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kimbers - Member
Hi scott when are the start times out?also im probably gonna bring the family, is the cafe and kids area near the start/ car park etc
cheers
Out tomorrow with a postcode to get to parking. (But you will start a 12 ish)
yep good one for the family. two of the stages (Stage 2&4) pass within 25 meters of the race village. We have at the race village, Food van, Ice cream bike, tea & coffee and cake stand. there is a big play area in the main park to but that is a 10 min drive away from the race. http://www3.hants.gov.uk/countryside/qecp/qecp-activities.htm
yes you are right.Rumour has it it's out the back of the park on the South Downs somewhere... I could be wrong, so I'll shut up..
Looks acetastic - really looking forward to this!!
DrP
cheers scott might actually get to see you at this one, maybe
Maybekimbers - Member
cheers scott might actually get to see you at this one, maybe
Gutted I've now got to work and can't make it 🙁
Start times & Race info:
http://www.qecptrailcollective.co.uk/2013/07/qecp-gravity-enduro-racers-please-read/
Rules:
http://www.qecptrailcollective.co.uk/2013/07/qecp-gravity-enduro-rules/
Email just arrived. Sweaty palms just reading it!
Nice that my race number is the same as my door number (121) 🙂
DezB - Member
Email just arrived. Sweaty palms just reading it!Nice that my race number is the same as my door number (121)
That how i roll 😉
Walked around there today.
Its dry , dusty and rolling very fast.
If racing best to wear some clear or very lightly tinted glasses .
The transition from sunshine into heavy shade is very quick on a couple of sections.
Its also so dry the surface has cracks in it, and if following another racer there might be some dust hanging in the air.
I am marshalling so say " Hi ROB " if you see some idiot sporting a green plaster cast on their right wrist
Really looking forward to this weekend now!
Well done Scott on the timings, I know the trails will rock!
Oh my, what a fantastic day. Massive thanks have to go to Scott and his team for putting on such a great event.
I'm feeling totally battered after some big stacks, but feel great to have competed in something that was so much damn fun!
Hopefully some photos and videos will appear soon...
and bring on the next one 🙂
Easily the best race/event I've done in my cycling life - congratulation mate on running it so seamlessly.
My mate Glyn who got the free ride in the Ambulance is 'fine' - thanks to those who asked after him. Hopefully the helmet prize for 'best crash' will make the wounds heal better.
Thanks to the marshalls, and cake makers - good work!
Wow....what a brilliant event guys 🙂
Thanks to QECP Trail Collective for putting on such a fantastic event - really looking forward to the next one 🙂
if anyone Strava'ed the tracks, can they post up the lengths of the stages and the transition please!
ta
Transition was http://app.strava.com/segments/4630338
2.8km & 109m elevation
I'll work out the others shortly from http://app.strava.com/activities/68775535
Agree with above
Well done Trail Collective. Had a really good day, however practicing all four stages and then all four race runs has left me very tired now. Superbly organised and really friendly event set in lovely woods. Thanks to everyone.
Bloody good day! Really did enjoy that and look forward to finding out the results.
Steve + whoever else was behind the organisation certainly deserve a pat on the back... providing all goes well with timing and results 😉 (unlike previous enduros ive been to)
Strava here if it helps...
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im going to guess whoever has creatd the stages in segments on strava from today has put the start or finish in the wrong places...
Excellent day.What a wicked event. All that despite crashing out with a bad sprain on S2 and still in pain now - still had a fantastic day. Looking forward to next year already. Thanks QECP Collective. 😀 😀
m0rk - are you the bike painter fella i was chatting to while you were waiting for your wife to come down? if so well done on your 3rd place man! and her 1st place! impressive
Nah, not me - I'm somewhere down in the noise in the results I'm sure!
cheers m0rk!
It was fantastic, really enjoyable and I am completely broken... Will the results be online soon? I had to leave straight after....
As above - great work guys. Impressed by how smoothly everything went given then single transition and start point.
Next time I need to being fresher legs, can you try and avoid the end of the Rapha Rising challenge next year 🙂
As others have said brilliant event and I too am broken, started another thread but this one seems to be where it's at.
