Salisbury Plain Enduro 22nd Nov
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Uncle Ricky
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You have to provide your own numbers. You can make some up yourself with a bit of black tape.
I'll be setting off soon to drive across from Devon. Weather forecast doesn't look too good.My son is already making excuses saying that his TKC tyres will not have enough grip compared to my full on knobblies
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See you all in the morning.
Bakerman, thanks for offer but we have booked into a nearby Travelodge for tonight.
Cheers
Sid no.14 & Martin no. 68
You could have raced on your door step so to speak, Xmoor club have an event on near Bude same day
You could have raced on your door step so to speak, Xmoor club have an event on near Bude same day
BOLLOX!!!!!!!!
Left home at 5.00 pm for the 4 hour drive to get to Andover. Had booked travelodge not far from Tidworth for fresh start in morning.
Managed to get MOST of the way there in my wife's fecking Land Rover Discovery. At around 8.30pm whilst doing 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost all power and came to a complete halt. Luckily, I just managed to get onto hard shoulder of M4 as engine died. Lots of smoke coming from under bonnet. Quick assessment suggested engine was FUBAR.
Immediate thought was get AA to take us to hotel and we would worry about Landie in morning. As we were on motorway we got "priority" service so they reached us after one hour at 9.30 pm. Took a while to recover vehicle as we also had trailer behind with the KTM and Honda.
Eventually recovered to Services where another AA man examined engine and agreed that it was definitely completely "Donald Ducked". He suggested dropping us off at hotel with bikes and taking Landie back to home in Devon but he was not allowed to do this by HQ. I did consider phoning wife and asking her to drive the three and half hours to collect us in my car but thought better of it. Unfortunately, neither the KTM or Honda are road legal at the moment (no tax or insurance as never used on road). Only option was to get Landie and bikes recovered back to Devon.
Next idea was to get back home quickly and come back in other car.
Unfortunately, it took a long time to get things sorted until the driver of the first recovery vehicle run out of driving hours so could only take us so far. Then we had to wait for another recovery wagon but he too had to wait for a while on a break to comply with his tachograph.
I have just got back in the house at 4.55 am exactly 12 hours since we originally left.
If I left now I might just make it back in time to start the race at 10.03 am. Unfortunately, I would have to OD on Red Bull to stay awake and would then be in no fit state to race an enduro bike for 3 hours.
So thats 2 x £52 entry fees and a £40 travellodge and half a tank of diesel in the Landie and 12 wasted hours.
And now you tell me I could have gone to an event down the road!!!!
I think I will still be too knackered for an event in Bude but would love to know more details for future reference.
LiquidLAN
Registered user
BOLLOX!!!!!!!!
Left home at 5.00 pm for the 4 hour drive to get to Andover. Had booked travelodge not far from Tidworth for fresh start in morning.
Managed to get MOST of the way there in my wife's fecking Land Rover Discovery. At around 8.30pm whilst doing 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost all power and came to a complete halt. Luckily, I just managed to get onto hard shoulder of M4 as engine died. Lots of smoke coming from under bonnet. Quick assessment suggested engine was FUBAR.
Immediate thought was get AA to take us to hotel and we would worry about Landie in morning. As we were on motorway we got "priority" service so they reached us after one hour at 9.30 pm. Took a while to recover vehicle as we also had trailer behind with the KTM and Honda.
Eventually recovered to Services where another AA man examined engine and agreed that it was definitely completely "Donald Ducked". He suggested dropping us off at hotel with bikes and taking Landie back to home in Devon but he was not allowed to do this by HQ. I did consider phoning wife and asking her to drive the three and half hours to collect us in my car but thought better of it. Unfortunately, neither the KTM or Honda are road legal at the moment (no tax or insurance as never used on road). Only option was to get Landie and bikes recovered back to Devon.
Next idea was to get back home quickly and come back in other car.
Unfortunately, it took a long time to get things sorted until the driver of the first recovery vehicle run out of driving hours so could only take us so far. Then we had to wait for another recovery wagon but he too had to wait for a while on a break to comply with his tachograph.
I have just got back in the house at 4.55 am exactly 12 hours since we originally left.
If I left now I might just make it back in time to start the race at 10.03 am. Unfortunately, I would have to OD on Red Bull to stay awake and would then be in no fit state to race an enduro bike for 3 hours.
So thats 2 x £52 entry fees and a £40 travellodge and half a tank of diesel in the Landie and 12 wasted hours.
