Having not ridden anything other than the main WC track at Ft Bill, whats the SES tracks likely to be like? Pitfichie seemed pretty brutal on tyres, will Ft Bill be the same or should I be fishing out the shortys?

Mud tyres. Without a doubt.

https://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/Fort_william

The word is a stage down The Top Chief, including a section above it accessed from the quad chair.

There’s also rumours that we’ll be racing the WC track

The lower down stuff will be an absolute quagmire after the rain next week so mud tyres are essential

If it’s a mix, a big 2.6 Magic Mary, perfect.