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Riders

James Shirley.

James originally started as an XC racer in the juvenile and youth categories before getting involved with the DH scene. He now specialises in endurance DH events which combines his skill and fitness perfectly.

Name: James Shirley
Age: 22
From: Roy Bridge near Fort William
Favourite Bike: Orange Five
Favourite Track: the ‘Mini Epic’ near Wolftrax or the Nevis Range World Cup DH run
Likes: food, sleep, bikes, girls
Most important travelling possession: my van
Race you are most looking forward to in 2011: The Mountain of Hell
Best result: Endurance DH champ 2 years running
Favourite rider: Joe Barnes
Favourite Food: Pasta
Most listened to song in your itunes: Im not cool enough to own an I-pod
Do you have any pets? Yes – Smokey a.k.a Fat Cat, Pixie the goat and 4 cows


Chris Hutchens.

After having a successful career as an elite DH racer, Chris is starting to turn his attention towards enduro racing for 2011. As well as competing in this new discipline, he still intends on fitting some UCI World Cup DH events into his busy schedule.

Name: Chris Hutchens
Age: 21
From: Oban
Favourite Bike: Orange 5 do all anywhere bike
Favourite Track: Beinn Lora
Likes: Riding whenever possible, racing, skiing, climbing, snowboarding, cooking, cleaning a super technical section and getting her sideways.
Most important travelling possession: deodorant
Race you are most looking forward to in 2011: Macavalanche, Fort William World Cup
Best result: 17th Fort William World Cup
Idol: Hugh Hefner…LAD, Chris Hoy and Steve Peat
Favourite Food: Edible satisfies me nicely. Indian or Thai
Most listened to song in your itunes: Chase and Staus, End Credits
 

 

Tom
Special Guest: Tom Lamb.
Tom founded Highline Racing in 2008. In 2010 he made the decision to go shred bikes in New Zealand and kindly handed the team over to James and Chris.