In other news round 3 of the southern enduro series at QECP goes on sale this Saturday at 09:00 http://www.moredirt.com/event/1296

Stage 4 was finished an hour after practice started. We kept it as secret as possible so them sneaky locals had no advantage.

That was a fun night, just woke up in the back of my car.

Here are the results: http://www.sportident.co.uk/results/2016/QECPDayNight/

DezB – Member
IS the final section on the red gonna be open for the weekend? Bloody annoying when you’ve got all the way round only to find the most fun bit is closed!
Signs in the car park would be nice!

yes it will and it will be fun!!
IMG-20160508-WA0000[1] by Southern Enduro / QECP Trail Collective[/url], on Flickr

Vid of short new section on stage 2:
VID_134680312_085835 by Southern Enduro / QECP Trail Collective[/url], on Flickr

Letting go of the brakes and trying to relax would work best

100%

Vee tyres Fluid & Flow

so was I last year great combo, Im on Vee flow rumbas front and rear now. They are beasts!! Seam perfect for qecp!

dantsw13 – Member

Quick question – Are the stage starts all close by at the top, and will any water be available up there?
This year all stages start at the top of the hill. I will get some water up there but it will be limited.

And another if I may?? Will there be somewhere at the finish area to stash kit, like a thermal top, for after?

yes sign on tent.

HD/HD is an option- might be sensible… Or I’ve got a Minion/HR combo too.

The joys of still being 26″….
personally I would go for one of the above

FTFY

knowing scott there will be plenty of off-camber Rooty treachery afoot!

is Hans Dampf/Hans Dampf an option?

I haven’t edited anything. All stages are different from last year. My advice would be to ride stage 1,2 & 4. Stage 4 now starts where stage 1,2 & 3 start 😈

Oh where have I put 5 stages? It should be 4!!!

It wasn’t to bad last night, dried out in the 3 hours we were there. My choice would be aggressive trail tyres, at worst something like a shorty on the front.

Just fond this Vid of when we build one of the stage for last years race:

Untitled by Southern Enduro / QECP Trail Collective[/url], on Flickr

And some pics:
Untitled by Southern Enduro / QECP Trail Collective[/url], on Flickr
Untitled by Southern Enduro / QECP Trail Collective[/url], on Flickr

Bez – Member

Hm. How flexible is the camping? OK to just park a camper van in one of the car parks, or is it tents only? Camper vans and caravans are fine. In the camping field not the car parks.

http://www.qecptrailcollective.co.uk/2016/05/qecp-day-night-enduro-2016-race-info/

dantsw13 – Member

Are the details of timings for the race/practice published anywhere?

I am posting online tomorrow final timing but….

Sat 15:00 – Sign on
Sat 16:30 – Marshalls’ briefing
Sat 16:45 – Riders’ briefing
Sat 17:00 – Start of practice
Sat 19:10 – End of practice/start of race
Sat 23:00 – End of race

Could do with some more marshals for the race if anyone wants to help out.

BTW if anyone wants to be added to the reserve list email, Name, age and category to southernenduro@hotmail.com

More Dirt messed up with custom field like: Team, self ranking, etc….
They are sorting it out by send all entrants an email form to fill out.

66 entries sold and counting

I could make the transition longer but when I race I prefer the quickest/easiest way to the top of the hill.

Cheers guys, yes run a race on sunday and had a baby on Tuesday. Good timing I guess 🙂

As you can tell from this pic I always have a blast at Tidworth
IMG_1363 by Southern Enduro / QECP Trail Collective[/url], on Flickr

Put it this way the elevation drop is simular to milland.

I will use all the trails at Tidworth but in 4 stages. Remix to the max. Hardest thing is to sort out a climb to the top.

We were very lucky at milland as a race organiser you don’t get faced with a blank canvas very often.

We got to add trails that we would want to race. Also that could be ridden and enjoyed by first timers and elites a like.

The good thing about the weather pre the race is it cut in the trails properly for the next race there and highlighted areas to avoid next time too.

Really looking forward to the set up of Tidworth, I have race there 3 times and I love the place. What a great set up and bunch of locals.

Johnny round 2 goes on sale this Saturday at 08:00

http://www.moredirt.com/event/1295

A couple of people have mention QECP so I will pipe up about how it is funded.

The site Is FC land run by Hampshire County Council(HCC).

HCC contribute £0 to the trail building and £0 of the £3.50 per day parking fee goes £0 to the trail building.

The trail building is 100% funded by the QECP trail Collective volunteers and the races they run.

Great LBS!

Not yet but we have stepped up a bit this year, including more racers. 50 ish left.

Make the most of the free camping bring your friends and family.

There is a beer tent and a bit of music this year too.

See you there Kimbers, more market research 😈

Why would the bus be busier? Races can’t use the bus so I would think the bus would be quiet.

That was a fun race. Enjoyed the day, weather made it, proper Wales!

Rode 1 once, 2 twice, 3 twice and 4 twice. Wanted to keep on going but for some reason everyone wanted to call it.

Only bit I didn’t like was not racing with the other Hardtails. Being a small ish category it’s great to compare war stories.

I saw so may people I knew too. All the southern enduro heads.

I’m also signed up for the WGE at Afan should be good. Not been to afan since the 2014 UKGE there.

‘Special’ enduro, that’s a bit harsh Kimbers

The gulley (and latterly the areas at the top of Deerstalker/babymaker) are/were just an embarrassment, even when the trail pixies left bin bags tied to trees.

As you say with the dog egg. Maybe education will help. A sign saying take you litter home?

There are no bins anywhere else in the forest outside the car park/cafe. Every other user group manages to take their litter home with them.

I 100% agree there is no reason why people shouldn’t take their rubbish with them but will they? Do they at the moment? Others user groups are just as bad, loads of dog eggs out there.

I know trail pixies should be collecting rubbish but this is a managed woodland with bins. This area is near the centre just add some bin then get they can be emptied one a week. Don’t give people an excuse to litter.

And for the rubbish just provide a bin at the top and the bottom of Freeride area.