Big pat on the back to the qecp collective, awesome job
Al (no 138)
Top work Collective fellas! Great day despite 3 crashes, 2 trips through the tape when I missed turns and a near head on with a couple of Network Rail vans (!? - think they had a depot up the fireroad) towards the end of stage 1 removing any chance of a respectable finish. Absolutely rinsed by the end but if you organise any more I'll be signing up. Great trails, slick organisation
cheers Collective had an awesome day, really good vibe and great riding
it was a bit up and down, trashed my front wheel and helmet, but got a free t-shirt
won a track pump in the raffle but took over an hour to break into my car and retrieve my keys but managed it without trashing a lock or breaking a window!
im still smiling, if a bit bruised
Took a few iPhone photos on the day before the race - nice memory joggers until the official photos turn up (duno why the linked ones show sideways!)
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*waves* at Kimbers (chris?) I am will ... Stu's friend with the Ibis who was standing with you guys at the end and won the helmet. Glad you got your keys out in the end!
(No. 15)
Great event, well organised, friendly crowd an great trails. Good job QECP collective.
Well done Scott and all the Collective, top event.
Same time next year?
cheers anus was all good in the end
Yep - great day all round 😀
Great trails, really smoothly run, top food and folk in the village and really good vibe.
Well done the collective!
Thanks guys had a great time. Excellent routes and very well organised.
Looking forward to the night time enduro Scott 😉
Again, I must echo the round of thanks already given!
I've ridden a few of these race formats, and despite the 'volunteer'/'not for profit' ethos of the whole thing, it appears to have been the best run and most fun endure I've done!
The trails were absolutely cracking, and of a decent length too!
According to my strava run, it seems the 4th section was circa ten minutes long! It can't be?!
Cracking weather, cracking vibe, and lots of smiles all round! It's funny to think there were NO trails, just wood, a few months ago!
Cheers again
DrP - #20, in the sweaty, non-wicking Hawaiian shirt!
Cheers for all the comments guy. Really please everyone had a good time. 😀
Loads of pic on big mac facebook page.
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It was quality - I slid out and fell off loads of times, cursed my weak legs and swore at the top of my lungs, then wanted to do it again.
Big thanks to you all for putting it on.
Love the photos.. I think I might actually pass a tenner that chap's way! (Mainly because he had the courtesy to move from his position on the practice run after I told him he'd distracted me 🙂 )
ps. are the times going up on the website?
Not only did I manage to fall off right in front of DrP and timnwild but it was caught on camera too, doh!
Awesome day, i'm pretty shattered now though-quiet day at work ahead me thinks:-)
Great meeting a lot of faces and glad the trails held up so well, they were certainly challenging in the loose dry conditions:-)
Dave no.17
still buzzing off yesterday (if a bit bruised in places)
yup the not-for-profit collective put on a better effort than several other series
socialism trumps the private sector once again!
That was Alistair of fat creations. Nice guy and cool pain jobs.m0rk - are you the bike painter fella i was chatting to while you were waiting for your wife to come down? if so well done on your 3rd place man! and her 1st place! impressive
Posted 13 hours ago # Report-Postgp - Member
It was fantastic, really enjoyable and I am completely broken... Will the results be online soon? I had to leave straight after....
Result by Tuesday but that not my bit so i can't make that happen any quicker 😉
They were accessing the railway for maintenance. Its really had to find out when they are working in the area. I spoke to them and when they can back we marshalled them though.a near head on with a couple of Network Rail vans (!? - think they had a depot up the fireroad)
We are work on next year, so fingers cross.clump - Member
Well done Scott and all the Collective, top event.
Same time next year?
Are you going to hold me to that! 😯Thanks guys had a great time. Excellent routes and very well organised.Looking forward to the night time enduro Scott
Yes and roots & rainDezB - Member
ps. are the times going up on the website?
Oh and if anyone wants to ride a race report from rider point of view that would be great, will try and get it up on STW main page. Big mac said The collective can use his pic for stuff like that.