News just in, Aston Hill are to host the Southern
Downhill Champs for 2009. This was finalised
yesterday! Although the track is still very secret
squirrel, Rich (Aston Hill) looked at it over the
weekend and assured us that John Holbrook's work is
looking really, really good and it's going to be a
massively fun course!
Aston Hill 423 is now the Southern Downhill Champs!
Richard Abbott of Aston Hill today announced that
the 423 race being held on the 13th September is now
the Southern Downhill Championships, meaning that
it's being granted double BCF point classification.
This should be great news for all racers keen to
grab some last minute points before the season end,
attracting a bigger crowd and competition from even
further a field.
Richard said "I'm stoked. It's what we wanted the
race to be as it's a really wicked course at a
really wicked venue. We're now all looking forward
to an even more exciting event with some real
down-to-the-line action!"
The 423 race is being held at Aston Hill, near
Wendover in Buckinghamshire, on the 13th of
September. For more details on the race and how to
enter, go to