Coolendel Weekend Races

[crummy]

Let us know how you went, the parts of the track you liked or hated.

I had heaps of fun racing two out of the three races and getting re-acquainted with "the timing laptop" on the other.

What a turn out, with Sundays Enduro using all the white and green race numbers! There were at least 50 riders at both Saturday’s rides too.

It was good to have the use of showers or a river to cool of after a race. And get rid of the dust that was starting to build up during the Enduro.

Well done to Brian for doing most of the running around, he got out for a bit of enjoyment rubber side down as well. Like I found Brian behind me grinding up the climb before transition around the later moments of the Enduro, with a burst of speed he was up the climb and I had been overtaken.

[dunkman]

Yep, we had a great time. Orly there for the Sunday ride but really liked the track. It is a great location, and the track had plenty of challenges.

+ the downhill from the top of the course back to the river, windy bit through the trees early in the second half, pretty much all the bits that pointed down

- nothing to report

Thanks to everyone involved in making it all happen.

[Megs]

Yeah, a big thank you to Brian and everyone else who helped organise such a great weekend.
The track was heaps of fun and it was a great spot to camp!
Good to race a new track that we didn't know and I loved the cheer squads around the course too.
Let's keep this one on the calendar for next year. ;D

[bb]

Great weekend and a really good spot there at Coolendel for that sort of event. The family enjoyed the camping.

We did the night race and the Sunday 4 hour and both courses were fun but still challenging. The kids did their first night rides and loved it. The track was great, that gnarly A line taught me a lot as did the swoopin dowhill from the water tanks - I so nearly went tree climbing there...


Really enjoyed Marks talk about the world 24 hour solo champs- the rides he did as a build up looked really incredible - I would love to get out to Canada and do some riding- thanks Mark for showing us all.

Also big thanks to Brian and all the crew on set up and timing- you all made it work really well- the event was a big success due to all your hard work - So huge thanks

Ben

[littleman]

Hey all
yeah, what a incredible weekend, the track was awesome(as always), the new downhill was so much fun and such an amazing view of the river(when i looked), the cheering groups round the track was good, and mum couldnt believe how much wild life she sore.
thanks to brian and everyone that helped out with timing and track set up, truly was amazing, was also really good to see all the youngs boys and girls out there riding, was really motivating seeing them all enjoying themselves.
thanks to everyone who helped make this event so much fun and what an amazing place too.
hopefully see you all at the next race.
cheers Rhys

[crummy]

Did anyone get the length of the tracks?

[nat]

Sweet downhill ......and the crowd cheering all the way down ...awesome..., A very well balanced track with a bit for everybody , Just what I needed to get me back into it . Should run a club xc round out there .Thanks Brian and volunteers ....top effort . Nice van crummdog .

[fryertuck]

A big thankyou to Brian and everyone that helped out on the weekend. We had a great time. Stayed two nights this time and would like to stay to stay longer. Loved the Phantom in the night race! The night race was my favourite, couldn't see the scary parts and no red bellies!!

[brianbates]

The track lenghts are about 4.8 klm on Saturday and 5.9 klm on Sunday.
I don't often get a chance to pass Crummy up a hill but with fresh legs, as I was riding and working on the computer for this race and new I would stop at the end of the lap, and Michael 3.5 hours into the enduro and more laps to go it was a chance too good to miss.
Thanks for the appreciation of the track. I had good support from friends of mine in preparing and setting up the track before and after the races and I thank them again for their support.
Dave and Jill put in a big effort, along Crummy and the many other members who volunteered their time was what made the weekend a success.
My highlights were also the cheer squads day and night, the many new people and families competing,the Nowra Velo Club members there in support of the riders, Vincentia High Schools big turn out of riders and their assistance on the computer and with timing, and managing to stay ahead of the Phatom on Saturday night but never by very far because the squeal of the brakes was there haunting me all the way. To see the three elite riders Mark, Joshua and Gareth go past me in tight formation after nearly an hour and a half of racing on Saturday night was amazing.
Thanks to Mark Fenner for racing and giving the Canada presentation Saturday night in the Bunkhouse.
The first race didn't go on the computer. There were 78 starters which comprised of 39 junior and 39 senior riders. I will go through the times and post the results for this first race soon.

[leki]

What a great weekend of racing! Haven't ridden the mtb for ages but what a great weekend to dust of the clunker cannondale, squeak up the breaks and pull out the costume box! Have heard very positive comments about the weekend..looking foward to next year. And beware Brian...The Phantom has his eye on you!.....

[henry]

Results for Race 2 (night) and Race 3, Sunday's 4 Hour have been collated and sent to the SCUM Website guru for uploading.

Any questions / problems / queries, please contact me to see if they can be resolved.

[nat]

results..........

[Between the Tape...]

Oct 8, 2008 5:29:28 GMT 10 nat said:

results..........

soon.........

[henry]

whats the hold up??

[Between the Tape...]

Results are up............I do have a life outside of this club.