JB Downhill Challenge 2010 - Closing !

Hi Guys !

The whole event went on smoothly as planned. Minor hiccups here and there, but it was resolved. Minimum participant downtime. Weather was excellent & the track was dusty and AWESOME. Crowd turnout was great. Lining up the entire track like we have never seen before !

Some fascinating facts about the race
- 135 registered riders
- 28 winners,
- > 15 sponsors
- > 50 of lucky draw give away
- more than 20 photographers
- RTM & 8TV had video shots
- 1 min 38.089 sec fastest timing in the final race run
- 4 min11 sec slowest rider in the finals
- 12 is the number for the youngest rider
- 54 is the age for the most senior participant
- 3 categories won by Indonesian Riders, 1 By Malaysian (Sports) & 1 by Singaporean (Elite)
- 7 elite riders finished within 2 seconds in the finals *1.38.089 to 1.40.045 !

We will post up the race results by 1st Feb 2010 and try to get the race pics up by mid week for all to view.

Until we meet again in BC on March 2010 ! Cheers and Ride like the wind my DH Brothers :)

Please comment in this post ! We want to hear your feedback , good or bad > so we can improve and give you a better event coming year.

Team Element Signing off. SW :)

Practice Day ! 24 hours to race start

The people that made this possible !

The organising committee would like to extend our warmest gratitude to our

- Sponsors in making this event possible.
- Media in providing us the coverage for the event.
- Riders from near and far coming to ride on the track
and last but not least
- Everyone who made this possible !

All Your kind assistance has allowed us to have this event.

Lets make this one to remember, All systems go for the race !

See all of you at the Finish Line.

Nor Azman, Azhman, Ng Kim Chai, Preeyah, Shahril, Ramesh

DEITY On Sale > RACE DAY ONLY > COME AND GET IT !

Hi Guys, Deity items will be going on sale for the Race. On race day (31st January 2010) items will go on sale from 10% discounts !

This discount only available on race day !
Open to all and race participants will get further discounts ! :)

Whats in stock ??

Variety of Handle bars and Stems !


Seats Glorious !


and cranks !


and loads more of items :) ... visit the Element booth on the race day for more info.

Support the race, support the riders !

2 more days to D-DAY !

All your training & hard work will be put to the test this coming weekend at Mt Austin !

The battle field is set. The DH weapon of choice is set. 130 Riders from all walks of life are ready to rumble JB!

Come and join the fun and witness the spectacular clash of the titans !

Go Pro In the House !

Thanks to Mr Khoo of Funsportz, we now have Go Pro camera for the event !



Some info on the camera ! :)

GoPro’s HD Helmet HERO is the world’s highest performance wearable 1080p HD video and still photo camera. Professional quality 1080p / 960p / 720p HD resolutions record at 30 and 60 frames per second (60 fps in 720p). Record up to 2.5 hours on a single charge and up to 9 hours total on a 32GB SD card.

The camera can also shoot automatic 5MP photos at 2/5/10/30 and 60 second intervals during your activity, hands free. Press the shutter button once at the start of your activity and record up to 2.5 hours of poster-print quality photos of you and your friends, living it up.

Included are mounts for attaching the camera to three helmets and two pieces of gear or vehicles, as well as a head strap allowing you to wear the camera like a headlamp. You can also pull this strap over helmets for easy camera sharing between friends. One of the above mentioned helmet mounts is a lace-through strap-mount designed for vented helmets.

The HD Helmet HERO is compatible with all other GoPro HERO camera mounting accessories, so it's very easy to expand the functionality of your camera to also suction cup to vehicles, clamp to bike handlebars and seat posts, mount to surfboards, and even be worn on the wrist or chest.

Waterproof to 180’ / 60m and protected from rocks and other hazards thanks to its removable polycarbonate housing. Replacement housings and lens kits are available, making repairs or refurbishing your HD HERO camera affordable and convenient. It's a GoPro...go for it.™


Funsportz - where the fun starts.

JBDH Race Itenary - Updated

Saturday (30th January 2010)

8.00 am Race Course Open to all Riders

10.00 am Rider Registration & Race Kit Collection

12.00 pm Media Registration / Hotel & Goody Bag

5.00 pm Track Closed for Final Repair / Closing of registration and race kit collection.

