Hi guys,

Im chiiiilin here in Whistler B.C Canada , I had a sick season of riding bikes in the sun but now the Snow is here , so i have been hucking on my board for the last few weeks which has been sick. So much POW!

I am just bouncing back from a broken collar bone , so its been pretty mellow on the bike lately but next sunday I am jettin home to NZ for another summer of riding , so it will be all bikes from now on. I was having a great time on the bike before I broke my collarbone , riding Whistler mountain and hitting the trails .so I am looking forward to heading back to NZ and getting on the same programme.

Cheers, Kelly

• By Allan H

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We caught up with Glenn Macdonald, Tye's race team manager who was still on a high after Tye's amazing performance at the NZ round of Super X.

“I am so pumped for Tye, it was a tough night for him, and he dug deep and stands on the podium once again at Super X in his debut series on the KTM 450 SX-F,” said Macdonald.

“All was going well heading into the Man-on-Man Challenge, but in an unfortunate blow, Tye wrenched his injured knee during a battle with Dan Reardon. Tye wasn’t able to finish the hot lap, and you could see the pain he was in from his body language as he rode from the circuit."

“With some serious strapping on his knee, which is already carrying a torn ACL, Tye confidently walked up to the line in the first of his four-six lap finals. With a fourth gate pick secured, Tye was able to take advantage of a top qualifying position, and blasted from the gates – we knew then it was going to be on!" said Macdonald.

Tye was just as pumped, and after such a blow to his knee, was happy to gain his 2nd podium for the year.

“I am so pumped to be on the podium again after my third at the Geelong round, and this time I was in second, which is awesome,” said Simmonds. “It’s such a good feeling, given the riders I am up against have so much more experience."

“I had my starts dialed and got awesome drive. Getting up the front, and in the mix early meant I didn’t have to battle so hard with my knee the way it was, I was able just to focus on my riding, and bring home a solid result."

“I want to thank my family and the Motorex KTM Racing Team plus all of my sponsors as well as Race Safe for strapping my knee, so I could get back out on the track. It’s a collective effort to get a podium result, and without all these people around supporting me I wouldn’t be able to concentrate 100 percent on my racing. I have one more round in two weeks time at Brisbane’s QSAC Stadium, that’s going to be a big event, and my preparation leading up to that round will be pretty much the same as every other round, and that’s as much bike time as possible.”

Congratulations Tye, we can't wait to see you go head to head with the best at the final round in Brisbane, on December 5.

• By Allan H

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