Video: Jackson’s Back! Kind Of… Trucking with Gazzy B and World Cup Chaos
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Injuries, recoveries and a truck driver; the squad are back for episode 4 of the Syndicate 2024 series, and it’s safe to say the race season has been a full on rollercoaster for all involved.
First up, Jackson’s Back! Kind of… We catch up with Jackson Goldstone to find out how his recovery is going after his huge crash at Hardline at the start of the year. Having to deal with the realities of not racing this year was a big struggle for Jacko, but thankfully his positive attitude (and Call of Duty) got him past the worst of it. He’s now roughly half way through his recovery, and the only way is up from here!
It’s then off to round 3 of the UCI DH World Cup to tackle one of the hardest races at Leogang to date. Loz gives us an update as he’s handling his ongoing battle with Epstein-Barr Virus, and how even on some of his worst days mentally, he’s been able to battle on and achieve respectable results. As put by Wyn, it was “all action, no traction” come race day, with the whole team sadly not leaving with the results they had hoped for, Nina’s elbow injury from qualifications knocked her confidence, causing her some difficulties for finals.
With spirits still high, we hit the road in Gazzy B’s truck to learn a bit more about the silent shredder… turns out he’s more than just a truck driver! Gaz is an absolute pinner on a bike, a chiller in the pits and has an eagle’s eye during track walk. The team explain why he’s such a valuable member of the crew, whilst Gaz parks the truck to get loose on his bike.
Back to the black snake – Val di Sole is considered by many as one of the toughest downhill tracks on the WC circuit, and the constantly changing conditions this year proved to be as big a challenge as ever. Ollie took a big slam in finals, which he was understandably gutted about, but also thankful to get away lightly from. Nina finished the race in 6th place, which is a huge achievement after her recent injury at Leogang..
Put your feet up and get immersed in the happenings of episode 4 of the Syndicate 2024 series.
