WOR's "The Tough One" Sat 20th Jan
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Oh yes, been the last two years and wouldn't miss it. this year they have a full day of events starting with a clubman enduro, then a Trial bike enduro, that should be interesting as Mr Knight is racing that one as well as the evening/pitch black dead of nignt race. Go on you know yer want to go, its awsome.
Oh yes, been the last two years and wouldn't miss it. this year they have a full day of events starting with a clubman enduro, then a Trial bike enduro, that should be interesting as Mr Knight is racing that one as well as the evening/pitch black dead of nignt race. Go on you know yer want to go, its awsome.
Yes, it's the same as last year, although I think "KTM" has been dropped this time.
David Knight was down for doing the Trials race as well, but has pulled out, I suspect from reading the press release after pressure from his employer.
He is still favourite to win the Enduro.
You going Malc?
Mark
David Knight was down for doing the Trials race as well, but has pulled out, I suspect from reading the press release after pressure from his employer.
He is still favourite to win the Enduro.
You going Malc?
Mark
Noel
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There is five of us on GS's going, first time. What time does it start and how will I recognise other tossers?
Write up would be easy Malc:
Turned up, saw course, looked at opposition, put bike back in van!
I'm going down on the bike, maybe with my lad. Grimmy talking about coming down as well. May see you there.
Mark
Turned up, saw course, looked at opposition, put bike back in van!
I'm going down on the bike, maybe with my lad. Grimmy talking about coming down as well. May see you there.
Mark
What a superb event!
Got there at about 1.15, as the "Speed trial" was running. Some of the obstacles looked daunting on a trials iron (some of them looked impossible on foot) so how on earth they expected enduro bikes to manage is beyond me.
Saw Malc (Zapada) and Tim, then a couple who I race with. There were three GS's parked near the rockery, but didn't see their owners. Andy and I parked near a red 1200 from Essex, Eddy I think his name was.
Wandered round more of the course in the interval, some of it looked quite rideable. Some of it didn't
At 4.00 the main event started, and the riders had to run up a 150m muddy hill, in MX boots, to get to the bikes. That would have seen me off before even starting the bike! They rode off around the top of the quarry before dropping in down what seemed like a cliff face, to the technical sections which had been marked out. "The root of all evil" was the name painted at the start of one short climb, and wheras some made it look easy, some made it look very hard indeed! The floodlights came on at about 4.30, just after a hailstorm, and these were more for the benefit of spectators I think, than riders. Most competitors had some extra lights fitted, but not all of them were working after a couple of laps. Crash damage I suspect.
The day was well worth the trip out, some of the skills on display were mind-blowing
I think the quote that summed it up for me was as we stood near the logs at the finish, which had been re-instated for the last lap. An unknown rider, but obviously a good one, as he was still riding after 1hr 50mins of hell on wheels, stopped next to Steve Ireland (course designer and organiser) and said "I don't think I like you any more." With that, he launched himself at the logs and the willing helpers there to drag them over.
Top days sport.
Mark
Got there at about 1.15, as the "Speed trial" was running. Some of the obstacles looked daunting on a trials iron (some of them looked impossible on foot) so how on earth they expected enduro bikes to manage is beyond me. Saw Malc (Zapada) and Tim, then a couple who I race with. There were three GS's parked near the rockery, but didn't see their owners. Andy and I parked near a red 1200 from Essex, Eddy I think his name was.
Wandered round more of the course in the interval, some of it looked quite rideable. Some of it didn't
At 4.00 the main event started, and the riders had to run up a 150m muddy hill, in MX boots, to get to the bikes. That would have seen me off before even starting the bike! They rode off around the top of the quarry before dropping in down what seemed like a cliff face, to the technical sections which had been marked out. "The root of all evil" was the name painted at the start of one short climb, and wheras some made it look easy, some made it look very hard indeed! The floodlights came on at about 4.30, just after a hailstorm, and these were more for the benefit of spectators I think, than riders. Most competitors had some extra lights fitted, but not all of them were working after a couple of laps. Crash damage I suspect.
The day was well worth the trip out, some of the skills on display were mind-blowing
I think the quote that summed it up for me was as we stood near the logs at the finish, which had been re-instated for the last lap. An unknown rider, but obviously a good one, as he was still riding after 1hr 50mins of hell on wheels, stopped next to Steve Ireland (course designer and organiser) and said "I don't think I like you any more." With that, he launched himself at the logs and the willing helpers there to drag them over.
Top days sport.
Mark
Results for Top 10???
A guy on the local forum i use posted this video.....
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-3488921420550998221&hl=en-GB
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-3488921420550998221&hl=en-GB
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