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2012 Aussie Nationals - Round 2

by Ian Hylands
Jan 21, 2012 at 9:31

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Elite Men's Qualifying Top 5
1. Troy Brosnan 3:16.58
2. Sam Hill 3:19.40
3. Bryn Atkinson 3:23.81
4. Rick Boyer 3:23.86
5. Rhys Atkinson 3:24.02

Complete Results here

Junior Men's Qualifying Top 5
1. Connor Fearon 3:19.19
2. Joe Vejvoda 3:22.52
3. Henry Blake 3:23.70
4. Thomas Crimmins 3:25.84
5. David McMillan 3:25.94

Complete Results here

Women's Qualifying
1. Tracey Hannah 3:48.25
2. Shelly Flood 4:15.94
3. Trudy Nicholas 4:20.45
4. Madeline Taylor 4:23.60
5. Michelle Crisp 4:25.71
6. Lisa Mathison 4:31.89
7. Jill Kintner 4:34.16

Complete Results here

Jill Kintner flatted on her qualifying run, but should be fast tomorrow, here's what she has to say about her new Norco and the event so far.

bigquotesJust finished up the seeding runs here at Mt. Buller. Nice day, sun was out. I personally got cooked, red face and arms, but small price to pay for a sunny day in the mtns. The course here is as rocky as it gets, just finding a little flow is the trick. I've been loving it actually. The new bikes handle amazing, so this track is a ripper for testing all kinds of speeds and impacts.

For seeding run, I am stoked that Tracy Hannah is here to race against, but unfortunately I got a flat half way down my run, so the real battle will be tomorrow. Keep em guessing. About 7 ladies, so I am the first to go, which is sweet. Tracy had a fast time, and won the quali.

In the mens, Troy Brosnan, Sam Hill, Bryn, Ricky Boyer, Rhys Atkinson. Top 5. Bryn said he was a little tight, but happy to get his first race over with after so much time out. New day tomorrow!

Some fast juniors here too. Australia pumps em out! Jared Rando has taken over a little bit of coaching duties, giving these rippers some structure. He's kinda like the new Scotty, but darker - Jill Kintner
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45 Comments

  • + 34
flag Bigfoot94 (Jan 21, 2012 at 9:34)
 Nice one Troy above Sam, got to say I saw this coming Razz
  • + 18
flag betsie Plus (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:22)
 Connor above Sam also.
I know it is not a WC, but the time is a changing in Dh.
  • + 4
flag urbancamel (Jan 21, 2012 at 11:21)
 Young guns
  • + 5
flag fantaman (Jan 21, 2012 at 11:42)
 Troy could be the next Sam Hill
  • + 45
flag stinky-deluxe-smith (Jan 21, 2012 at 12:25)
 na he aint got the eye brows for it
  • + 3
flag apioqm (Jan 21, 2012 at 20:16)
 Can't wait to see what Tracey can do at the world cup's.
  • + 3
flag hoolydooly (Jan 21, 2012 at 21:43)
 You have to remember that Troy is very fit because he has just come off the back of a world cup season, where as Sam has had to sit at home,
  • + 4
flag betsie Plus (Jan 22, 2012 at 0:44)
 Troy beat Sam by 5.35 seconds in the final.
Troy went faster than seeding, Sam the same time.
Troy the boy beat Sam the man.

WC will be interesting, who will Gwin it, get desTroyed or will the Hart rule the head.....
  • + 5
flag bigburd (Jan 22, 2012 at 2:17)
 betsie , that was both cheesey and witty but i'm not sure in what proportions Razz
  • + 2
flag kaizerness (Jan 22, 2012 at 5:55)
 "Music: Gangstarr" Yesss, he won !! ahah
  • + 1
flag bibas5 (Jan 24, 2012 at 8:10)
 I think Troy IS BETTER than Sam Hill, not his style, but faster
  • + 0
flag hoolydooly (Jan 24, 2012 at 21:46)
 Mate no one on the WC is faster than sam hill. He may not be very consistent, but but he is the most insane rider there for sure.
  • + 1
flag stinky-deluxe-smith (Jan 25, 2012 at 4:26)
 clearly he isnt fastest in the world cup if he got beaten by 5 seconds in the australian nationals? ..
  • + 1
flag betsie Plus (Jan 25, 2012 at 5:13)
 Mate no one on the WC is faster than sam hill... to KFC Smile
  • + 2
flag stinky-deluxe-smith (Jan 25, 2012 at 9:01)
 gotta love kfc though Wink
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  • + 5
flag ChainsawGeoff (Jan 21, 2012 at 9:58)
 Damn, everyone is talking about how Sam is getting back on form this year and then Troy comes out and puts 3 seconds on him. Save some speed for the rest of us dude, it's a bit selfish. Wink
  • + 1
flag yesok (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:17)
 Not fair to judge on one race though is it, anything could have happened in Hill's run. From the info here he could have crashed for all we know..
  • + 2
flag betsie Plus (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:25)
 yesok is correct. So look at round 1..... Oops, that is 2 out of 2 that he has done it.
Oops 6 seconds at Champery also!!!!!
This time is only Qualification, so we will see what happens tomorrow.
  • + 7
flag downtheline (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:51)
 Its only qualifying guys, he could pull back the time in the race runs.
  • + 2
flag betsie Plus (Jan 22, 2012 at 0:50)
 The desTROYer wins again. over 5 seconds this time, Sam with the same time, Troy going faster.

