NPS Round 4 - Caersws

Welcome to the 4th Round of the 2009 National Point Series in Caersws, Wales, otherwise known as the Elliot Machin show! Greg sat this race out due to a shoulder injury he sustained in the last few minutes in this video. Photo by Andy Dunwoody. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

Somewhere on a steep hillside, far far away from normality... Caersws is a lovely venue, as you can see! From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

This is why I should leave the picture taking to the pros. Thankfully, Andy Dunwoody came to my rescue and got some sweet shots. By the way, happy birthday Andy! From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

Ah, that's better. Photo by Andy Dunwoody. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

Elliot was going as big as anyone off this ramp in the bottom field. I saw a lot of Experts hit it shorter than him! Photo by Andy Dunwoody. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

Thumbs up for Elliot's best National finish yet, 7th in both seeding and his race run. He was solid all weekend, and consistency wins races. He managed to take two seconds off his seeding run. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

So wanna see some pics of the course? Here it is from top to bottom... From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

Line choices. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

Lots of semi-steep bits. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

And a quite a few places to launch. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

The bottom section looks like a blast to ride. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

Just before busting out into the open. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

Sprint to finish with a few ramps added in for the crowds viewing pleasure. From Squadron NPS Rnd 4 Caersws

If moving pictures is more your thing, check out MTBCut's video below.

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