HeraldSun 24 hr race article

"eddiec" <[email hidden]

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Up to 1000 riders eh? eeks! That means when I stack on the first tricky
section I'll have even more people getting miffed at me? Dandy... :o

Just make sure you take them down with you! :-)

It's okay though.. the first tricky section will be when
you have to wheelie over the pile of riders that
stacked in front of you.. ;-)

Hey Snozza - How many riders do you reckon would
fit on that course? (or is that what the "1000 riders"
refers to?)?

hippy

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Congrats to the fullgas guys for getting a full page article in the
heraldsun (pg 94) today, complete with tips... I like the 'eat and
drink constantly' one - our team is planning on that one, regardless of
how little riding gets done!

Up to 1000 riders eh? eeks! That means when I stack on the first tricky
section I'll have even more people getting miffed at me? Dandy... :o

--
eddiec

Did the Mont 24hr a couple of years ago.....our lead rider was a bit of a
lark and as he came past the start line on the first lap (in major traffic)
and hit the first bit of single track it was wheel to wheel
riders........this didn't stop him from yelling "TRACK" "TRACK"** at the
top of his voice... .....bloody funny at the time.

** For the uninitiated, you call "TRACK" when you catch up to a rider on
singletrail and then it is up to him/her to pull over at the next possible
chance to let you through.

Ride On,

Gags

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Hey Snozza - How many riders do you reckon would

f>it on that course? (or is that what the "1000 riders"

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refers to?)?

Okay the general equation comes down to this... when you're riding on the course, how often do you want to come across another rider...
A rider every 40m?.... over a 19km course = 475 riders on the course at any one time. 475x the average team size of 4 = 1900 ... so that my friend is the total field size that a 19km course can handle... of course you can do endless calculations to change that figure....

** For the uninitiated, you call "TRACK" when you catch up to a rider on
singletrail and then it is up to him/her to pull over at the next possible
chance to let you through.

Always wondered what that meant.
I thought good riders could always find their way 'round.

How would you reply: "Go 'round!" ?

"Marx SS" <[email hidden]

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-** For the uninitiated, you call "TRACK" when you catch up to a rider
on singletrail and then it is up to him/her to pull over at the next
possible chance to let you through.-

Always wondered what that meant.
I thought good riders could always find their way 'round, maybe they're
not so good afterall.

It also helps the slower rider in front by
warning them before ZOOMING by.. :-)

Oh and not all singletrack is wide enough to pass
safely and without destroying the bush whenever you
want. Trees, rocks, etc off the track make punctures
more likely and it widens the track - a bad thing.

I'm slower than everyone off-road, so I always
pull over, usually before they call "track" because
I can hear 'em coming..

hippy