[Closed] QECP Day & Night Enduro

Sounds good - I really should try to make it this year!

Might regret my cost-cutting approach to lights though 🙂

Well worth the £20 to Exposure to rent. I had a Max D off them last year & it was great.

Scott can we enter a mate too/team or is it all individual registrations ?

Aroooga

I shall be there, with the first full family camping expedition too !

Lol Kimbers

Jambalaya yes you can enter mates at the same time.

Cant make this year. Hope you get a dry one!!

Hope I can shuffle work around, if so will be hitting hardtail category this year.

Entered!

Done. Scott mates contacted to enter directly fyi. We'd be a team of Super Vets with me you gest at 54 😳

Note will probably ride a Hardtail but entered suitably ancient category

In on the HT:-)

DrP

I'm in! Good chance to get some proper use from my Gemini Titan lights. My usual two race mates can't make it so it'll be a solo entry and a Billy no mates evening!

What tyres will everyone be using.....? 😉

Round black ones

I'm in. On a secret training day at 417 Project right now as I'm going to be pushing hard not to be DFL 🙂

I'm in

I've only ridden once at QECP and that was a very brief visit. Are the trails used for the race normally marked or easy to find as I quite fancy trying to ride their again before the race?

Cheers

The trails are a mix of the red trail and off piste stuff.

Loved flying down the red climb last year, racing my mate.

dantsw13 - Member
Loved flying down the red climb last year, racing my mate.

Over half the ticket are now sold.

@Rubber I have entered so I think you'll have at least one rider behind you 😉

mattbee - Member
Hope I can shuffle work around, if so will be hitting hardtail category this year.

Oh Reeeeeeeeaaallllyy.........

This year we will be doing 5 stages instead of 4 🙂

Assuming I can get an entry, I have a quick job to do in Farmborough Sat am. What time does practice start?

Practice starts at 5ish

Cheers, looks like I'm in.

My riding buddy has pulled out so I am unsure I fancy going on my own - half the fun of racing is beating (or being beaten!) by your mates. What time are things likely to wrap up if it starts at 5? Just trying to work out if I still go or not.

think it says 11-30 finish on website

hughjayteens - Member

My riding buddy has pulled out so I am unsure I fancy going on my own - half the fun of racing is beating (or being beaten!) by your mates. What time are things likely to wrap up if it starts at 5? Just trying to work out if I still go or not.

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scottfitz - Member

Give me a clue on your name or category and I will let you know your start time/end time.

Chris Knight - Vets.

Thanks

LOL - You are the rider behind Kimbers 🙂 22:00 finish for you guys.

if you are driving home hughayteens can I have your finishers beer 🙂

I don't drink beer.... Finisher's Appletini for moi??!!

DrP

EDIT - scott, is there a racing order list anywhere? Just so I can let the wifey know my ETD/ETA...Ta!

EDIT - scott, is there a racing order list anywhere? Just so I can let the wifey know my ETD/ETA...Ta!

Scott gutted to hear about your bike 🙁

Not in the public domain yet, still working on it but hardtails are finishing about 22:50

Superhardtails will be done, dusted, and in the pub by half nine mate... 😉

Cheers Scott, looking forward to it (and echo the b@llache that is your bike.. Just had a chap from our road club have some roadie stuff taken an equidistance East from me, around the Eastbourne area. nasty stuff)

Will keep eyes peeled here

DrP

Cheers guys, loved that bike, spent a long time getting the build just right.

Scott it's a pity we are not "scored" in two categories as I'll be on HT but in Seniors to give myself a token chance of not being DFL. Double knee MRI Friday and riding before surgeon tells me that it's forbidden 😐

Nearly bought a TransAm myself to go with Covert as Nirvana in Westcott had one on display - lovely - made call to give Cotic a try.

scottfitz - Member
LOL - You are the rider behind Kimbers 22:00 finish for you guys.

Alphabetically I guess (although might be on ability!). If practice starts at 5 and we're done by 10, I might just stick with it and be a billy no mates! Was looking forward to it.

Alphabetically I guess (although might be on ability!). If practice starts at 5 and we're done by 10, I might just stick with it and be a billy no mates! Was looking forward to it.

This will be my fourth go at the day/night and I've done all of them on my own. (Mates are lame about night racing) it's always been very sociable and a good laugh, despite my results becoming more and more average...!

Think I'l give it a whirl! Wonder if I can fashion a helmet mount for my 11 giga-lumen Gemini Titan lights!

I've not done a night race since 2004 at Aston Hill, on a hard tail, with rubbish filament lamps. Looking forward to it.

Was working nearby today hoping for a chance of a spin but having just paid for parking I got called to an emergency job near London.
Looks chalky, I'm guessing flinty too? Reasonably tough tyres needed?

Shorty or DHF on the front? Have had my Shorty on all winter and wasn't going to both swapping back to the DHF, but I went for a blast at Swinley over the weekend and the Shorty was pretty wayward on the hardpacked stuff.

I'm riding Billy no mates too; if you are anywhere near me in the line up, I'm always keen to talk to strangers I meet in the woods at night 🙂

The flints seem particularly bad at the moment. I've torn a continental protection tyre and a maxxis exo sidewall over the last two weeks at QECP. Could be the dry weather is exposing them, or could be that I'm a bit crap. Got a Bontrager on now, but I'm not that hopeful!

Either a Shorty or Minion, it's been so dry it's loose as hell on the off piste.

With no rain, you need a unicorn tyre there really.

As Hob Nob says it's bloody dry right now and little chance of rain.

