Hit the North 3 – FINAL START LIST

No need.

Gah….. ‘working’ Again….. actually a training day but I cannot change it now…
otherwise I would have put me hand up to be a mobile chicane 😉
I would say ‘Hope it all goes well’ but that would be silly, cos it will go well 🙂
Have fun folks – I’ll mostly be in a photo studio, in Chorley……

binners – Member

Me and you competing for the lowest number of laps then Pook? Frankly you haven’t got a chance!

Neither of you have. that honour will be reserved for the old gits on a tandem 🙂

Binners…. I’ve got a hotel room…..

tj, let’s aim for a heroic draw.

There is news of a potential last minute addition to the start list. We’re just confirming it all now.

Anyone care to take a guess?

chas n Dave. on a tandem

“I’ve got a hotel room…..”

So are we going out on the lash afterwards then and didn’t you fancy staying at our haunted house?

I’m pretty much set on taking my road bike as lots of bits were clogged with riders last year and the fast bits I couldn’t keep up on my single speed

23 slicks for the win 😀

Anyone care to take a guess?

Can I have a guess, chief? 😀

Harry_the_Spider – Member
There is news of a potential last minute addition to the start list. We’re just confirming it all now.

Anyone care to take a guess?

Fredbra? 😀

If it is, I’m busy that day.

Fredbra?

He said that he might in various emails over the weekend. But in this particular instance it is not him, chief.

Guy Martin?

terrahawk ygm re marshalling G

There is news of a potential last minute addition to the start list. We’re just confirming it all now.

Is it the wonderful Nick Craig? (I did tell him about the race back in September).

I’ve a feeling Hora may be right??

And likewise, if that little eejut rocks up, I’ll be going home.

hora – fancied a proper bed after the race, and no trek to the room. also want an immediate shower. you out?

BRRAAAAAPPP!

wot tyres ? 🙂

Narrow mud tyres? fast XC tyres? tough tyres for rocky bits?

Last place is mine, MINE I TELL YOU!

It’s traditional, like Ed H getting trashed in the pub afterwards, stopping for a chat witth Ton, leering at the girls in the food tent and calling Terrahawk a **** at the top of Buff bluff.

I think you’ll find none of you are in with a chance at the smallest number of laps, I’ve got that honour in the bag.

Hey, Rusty Spanner, don’t be betting on it. There’s me and a hundred other innocents to the slaughter…

(Wanders off muttering ‘it’s only a ride round the park’ alternating with ‘what have I done?’)

wot tyres ?

Narrow mud tyres? fast XC tyres? tough tyres for rocky bits?

Yes. Hth.

YuOu mean we have to change them halfway round?

Thats a lot of folk !!

far to popular for that reason I,m out!

Fancy a beer the night before any safe BnBS?

any safe BnBS

Church Inn, Prestwich.

it’s allegedly haunted by some priests who got slaughtered or something, but other than that it’s quite nice.

Anyone care to take a guess?

elf?

Wow, some seriously fast people there!!! I was 30th or so last year on a SS mtb-had hoped for top 20 this year. No chance of that happening though!!!

It has really gone OTT this year (after 6 bloody years of hard graft though).

Next year we are going to organise a race on the moon.

I’ve heard the moon is all doable

nbt in shock quote

‘who is Guy Martin, I’ve never heard of him’

😆

I’ll be staying well out of Mr Martins way as he laps me repeatedly. He’s utterly bonkers!

Suppose a head start is off the cards then?

Just going to try to convince the wife we should take our grandson to watch as thats the only way i will be able to have the car .

can i ask who guy martin is as well ..I have heard of nbt if that helps

Is a bike manadatory for th erace?
I was thinking of running to increase my time is this allowed?
Is not looking fwd to race

Can I remind nbt not to take pictures of me without my permission, unless I can use them afterwards 😉

Just going to try to convince the wife we should take our grandson to watch as thats the only way i will be able to have the car .

There will be quite a lot to see actually.

In addition to the 2 races (Youth at 9:00 – PLACES STILL AVAILABLE, Adult at 10:00) we’ve got…
• Brass band
• Samba band
• Free to enter kiddie bike race (bring kid+bike)
• LBS trade stand
• Assorted other dicking about
• And, with it being a park, there are also swings, slides and a brilliant climbing frame made out of trees and ropes.

The course is quite large and much of it is closed to spectators because it goes through some fairly dense woodland, however The Field Of Despair and The Buff® Bluff (cheers for the name Rusty 😉 ), formerly MTFU Hill, can all be viewed from the comfort of a tarmac road. There is even a fence to lean on to prevent you from falling over with laughter. It is a bit like Monkey Island at Chester Zoo without all the disgusting bottom picking.

It is possible to walk down to the more open sections of the course on the Forestry Commission land. If you ask a marshal they will point you in the right direction, but you need to be aware that the race is going on and try and avoid getting run over or bringing down somebody doing mach 1 on a cross bike.

If you are coming to spectate please don’t use the competitor’s car park because you won’t be able to get out until the race is over.

There is a car park by the swings but we would ask competitors not to use it as the park is still open for normal parky business.

We’ve also got a special guest rider. He came free with the prizes from Hope. A bit like getting a plastic frog in your Rice Crispies when you were a kid, but hairier.

Junkyard – Guy Martin is a legendary Isle of Man TT racer, and utter loon of the highest order

Here he is in a 170mph ball of flame, after a massive off at the Senior TT

Closer to the Edge is well worth a watch. Its insane

I’ll lend it you if you want. Got it on Blu-ray. Youdon’t have to be into motorbikes to enjoy it.

Oh… and he’s pretty handy on a mountain bike too