The relay on the short course would be a good idea, but rather than teams of 4 friends how about pulling names out of a hat to form the teams? That way you should get a fair mix of people in each team (should give more people a chance to get on the podium), and no one needs to worry about sorting out a team of four.
Maybe throw in a kids round.?
NO PROFESSIONAL BIKE JUMBLE - party goers only if we decide to do it.
Practice Lake Jump - Good idea but a pain to do as we need to make the jump, make it secure, take it down, put up the new one, make it secure, make sure we have people fort the safety boats etc...
It is already nearly 2 hours on Sunday. The run in was sketchy as hell this year as the rain on Thursday basically washed all of the gravel into the lake. It was only save by Dave refilling the river bed to make some kind of run in and then walking over it with a packer plate tha made it vaguely rideable.
Anyway MTFU! we had a ten year old girl do it this year!
Great idea Jason ref the race, we would get to meet more new people as well! Aand Kip ref the practice for the lake jump, maybe I'd give it a go as well with the smaller ramp!
sob sob sob
Now I want to cry...
Well you should, quite frankly Juan. 
Practice Lake Jump - Good idea but a pain to do as we need to make the jump, make it secure, take it down, put up the new one, make it secure...
Foam pit then - I've got an old sofa in my loft 
BBB triathlon? swim across the lake, an XC long lap followed by a run round the main field?
BBB triathlon? swim across the lake, an XC long lap followed by a run round the main field?
Surely it should be pedalo across the lake, XC lap, then run!!
smaller jump for wusses
maybe I'd give it a go as well with the smaller ramp!
There will be (and was) jump training available. With regards to a smaller ramp, just grow bigger balls!
You have a year.
Clink
I like your style!!
I was wondering about a floating target in the lake, a giant catapult and some small children as ammo...
I was wondering about a floating target in the lake, a giant catapult and some small children as ammo..
Count my nipper in.
Are you trying to win the BAD PARENTING award from the lady who pushed her kid over the ramp into a full face plant?
Are you trying to win the BAD PARENTING award from the lady who pushed her kid over the ramp into a full face plant?
It's not bad parenting it's just "toughening them up".
Hoop of fire at the end of the ramp? Wouldn't make any odds to me - I bottled it as it was but would make it more interesting for the others?
Louis suggested a flaming log in front of the lake jump at the first risk assessment. He is the risk assessment officer!
Keep that quiet and don't put it on the internet
Talking of toughening them up, here's DezB jr's legs after the weekend:
They is get proper mash-up an ting.
Use a banana as a baton.
This and random team selection = WIN.
Ok - the lake jump!
Amy, my 11 year old daughter, did it! I was really shocked to see her lining up! I had no choice as I was the fat bloke in the water pulling the bikes out for the kids...... but she did it! I am well proud!
amy 1 by ciderinsport, on Flickr
amy 2 by ciderinsport, on Flickr
amy 3 by ciderinsport, on Flickr
She is still buzzin, and wants another go!
ps. she had never ridden a bmx or done a jump before 
so come on you wimps - just do it!
Oh that was your daughter, Cider?
She looked well pleased with herself when she came past us just afterwards, with all the crowd cheering and clapping her. Already a BBB legend! 
I want to see Team Sumo at BBB next year...
Now there's a thought!
A sumo race.....
oh bugger I just got another job.... I hear it now - 'organise the first cider sumo race, love Nick...' 
ok, it's on - get a suit!
Rings of fire, and flaming floating logs, are both items I can help arrange
Olympic theme to it next year? Or like the 70's series Superstars find an overall winner from several events over the weekend?
We've already had the bit like Superstars where someone wobbled and crashed his bike on a gravel track, brushed himself off and did it again, except for he didn't have bad hair and stunk of Brut aftershave
Oi! CiderInSport, organise the first cider sumo race, love Nick
Olympic theme to it next year?
You'd need to email the Director of Colouring In to discuss any ideas of that nature....
Superstars? T'was the legendary Kevin Keegan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEuOPLtcY9A
You know you fancied him...
I have a photo of the bruises on the bloke who crashed. If I can get them off my phone I will post them up.
The poor sucker only came along for the beer and to help out.
What about an individual 'persuit' race . Either round a square course , or on the kiddies short course.
Riders start opposite each other and go round say 4 laps, fist over line wins .
Simple elimination process , next round 5 laps , then 6 and so on .
Laps should take less than a minute . Whole event should take no more than an hour and be good to watch and take part in.
Keep the ideas coming!
What about demolition pursuit? Two riders both start at the same point but facing opposite directions. Who ever returns to the arena is the winner and is allowed to live.
I am keeping a list of possible new events.
The other thing is just to run the events your selves when you are there. That's how the pyjama races happened this year. Three girls said they wanted a pyjama race so I put them in charge of organising it.
How about bicycle jousting?
Oh dear it's going horribly wrong... 
Avontyrrell; email me innit?
just got back from a cracking weeks holiday in the new forest.
but the best part of the whole trip was the BBB.
it was great meeting some folk off here.
but i have to say, Nick (wca) you are a star mate, and i take my hat off to you big style.
fantastic bloke, fantastic do and a fantastic location.
looking forward to next year. 
Circle of bales, 2 riders starting opposite each other,race around on top of the bales, till one catches the other.
straw bale maze to cycle around and pints hidden in random locations.
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