Anyone know if Brian Mc is racing in Killarney tomorrow?
If so, good luck Brian
Mtb Events April 2013
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Yup, down here now David thanks, weather is savage, hope it stays like this!
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Well done to Brian, keeping the 795 mtb flag flying in Killarney
No results yet but I hear he had a solid mid-division race even after enduring a sleepness night in some Kill-Arnie hovel
Report please young man
No results yet but I hear he had a solid mid-division race even after enduring a sleepness night in some Kill-Arnie hovel
Report please young man
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Results!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xsdzgf29h3f6b ... nal%29.pdf
Nice consistent laps there Brian
You'll be throwing down the gauntlet to the old guard in NPS Rd3 !!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xsdzgf29h3f6b ... nal%29.pdf
Nice consistent laps there Brian
You'll be throwing down the gauntlet to the old guard in NPS Rd3 !!
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Well done Brian, great going. Looking forward to a showdown. I've a feeling I'll be chasing!
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Cheers lads,
After badly tearing and then binning my rear tyre on Thursday eve's training spin the only spare I had to hand was a trailraker mud plugger, picking up a new rear in time before the race was not an option so I had to take the gamble..If it rained a lot before Sunday I would be laughing (it is Killarney I thought..). Got down Saturday eve and the weather was lovely with a great buzz about the place, some light drizzle Sunday morning but that cleared off quickly enough. The race itself, got a great start and pulled up 5 places on the first lap with some stealthy passing on the climbs which I was delighted with but as soon as I reached the fast bits including the long field section again on the start/finish I lost them, felt like I had the brake on with the drag from the rear
back into the singletrack and I was holding my own with one of Richie Byrnes big wheeler's snapping at the heels, I thought If I can finish ahead of him I will be happy with that. He got passed at the start of the 3rd lap on a tech bit but I kept reeling him back in on the climbs. I felt a second wind coming so it was game on, we came up behind another rider who dabbed in front of me on an uphill tech bit, I couldn't get the feet out in time and ended up falling backwards down a gully with the bike buried in the sceachs 
lost more places but then ripped it as hard as I could until the finish. I got one or two back but the big wheeler was well out of sight. All in a very enjoyable race, I had hoped for a higher place but lots of tit for tat with a couple of lads made it, conditions were perfect with most the track just nice and tacky. Great little course and a well run set up, definitely will be back for that one.
Oh ya, the hotel... Celtic Tiger jobby with as much sound proofing as a tent, full of people on the piss, hen parties etc didn't get to sleep till around 5 id say, pure disaster of a place, would have been better off just drive down Sunday morning! ah well.
Ill re group for the next round with a new tyre, rear bearings and tougher training plan and hopefully I will pull up those few places I want.
Yup, be great to have some more club members along for the next rounds to do battle.
After badly tearing and then binning my rear tyre on Thursday eve's training spin the only spare I had to hand was a trailraker mud plugger, picking up a new rear in time before the race was not an option so I had to take the gamble..If it rained a lot before Sunday I would be laughing (it is Killarney I thought..). Got down Saturday eve and the weather was lovely with a great buzz about the place, some light drizzle Sunday morning but that cleared off quickly enough. The race itself, got a great start and pulled up 5 places on the first lap with some stealthy passing on the climbs which I was delighted with but as soon as I reached the fast bits including the long field section again on the start/finish I lost them, felt like I had the brake on with the drag from the rear
back into the singletrack and I was holding my own with one of Richie Byrnes big wheeler's snapping at the heels, I thought If I can finish ahead of him I will be happy with that. He got passed at the start of the 3rd lap on a tech bit but I kept reeling him back in on the climbs. I felt a second wind coming so it was game on, we came up behind another rider who dabbed in front of me on an uphill tech bit, I couldn't get the feet out in time and ended up falling backwards down a gully with the bike buried in the sceachs lost more places but then ripped it as hard as I could until the finish. I got one or two back but the big wheeler was well out of sight. All in a very enjoyable race, I had hoped for a higher place but lots of tit for tat with a couple of lads made it, conditions were perfect with most the track just nice and tacky. Great little course and a well run set up, definitely will be back for that one.Oh ya, the hotel... Celtic Tiger jobby with as much sound proofing as a tent, full of people on the piss, hen parties etc didn't get to sleep till around 5 id say, pure disaster of a place, would have been better off just drive down Sunday morning! ah well.
Ill re group for the next round with a new tyre, rear bearings and tougher training plan and hopefully I will pull up those few places I want.
Yup, be great to have some more club members along for the next rounds to do battle.
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Great stuff Brian, loads learned there by the sound of things, not least the importance of staying on the bike!
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Sounds like you left it all out on the course - that's all you can do. Well done