashes.
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| The quarry |
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| Down to brown |
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| The leveller |
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| The wall |
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The toxic pond
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Well done to all of the Mavericks and thank you again to Maddie and Jay. Also, to Jane and Rob Smith for helping look after me for the weekend! I now cannot wait for Hopton!
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