Gday, Cam here... So this past week and a bit here in Vegas has been awesome. the weather has been perfect, not much wind at all and overcast on a few of the days so we have had some awesome sessions in the backyard. the jumps stay wet for a good couple of hours instead of the 20 minutes they do during the summer.

I had a mate from Australia stop by Vegas for a few days and we shot some photos in the yard. This time of year the sunsets are amazing so we got some sweet background colours to our photos.

A few days ago i received my travel documents in the mail which means i can travel out of the country, so this Sunday i am headed back to Australia. i have some big plans for the yard so im going home and getting stuck into the shovel work and ready for my next Jam which will be held at the start of February or there abouts. im looking forward to getting home and seeing everyone. it should be a good time. and im looking forward to my next jam which will hopefully be bigger and better than the previous one.

Once im home im headed up to QLD to visit everyone at Unit and say gday to them. im looking forward to catching up and getting some summer time up in QLD.. other than that its going to be a busy time with lots of shovel work, but make sure you stay tuned for updates on how the yard is coming along in preparation for the jam. cheers. Cam.

• By Allan H

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Heading into round 5, Unit Team Rider Dan Reardon had the series lead, followed by Jay Marmont who was fighting through the terrible tragedy of his daughters passing, and former world champ Chad Reed, who most people assumed would be leading the series easily by this stage!

The format was 4 x 6 lap races in the final, each race the last 5 placed riders were knocked out, and the top group headed back to the gate with only a 2 minute gap between races. This format would see only the most consistent riders earn points, and some notable competitors were dropped early.

All the big guns made it past the first race, but in the 2nd spell we saw the series leader Dan Reardon dropped after a series of small mistakes, and outstanding performances from riders like Jay Marmont, who from last place fought back to the top 10, Robbie Marshall who earned his best result of the series and Tye Simmonds who battled hard after a rough start to just scrape into the top group.

The final race, saw the top 5 riders go head to head, with the exception of Reardon, we saw the rest of the top guys in there as well as a surprise in Jeremy McGrath, who realistically has not been carrying the speed of the top contenders until tonight! Reed had a strong start, and headed straight for the finish line, which left the battle for 2nd wide open. Simmonds and Marmont scrapped it out, with Marmonts race experience pushing him ahead to battle it out with McGrath. It look liked the 'J' plate had the position locked in, but Marmont offered a super strong push, and looked liked he was going to make the pass on the final whoops, before being beaten by a mere fraction of a second.

So after an amazing round, we had some surprising upsets, and it looks like Reed has got the Win he needs to really pressure that 1st place spot in the series. Marmont is still right up there, along with Tye Simmonds, but it seems Reardon may have a real fight on his hands for the overall Win!

• By Allan H

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