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Well it all started of with a nice long drive up the country all the way to Fort William in Scotland. All I had to keep me amused during the journey was listening to Radio 1 and the fact I was looking forward to seeing all the crew again and having a good time. We arrived late Wednesday evening to find we were first inside the pad for the weekend to have a snoop around. Shortly after we started to unpack our kit Patty CJ rocked up and we hit the local shop to stock up on the food supplies for the week. After a short chill back in the cottage Corin, Jen and Lucy rolled in with the trailer full of sweet goodies and Pat and I headed out to get an Indian for tea.

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The next morning after a nice long sleep we all headed up to the Fort to set up shop and team pits. After the usual process and Corin hitting his head on something we were all set up and ready to roll. Pat and I went to have a good look at the 4X course and scope out what was happening. The first part of the course which is the end of the down hill hadn’t really changed then over the quad and into the triple was much the same but a bit sandy. The track only started to change once you got about half way up. They had added a really rough but awesome rock garden which cut a large amount of the old course out. From here on in the track got really rough, rocky and loose. With some flat inside turns which needed to be done and some nice rock gardens to bounce your way through. The track had quite a long start straight meaning power would be vital to do good here. After walking the track I was really looking forward to riding and putting my skills to the test. Practice didn’t go that badly as I focused on learning the whole track but mainly getting the first straight and rock garden sorted. After practice we all headed back to the cottage where Jen cooked us up some super sweet grub full of carbs ready for the next day. The next day things started to get a bit busier at the Fort as more people started flowing in to see what was going down and business kicked off at the D4B stand. During the day Pat, my dad and I went to have a walk of the DH course and watch some of the practice session which was going on. The track was looking really dry and rough but still looked really fun to ride. After spending an hour or so walking down the hill by the time we got to the bottom it was time to get changed and head up to the top of the 4X for the next practice session. The track this time was lined with a few more spectators especially by the rock garden. I think this was due to the fact that it was qualifying night. Practice was going well and I was feeling pretty good. That was until on my last run before qualifying I crashed coming out of the rock garden and destroyed one of my brake levers. So I was off to SRAM to see if they could do anything about it. The guys up by that truck are absolute legends I handed over my bike said what was wrong and they went straight to work. They replaced my lever, bled the brakes and set them back up all within 15 min. Nice one guys!!. Due to the quick repair by the guys at SRAM I was up to the top in plenty of time for my run as I was one of the last ones off. On the gate I was feeling a little nervous after the crash. Out of the gate my first straight wasn’t to bad and neither was the second. I lost some speed coming out onto the third straight and didn’t pedal as hard as I should of. Coming into the rock garden I held back a bit and just let the bike do its thing I managed to get through it and pedalled into the drop and over the big table. As I landed the table I hit the berm and manualed the quad and tried to put some power down to the line. As I crossed the line I went into 46th place with just a few more riders to go. Once qualifying had finished I ended up in 50th spot meaning I was through into my first World Cup main. On Saturday we hung around at the shop for most of the day and then had a walk around the pits to see what was going on. Later on in the day we had another practice session and then the World Cup finals. Practice was pretty laid back as most people had got everything sorted the day before so we were all focusing on practising our gates. After practice the nerves started to kick in as the races started, once I was called up to the gate I started to chill down about and told my self that this was just like a National. Out the gate the two faster guys started to pull away leaving me and the Richard Norton battling for 3rd I managed to pull ahead and stick to the back of the guy in second. Once we had reached the rock garden there was really no where to pass so I had to just follow. Towards the end of the track the first two started pull away. I managed to keep 3rd across the line but unfortunately I wouldn't go through. However because I came third it pushed my overall ranking up to 44th which was ok, something I can work and improve on for next time. Once my race was over we stayed to watch all the other Brits battle it out to see if we could win in our home country. Unfortunately none of the Brits made it into the final so Graves walked away with his 3rd WC victory this season. After the racing we packed up and headed back to the cottage where Jen was cooking up a lovely full English breakfast for us to tuck into and I can safely say it did the job . On our last day I decided I would help Corin and Jen sell some of there remaining stock and I was put in charge of race kit. All was going well and the stuff was flying of the shelves well bike rack and the dosh was coming in. about half way through the day my dad and I headed up the hill to watch the mens DH finals and slowly walk down to watch the top 10 come into the finish arena. Once you get down to the Nissan jump you can see the masses of fans that came to cheer on all the Brits. Because of this the atmosphere is amazing, with all the shouting and screaming and the horns and cowbells going off they make it a real special event. Especially when the Brits came down into the finish. The first really big name to hit the finish was Sam Hill who set a smashing time which blew the others away with only Blinki getting close to the time. Next through was Steve Peat although we were all cheering like mad he was 4 seconds down at the split and 5 when he crossed the line so it looked like it was going to be Hill’s event. The next man in was Greg Minnarr who in the past has been rapid on the course and this time was no different. Over the split he was a second down but down the motorway he powered up to gain two seconds on Hill and he crossed the line nearly 2 seconds ahead. The last man down the hill was Gee Atherton and he struggled to get close to Hills and Minnarrs times but he still set a time putting him ahead of Peaty. So Minnarr walked away with his second victory of the 2009 season but the Brits still had something to celebrate because Peaty was still leading the World Cup overall. Get in !!.