national rally

I did the Gold award on the 2004 national rally. Its a good test of navigation and endurance, OK 500ish miles in 18 hours isnt that far but it is when you are having to stop every 15 - 25 miles to get a card stamped.

One of my best biking memorys is riding across the peak district into Buxton as dawn was breaking. only people on the roads were people on the rally.

Really worth doing but you're right do it with a coupe of mates.
 
One of my best biking memorys is riding across the peak district into Buxton as dawn was breaking. only people on the roads were people on the rally.
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The first time I did the Rally, I ended up doing the Cat and Fiddle run at 3am - not a road I had even heard of then. Interesting learning experience in the dark!

I'm a miserable git and prefer to ride on my own. I've done the Rally for the last 13 years. I always used to do the Special Gold but decided, after 10 years, to take a more leisurely approach and now normally do the Silver or Bronze. Do the long ones at first, it is good fun. But after a while some of the challenge goes as there is a limited choice or variety in the routes and one gets to know most of the checkpoints. The shorter routes allow different combinations (and, if I get it right, I can nip home for 3 or 4 hours kip in the middle :) ).

A word of warning - the most dangerous time is on the way back after the finish. The adrernalin has stopped and overwhelming tiredness can creep up on you unawares. DAMHIK.

Paul
 
I rode the national in 1986 (gold award), way befor GPS was available, so all route planning and navigation during the event was done with paper maps and route cards, it made finding one or two check points interesting. especially as it was pissing down for a few hours. I chose to ride on my own, it is easier, you dont have to wait for all the group to be ready to move, fuel stops are quick and you have nobody to lose.

but you cant beat an empty road at 4-5am as the dawn is breaking for some of the best biking memories.
 
Entery forms available from 1st march @ posted website anyone want to do it as a team event or for a charity maybe. 200/300mile sat 1st july or 300/500 mile 1st & 2nd july 2006
 
Paul Wakefield said:
A word of warning - the most dangerous time is on the way back after the finish. The adrernalin has stopped and overwhelming tiredness can creep up on you unawares. DAMHIK.

Paul
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OH yes indeed.

I was battling home trying to get back to my bed, gradually losing the fight. In the end I decided I'd stop for a coffee pulled into a layby intending to cross the road.

Next thing I remember was being woken up by a frantic worried woman. I had fallen asleep and collapsed on the grass verge as soon as I got off the bike, I still had my helmet on and the key was still in the bike. I'd been asleep about half an hour at a guess.

The most amazing site was Warwick services, there had to have been 50 bikers asleep on the verge when I got there. I just joined them and slept about 5 hours before going home.
 
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