This weekend 6/7th August 2016 we are going to the Isle of Man for the 3rd and 4th round of the BEC
https://southernmcc.com/manxduro/
https://www.acu.org.uk/News/2016/07/ACU ... le-of-Man/
Now these are much longer and harder timecard races for the best riders in the country.
Obviously we are riding in the sportsman class but even that level is a real struggle and takes lots of effort to complete.
Two years ago we had a TRF weekend on the island which was fabulous but I'm not sure we tackled anything too extreme
I'm sure Jon Starkey and i will find out soon enough, we will let you know!
Rich H
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Wish you and jon all the very best. Give Knighter a big kiss from all of us ...
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The IOM should provide a fantastic event. Good luck! Hope you both enjoy it. Expecting a detailed report when you're back!
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It's now Sunday late afternoon. BEC completed and resting in hotel before trip home. What can I say; WOW, what an event. Absolutely superb, really well run with no real problems.
The course was long and tricky in parts but the scenery was just amazing. Across fields and moors, hedgerows and plantations, scree slopes and rock fields (like a mini "Carl's diner").
The Saturday was a very long day where most of the special tests took place, 3 per lap. The forest ones were hard because by the time we rode them the line was well defined but do were the white slippery exposed roots. The log crossings were also slippery but most had an easy route around. Jon Starkey tackled most of them, brave man. The open going test was great fun with some good climbs and tricky corners. There was a drop into water with a sheer rock climb out (perhaps 15meters high. Jon tells me it was more like 15 foot but it didn't seem that way to me), again a longer chicken route was offered but that also had a large step to climb. You always knew something tricky was coming up as a group of spectators were always there to watch us succeed or screw it up completely.
The Sunday was an easier day, only had one lap and two tests. Really was a fantastic ride with sunlit hills and white tops to the waves on the ocean background. One could never get to ride these areas in the normal course of events, just had such a good weekend away.
I did give Knighter a nudge when I saw him, even half way through an event he wasn't to busy to chat. When I went back to a test to collect fuel the championship boys were doing their test, they really are fast. Things that I tentatively dropped down they just wheelied over. Just pinned it! Very impressive.
I did 83 miles on day one, 70 of which off road. Anyone who fancies this I can highly recommend it, expensive weekend but so well worth it, just superb riding. Am I coming back? You bet.
Rich H
The course was long and tricky in parts but the scenery was just amazing. Across fields and moors, hedgerows and plantations, scree slopes and rock fields (like a mini "Carl's diner").
The Saturday was a very long day where most of the special tests took place, 3 per lap. The forest ones were hard because by the time we rode them the line was well defined but do were the white slippery exposed roots. The log crossings were also slippery but most had an easy route around. Jon Starkey tackled most of them, brave man. The open going test was great fun with some good climbs and tricky corners. There was a drop into water with a sheer rock climb out (perhaps 15meters high. Jon tells me it was more like 15 foot but it didn't seem that way to me), again a longer chicken route was offered but that also had a large step to climb. You always knew something tricky was coming up as a group of spectators were always there to watch us succeed or screw it up completely.
The Sunday was an easier day, only had one lap and two tests. Really was a fantastic ride with sunlit hills and white tops to the waves on the ocean background. One could never get to ride these areas in the normal course of events, just had such a good weekend away.
I did give Knighter a nudge when I saw him, even half way through an event he wasn't to busy to chat. When I went back to a test to collect fuel the championship boys were doing their test, they really are fast. Things that I tentatively dropped down they just wheelied over. Just pinned it! Very impressive.
I did 83 miles on day one, 70 of which off road. Anyone who fancies this I can highly recommend it, expensive weekend but so well worth it, just superb riding. Am I coming back? You bet.
Rich H
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Nice write up Rich thanks!
And, well done to you and John
And, well done to you and John
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Me Jon and Rich did the natterjack at Eelmoor tank training range last weekend.
Excellent event ... tough course with plenty of bogs and water to deal with and the course was better in reverse on day 2 (sunday)
Lots of experts pretending to be sportsmen and as we rode thru the paddock on sunday after our final lap was done there was a real collection of walking wounded young aspiring enduro riders with various bodily parts in slings
there but for the grace of the good Lord went we !
yours
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Excellent event ... tough course with plenty of bogs and water to deal with and the course was better in reverse on day 2 (sunday)
Lots of experts pretending to be sportsmen and as we rode thru the paddock on sunday after our final lap was done there was a real collection of walking wounded young aspiring enduro riders with various bodily parts in slings
there but for the grace of the good Lord went we !
yours
#got2go2workmondayclub
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Good job boys!
I watched the natterjack a couple of years ago - the sand test looked brutal! And that was without the 30 mile loop!
Glad you all made work on Monday!
I watched the natterjack a couple of years ago - the sand test looked brutal! And that was without the 30 mile loop!
Glad you all made work on Monday!
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It was a great ride
the 50 minute liaison loop was flowing and interesting, both ways were good. Even better the second day.
The tests were tough to do fast as proved when I lost traction and superman took over. The bike was stuck and took ten minutes to extract, dagnabit. My race was ruined but I rode to the end anyway.
I can thoroughly recommend riding these enduro, a good ride throughout.
The last one for 2016 is in Thetford forest in November http://www.dissmcc.co.uk/
its a one day event this time. I couldn't get an entry last year but ready for this year and looking forward to it.
the 50 minute liaison loop was flowing and interesting, both ways were good. Even better the second day.
The tests were tough to do fast as proved when I lost traction and superman took over. The bike was stuck and took ten minutes to extract, dagnabit. My race was ruined but I rode to the end anyway.
I can thoroughly recommend riding these enduro, a good ride throughout.
The last one for 2016 is in Thetford forest in November http://www.dissmcc.co.uk/
its a one day event this time. I couldn't get an entry last year but ready for this year and looking forward to it.
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