You can see how dry it is below..

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Yeah I'll be putting a chunky monkey on and the shorty off, probably if I get the time

[url= https://www.hargrovescycles.co.uk/hub/events/qe-cyclefest/ ]More info about the weekend including the demo range, free camping and kid races[/url]

Video of last years event:

Cheers Scott. On that Hargroves link it lists the rider briefing at both 16.30 and 17.30 - which time should i make sure i turn up for?

Looking forward to it 🙂

I'm probably going to make it 4.15 in final email instructions. But its a very similar set up and rules to any of my enduro. Only real difference is the race is in the dark.

Biggest changes from previous years are fun go first, pro's go last and its 5 stages instead of 4

boom!

whos ready?

has it rained there today ?

I'm not far away and it rained on and off all morning. Mostly on.
But I've been out riding just now, not at qecp though, and the ground is just sucking it all up right now. I'd be surprised if it's not running well. [awaits flaming later and takes blame for the massive forthcoming mudfest 🙂 ]

has it rained there today ?

I work about 10 minutes away & it poured down last night & has rained a little today but nothing of any note - it's surprisingly warm & sunny right now.

Given just how dry it was, the volume of rain & subsequent heat, i'm thinking it's still going to be dry, just slightly less dusty & loose - some of the work they were doing for the race was seriously in need of some water, so it should be great.

I'm so excited..and I just can't hide it...

Yak - you racing?? or turning up? You'll get to see me in 'enduro gnar' guise, not jsut 'XC lycra' mode!

DrP

Haha - no i'm 'xc lycra' only. I don't even have a suitable 'enduro gnar' bike anymore. Think i'd be firmly dfl in the fun cat if I had a go 🙂

But I'll be there helping out in a kids club session for Pedal 2 Pedal. Then getting as many as possible racing later. I'll look out for you in practice.

Oi Scotty, You got any entries/cancellations ? I'm almost tempted... but the details are vague on the link on post 1 now, if you do, can you fill me in with more info please.

Yak just mailed you regarding my lad.

Yak- Im assuming the pedal 2 pedal session is for kids, is it members only or can others join? I'll be doing the race but bringing the brood down for the daytime part.

Can't wait either! First ever race for me!! I rode the red and the blue on Wednesday and it was super dry and slightly sketchy in places. Hope this rain had dampened things down a bit.

I'm looking forward to upping my sarcasm levels for you on the start again this year.

@johnny - unfortunately we are full tomorrow, sorry. The tempting idea of parents demoing bikes whilst the kids did a session meant a good sign-up! Get in touch via the website if you are keen for other sessions.

Weeksy lots of spare places, will send you an email

Personally I am less than confident of even making it round twice. Just seen that the route is 14 miles (23k) so a practice lap and race is 28/46k. I last rode 46k in 2016 and my longest ever ride was 60k 🙁 I haven't been on the bike at since October ....

It'll be strange starting a race without a hangover.
I'm fully prepared, out of shape, carrying an injury, probably have the wrong tyres on and my brake levers are leaking (replacements in the post)
It can only go well.

I last rode 46k in [s]2016[/s] 2015

Corrected myself, its going to be painfully slow and painful 😐

i'm looking forward to it - decent 40km + afternoon.

It can only go better than the last time I did this race a couple years ago when my lights stopped working on the 3rd stage & flickered for the rest of the race.

something else will probably break this time 🙂

Personally I am less than confident of even making it round twice

I did the red twice and blue once on Wednesday just to check out QECP as I've never been. I am going to be knackered after 28 miles of that 😯

Race well y'all!! Gutted I can't make this year - really enjoyed racing down the Red Climb on St4 last year.

.Weeksy lots of spare places, will send you an email

Thank you, but I didn't get a mail early enough and I'm just back from 55km trail ride with a mate, so won't be out tomorrow night as well.

Good luck to all who are racing!

Sadly I'm looking unlikely - tendonitis has flared up in my right quad and I want it to be right for the Tweedlove International next month. Will see how it feels tomorrow but have fun and ride safe everyone.

I shall be there! Bright orange helmet, probably have my rad retro sunnies on and a moustache to boot and will either be on a purple Genesis hardtail or if I butter Scott up enough he might let me use his Transition. See you all tomorrow!

Phew, don't need my excuses after all, event is full 🙂

I shall be there! Bright orange helmet, probably have my rad retro sunnies on and a moustache to boot and will either be on a purple Genesis hardtail or if I butter Scott up enough he might let me use his Transition. See you all tomorrow!

Didn't it get stolen?

Weeksy - you can have my ticket if you want as I can't make it....

Awwww thanks matey, it's no probblem anyway, my legs were not really in it and i've planned stuff with Mrs Weeksy and the boy now... but thanks tonnes.

Ah would love to be doing this, think it's the first day/night I'll miss (although the year before last when I marshalled due to a tree interface the week before doesn't count I guess).

Good luck all and remember- don't shit it, hit it!

anus Scott's bike was stolen 😐

Not sure I'll be there either. 46k in the time available not really possible for me at the moment and riding stages at night not having seen them seems a bit daft, may come just for the practice but probably not.

Have fun everyone.

Are you sure it's not 46km including a practice loop?

That's the problem with you bloody Brexiteers, no backbone! You wouldn't get this sort of cop out from staunch Remainers like kimbers....

You've been lining up your excuses for a while now jamba. You dont have to practice all the stages, i only ever practised a couple and it was fine. Stop being a fanny and go and do it, you'll be glad you did