Syndicate Boys Test New Fort William Track : SDA #3
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Kathy Sessler sent along this update on the Scottish Downhill Series downhill race this past weekend that Peat and Rennie attended.
The Scottish Downhill Association held a downhill race this weekend at Fort William, Scotland giving riders a chance to test out the new additions to the long downhill track to be raced at the World Championships in September. It was a fine weekend, with just a bit of rain on Saturday and the excellent race organization made for a great time with a good turnout of riders.
Steve Peat wins
Steve Peat and Nathan Rennie (Santa Cruz Syndicate), were eager to test themselves and preview the track and did so in convincing form placing 1st and 2nd in the race. Peaty barely edged out Rennie with a 4:59.63, his time a mere .05 faster than Rennie’s 4:59.68. Last year’s winning time was 4:25, so the course addition at the top of the track adds on about 30 seconds+. Peat says, “It’s pretty easy, not technical, but it makes it longer and more physically demanding.”
Nathan Rennie
With Rennie breathing down Peaty’s neck at the finish, it shows that he has overcome the shoulder injury he suffered the last time he raced in Scotland.
- Steve Peat 05:00.368 04:59.636 04:59.636 00:00.000
- Nathan Rennie 05:04.048 04:59.681 04:59.681 00:00.045
- Marc Beaumont 05:02.403 05:02.288 05:02.288 00:02.652
- Joe Barnes 05:08.355 05:12.212 05:08.355 00:08.719
- Ben Cathro 05:17.777 05:10.532 05:10.532 00:10.896
- Ben Reid 05:14.298 05:10.804 05:10.804 00:11.168