All the Sam fans are going to be Hart broken this year, he might Gwin nothing Wink
  • + 3
flag Protour (Jan 22, 2012 at 7:08)
 I'm tired of hearing Sam Hill fans making excuses for the guy. Face it, there are faster riders out there now, and he will never again be dominant like he used to be. Troy is now faster, and he isn't even close to Gwin on most WC tracks. Where was Graves?
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  • + 7
flag Sam3897 (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:13)
 troy and sam are my favorite riders and its awsome to see them on top!
  • + 3
flag TheGoose (Jan 22, 2012 at 15:35)
 That's what she said Wink
  • + 2
flag Sam3897 (Jan 23, 2012 at 11:24)
 hahaha
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  • + 4
flag Skootur (Jan 21, 2012 at 12:47)
 Tracey Hannah SOOOO needs a full WC ride for the season. She is someone who is finally able to beat all the Euro Women who keep winning all the time.
  • + 2
flag sroemmich (Jan 21, 2012 at 20:36)
 Agreed, its gonna be interesting.
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  • + 4
flag scrub (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:34)
 Glad to hear that J. Rando is sharing his skills by doing some coaching. Thanks for the updates Jill, have fun and good luck!
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  • + 3
flag bruceklein (Jan 21, 2012 at 9:59)
 keep it up troy, what if troy and sam stay 1 and 2 in the whole season. thatll be sick!!
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  • + 4
flag sroemmich (Jan 21, 2012 at 13:03)
 Graves not racing this one?
  • + 2
flag LiamRenaut (Jan 22, 2012 at 2:47)
 Graves is in NZ tearing that shit up!
  • + 0
flag samminett (Jan 23, 2012 at 21:46)
 yea he is doin very well Smile
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  • + 2
flag andrewdhmtb (Jan 21, 2012 at 21:48)
 ok where is mick hannah or what happened to him?
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  • + 1
flag biker0chris (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:20)
 Brosnan winning ! And connor fearon also beating sam hill on time. That kid needs to race more world cups.
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  • + 2
flag FunnBOB (Jan 21, 2012 at 9:44)
 Troy is shredding this year! I hope to see him at WC top along with danny!
  • + 1
flag Suth17 (Jan 21, 2012 at 15:45)
 its gonna happen, the lad is scary fast, keep an eye on Fearon too, when he starts up in elite men, the duel between him and Troy will be outstanding.
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  • + 2
flag madmon (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:02)
 Ya............Tracey Hannah......................bout thyme
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  • + 1
flag thestigmk1 (Jan 21, 2012 at 12:20)
 Amazed Sam got through that list of questions...he's usually the slowest talker ever.
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  • + 1
flag teamdoa (Jan 22, 2012 at 3:00)
 I cannot understand what half of them are saying.
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  • + 1
flag jeffte283 (Jan 21, 2012 at 21:05)
 Why aren't they using the Sworks Demo 8?
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  • + 2
flag goodman245 (Jan 21, 2012 at 10:13)
 tracey hannah ftw
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  • + 1
flag downhilltoavenged7x (Jan 22, 2012 at 4:17)
 DesTROYer, Gwinning...oh god I can't take much more of these...
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  • + 1
flag stephenlw (Jan 21, 2012 at 20:22)
 Sam Hill, "Music - Snoop Dogg." Ha
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  • + 1
flag SniperWZ (Jan 21, 2012 at 18:58)
 Sam，Come On...
  • + 1
flag betsie Plus (Jan 22, 2012 at 0:52)
 fail
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  • + 4
flag hoolydooly (Jan 21, 2012 at 21:44)
 Yeah lets pretend that made sense....
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