Home sweet home!

Well, I just got home from a fantastic weekend in Wanaka! The weather was perfect and I had a great time shooting the Urban DH race on Saturday. Once again the Urban DH was a super-fun, well-organised event with an amazing turn-out in terms of both competitors and spectators.
120 riders this year, which is awesome! And just like last year, the vibe at this event was really nice - fun, friendly and relaxed! There was a huge range of ages, ability levels and bikes - and everybody was smiling, just having a great time. The crowd cheered just as hard for the little girl who carried her bike down the stairs, as it did for some of NZ's fastest downhill racers. I was stoked to once again be a part of such a great event! Thanks to Dan at Freeride NZ for organising this "race"! For those of you who haven't experienced the Wanaka Urban DH yet I have included a couple of photos that will hopefully give you a little taste of what it's all about...

Off to Wanaka

I'm off to Wanaka this afternoon to shoot and do a spot of riding. I'll be shooting the Wanaka Urban DH tomorrow for Freeride NZ, and plan to ride and shoot mountain biking in Wanaka today and in Hawea Sunday. Should be a tonne of fun - I can't wait. The Wanaka Urban DH is a super-fun event, I shot it last year and it gets a great turn-out both from riders and spectators. If you're in or near Wanaka on Saturday make sure you either check out the action or maybe even race yourself!
This event gets a huge range of competitors from 9 year old girls right through to semi-pros, so the beauty is anybody can enter and have a great time.
Right, time for me to throw all my gear in the car (it's amazing how much luggage I can generate as just one person - tonnes of camera gear, two bikes, some clothes, and an unbelievable amount of food for the road trip...so much for travelling light!).
I'm going to leave you with an image from last year's Urban DH - have a great weekend!