Chocolate Fish Race Results – Winter Series Round 3 – 2012-07-22

Round 3 of the Choc Fish Series on Sunday went well, running on a brand new track under construction in Herbert Forest. The track was rooty, rough, challenging, had a few features to keep riders on their toes, and great fun to ride (on a soft tail at least!). A little rain mid race, but it did not affect the track under the trees. Bad luck to Tim Rush from Oamaru, after getting a puncture early on. He pushed hard to make up ground, producing the only sub 8minute lap. MBNO now have some re-construction work ahead to strengthen bits of the new track that did not hold up to the total 156 laps, in the dry, loose conditions.

It was great to see a good turnout by all the clubs. Thanks to those from Mid Canterbury that made the big trip down from Ashburton. Thanks also to Andrew and MBNO for hosting this event. They have put in some hard yards to get this track to where it is, and we encourage them to keep developing it.

Keep tabs on the website for details of the next one. It would be great if we can keep up the numbers.

Remember that to be eligible for final points standings, you need to be a member of the Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury, or North Otago MTB clubs.