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Hey Guys and Girls Right let me talk you through the changes .... The video was done the other day and unfortunately the base material had JUST been laid so i didnt want kelvin to ride on it and rut it before its had time to set. So please bear with the slow bumpy dawdle through the pedal. The top section of the track will be the same as last year ... very fast and flowing. The new portion of the track starts at cloud 9 where the old track used to go left down to the rock that Brendog...
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nigelhicks101 Added a comment about video South Africa World Cup Helmet Cam with Peat and Minnaar

4/16/2011 10:50am
@ Kusa - the pedal is death at the moment - we had a MASSIVE hail storm on Wed afternoon that DESTROYED the top of the track (32 trees were knocked down). So some quick fixes later and the course was ready for Thursday when this was filmed. Has been raining since ... POURED whole day today - Our national XC race today was a nightmare. Have National DH tomorrow so will see what happens - But no matter what happens - I have LOTS of work to do to fix the track from this weekend for the World Cup...
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nigelhicks101 Added a comment about video 2011 Pietermaritzburg World Cup Downhill

3/28/2011 1:34pm
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HEY GUYS - shot for the decent comments ... to give you a quick low down ... the first 1/2 of the track is steep, rooty, technical, and SUPER FAST. ... the pedal section makes up only 1/4 of the total track distance and is split by a number of jumps ( Hayden didnt hit some as they are still being shaped) ... The Final section starts at the Air-odrome road gap (with the big bridge under it) and makes up the last 1/4 of the course. Its full of big jumps with only little bits of pedalling ... It...
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nigelhicks101 Added a comment about news story 2011 South Africa World Cup Downhill Track Details

2/28/2011 10:44pm
Oh just so you guys know ... the PR guys here havent put up the latest google earth file on the website so if you download it just remember that the course has changed slightly from when i first did this one ... check the image above for the finalized track! Cheers Nige
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