Racing Roundup: SDA Rnd 5 'The Finals', Innerleithen & Dragon DH Rnd 12 & 13, Mountain Ash

Weve a big double helping of race news for you guys this week; the fifth and final round of the SDA series took place at old favourite Innerleithen after the venue change from Glencoe. With a new technical route being taken down the hill riders found themselves in new territory filled with slick roots and tricky off-cambers all broken up by savage breaking bumps finding the right line through these sections was vital. The weather stayed fine but conditions on track stayed slippery especially on the open section.

Fergus Lamb took the Experts with a fantastic time of 3.19. Dave Young put in a flat out run powering down the track to take the Elite win with a blistering 3.10, Paul French was back dominating the masters taking the win with a 3.33.

Fergus went on to take the series title in Experts with maximum points from his perfect season of first place finishes earning himself a big stack of Mojo vouchers and some lovely silverware for his efforts. Dave took second overall in the Elite series also taking home a trophy. Well done guys.

Down in Wales the final two rounds of the Dragon DH series took place at a wet and muddy Mountain Ash. The rain made the conditions for racing very tricky, never the less the competition was as fierce as ever with some blistering run times being set.



Team rider Matt Simmonds took first both days setting a time which placed him second fastest overall over the weekend he bagged himself a pair of shiny new Marzocchi dirt jam forks.

In Youth Joe Smith and Jack Geoghegan rode brilliantly. Joe took second on Saturday and a third on Sunday where his time placed him sixth fastest overall. Jack Astonhill/Ancillotti took a fourth with a strong run before stepping it up on the Sunday to bag third. When points where totalled up the Youth overall series went to Joe standing on the top spot with Jack joining him on the podium in third.

Juniors saw Nick Geoghegan Astonhill/Ancillotti take to the podium a total of three times over the weekend. Taking a third on Saturday with a fantastic run where his time placed him seventeenth fastest overall. Sunday saw another great run and Nick on the podium again taking third. He jumped onto the podium once again for the overall series places where he took a well deserved third place.

That ends the 2006 SDA and Dragon series, Well done to all the guys for two great final races. See you next season.