Come finals the finish area will be packed to the raftersMonster were on hand to provide refreshmentLuckily they bought enough for the whole of Scotland…Strolling around the pits in the glorious sunshineThe Santa Cruz Syndicate, as with most teams, run handbuilt wheels. On a track like Fort William, the mechanics have their work cut out to maintain the bikes over the weekend.Steve Peat’s bike for the day. During practice he tested both coil and air sprung shocks. Mechanics say the shock has been under development for the past year, however it will be Peaty’s choice which shock he runs.Sam Hill placed 8th in the timed downhill yesterday. Members of each team were waiting in the finish area to discuss the runs with the riders.WoodtechOne of GT Factory Racing’s new sponsors for the 2013 season is Muc Off. They were making the most of it after practice yesterday.A world cup winning spec…Another of GT’s new sponsors this year is GoPro.GT’s backup race bike was on standby in the pitsRainbow pedalsFormula had their range of brakes on display at their standSilverfish’s stand had an Evil Undead on display in front of their lairy banners and truckCedric Gracia’s bike is kitted out with emerald green DVO suspensionGabriela Williams’ frameHart. Is it his race already?Andrew Neethling is running a prototype damper in his Boxxers for practice
Fort William is Brook Macdonald’s first world cup with Trek World RacingThe carbon look.Gwin, Peaty and Bryceland heading back to their respective pits discussing their practice runs.Greg Williamson’s race bike is being sheltered in Trek’s special project. This mobile bike enclosure is designed to be taken to the top of the track and heat the bike before a race run. The concept is to bring the oil in the suspension up to standard operating temperatures to give the optimum performance right out of the gate. The pod takes two bikes but will most likely not be used for this race as the sun is out. Pretty F1!
