This area is familiar to all SSDT enthusiasts as it always has some 6 day sections there, but not like these!
Some sections were at car park level, some more were manufactured arena style adjacent to the grandstand, with
the remainder in the streams that make their way down from the summit, still some snow there.
These high level sections were accesible via the gondolas used by winter skiers or summer mountain bikers.
A new rule we had not encountered was that the riders could not walk through the sections. Inspections were by a taped corridor alongside.
It goes without saying that the world riders were truly amazing. We saw Toni Bou have 2 fives on Sunday with uncharteristic lapses of concentration.
The standout moment of the weekend was to see Fujigas on the stadium section 15, see above.
This feature jumping off a 10ft high ramp rock across a 15ft gap to land on a perilously small landing area,
also 10 ft in the air. Not for Fujigas, he leapt the gap bounced off the 2nd rock with his front wheel high in
the air straight onto the 3rd rock. The crowd stood as one in appreciation.
This was a brilliant trial and for Fujigas to have a 2nd lap of 5 marks lost shows he is back in top form.
Toni Bou's new stalker, my grandson Joel Collins, see above.
One of the mountain sections, see above.
Bob Collins