Sutherland Raid - Highland Wildcat - Two Day Mountain Bike Event

Welcome to the Sutherland Raid

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The Sutherland Raid will not be held in the current year due to funding issues that will hopefully be resolved for 2009.

In the meantime, Highland Wildcat is working with the team behind the Strathpuffer 24hr race to create an 8pm - 8am event on the longest day; Saturday 28th June 2008. This will be based around the Golspie trails and will be similar to the Strathpuffer event in format.

Conditions will, however, be in contrast, with a very brief sunset, no mud and plenty of live music in the marquee to entertain participants and visitors through the night!

A link to the event website will be posted shortly, but meanwhile please note the date in your diary.

2007 Sutherland Raid

The first major competition to be staged on the Highland Wildcat Trail mountain bike tracks, offered a range of events for all standards of bike riders.

There were challenging cross-country routes, world-class MTB routes on the slopes of Ben Bhraggie, relays and time trials with outstanding demonstrations of skill and ability. The Raid also included the Highlands Schools championships with fantastic enthusiasm from all the youngsters from local schools who took part.

Trials riders Duncan Shaw and Ben Travis enthralled the spectators with outstanding demonstrations of skill and ability, while negotiating 10 feet high hay bale platforms, balancing on scaffold bars and tree trunks, showing amazing control and technique.

In addition to the thrills of the biking action, there was non-stop showing of the best mountain biking footage from Chilli Videos, including the premier showing of ‘Illusionary Lines’. This film is the next in the Super8 series, only bigger and better. Illusionary Lines has been with the World Cup circus for the entire journey capturing every winner of a World Cup ripping in an isolated and unique part of the globe.

In the evening, Golspie rocked to the sound of class acts, including ‘Make Model’ and ‘Edgar Prais’ up and coming young bands that have played at Isle of Skye Music Festival and T in the Park respectively.

Film footage courtesy of Tricky Productions.

results

The full listings of all times and results for the Sutherland Raid, for both Saturday and Sunday, are now online here!

Exposure Scotland Photography

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Exposure Scotland’s photographers were at the Sutherland Raid photographing all riders over the weekend. There are some great shots, and all photos are now available to purchase online at the Exposure Scotland website www.exposurescotland.co.uk.

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