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Northwind let us know where you are marshalling so we can shout at you! I'll be on an Mojo.
I'll be starting stage 5 apparently. And starting the day helping Hels polish roots or water the mud or something.
Polished roots no longer concern me with these big fat wheels I'm running 😆
Can't say the same about the mud since there has been none since I got it.
Thinking positive......it can't possibly be as muddy as last year!
Best of luck Julz!
Northwind
I'll be starting stage 5 apparently. And starting the day helping Hels polish roots or water the mud or something.
Good, at least at the start there's slightly less chance of you seeing me:
1. Fall off
2. Come to a complete stop in bewilderment
3. Hug a tree
4. Cry like a baby, asking for my Mummy
See you there 😀
Is there a race license required for this? There is no mention of it in the Riders Notes.
No
The only race licence I can think of would be a BC licence, and they walked away from enduro
You must have read page 8 of the riders notes particularly attentively:
"The race is open to all riders, and no licence is required."
Thanks Bob.
ehrob I missed that, hopefully you will enjoy yourself at the weekend and lighten up a bit.
So now I know what the stages are and IT BURNS!
Well Spooky was always a given wasn't it? And that's very burny to race, especially when followed by some blue
p p p poker face p p poker face
So, EWS 2015 stage 6 (I think) sees the light of day at last....?
So maps are out , looks like Zorro , fort downhill to peebles two over the other side then back for falla brae to finish ? looks good , plenty of climbing !
Where are maps? I haven't had email and couldn't see on website
Is there a race this weekend???
Spare ticket for the race, drop me an email richwak@yahoo.co.uk . Heading up to Glentress in an hour so can meet you to give you ticket from around 5pm this evening.
No map here yet but I heard the trails last week and spooky isn't in. From what I heard
S1 = Zorro and only the first steep natural bit after it
S2 = Zoom and Janets Brae
S3 = Cademuir trail
S4 = other cademuir trail
S5 = Falla Brae red/black with some new bits
Got the route maps email, I have no idea which ones which though
But disappointed to see that it's dibbers and did I read you can shuttle on saturday 🙁
You can shuttle but it's not a massive help. The transition from GT to cademuir is flat and quite short
Still not got the email....
I haven't got the email either but maps are here:
[url= http://tweedlove.com/onthehillside/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EnduraWhyteVal16_125ai.pdf ]Map1[/url]
[url= http://tweedlove.com/onthehillside/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EnduraWhyteVal16_34.pdf ]Map2[/url]
:-)Thanks, Ferrit
The fireroad section from the end of zoom to the start of janets brae was an absolute quagmire a few weeks ago because of all the forestry equipment that had been up and down it. Anyone known if it's been reinstated?
I didn't get the e-mail about maps either - did it contain any other useful information?
Hope everyone's ready for a great weekend of trail riding and racing. We're getting everything prepped, taped and fettled so we just need the weather to play fair and we're all good!
However... the weather may bring us cold weather, strong winds and rain - maybe even snow. Ah, fickle March. Please pack your kit and backpack accordingly. We will do our best to avoid queues at stage starts, but remember you may have to wait for a while or even deal with a mechanical in an exposed place.
You will be given a (virtually indestructible & waterproof) map at registration, so you don't need to print these ones.
Other reminders:
No course practice until Saturday, tracks closed on Friday.
Remember to bring your entry confirmation
Safety is no.1 - we'll need to confirm your emergency contact number, so please have it with you.
If you need to register for a friend, you must have a copy of their entry confirmation with you too.
Registration opens 08.30 on Saturday morning.
The car park on Sunday costs £3 - it would be great if you could have change for this. Normal FCS car parking charges on Saturday.
Check the riders notes for anything else, or drop us a line at info@tweedlove.com, we'll do our best to give you a quick answer.
More Stage Info:Stage One: Walking On Water
Starts at The Mast, then down Mustard Snake, and Zorro. In essence a shortened version of the EWS 2014 stage.
