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Re: 9th March 2008 Diary Entry by nick-r.
col123 - 10-3-2008 at 12:53

On 9th March 2008, nick-r wrote:

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Other: clifton upon theme motoduro
Wind Direction: na
Wind Stength: na
Surf / Sea State: na
Air Temperature: cool
Sea Temperature: na
Weather: fair

mud, mud, mud, mud, mud.......too fcucked to write anything, arms hurt, head's pounding..180 bikes warming their engines on the start line......the most menacing sound i've ever heard..total madness mayhem..it's all wrong!!!!!!...off cambered climbs on clay and tree rooots in the wet that were taking people out like fly's...engine casing high deep ruts in the corners.......completed 2x1 hour races......did'nt manage to beat colin, he was obviously in a hurry, he did'nt bother waiting........very tricky ride, especially once you started to get tired..great experience. did i mention the mud.


AT LEAST YOUR BIKES SORTED NOW!!

just need to get you and steve sorted on the fitness side, then perhaps i'll only lap you once instead of twice..

was going to wait for you, but by the time you would have caught up, it'd be dark!!

top part of the day for me was lapping my mate who's been raceing for ages and he had a two minute Head Start!!

nick-r - 10-3-2008 at 14:27

i think we should have a neil type wager on the next race......shall we say 50p..........i'm not sure that you lapped me twice..............too much cheating going on to say who really won......besides, i was testing the bike out and was going considerably slower than i will next time out!!!!!....and no she was not taking a rubbing of my number as i past the control point you cheeky *!!%xxx......(expletive deleted).......15th march looks good........WOR michelin XC.in wales again...

col123 - 10-3-2008 at 15:19

won't be out till april, weekend working etc

so you've got till then to catch up..

.......did i mention it's april 2010!!


you might have caught up by then..

any way i might have ago at this kitesurfing lark next!

nick-r - 10-3-2008 at 16:41

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Originally posted by col123
any way i might have ago at this kitesurfing lark next!


..i've been meaning to have a go at that myself.


i think you had an advantage this week over the 1 hour...it could all change in the 2.5 hr event...1 mistake like last week at llandrillo...and you'll be eating your pies. i mean words........realistically though..i'm not sure i actually like going that fast in the wet...i was past caring where i came......and was just trying not to crash..i should have been off a few times and was pleasantly surprised to find myself still on the bike..

the race that nobody can finish..1500 bikes start>>>>>>>>

erzburg enduro


pastrana beats david knight..:O

[Edited on 10-3-2008 by nick-r]

nick-r - 20-3-2008 at 18:19

well..we finally got the official results through the post...

stevebus fineshed 10th and i fineshed 16th out of approx 50 in the sportsman class.with 10 laps and 9 laps.....colin seems to have been D.Q'd as none of his laps from the 2nd race were counted.giving him a total of 5 laps and finishing in approx 40th place......obviously as soon as i got the news i called with my commiserations...
..........round 3 is at robins mountain somewhere in north wales next weekend...bring it on.....

col123 - 22-3-2008 at 17:08

spoke to the organiser and i actually won, but was put up into the next class..anywayi told him not to count the last race as i hate to see Nick and Steve crying!!!!!


AGAIN

nick-r - 24-3-2008 at 13:43

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Originally posted by col123
spoke to the organiser and i actually won, but was put up into the next class..anywayi told him not to count the last race as i hate to see Nick and Steve crying!!!!!


AGAIN



nick-r - 8-4-2008 at 18:34

that was the hardest and most painful thing i have ever attempted .shame you missed that one col. you would have loved it. deffinatly big stroker territory, although the honda did'nt have any isues with the climbs, i can't help feeling that it would've been more fun on a ktm....thats probably the best terrain i've ever ridden on...(well impressed). it's just so energy sapping, that without decent conditioning, it's difficult to enjoy at the time...even riding slowly.(which i did'nt have much choice about) was hard work!.anyway....i came 6th from last....the snow actually saved me. i was'nt carrying a drink, which turned out to be a big mistake...so i had to keep stopping to eat snow......eventually i found a place where the fern trees were covered in about 2 inches.it was like heaven.....there i stopped, happily eating snow until the sweeper marshall came past to close the course.....







mNeil - 8-4-2008 at 18:47

Bet he tripped-up coming out of the pie shop Nick!

nick-r - 10-4-2008 at 17:06

yes...he was piesurfing......

it's a shame he's hurt himself actually. it would've beeen nice to see someone else suffering last weekend.....hopefully i'll get chance in a few weeks when he's in a bit better shape......