Competitors line up for a practice run.
Nathan Cornelius, of Christchurch, and Bruno Pfister, of Auckland, with BMX race parts for sale.
Grace Kerr (8), of Invercargill, takes time out to roll down a hill.
Desiree Ellams, Brandon Wallis (16), and Michael Wallis (18, partly obscured), of Christchurch, battle the conditions to put up their base.
Hazel Gardner (10), of Cambridge, gives support.
Yesterday was practice day at Forrester Park before the BMX South Island Championships start today. Christine O’Connor captured some of the action and atmosphere in pictures.
