The story so far for Element.

Its been a quiet couple of months for us here at Element. We have been riding on and off in the local trails as well as participate in Malaysian Downhill Super Series. Reconsidering and reconciling what Element wants to do this year and forth.


Just a little intro on second season of MDHSS
1. MDHSS #1 > Tokun, Penang (Completed)
2. MDHSS #2 > Putra Jaya Challenge Park, Selangor (Completed)
3. MDHSS #3 > Jitra, Kedah - 29th May 2011
4. MDHSS #4 / National Champs > Mt Kiara, Kuala Lumpur - 24th July 2011
5. MDHSS #5 > Bukit Ramlee, Selangor.

More info on the event is available on www.downhill.com.my

Apart from above , we have been riding up locations in JB
1. DH Tracks
- Few locations pop'ed up in the radar after a good year of promo with loads of riders from all walks of life joining DH riding. So far we have Resam, Mt Austin, Ulu Tiram, Pulai2 and Scientex aka Backyard.The locals are really working it up here right now.. one time there was no place to ride here and now.. we have some choice albeit better than none :)

2. XC trails / Jamborees
There has been a total influx of rides/jamboree this pass 1 year actually and to a point where each week now has multiple options to choose from .. Cycling clubs has sprouted up all over from PG, UT, Kulai, Gelang Patah and etc. There are those few that have been around for ages though.. like PG Gerek and Cyclemotion.
Too many to go to .. well at least we can pick and choose what we want :)

3. DJ/Pump Track
There is a void in this arena at the moment.. no available tracks . hence we will be stepping it up to fill the void. Currently there is one built at Bukit Resam. Building a new track will commence once approval is obtained at a new location near Element cycle store.

Apart from above, Element will be undertaking a huge project which will involve heavy preparation. Once the plans are underway we will be sharing it with you !

Currently the store carries Kali Protection items. Come and get yours. 

Cheers - Ride safe.

Beat My Time 2010 – Teluk Chempedak Downhill Challenge

Kuantan DH Race !

Beat My Time 2010 – Teluk Chempedak Downhill Challenge
Dates : 30-31 Oct 2010
Location : Teluk Cempedak

Categories
1) Elite
2) Open
3) Master A
4) Master B
5) Junior

MDHSS #4 > Penang DH - Mt Erskine - 26th Sept 2010

 

Penang has always been known for its food and historic heritage. Tasty nasi kandar, laksa, fried kueh tiaw and so many others delicious palette satisfying food is served in a historic setting that combines east and west traditions.

Well known to be a cyclist friendly state and city where even the top politicians can be seen in bicycles around Penang. Due to the very nature of the island being hilly, it’s no doubt the IDEAL place for the Downhill Sport to flourish.

Sunday 26^th September 2010, participants from all over Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Taiwan came to battle to be crowned as the King of Erskine. Loads of goodies were given away with prize money to the winners. There were in total 6 categories raced for the event - Elite, Expert, Sports, Masters, Junior and Hard Tail. In total 80 riders participated in the event.

Hard Tail Category Winners

Junior Category Winners

Master Category Winners

Sports Category Winners

Expert Category Winners

Elite Category Winners

It was a grand and truly fitting finale to the much anticipated MDHSS fourth installment Penang Downhill 2010 Race > King of Mt Erskine. A "Penangkia" called Ian Chin (CCI Penang) was crowned the King at the end of the race, truly fitting and deserving. He clocked the fastest track time of 2 minutes and 35 sec.

King Of Erskine

All participants also took home lucky draw and some even got frames for free thanks to Da Bomb. Go Pro, Deity, Kona, KTM, Fox, Maxxis, CCI, Pink Bike and many others supported the event with their contributions.

 Winners of other categories, best dressed, wisest and the lucky draw prizes.

In overall the track was awesome(damp) with total eye candy riding from start to finish. Based on the organisers arrangement there is in total 22 jumps (table tops + gaps) in this 1.5 km track. Wide, and clean with berms and mini rock gardens to complement the A-Line of Malaysia (A line is a route in Whistler BC Canada). All the riders loved the track and there is nothing but praise. Overall organisation was good with great support from factory and top brands.

Great work guys ! All your hardwork and preparation was worthwhile.

Element Riders for this Race
2nd Position under the Expert Category - Ameer (RRD - Element) - Congrats.

5^th Edition of the MDHSS is currently in discussion.

Till next time, Ride Safe

  

Upcoming activities/events in MTB Scene

Just to give you guys an update of whats happening and scheduled for the rest of the year in the MTB Scene

DH Races
MDHSS #4
Date : 26 September 2010
Location : Penang
Website : TBA

Jamboree's

October 2010

Campaign For A Lane
Date : 17 Oct 2010
Location : Esplanade, Penang
Website : http://www.pbb.com.my/



Burung Hantu Ride #2
Date : 30/31 Oct 2010
Location : Ayer Keroh, Malacca
Website : http://burunghantu2010.blogspot.com/


November 2010

Kedah Jamboree
Date : 13th November 2010
Location : Kedah
Website : http://kedahjamboree.com/blog/


December 2010
Bernam Jaya Jamboree
Date : 5th December 2010
Location : Bernam Jaya, Selangor
Website : http://pknsmtb.blogspot.com/

Ride On !

SupErJUmpS,CurvyBerMs,RadStepUps,DeAthDrOps,FaStTAbleTOPS ,GnaRlyOffCamBers at Austin DH 2010

Guys, as the main title mentions.. its getting technical, its getting bigger and it's getting faster, work is on going for the track & everything is looking good and we are good to go for Austin DH 2010.

Some sneak pics here to make you drool..

Austin DH Trek Builders & Step Up Jump at finish line area..

StepUpJump at finish line area & Start of 2nd section. After rock garden turn left into new section. Previous was a right turn leading to the road gap.



Far View of the 2nd section (Work in progress) & 2nd section berm after double (Work in progress)


Berm after the double, after completion & Azman Compacting the doubles


Herman and Chip carving & compacting the berm with love :) & A big table top awaits at the middle of open section 2


The big table top from another point of view. Anthills awaiting the ants and riders :)


Herman carving the exit berm into perfection ! :) & Exiting the open section 2 into the off camber section



Off camber section after exiting the berm :) & After the offcamber a proposed drop.

After which the step up to finish line awaits !

With love guys ... all with love !

Professional Timing ! Tag Heuer

No more manual timing !

No more arguments as this system has capability to time an F1 car to 1000th of a second.



Live reports to give the riders and spectators some indication of the status to watch rather than wait for riders turn up out of the woods. At the same time everyone can with immediate effect view the results live as the riders cross the line !

Who is going to hold on to the hot seat ?



:)

Pictures from Previous Race !

Very nice shots and the riders aren't camera shy :)
The pictures tell the race story themselves

.. Sunny, dusty, dry and an unforgiving track.
.. Riders pushing it hard for the glory
.. Man and machine against time !

Photos by Pic@lone

Photos by Armijn


Thanks guys for the excellent pictures ! :)