MSS Rnd 3 Bala, Wales
Here Comes the Summer...
Round 3 of the super series saw riders taking a break from world cup fever, to come ride a classic course which had not been used as a race venue for almost two years now. Set in an idyllic location, the track itself featured some typically rugged welsh terrain with an wide open and recently cleared top section to get the riders warmed up before dropping down and entering the middle woods filled with some tight dusty corners and roots before the bottom finishing field taped with wide flat corners perfect for drifting the bike round before the sprint to the finish line opened up before you a few minutes of drizzle towards the ends of practice made this section a challenge for the first runs, brilliant fun and perfect for riding flat-out all the way in almost any conditions.
The summer is well and truly here and the dry weather made the track dry out super quick leaving conditions near perfect for the rest of the racing, the dust which had build up in places only encouraged riders to hit sections harder in an attempt to spray up the biggest dust cloud. Couple the fun to be had on the track with the relaxed, chilled out atmosphere in the pits and you have a recipe for a fantastic weekend.
Team riders Joe Smith, Jules Coventry, and Matt Simmonds where all in attendance, along with Team Mechanic Steve Parr who also took to the track for the racing. Each of them earned themselves well deserved places on the podium in their respective categories over the weekend.
Youth saw Jo Smith a ride to third place with a time of 2.56.745 only a few seconds of the top spot after a mechanical in the form of a snapped chain. Matt rode hard and fast to take a well deserved second in Elite, coming in between Tom Braithwaite in third and only a few seconds of Marc Beaumont in first.
Master Women saw Jules put in another fantastic ride, to take first spot on the podium coming in 30 seconds up on second placed Suzy Osborn.
The Veterans saw Steve Parr on the podium in second with a time of 3.14.340 only 0.793 0f a second off first placed Martin Crokett.
Well done to them all, for yet another great weekend and another set of fantastic results.
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