7.00 pm BBQ Dinner for Participants @ Mt Austin Country Club


Sunday (31st January 2010)

7.30 am Breakfast for Participants

8.00 am Rider Briefing & Doa Selamat.

8.15 am Uplift

9.00 am Qualifying / Seeding Start

11.00 am Qualifying / Seeding End / Release of Results

12.00 pm Lunch Break (Lunch provided for participants)

1.00 pm Uplift

2.00 pm Finals Start

4.00 pm Finals End / Participants Check out.

4.15 pm VIP Speech

4.30 pm Prize Giving Ceremony

4.45 pm Lucky Draw
5.00 Event Closing

Johor In Mourning

For the next seven days, we will be Mourning the lost of our Dear Regent, Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail. Tuanku was an avid fan of all kinds of sports.

He was the fourth ruler of Johor State and was laid to rest next to his father at the Bukit Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum here yesterday.The royal carriage bearing Sultan Iskandar’s body and drapped with his royal flag left the Istana Besar grounds at about 2pm for the 3km procession to the royal mausoleum.

Flags were flown at half-mast while thousands of people lined the streets to pay their last respects to the Ruler as the carriage was pulled by members of the Sultan’s Johor Military Force.

At the same time, the 41st Ceremonial Battery of Sungai Buloh Camp fired a 77-gun salute to mark Sultan Iskandar’s age before his death. Earlier, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani proclaimed at the steps of the palace that Sultan Ibrahim was now the new Ruler of Johor.

Long live the new Regent.

Normal activities shall resume after Friday (29th Jan 2010).

POWER BALANCE/AG Suspension In the House !!!!!

Hi Guys

Thanks to Zure and Hong Chun - We have more prizes to give away to the winners of each category.

AGsuspension has provided Power Balance items for the race winners - Top 3.

Top Notch Product designed to alleviate your game to the next level.



For more info Contact > AGsuspension racing Team

Mt Austin Track Video - Wondering how the track looks like ?

Wonder no more ...

Check out the video made by M'lake



Riders /Stunt Man - Zairi, Mandher, Tora, Man, Ontot, Cik Man, ....

JBDH BBQ Location - Austin Hills Resort - 30th January 2010 - Fully Booked !!!!

Good news guys.

We have got member rates for rooms at Austin Hills Golf Resort. Those that are interested can call or email to book at the reception.

Austin Hills Golf Resort

Address
Lot PTD 58061, Jalan Mutiara Emas 8, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor Bahru
P.O. Box 155, Pos Malaysia Majidee, 81100 Johor Bahru

Contact
Tel: 607-3524300 Fax: 607-3538500

Please call 607-3524300 ext 1 for reservations
Email : reservation@austinhillsgolf.com

Information on the rooms

• 4-6 Person can easily fit in the room ! As each room has 2 king size beds with really good view + facilities. Only set back is breakfast is not included.
• So those that are traveling in groups, this would be extremely ideal.
• The Resort is 2 clicks away from the Track.

Room Rates
Suite 1 : RM150+
Suite 2 : RM 160+
(all rooms have air con,water heater,LCD tv,astro,WIFI,housekeeping services+swimmng pool and etc)

How to get there ? Look below



Anyway - For your information, we will be holding ROAM Tv Launch, Event BBQ at Mt Austin on the 30th January 2010. Hence staying there will be a bonus !

Looking forward to seeing you guys there.

Its Quiz Time ! # 01 - Crank Brothers 50/50 Pedal Courtesy of Element Cycle

As promised we are going to have an online quiz in run-up to the event. This event is open to all registered participants and to those that will attend the event.

First up - Crank Brothers - 50/50 Pedal worth more than RM 380 to be given away for the correct answer to this question.

Question :
List the element riders names, their bikes(all bikes) and their phone numbers :) - Send the list to elementcycle email.

I'll post all the answers in the reply thread of this post.
Closing Date for submission 13th January 2010 @ 12 midnight

The prizes will be give out during the event day(31st January 2010) at 4 pm after the finals :)

Judges decisions are final and remember to have fun !
Element, ROAM and immediate organisers(trail builders) are all disqualified from this quiz. Give others chance lah.