And now you tell me I could have gone to an event down the road!!!!
I think I will still be too knackered for an event in Bude but would love to know more details for future reference.
Bollox! don't envy you that drive either last night, I came back from Kent and it was awful out there!
at least you're all alright, sorry to hear about the car.
LiquidLAN
Registered user
if it makes it any better... there's thunder and lighting out there now...
LiquidLAN
Registered user
I'd just like to say...
F*cking well done to Losttheplot!
I'm not sure how many laps you got in, but you did excellently mate!
think I've got a few pics of you, but mostly from the back as you'd often passed before I twigged it was you - sorry
I did try to find you at the end, but you must have collapsed in a van or something
F*cking well done to Losttheplot!
I'm not sure how many laps you got in, but you did excellently mate!
think I've got a few pics of you, but mostly from the back as you'd often passed before I twigged it was you - sorry
I did try to find you at the end, but you must have collapsed in a van or something
F*cking well done to Losttheplot!
I'm not sure how many laps you got in, but you did excellently mate!
I did try to find you at the end, but you must have collapsed in a van or something
I managed 6 laps in the end, from 3 hours solid riding.
i have to admitt there were quite a few occassions when i though "what the f*ck am i doing here" but it's thanks to the encouragement from yourself, colin (my pit crew) and i think i saw Jay out on his husky, that i helped me to keep going.
Also a big thanks to all the guys at setra, the quick guys for being patient (that would have been the rest of the field then!), and the marshals for helping me out on more than a few occassions.
Right now all i'm feeling is relief it's all over- i'm guessing the sense of achievement comes later. Hopefully it will arrive soon- along with the ability to use my arms again..(trying to wash my face in the shower just now was err..interesting to say the least)
I think i could get into this, i just need a lighter bike to start with...
Sid, sorry to hear about your run of bad luck, but to be honest, i'm not sure there were many guys on the course that actually "enjoyed" the ride- not many sane ones anyway!!
Nathan
I was around for little bit at the end, but most of that was in a horizontal position behind the back of the hyphose van....
i take my hat off* to those that were competing. conditions were atrocious enough on the ride there from bournemouth 
*strictly in a metaphorical sense. i actually kept my helmet on the whole time there in attempt to keep the weather at bay. it didn't work.
fcuking hell, it was grim out there this morning
*strictly in a metaphorical sense. i actually kept my helmet on the whole time there in attempt to keep the weather at bay. it didn't work.
fcuking hell, it was grim out there this morning
LiquidLAN
Registered user
I knew I'd have at least one good shot of you Nathan
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4125636272/" title="IMG_8311_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4125636272_777af2e938.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8311_small" /></a>
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we left for family day out at 9.30 the conditions looked fantastic for a 3 hour enduro with SETRA,
Well done 6 laps
BRILL and great fun I`m sure
Well done 6 laps
BRILL and great fun I`m sure
LiquidLAN
Registered user
we left for family day out at 9.30 the conditions looked fantastic for a 3 hour enduro with SETRA,
Well done 6 laps
BRILL and great fun I`m sure
They must have been well pleased
I was thinking of you all yesterday.
As i sat at the kitchen table reading the papers with a cup of tea and bacon sandwich.
As i sat at the kitchen table reading the papers with a cup of tea and bacon sandwich.
