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Post by crummy on Feb 12, 2008 6:54:49 GMT 10
Crummy Facts as per cycle computer.
Av 14.1
Ds 120.3
Tm 8:30
Mx 43.8
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Post by Lewy on Feb 12, 2008 8:18:46 GMT 10
What posi did you get
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Post by crummy on Feb 12, 2008 9:07:48 GMT 10
1 Jason English 16 08:11:53
2 Joel Donney 15 08:04:32
3 Dan Mackay 15 08:16:49
4 FRS Plus / Bikes at the Basin 14 08:32:32
5 Mick Baird 13 08:00:25
6 KHS/Cycleworld SpoonBoy 13 08:04:38
7 Uncomfortably Numb 13 08:13:52
8 Team jh 13 08:21:47
9 Solo Simo. 12 08:05:04
10 Cray Zi 12 08:18:26
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Post by Lewy on Feb 12, 2008 10:06:42 GMT 10
Nice one.
Elite for you on Sunday
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Post by dunkman on Feb 12, 2008 11:37:41 GMT 10
That's a great result, on a tough track. It was a fun track but flogging out 14 laps must have been hard on the bod. Some of that slow mud certainly sorted out the men from the boys (and I'm happy to call myself a boy on that one). After about 3 laps the track started to smooth out in a lot of sections although there was always enough damp soil and awkward pine roots to test the concentration, and of course the real mud holes just get bigger. The hardest section was the mudhole followed by a sharp uphill righthander into an uphill traverse, flattening across damp roots before a lefthander into a less muddy but steeper traverse. They always have tracks that never let you rest and with the extra 'slow' stuff it really was all go from the end of the first straight to mud patch right at the end. The gravity assisted sections were great fun although I did a lot more just hanging on as opposed to controlled bike handling. The pallet/log run was starting to look really achievable after a while but I'm sure it was just the rosy side of fatigue and chose to watch others. Who did it? Of course the biggest surprise of the day was that it started on time, and full credit to Stu and the bright oranges for a great event. The free entry thing certainly had the womens numbers up and some of them were d**n quick. Anyway have a look at the results at www.brightorangeevents.com/It's all looking good for the event here, plenty of enthusiasm for the series, just need some good weather... |
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Post by crummy on Feb 12, 2008 15:53:46 GMT 10
Have to agree on the tough track bit, traversing down sections that were so sticky you had to peddle. Downhill track to get the fullface boys screaming with fast switchbacks, to doubles and 3-4 foot drop offs from a large northshore ramp, finally they turned an off camber corner in to a nascar track with a large sweeping burm, you made speed of the corner!
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Post by crummy on Feb 13, 2008 13:58:12 GMT 10
Other tough bits were the pinchy climbs up a downhill track, after 6 hours I had to drop to the granny on the front.
There were plenty of fun sections with heaps of snakie stuff between trees and some more open stuff with little burms. A highlight was the straight pump section in the first quarter, cruising along and not having to pedel, pumping the bike to gain speed.
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roket
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Go ride before this happens to you!
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Post by roket on Feb 13, 2008 20:06:53 GMT 10
The pallet/log ride was achievable. I finally made it on my third lap.
Hope the snakes helped you Dunkman.
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Post by dunkman on Feb 13, 2008 21:22:44 GMT 10
Yeah the snakes! not part of the fuel regime but they were soooo nice after the gear I'd being doing all day. Thanks guys.
Good to hear you made it, there were definitely more people having a go later in the day, at the speed I was going by then I got to check out plenty of attempts.
I should also add there were plenty of really fun (some in a scary way) bits, it's just they went by quickly and the tough bits seemed to stick more. On my 7th or 8th lap I remember going into a section and thinking "I haven't been here before" and it took about 4 corners before I started to recognise it. Weird. Loved the bit of the downhill track where you could just it hang out a bit until the trees got a bit close, they were a couple of great berms.
In case it's not showing I had a great time. Big thanks to everyone who said hi, bye or anything at all.
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Post by crummy on Feb 14, 2008 5:29:30 GMT 10
it is cool the tracks you are allowed to build in a pine forest, i did notice a lack of sustainability, one thing i think we all should hope to acheive in the way we design, layout, build and maintain. one thing they did was have a guy with a shovel walking around doing track work.
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Post by dunkman on Feb 14, 2008 11:08:05 GMT 10
It's a good point about track sustainability. A track will survive a lot of trail riding and even local club races, but put 400 riders on it after a wet week and it really test your design and planning.
Which is why the Canberra round has always been run on a longer track, although I don't think the track has to be as easy as Canberra's, the length/time per lap means less damage at any point.
Looking at Darks forest last year the damage to the track would have been quite substantial even if conditions had been better. Too many riders on a short and technical track.
I guess it's all learning.
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