While we are bogged down with the Winter doldrums in much of Canada it is sunny and hot on the other side of the world. Team Norco International’s Jill Kintner and Bryn Atkinson call Australia their winter home where they can better train year round. Plus, some pre-World Cup racing is possible in the Australia Nationals Series.
This past weekend was round two of the race season where Jill and Bryn were able to race their Norco Aurums for the first time. This was also Bryn’s first race back after injury last year. On the dry, loose and scorching hot track Jill flatted in qualifying but came back in the race run to finish 2nd behind Tracy Hannah. Bryn was seen as a bit of a wildcard coming into the race as he had not posted any results in nearly a year. He won this event in 2011 though so expectations were high. Bryn qualified in third place and raced consistently to finish third behind Troy Brosnan and Sam Hill.
Congrats to both Jill and Bryn on a fantastic first race of the season. The Australia DH Championships are coming up on Feb. 22 so watch for the duo to be in their best form and post some blazing fast times.
Check out this recap video from the race.
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