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Bristol Bikefest 2009 - GOOD LUCK!!

KonaKurtKonaKurt Posts: 720
edited June 2009 in MTB general
That time of year is upon us once more..!



GOOD LUCK to everyone taking part in the Bristol Bikefest tomorrow!!

Weather forecast is for heavy rain over Bristol :( so take care everyone!

Could make for a very interesting soggy event!!

Forget your spd's and take yer wellies!!

Personally, I am not riding this year (was hoping to!), but am looking forward to watching the new 'novice' 3 hour event full of fresh blood.


GOOD LUCK especially to the novices :) Don't worry, and HAVE FUN!

KK.

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  • projectsomeprojectsome Posts: 4,478
    I shall be watching today, and doing my first race tomorrow.


    exciting stuff :D
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  • KonaKurtKonaKurt Posts: 720
    You may want to QR clamp a small brolly to your bars. A downpour is forecast for Bristol early Sunday until afternoonish.

    I repeat, a DOWNPOUR!

    Maybe the novice event will be replaced with some rapids canooing!?

    KK.
  • projectsomeprojectsome Posts: 4,478
    KonaKurt wrote:
    You may want to QR clamp a small brolly to your bars. A downpour is forecast for Bristol early Sunday until afternoonish.

    I repeat, a DOWNPOUR!

    Maybe the novice event will be replaced with some rapids canooing!?

    KK.
    lol thats not funny.


    also i'm a teeny bit concerned about the name on my number card. not quite sure who she is but it's deffinately not me!
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  • welshkevwelshkev Posts: 9,690
    i was supposed to be riding tomorrow but i had a crash at cwmcarn on tuesday and snapped my mech hanger off!!!! can't race now...doh, £30 down the drain :?
  • projectsomeprojectsome Posts: 4,478
    welshkev wrote:
    i was supposed to be riding tomorrow but i had a crash at cwmcarn on tuesday and snapped my mech hanger off!!!! can't race now...doh, £30 down the drain :?

    you can transfer your entry to someone else. maybe someone on the forum wants to race....

    :roll:
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  • welshkevwelshkev Posts: 9,690
    projectsome wrote:

    you can transfer your entry to someone else. maybe someone on the forum wants to race....

    :roll:

    if anyone wants to race in the morning PM me and i'll give you the details, rather someone race than no one :D

    kev
  • llamafarmerllamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    I'm doing my first race tomorrow, the weather forecast looks absolutely shocking! Was anybody there today? Did the expected rain turn up? What's the course looking like?
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  • projectsomeprojectsome Posts: 4,478
    llamafarmer wrote:
    I'm doing my first race tomorrow, the weather forecast looks absolutely shocking! Was anybody there today? Did the expected rain turn up? What's the course looking like?

    I was there today. I was on foot though. most of the riders were covered in mud. it didn't rain while I was there.

    A few of the spectators (including myself) kept going across the finish line, so think we might have to be careful. same goes for a few other parts.

    I did see 2 guys crash today. one guy came hurtling down the track at some speed and hit another rider. There was an almighty scream but that's not gonna put us off is it?

    I too am doing my first race tomorrow. I'm not aiming to win, just do reasonably good.


    good luck for tomorrow.

    have a lookout for my red fisher crawling around the track :D
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  • llamafarmerllamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    Cheers mate, good luck to you too. I'll keep an eye out for that Fisher!
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  • Daz555Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    I live next to Ashton Court and it's chucking it down right now. REALLY chucking it down.
    You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
    If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
    If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.
  • projectsomeprojectsome Posts: 4,478
    zomg. it betterstop soon :shock:
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  • KonaKurtKonaKurt Posts: 720
    What about the course and the site? What condition (other than the obvious, 'wet'!) are they in? Just a bit damp, or really bog trodden?

    And how SLIPPERY is the course/park at the moment?

    KK.
  • llamafarmerllamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    Well it was a tad muddy wasn't it? :lol:

    That section after the bombhole was like the Somme by the time I got to my third lap, my wheels were jamming up in the mud :lol:

    Awesome experience though, I really enjoyed it! The cleaning up is not so fun...


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  • projectsomeprojectsome Posts: 4,478
    llamafarmer wrote:
    Well it was a tad muddy wasn't it? :lol:

    That section after the bombhole was like the Somme by the time I got to my third lap, my wheels were jamming up in the mud :lol:

    Awesome experience though, I really enjoyed it! The cleaning up is not so fun...


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    you're bike doesn't look that muddy. I couldn't do the bombhole. i almost did. on my last lap i almost fell back down but luckily an air cadet was there to lift me to safety :D
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  • llamafarmerllamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    projectsome wrote:
    you're bike doesn't look that muddy. I couldn't do the bombhole. i almost did. on my last lap i almost fell back down but luckily an air cadet was there to lift me to safety :D

    The bombhole was ok, you just had to hang back from the bike in front and then really attack it, almost lost it third time round though. The bridge was worse I thought, it was so slippery I was sure I was going to stack it on the way down :lol:
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  • projectsomeprojectsome Posts: 4,478
    llamafarmer wrote:
    projectsome wrote:
    you're bike doesn't look that muddy. I couldn't do the bombhole. i almost did. on my last lap i almost fell back down but luckily an air cadet was there to lift me to safety :D

    The bombhole was ok, you just had to hang back from the bike in front and then really attack it, almost lost it third time round though. The bridge was worse I thought, it was so slippery I was sure I was going to stack it on the way down :lol:


    the first time i walked over the bridge. but the rest I rode it (down it anyway)
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  • ads4ads4 Posts: 698
    Are there any results posted anywhere yet?
    Adam.

    Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.

    Current ride - Yeti ASR 5a X0
  • positivejoshpositivejosh Posts: 1
    Great day, great event. That sloppy porridge muck on the back straight was a killer!!
    Can anyone tell me the address for website for downloading the official photos?

    Cheers
  • redveeredvee Posts: 11,922
    Saw a pair of bikes on the back of a Vdub camper getting onto the motorway at Gordano and they weren't clean.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • llamafarmerllamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    positivejosh wrote:
    Can anyone tell me the address for website for downloading the official photos?

    Cheers

    I think this is it:

    http://www.photo-it.com/
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  • llamafarmerllamafarmer Posts: 1,893
    Oh and the results are up:

    Saturday:
    http://www.timelaps.co.uk/assets/uploads/EventReport.aspx?eventID=65AshtonCourt06/06/2009

    Sunday:
    http://www.timelaps.co.uk/assets/uploads/EventReport.aspx?eventID=66AshtonCourt07/06/2009
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  • KonaKurtKonaKurt Posts: 720
    Sunday wasn't too bad a day. I've put a few videos onto U Tube if you fancy a look.
    (search for 'bristol bikefest 2009')

    I have some nice snapshots of various Sunday riders too...

    :)

    KK.
  • KonaKurtKonaKurt Posts: 720
    Here are a few quick pictures from Sunday 7th. I got a few hundred more!

    I think the rider of 377 is very cute :) Anyone know her?

    And the shot of four riders in a row looks very nice.

    KK.

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