British Schoolboys’ International Downhill Racing Championships
British Schoolboys’ International Downhill Racing Championships, Hasliberg, Switzerland.
26th-27th January 2009
The event this year saw the team of 8 boys spend two days training for six hours with an expert trainer before entering the two days of competition.
Ben Goodwin, Cameron Ryalls, Robert Cross, Rob Marks, Alex Shaw, Robbie Dudley and Matt Clauson and Tom Dickinson all acquitted themselves well in the Giant Slalom. Robert Cross came 15th in the Giant Slalom after 2 successful runs in the Junior section and Cameron Ryalls was the best placed in the Children 2 category coming 54th out of 101 competitors.
The treacherous Slalom course the next day saw many casualties but the boys braved the poor conditions of low cloud and poor visibility to all finish in highly respectable times (even though the time keeper struggled due to the cheering and cowbells!). Cameron Ryalls improved on his performance of the day before coming 36th and Ben Goodwin, as a newcomer to competition skiing, completed two successful runs as well. The Junior race saw the worst of the weather as Matthew Clauson finished 26th, Robert Cross 30th, Robbie Dudley 34th and Thomas Dickinson 35th.
At the prize giving evening Robert Cross was awarded a free place on a Level 1 instructor course for his commitment to skiing within the Schoolboy Racing teams. All the boys are to be commended for their outstanding levels of commitment, waking at 6.30am for early breakfast before being first on the slopes at 7.45 before it was light. The Slalom courses looking out from the start gate is a very daunting experience and the heavily rutted steep descent takes not only bravery and skill but a little bit of madness to attempt at the speeds they do!
Well done to everyone and many thanks to the parents’ of all the pupils who joined us in Hasliberg.
Mr Cutler
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