Jacks Ridge Summer Series – Round 3

The final round of the Summer Series was another warm day at Jacks Ridge, with plenty of talk beforehand about track conditions. As expected, it was fast and dry. It was always going to be a quick start followed by a steady race, where pacing, hydration and focus mattered.

The field was stacked with some seriously strong riders and the pace at the front was high from the gun. Thankfully our team-mates looked after us in the self-seeding bunch start and edged us forward early. We chased the front three for a lap, then settled into our own rhythm and focused on lap consistency. There were no issues with bike or body. Laps two through seven were all within a 30-second window, with lap one being the fastest and lap eight more of a cool-down. We finished 3rd on 8 laps.

3rd with a B&E burger

Supavest Team-mate Grant Hodgins rode a solid, consistent race to finish 4th, also completing 8 laps, four minutes back. He’s never far off the podium and backed up his good form from earlier rounds with another reliable ride.

Team-mate Russell Rankin put together a very good ride to take 2nd place, finishing on 7 laps. He rode smart and kept the pressure on throughout the race.

A highlight of the day was team-mate Michelle Newstead, who took 1st place in her category. She completed 7 laps, riding consistently and edging out the competition with steady pacing.

Overall it was a solid day for Supavest Racing, with podiums across multiple categories and everyone finishing strongly in tough summer conditions. A good way to wrap up the Summer Series.

Across the three rounds of the Summer Series, Simon Ballard topped the Solo 40-49 Men standings ahead of Tim Lee, with Grant Hodgins in third, we rounded out the top four. In the Solo 50-59 Men’s category Russell Rankin topped his category, and Michelle Newstead took out the Masters Women’s title with the highest points tally.

Results can be found here.

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2025 December Masters Racing - MyWhoosh

 Not a post we expected to do.

This week wrapped up the December Masters racing block on @mywhoosh , and with it another reminder that in this series is never about just one night. Masters racing is steady pressure, repeatability, and doing the work even when motivation is fighting festive food, late nights, and a calendar that insists on being busy.

We ended the December series 3rd overall. No race wins along the way—both 1st and 2nd overall managed that—but enough solid results stacked together to land on the podium anyway. It’s not the flashy way to get there, but it’s a satisfying one. Show up. Ride smart. Don’t implode. Repeat.

Each race was its own little problem to solve: when to push, when not to, how deep is too deep, and how long you can sit right on the edge before paying for it. Masters fields don’t gift anything, and every position is earned the hard way.

Results and numbers are all up on @mywhooshinfo for anyone who likes to dig into the data.

December done. Onward to the next block and challenge.

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