Just to let you guys know the QECP day & Night Enduro (13th May) goes on sale tomorrow, It's a very unique enduro and a great challenge.
All the money from the race goes back into the trails at QECP (It's what is paying for the Blue trail) so its for a good cause too.
There is also free camping and a beer tent on the Saturday night, so if you are local it good to come and watch/support racers.
You can hire light from exposure too.
Link: http://www.moredirt.com/event/2015
If you want to see what its all about here is a vid from 2015:
Sounds good - I really should try to make it this year!
Might regret my cost-cutting approach to lights though 🙂
Well worth the £20 to Exposure to rent. I had a Max D off them last year & it was great.
Scott can we enter a mate too/team or is it all individual registrations ?
Aroooga
I shall be there, with the first full family camping expedition too !
Lol Kimbers
Jambalaya yes you can enter mates at the same time.
Cant make this year. Hope you get a dry one!!
Hope I can shuffle work around, if so will be hitting hardtail category this year.
Entered!
Done. Scott mates contacted to enter directly fyi. We'd be a team of Super Vets with me you gest at 54 😳
Note will probably ride a Hardtail but entered suitably ancient category
In on the HT:-)
DrP
I'm in! Good chance to get some proper use from my Gemini Titan lights. My usual two race mates can't make it so it'll be a solo entry and a Billy no mates evening!
What tyres will everyone be using.....? 😉
Round black ones
I'm in. On a secret training day at 417 Project right now as I'm going to be pushing hard not to be DFL 🙂
I'm in
I've only ridden once at QECP and that was a very brief visit. Are the trails used for the race normally marked or easy to find as I quite fancy trying to ride their again before the race?
Cheers
The trails are a mix of the red trail and off piste stuff.
Loved flying down the red climb last year, racing my mate.
dantsw13 - Member
Loved flying down the red climb last year, racing my mate.
Ssshhh the park might find out we did that 😉
Over half the ticket are now sold.
@Rubber I have entered so I think you'll have at least one rider behind you 😉
mattbee - Member
Hope I can shuffle work around, if so will be hitting hardtail category this year.
Oh Reeeeeeeeaaallllyy.........
This year we will be doing 5 stages instead of 4 🙂
Assuming I can get an entry, I have a quick job to do in Farmborough Sat am. What time does practice start?
Practice starts at 5ish
Cheers, looks like I'm in.
My riding buddy has pulled out so I am unsure I fancy going on my own - half the fun of racing is beating (or being beaten!) by your mates. What time are things likely to wrap up if it starts at 5? Just trying to work out if I still go or not.
think it says 11-30 finish on website
Give me a clue on your name or category and I will let you know your start time/end time.hughjayteens - MemberMy riding buddy has pulled out so I am unsure I fancy going on my own - half the fun of racing is beating (or being beaten!) by your mates. What time are things likely to wrap up if it starts at 5? Just trying to work out if I still go or not.
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scottfitz - MemberGive me a clue on your name or category and I will let you know your start time/end time.
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Thanks
LOL - You are the rider behind Kimbers 🙂 22:00 finish for you guys.
if you are driving home hughayteens can I have your finishers beer 🙂
I don't drink beer.... Finisher's Appletini for moi??!!
DrP
EDIT - scott, is there a racing order list anywhere? Just so I can let the wifey know my ETD/ETA...Ta!
Not in the public domain yet, still working on it but hardtails are finishing about 22:50EDIT - scott, is there a racing order list anywhere? Just so I can let the wifey know my ETD/ETA...Ta!
Scott gutted to hear about your bike 🙁
Not in the public domain yet, still working on it but hardtails are finishing about 22:50
Superhardtails will be done, dusted, and in the pub by half nine mate... 😉
Cheers Scott, looking forward to it (and echo the b@llache that is your bike.. Just had a chap from our road club have some roadie stuff taken an equidistance East from me, around the Eastbourne area. nasty stuff)
Will keep eyes peeled here
DrP
Cheers guys, loved that bike, spent a long time getting the build just right.
Scott it's a pity we are not "scored" in two categories as I'll be on HT but in Seniors to give myself a token chance of not being DFL. Double knee MRI Friday and riding before surgeon tells me that it's forbidden 😐
Nearly bought a TransAm myself to go with Covert as Nirvana in Westcott had one on display - lovely - made call to give Cotic a try.
scottfitz - Member
LOL - You are the rider behind Kimbers 22:00 finish for you guys.
Alphabetically I guess (although might be on ability!). If practice starts at 5 and we're done by 10, I might just stick with it and be a billy no mates! Was looking forward to it.
Kimbers is great fun to ride with, it will a good one.Alphabetically I guess (although might be on ability!). If practice starts at 5 and we're done by 10, I might just stick with it and be a billy no mates! Was looking forward to it.
This will be my fourth go at the day/night and I've done all of them on my own. (Mates are lame about night racing) it's always been very sociable and a good laugh, despite my results becoming more and more average...!
Think I'l give it a whirl! Wonder if I can fashion a helmet mount for my 11 giga-lumen Gemini Titan lights!
I've not done a night race since 2004 at Aston Hill, on a hard tail, with rubbish filament lamps. Looking forward to it.
Was working nearby today hoping for a chance of a spin but having just paid for parking I got called to an emergency job near London.
Looks chalky, I'm guessing flinty too? Reasonably tough tyres needed?
Shorty or DHF on the front? Have had my Shorty on all winter and wasn't going to both swapping back to the DHF, but I went for a blast at Swinley over the weekend and the Shorty was pretty wayward on the hardpacked stuff.
