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How fast can you go without touching the ground?
Red Bull No Paws Down means four kilometres at 85kph, 18 hairpins, and a 14 percent gradient. Oh, and no hands down allowed.
While most of us would likely come to grief at the first turn, the risk of going down a gnarly stretch of asphalt like ‘Bear’s Guts’ in Osilica, Slovenia, didn’t discourage the 72 riders from taking part in Red Bull No Paws Down.
The first two riders to reach the bottom advance into the next round and if the duck tape on your palms shows any signs of sliding with your hand, you’re out!
It’s a great week for the team at National Champs as Rachel takes her 6th consecutive and 10th career National Champs win and Kade and Luke both podium with 3rds – not bad going for first years in their category. At practice Rach is nervous after watching “everybody” crash in the bottom section but its business as usual come Finals when she nails her run in the accustomed style to claim her 6th consecutive year wearing the Champions sleeve at “the perfect British race.”