World Champs Practice - Day 2

 yeah i think this tarck is all about hitting the right flow to the course. should be interesting to see who does take it. could be anyones aye. i mean if you were to misjugde one of those jumps thatd screw your whole flow equaling a loss. cant wait for the racing to start. go the kiwis.

 Absolutely ragdoll. The track is very flowy and looking at this video it seems having good preloading abilities will really help keep the flow smooth.

 Lets go Gwinny

 I guarantee you no short-travel bike will be top 10. Most DH pros can enter a pro field in super D on their full squish bikes and take the win. These are the bikes they are used to, and their suspension is so dialed that it wouldn't be any advantage to hop on a shorter travel bike.

 Barel will not only top-10, but I could see a top-5 on a single crown under his guidance. I'm sure he did plenty of "research" last year during the WC race there. I'm curious to see how it all unfolds.

 Lopes is racing the DH so run to Vegas, baby!!! It's a tough call for the win. You KNOW Peaty is going to go with all guns blazing. Between this weekend and Mt.Ste.Anne next year, he's running out of chances, IMHO. Then you have Barel who you can NEVER count out. After that, add Minaar, Rennie, Kovarik, Gee, Gwin (yes, I went there) and a handful of others that are all capable of pulling it off. CAN'T WAIT!!!

 great video, sweet tracks

 yeah that track was awesome so smooth

 yeah i hope gee wins, he would deserve it

 lol the day one video had the interview with gee and he had such a relaxed attitude and was just like yeah i just got here today i wanted to stay outa this place and in sydney as long as i can, doesn;t seem like hes taking it too seriously

i'm calling danny hart

 do you have no faith in the home native Sam Hill?

 It's not really Sam's type of course is it.

 so are you saying he wont win?

 No it's a race, anything can happen. I'm just saying he's at a slight disadvantage compared to riders like Minnaar and Peat who's got loads of pedaling power.

 the 4x course looks tricky. hey you aussies, what's a bungle bungles section?

 answer: cause thats all anyone cares about on this site

 or that Pumptrack Worlds in someone's backyard last nite! I think Hannah won that!

 Because theres no point of any of the riders showing up its pretty much graves for the taking

 i'm not into dh racing but from what i see i think security crew use whistles when a racer is coming and it means "get off the track people and watch out, no crossing track etc".

 Its just a 'heads up' rider coming through thing.........

 It means " be aware ! rider on the way !". I've worked on the Course Security and if you shout all day you won't last long, that's why we use whistles ;-)

 And your throat gets all harsh at the nightclubs afterwards. LOL.

 yes, the whistles are to warn people that riders are coming down the track, also marshals (as there called here) have the ability to close the course for a short period of time(red flag) if there is a crash to stop other riders hitting the rider on the ground

 What happens to the riders already on the course when the race is stopped? Do they get to do another run?

 If a Rider has to stop due to a Red Flag situation during Qualifying or Race then he will be allowed to restart his/her run. There are also Yellow Flags but they are only used in training to warn of a problem ahead and are not used in Quali. or Race times. A Red Flag will only be used if the Rider doesn't or can't get up themselves .... then it's serious :-(

 I'd vote for Barel as World DH Ambassador! Always something positive to say and been around long enough to speak intelligently about the concerns in the sport.

 So glad he's back. One of the nicest riders on the tour.

 he seems to represent as a true professional.

 Your right, looks like a sx trail, but for dh oO

 Go Mick!!

 Go the kiwis!!!