iXS European Downhill Cup 2012 - Course Check Innerleithen

Jun 16, 2012
by Ian Hylands  
The course at Innerleithen for this round of the iXS European Series is muddy following recent inclement weather and this course run from Johann Potgieter of the Canfield Brothers Factory Team shows that riders will have to have their wits about them when they ride the slippery conditions underneath.



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  • 49 0
 I LOVE the narration Dude!

puts a smile on my face. Big Grin
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 i agree
  • 8 1
 1:05 Ihaa Motor-Style!!! Haha That made my day better Big Grin
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flag MtBxKinG (Jun 17, 2012 at 8:18) (Below Threshold)
 IP address ban on this twat? ^
  • 20 2
 definatly the best, most calm narration for a track that slippy i have ever watched
  • 3 0
 I'd be swearing like a sailor!
  • 13 2
 I see the summer has arrived to Scotland too.
  • 2 0
 summer? whats that? is it foreign? sound exotic.
  • 4 1
 That was the best go pro video i have seen. Most video even tho they are doing stuff i could never do its just a bit boring. This video how ever was top, the extra narration made it all the better
  • 1 0
 its vary breath taking to just ride a bike and talk! NOW downhill and narrate it as you do it thats would just make you like 3X more out of breath as the average biker. cool vid though.
  • 1 0
 Damn that was intense lol , i felt like i was going to crash into a tree just watching it. VERY skilled rider and man he was ripping thru there faster then i would if it was dry ! Ha excellent video .
  • 2 0
 hmm that track is holding up well its just been raining constantly for like the last week Smile love inners such an epic place to ride
  • 3 0
 *Sighs*.... as much as I adore Fort William, Innerleithen would make such a great World Cup course too.....
  • 3 0
 could happen if they get the funicular railway-style chairlift they want to put in
  • 1 0
 Damn that was one muddy track, and he ripped it all the way down while narrating pretty funny!!! He also had like 3 GoPros in motion.. Nice mate!!!
  • 4 1
 Yea Canfield Reppin !!!!!
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 Amazing track. But no “catchnet” and foams on trees makes a dangerous track. Ok there are thousands of trees but some ones should have foams to protect riders from braking themselves
  • 2 1
 It's not steep enough to require catch netting and the trees are close enough to your bars that the last thing you want is a thick foam pad on it to narrow the gap further still. Trust me, I've been racing there for nearly fifteen years and we've found what works and what doesn't. In no way was that a dangerous track, it looks a lot faster than it actually was.
  • 1 0
 any good DH track is dangerous, I can see that is not like Champerry and have lots of flat parts. looks like you work as organizer. for sure in tight parts with trees close together the foam is not good, but I could see many trees that deserves a foam. but if for you is good like that, no problem.
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 You're right, I am involved in organisation to a degree, and have marked out a good number of tracks over the years. However, my prime involvement is as a rider, and it's from this that my comment about the pads originates. I started racing at Innerleithen in 1998 and since then then there have been very few occasions where pads have been necessary.
  • 3 1
 That track looks AMAZING! Big Grin
  • 2 1
 Hell yeah it does, I wish we had mud like in So Cal.
  • 11 1
 Would love to do an international dirt swap riiz, sliding around is fun every now and again but we all just yearn for dry flowy trails most of the time!
  • 3 1
 sadly almost all of it is specially built for the race and will be demolished on the monday because it crosses permanent tracks
  • 2 1
 What about the big jumps in the bottom field? Frown
  • 1 0
 the field is also closed and i think they might fill the jumps in as sheep are usually in that field
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 yep it sucks, best track at inners and you can only ride it if you enter the ixs.
  • 2 0
 New jumps at the bottom there, looks fun!
  • 1 0
 innerleithen cresta is super skechy !! you are lucky if its perfect weather when you are there !!
  • 1 0
 Ha ha the view on one of those cams , just kept getting smaller and smaller.
  • 2 0
 thats where darren and me are goin right now maybe even get a shot at it ?
  • 1 0
 Here is a link for another uk race please take a read and spread the word thanks


www.cycletyre.com/help-heroes-race
  • 1 0
 I wish my gopro videos uploaded in anywhere near that good of quality..
  • 1 0
 I have issues with that too man. Probably user error on my part though.
  • 2 0
 Just look up rendering tutorials for whatever software you are using to edit the videos.
  • 2 1
 Someone ordered wetscreams?
  • 1 0
 looks very frustrating, but still really fun at the same time!
  • 2 1
 SA represent! Pottie is one the best guys to ride with, so funny
  • 1 0
 Im tired from just watching that
  • 1 0
 turned out nice again :o)
  • 2 0
 Inners is just epic
  • 1 0
 great race, everyone should have been there!
  • 1 0
 Lekker Pottie! Representing SA! Ons soek nog videos
  • 1 0
 ".....yehaa moto-style....." what a f*cking lad. Big Grin
  • 2 0
 Fantastic narration!
  • 1 0
 forgot, need head lights, so dark! hahaha who is organizing this race?
  • 1 0
 It was class
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 Lekker POTTIE!
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 "uggghh so slushy!"
  • 3 6
 It sounds like he's REALLY trying to push out a turd! I love this video, mud IS awesome.
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