Well i havent been doing much downhilling lately since ive ben home mainly hanging with friends and chillin. I recently bought a S13 silvia from a friend who was in need of some cash and wasnt really drifting much due to uni commitments so ive filled the void in thrashing the silvia lately. I try to get out to the drift practice sessions as much as i can as ive always loved drifting and have been doing it for years. Fortunately i get my license back next year so i will be actually driving myself to the track and probly be handling and getting the feel of the car a little better. At the last drift session at queensland raceway we managed to get a few pics but unfortunately it was to dark, my mate nathan was there drifting his 09 VE holden ute on 22"s , off his head!

I was down the coast the weekend just gone for a downhill ride day at illinbah just north of canungra. The goldcoast mtb club provides shuttles, food and drink at these events and its just a good way to get some quality practice on a quality DH track aswell as catch up with mates you probly wouldnt see otherwise.

I hadnt been on my Dh bike much so it was sick to get back on the rig and go wild for a bit, the last section of the illinbah track is relatively steep wide open across cow paddocks and if your off the brakes its like mach 1, you dont want to come off here ha ha!

From there that afternoon we headed back to brisbane to a mates house(blackie) who had been building a few small dirt jumps in his backyard. It was a jump,thrash, beers, bbq session and just a laugh with all the boys there, i didnt have my dirt jump bike with me but managed to have a play on them on the DH rig. I was impressed with blackies efforts as hes built these jumps on the side of a hill and the dirts not the softest to dig, hats off mate!

Im home for a few weeks then i head to whistler canada for xmas with my wife claire, we then will be back in january to train and race before heading off in april for the 2010 world cup downhill season ahead.

Cheers

• By Allan H