LiquidLAN
Registered user
here you go, a few more shots from the day
More of Nathan
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4125636272/" title="IMG_8311_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4125636272_777af2e938.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8311_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128128482/" title="IMG_8332_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4128128482_77c22b8ea9.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8332_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128128354/" title="IMG_8326_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4128128354_1bf1464873.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8326_small" /></a>
There are a load more on flickr, feel free to have a browse
and a few lucky ones
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127355555/" title="IMG_8307_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4127355555_bac67ec85f.jpg" width="500" height="298" alt="IMG_8307_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127283019/" title="IMG_8296_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4127283019_8b6823d79f.jpg" width="500" height="354" alt="IMG_8296_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128053228/" title="IMG_8270_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4128053228_8184a441e6.jpg" width="500" height="283" alt="IMG_8270_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127281733/" title="IMG_8269_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/4127281733_965075d66a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8269_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128052500/" title="IMG_8265_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/4128052500_c466ca57cf.jpg" width="500" height="397" alt="IMG_8265_small" /></a>
Just to prove the sun did come out... there was even a rainbow at one point
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127280475/" title="IMG_8262_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4127280475_c2e5d318b7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8262_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128050480/" title="IMG_8253_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4128050480_d8c6c09d64.jpg" width="500" height="187" alt="IMG_8253_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128049390/" title="IMG_8244_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4128049390_d858eccd94.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8244_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127277789/" title="IMG_8242_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4127277789_2f4f7d3ba8.jpg" width="500" height="179" alt="IMG_8242_small" /></a>
you'd be amazed how many riders out there still had the presence of mind ot look at the camera
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128048360/" title="IMG_8237_half_size by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2571/4128048360_ef97d7b8ce.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8237_half_size" /></a>
its true the grass isnt alway greener.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128048004/" title="IMG_8235_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4128048004_40ac405cb1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8235_small" /></a>
I'm not sure if these guys where late starters, but there were a couple that seemed to avoid all the mud...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128047670/" title="IMG_8225_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4128047670_2d619f1039.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8225_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127275817/" title="IMG_8222_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4127275817_97ef4e97f1.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8222_small" /></a>
and one or two that found it all
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128046158/" title="IMG_8200_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/4128046158_795975f4c5.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8200_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127274383/" title="IMG_8194_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4127274383_ab7e38a1f3.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8194_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128044308/" title="IMG_8167_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/4128044308_00905352cb.jpg" width="500" height="295" alt="IMG_8167_small" /></a>
More of Nathan
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4125636272/" title="IMG_8311_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4125636272_777af2e938.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8311_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128128482/" title="IMG_8332_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4128128482_77c22b8ea9.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8332_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128128354/" title="IMG_8326_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4128128354_1bf1464873.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8326_small" /></a>
There are a load more on flickr, feel free to have a browse
and a few lucky ones
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127355555/" title="IMG_8307_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4127355555_bac67ec85f.jpg" width="500" height="298" alt="IMG_8307_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127283019/" title="IMG_8296_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4127283019_8b6823d79f.jpg" width="500" height="354" alt="IMG_8296_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128053228/" title="IMG_8270_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4128053228_8184a441e6.jpg" width="500" height="283" alt="IMG_8270_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127281733/" title="IMG_8269_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/4127281733_965075d66a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8269_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128052500/" title="IMG_8265_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/4128052500_c466ca57cf.jpg" width="500" height="397" alt="IMG_8265_small" /></a>
Just to prove the sun did come out... there was even a rainbow at one point
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127280475/" title="IMG_8262_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4127280475_c2e5d318b7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8262_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128050480/" title="IMG_8253_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4128050480_d8c6c09d64.jpg" width="500" height="187" alt="IMG_8253_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128049390/" title="IMG_8244_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4128049390_d858eccd94.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8244_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127277789/" title="IMG_8242_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4127277789_2f4f7d3ba8.jpg" width="500" height="179" alt="IMG_8242_small" /></a>
you'd be amazed how many riders out there still had the presence of mind ot look at the camera
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128048360/" title="IMG_8237_half_size by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2571/4128048360_ef97d7b8ce.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8237_half_size" /></a>
its true the grass isnt alway greener.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128048004/" title="IMG_8235_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4128048004_40ac405cb1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_8235_small" /></a>
I'm not sure if these guys where late starters, but there were a couple that seemed to avoid all the mud...
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128047670/" title="IMG_8225_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4128047670_2d619f1039.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8225_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127275817/" title="IMG_8222_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2780/4127275817_97ef4e97f1.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8222_small" /></a>
and one or two that found it all
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128046158/" title="IMG_8200_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/4128046158_795975f4c5.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8200_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4127274383/" title="IMG_8194_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4127274383_ab7e38a1f3.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_8194_small" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_hudson/4128044308/" title="IMG_8167_small by johnathanhudson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/4128044308_00905352cb.jpg" width="500" height="295" alt="IMG_8167_small" /></a>
Mini.Hall
Guest
Gutted i missed this! But bike was tad poorly so was being repaired. But fairplay, there some amazing photos! awel, always next year!
Regards The Halls
Regards The Halls
Gutted i missed this! But bike was tad poorly so was being repaired. But fairplay, there some amazing photos! awel, always next year!
Regards The Halls
Nathan,
Well done on a sticking with it and hustleing the 650 round.The conditions were crap,it must have been a real battle to keep the 650 upright the mud was deep,gloopy and very slippery.
That said it was great to see so many people out riding and enjoying bikes.The SETRA team did a great job keeping it all going.
Nice one
Jay B
