| Birth Date. | 16-01-1985 |
|---|---|
| Birth Place. | Workington |
| Hair/Eyes | Brown, Brown |
| Height/Weight. | 6''3, 90kg |
| Location. | Workington |
| Marital Status. | Married |
| First Race. | Avimore SDA 2003 |
| First Win | Scratchmere Scar 08 |
Workington man Liam has been racing mountian bikes since 2003 and had his first win was in 2008. This highly skilled rider trains like you have never seen and is out all the time honing his skills, be it at the local pump track or at a dozen or so private test tracks. Liam has qualified for the World Cup downhill series for the last 3 years but while funding has allways meant limited outings his dedication paid of with the Northern Downhill Title in 09. Liam regained this title in 2010 and has teamed up with Knox and locak bike supplier KMB for a shot at bigger things in 2011. The official team in Knox/Kmb and Liam will compete in all major UK events.
Been using the Knox Oryx gloves for a while now and they are the most protective gloves I have seen. Whether it's clipping a pole in a race run or hitting tree/ floor in a crash there is very good protection on the knuckles without any restriction and the sps system not only helps to hold your hand on the bars they also protect your palm when you inevitably put your hand forward to protect yourself in a crash. Liam Little UK Elite DH & BDH Racer.
The track at Caersws was similar to last years track with a differant steeper section at the bottom. It was really good fun in the dry, but with it being so hard pack, when it rained it turned like ice, probably the slippyest track i have ridden. The track dried really quickly and on the dry runs i felt really good, but after the random showers it was hard to ride some sections hard. An Hour before race runs we had torrential rain for about half an hour, so i put dirty dans on and mud guards and went for my run, the track was pretty much a river by now, but i thought it was more fun to ride in the propper wet than it was half and half. I nearly went down on the second left after losing the back and insided a turn too much after the tunnel, leaving me with no speed on the exit of the turn, i finished 25th, about 4s off where i would have been happy with, but i feel like i am riding well and i am due a goo BDS result.
This weekend was back to Moelfre Hall in north Wales and the weather was on form as it usually is in Moelfre which gave us one of the first dry races of the season, the track had a couple of new features but was its usual fast open and by race day effected by the wind. I really enjoyed the track on saturday getting used to how fast the track was and i felt really good on the bike. I got seven runs in and i was happy with my lines. On sunday i finished 44th, not the best result but less than 1 sec off a top 30 and 5s off where i would have been happy with, things are feeling better and i look forward to the yorkshire champs next weekend.
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