NPS XC Round 6 – Bellurgan
On Site reporter John McG
Dromara CC had good representation today at the final round of the NPS XC series. Ben Wilson started things off by taking 3rd in the U12 race, Kelly Wilson also getting on the podium taking 3rd in the U14 girls. Peter Davidson was clocking faster lap times than some of the men to take 8th in the U16 race.
In S4 there was myself and Gibson Chambers, who was unlucky to punture when in 5th place but still managed to come in 11th after a long run to the finish. I ended up in 13th after a slow 2nd lap, trying a front wheel “wheelie” on a fast downhill is not a good idea, it didn’t end well, and I now have some bruising and swelling, and the imprint of the fork top cap in an area that I will not be showing to anyone ! Finishing the race with bars and wheel pointing in different directions was not fun on a particularly tricky course.
In a large S3 field we had Brian Wilson leading the way in 18th, with Robert Davidson coming in shortly after. As John Shanks was not racing today its on to S1 where Barry Kellett was our only representative. Barry had not been feeling well leading up to the race but still managed to get one of his best starts, getting the “hole-shot” and leading the field up the 1st fire road. With all the big guns here today it was never going to be easy, yet Barry was holding on and fighting for 4th place for the majority of the race, just losing out at the end in a sprint finish to claim 8th spot.
