Newton’s is the first leg of the International Downhill Federation (IDF) World Cup, which has other legs in South Korea, Czech Republic, Italy, Untied States, Peru and Brazil.

In Bathurst, it was attended by more than 90 people, going up from the 70 forecast in the week leading up to it by Australian Skateboard Racing Association (ASRA) president James Hopkin.

“We had a lot of late entries,” he said. 

Along with the Australian competitors, the event was attended by people from across the world, including America and Brazil. 

Mr Hopkin said they were all full of positive feedback for the circuit. 

“They love Mount Panorama, it is one of the best race tracks in the world,” he said.

“I was talking to one of the Australian competitors and they said the quality was excellent.” 

The track served the competitors well for the most part, being much cooler than last year as the event was held later. 

“It was much cooler, so it is a nicer environment for the skaters,” Mr Hopkin said.

For the first time, the top three qualifiers on Saturday were all Australians and one of them, Mitch Thompson, was from Bathurst. 

He and the other top qualifiers, Brennan Bast and Josh Evans, celebrated their success with a run down the mountain together. 

Being such a dangerous location, with skateboards getting up to extremely fast speeds on a circuit full of twists and turns, it was no surprise there were a few injuries. 

Mr Hopkin said there was one serious incident on Saturday, which resulted in an early end of the day’s racing.

The male competitor was taken to hospital in Orange for some precautionary checks and was later released. 

“We had some swollen ankles, but we’re probably down about 50 to 60 per cent on injuries from last year,” Mr Hopkin said. 

It is expected that Newton’s will have a long future ahead in Bathurst, with Mr Hopkin saying that the organisations involved are prepared to work together to ensure the event’s longevity. 

“We’re on a marathon, which is we have a long-term plan for the event,” Mr Hopkin said.

It is good news for Newton’s, after Bathurst Regional Council came close to not approving the event to take place on Mount Panorama this year.

Mr Hopkin said those associated with Newton’s have been working much closer with council this year and have developed a better relationship.