Gorrick Yatley (newbie) – What’s the course like?

I’m riding the Gorrick at Yatley on Sunday for the first time. What’s the course like? HT or 4" FS?

Oh, and does it get really muddy?

It’s usually one of the best draining ones, and it’s gritty, not claggy, so you’re not gonna need the 1.5" tyres.

There’s nothing particularly technical, there’s some tight twisty stuff adjacent to the arena they usually use with some nasty twitchy right angle bend-short uphill-180 bend-short downhill type stuff. It’s often quite a long fast lap without too many big climbs. When I was a young ‘un I always used to remember it as one of the courses I could always ride everything, no massive ups, and no massive downs!

I’d take the racier of the 2 bikes! If the FS is a Fuel/Epic type racey bike, take that, if the hardtail’s more racey, take that! You’re not gonna struggle too much on either, and both camps will be well represented!

I won’t be there at the first one, I always get a kicking and get pissed off! I’ll see you at the 2nd round though! Enjoy.

Are you going to take your Patriot then?

we were up there the other night and the course is looking good
there is a new start line and start times so make sure you check the tight twisty bit is no longer there as they have cut the trees down in that part of the wood
it does stay dry up there but a few hundred bikes going round will make some mud if it is wet sunday morning