Mountain Mayhem 2014

Sunny forecast? No wind? That makes my head hurt and has got to be wrong. Perhaps that’s on the other version of Earth.

Can’t work out how much different that lap is from last year?

Can’t work out how much different that lap is from last year?

It looks like almost all of it is different, its clockwise this time. The section names may be the same but look in different places.

Can’t work out how much different that lap is from last year?

Here was my trace from last year – looks broadly similar to me, but the devil will be in the detail I guess, you only need to move a couple of trails and it’ll feel entirely different.

Other way too innit?

Edit: too slow.

I’ve already been over & taped out a space 😉

I’m after a solo entry if anyone has a spare?

The course didn’t go into areas B&C last year. Even though I’ve bust my wrist I’ll be there from this weekend. Actually I’m pretty much there most days next door! I think you get a good look at where I stay on the return to finish now!

Cakefest:

Can’t work out how much different that lap is from last year?

Just for you:

Last years track is overlayed in turquise, yes it’s not that accurate, but you get the idea.

Looks like that soul destroying grassy climb is missing this year, phew!

njee:

I thought they made a big thing of the trackside camping this year? Looks similar to last year isn’t it?

I _think_ you could only camp next to thr track if you were a soloist. Which in itself was teamist (as opposed to soloist – no? Ok, I’ll get me coat).

Still tempted to try and find a team if the weather does look that good in the days before!

Were you doing it solo, or not doing it at all?

I’m after a solo entry if anyone has a spare?

Have they closed the entries? I managed to enter solo a couple of weeks back, but had to use the ‘female’ category on the website and then get them to change it after (which they were happy to do). A mate of mine did the same. Might be worth an email to the events team.

Did it for the first time last year in a team and did 5 laps. Going solo this year could be a bit of an eye-opener! On the plus side I’m much fitter than last year and about half a stone lighter.

solo again this year, only proper solo this year as no wife or mum to tell me to htfu and get out the tent. I really want a preview video of the course like last year.

Yeah I don’t think they’ll bother, last year the location was new and they were keen to show it off. Fingers crossed though, looks to be completely in the wooded area now, not sure whether this is a good thing or not. I think (hope) the Kenda Koffin my be sanitized slightly as there were a lot of offs last year, and it became a bottleneck on the first lap.

@richpips. Still for sale on the wiggle website. They were all sold out so some more must have been released.

rOcKeTdOg – Member
I’ve already been over & taped out a space

Good work, see you there 8)

That weather forecast looks flippin’ fantastic…

That weather forecast looks flippin’ fantastic…

Mud tyres will be on my bike…..

Mountain mayhem is the only time of year my mud tyres go on 😀

It’s absolutely glorious on site today!

Just put my mud X’s on my spare wheelset.
You never know, but it is mayhem after all
Have I cursed it….?
What ever happens I’m looking forward to it now

I’ve just re-Goretex-ed all of my waterproofs so we should be guaranteed a scorcher!

Were you doing it solo, or not doing it at all?

Currently not entered at all! Still hedging my bets re the weather!

There’s someone asking for team member on this forum if anyone one wants a place.
Go on, you know you want to…..

Already replied, it’s looking good, but anything could happen still!

Saturday is looking like FULL sun now. 🙂

That’s just what they want you to think!

Is there a lap length anywhere? Seen the maps, but just trying to work out how long it’s going to take to get round (assuming it stays dry etc etc etc)

11.2k

assuming it stays dry etc etc etc

I’d suggest that the “etc” is the key part there, the conditions could easily double lap times, so it’s a fairly irrelevant activity!

11.2 k, cool shorter this year then! for mere mortals like me think I can manage another lap at that length. I’m VERY excited and can’t wait got friday off work to get there for 09:00.

Actually it might be 11.4 this year. I’ll check, I’m on site.

11.2 k, cool shorter this year then

Nope, it was 11k last year, so basically the same, depending on how wide you run on the corners!

How dry is it Tang? I mean, really, how dry is it!? Not a Pat Adams 2012 “It’s drying out and we’ve avoided the worst bits” report. 😉

It’s drying nicely, not bone dry. We have had a lot of rain here last month. The forecast is good this week so fingers crossed! I’ve bust my wrist so light duties only :-(.

Shame! Drier than last year, or similar? I really can’t be arsed to get muddy and slither around for 24 hours again 🙂

Oh plenty drier atm. Last year was the same at this point, then it rained. Forecast is pretty good.

Yay! Correct answer 🙂

i’m almost allowing myself to not even think about the M-word tyres, for the first time in, er, a decade

2006 was the last really dry one wasn’t it? Can’t see we’ll be at that state, but at least not needing ‘those’ tyres would be great!

2010 was bone dry, I ran an old pair of Wildgripper Sprints that I found at the back of the garage 🙂

Aah yes, didn’t do that one, typically!

tang – I’m curious, what’s your job down there? (if you don’t mind me asking).

Got any insider information? 😀 have you had a chance to ride the course? – any immediate info in terms of how it compares to last years? Please say less hilly.