Stage Two: Passover Fast
The classic descent to Peebles: Zoom Or Bust, a brutal short climb, The Fort descent and a techy finish near the Hydro.
Stage Three: Judas Was Here
Cademuir Classic featuring the quarry (watch out for sharp rocks!) and the lovely, but tricky, Vinyl Justice.
Stage Four: The Resurrection
We thought the Cademuir DH track was dead, after a storm turned the forest into matchsticks. But it's not, and has been through the IC unit to get ready for this event. Welcome back old friend.
Stage Five: Eggzit Stage Right?
Back to Glentress and an arena finish for the final stage. A tough physical challenge to finish on - GT7 bomb hole, Falla wall, Falla Brae, slalom field and your mates waiting to encourage you home. Maybe.The Course is around 32km with 1100m of ascent and descent.
See you on Saturday!
The TweedLove Team
[i]The fireroad section from the end of zoom to the start of janets brae was an absolute quagmire a few weeks ago because of all the forestry equipment that had been up and down it. Anyone known if it's been reinstated? [/i]
It's about 10 yards long 🙄 and yes now fully rideable.
I bet everyone riding wished that the event was actually today (we had a stunning dry day ride in the 'valley' today), and not on the second of two forecast very wet days...
OK, who named Vinyl Justice?
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Just hoping Falla and Zoom Or Bust are taped right tbh- we spent a lot of time fixing cornercut damage in both over the last year or so and Falla especially just won't handle it. I know it's too much to expect racers to stay on the trail...
If it's as wet as forecast im not sure I'll be able to stay on any sort of trail.
Still get to test out my new waterproof
( but yeah today's weather would've been much better)
b rI bet everyone riding wished that the event was actually today (we had a stunning dry day ride in the 'valley' today), and not on the second of two forecast very wet days...
Ha! Just got up here after a lovely, completely dry, drive up from Manchester - hoping against hope, perhaps they've got the forecast wrong?
Anyway - what will be, will be - I'm still very much looking forward to riding these famed trails
This thread was making me very jealous to not be racing, until I saw the weather forecast.
Bet there might be some rapid tyre changes going on tonight / tomorrow night.... 😆
I was riding at innerleithen today and struggling with the lack of grip caused by all the dry crumbly dirt 😆 What a difference a day makes...
It's about 10 yards long
Uphill
After horsing yourself down zoom or bust
🙄 🙄 🙄
Ah, it's only ZORB this time, it's not like it's the full stage. Let alone the randomly extended EWS version where you start on a nearby hill then sort of commute to the proper start of the stage 😆
Bollocks. Wish I was doing this now.
Doesn't really look much new from what I can tell.
This thread was making me very jealous to not be racing, until I saw the weather forecast.
What do you mean? Looks like good Scottish enduro weather to me?
Yup, sign on tent trashed by wind
Has it been like this since last may?
It seems like exactly the same weather when I left this place at EWS with race teams rushing to collapse their tents before the storm hit
Its been blowing strong and raining intermittentley all night long. Cant see the beautiful view we had yesterday. Forcast for tomorrow looks better
Well that changed things ! Back and fed and showered after practice , did all of the glentress stuff and thought the weather ain't to bad and the trails seem fine , then was over cadmuir about 1 ish and the wind and sideways rain made things interesting . The only dodgy bit was the top of 4 was pretty muddy so that might be fun tomorrow but the rest of it was still riding fine . Enjoyed it though just hope my gloves dry out for tomorrow
Sign on has been moved up to the Peel Gateway- the big ugly box up the hill above the cafe- just in case anyone's still to get there. Weather never really materialised here, how's it been down there?
Just a typical scotish day , bit of everything ! Wasn't to cold until I got really wet after about 1 ish but it seems to of died of a bit , my phone says sun and thunder storms for tomorrow which I don't think there is a specific tyre for 🙂
moonsaballoon, do you want to borrow some spare gloves? i live in Peebles
Hi there ivnickkate thanks for the very kind offer but mine are currently on the radiator in our hotel room so I should be all good . Very nice of you to offer though