Video: Eddie Masters & Danny Hart Hit Warp Speed in Queenstown

 Yeah what a f*****g joke.

 There's local series with more races than the WC circuit. Sack off the Semis and give us 7 more races!

 The costs to the WC level teams is insanity and we have endless bitching (rightly at times) about the coverage and the subscription cost of said coverage. There isn’t enough money from within the industry to support a series of the current scale let alone a bigger one. Their needs to be outside money, either from fans or from non-bike industry companies to shoulder the load. But I’d love a larger series. That or make it all happen in Europe to save on costs.

 7 races no one will even see

 wait til you hear about the olympics

 WC, add some national races, iXS cup, maybe even get invited at Hardline. To focus on just the World Cup would be a waste indeed. That said, much of the value of these riders (for their sponsors) is actually in videos like these. So yeah, it would be a waste if we wouldn't get to see them ride much. Luckily we do!

 Technically you got 14 races if you count semi finals, no?

 Based on the fact they are spending their winter riding almost every days in New Zealand, I would not call them poor guys, however I really think these areas would deserve to host world cup races in the South summer time.

 @shredddr: utter nonsense, what you mean is larger companies prefer investor profits over keeping the sport alive. I'd love to know how much money SRAM putinto the races being the brand who definitely profit the most from MTBing.

Its the same situation where a few people are taking in millions whilst the folk work to keep advertising going.

These lot need a real riders Union asap.

 @sampo18: There has been a riders union for a few years and I'm curious what they've managed to achieve. I heard some grumbles when course designers built some dangerous features. That is, not necessarily difficult to ride but with disproportionate consequences. But I haven't read anything about their take on these clothing rules (we'll never see another "denim destroyer" unless some clothing corporation slaps an "mtb" or "bmx" label on their pair of jeans), the semi-finals thing etc. In turn, UCI also refuses to communicate so maybe they just gave up. Have they even, ever, responded to questions and protests by the media and riders alike when they suddenly introduced a new rule allowing riders who haven't performed in mtb all season to advance in the starting order of the XC Worlds? I can imagine it could be frustrating having to deal with such authorities who just introduce silly rules at will and make a living of fining the winners who appear on the podium wearing their jersey wrong.

 I second that.

 @chmurka3rg: I'm fairly sure BK just announced budget cuts, but I would absolutely love that.

 @Benbikes94: Budget cuts to hire Danny.

 Yes budget cuts and not long ago what they showed off the new headquarters

 Danny on nukeproof it would seem which is super odd (or atleast that's what he seems to be riding?)

 Nukeproof, check it on wyn masters ig story

 Scary AF

 imagine trusting your own skills and bike like that... one can only dream

 Hahahahahahahahahahahahah. The useless booger part was hilarious.

 @mtbmaniatv: It's "bugger" dude. Different orifice.

 Racing doesn't start till October anyway m9

 Eddies done atleast six laps of the gondy before though I reckon

 Nukeproof

 Penny farthing

 Recumbent

 It's definitely a DeLorean

 Flex Bender 420 X

 I’m gonna second that..!