enrico Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) The three intrepid musketeers - namely Steve Forrest, Marcus Faulkner and yours truly have just returned from setting out the South Coast Group trial at Blacklands Farm. There is a fair bit of snow on the ground at the venue but the surrounding roads are clear so we should be all systems go for tomorrow. Those familiar with this venue will know that it features a rocky bedded stream and all the sections are plotted in and around the stream. There is snow and ice on the ground, so the sections have been laid out to take account of this and also the No-stop rules which are in place for this year. There will be no need for stopping and hopping tomorrow! 12 sections have been laid out with three routes (White / Blue and Red) with additional routes for Inters (50:50 White/Blue) and Clubman A (50:50 Blue/Red) also catered for. Please note that there is no yellow/green route for clubman/beginners as this was not possible with the ground conditions. It is planned to start riders at two sections in the morning, to get things moving - as it will be a long cold day as it is. There is also planned to be a time limit to ensure that everyone keeps moving and to minimise the risk of exposure for the observers! Any potential observers would be very appreciated - please see Tony Martin in the morning. Waterproof socks are recommended, as is a change of clothing - and if your name is Charles - please bring 3 sets of clothing this year ;-) Cheers, Eric Edited February 11, 2012 by Enrico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordi Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Well done boys, darn good day! Special thanks to everyone of the observers, must have been difficult to keep warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Very good meeting,intelligent use of the ground ,very slippery,thanks to all involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enrico Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Thanks Guys, and to all the observers who braved the freezing cold. The scores were a little higher than we would have hoped - so sorry if the Blues (especially) were a tad on the difficult side...although Mr Farrell made things look easy! Very difficult to judge in that sort of weather if things will freeze and polish or thaw and churn up. I think we encountered both - with freezing early on and then a slight thaw later! Mr Blackman made light work of everything on the Experts route though, and looked very composed on the Ossa. Great ride! Non-stop sections and marking helped keep things moving, but I was still amazed that one youngster was trying to hop everywhere - and got himself into a right pickle!! EC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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