4th and final KCap race: Castlewellan-get up there!!!

[Fergal]

Calling ALL MAD racers - this is going to be another excellent way to spend a Sunday!

A most delectable venue for those not familiar with it - fast flowing singletrack and amazing scenery thrown-in for good measure.

Nothing technical or scary so by all means get up there and give it a go,

let's see if we can reach the 20 MAD racers mark!


Hope to see at least 19 of you on the day :-)

[ollietrex]

Yep.. Me and Ash will be up there, heard really good things about the course and got some demons to kill on this course after Djouce.


Any one know how long the course is?

[ollietrex]

Found the details of the course:-


http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2447813

[Richie]

Yep, I'll be there - you can't miss the last race of the k-cap!

[Howie]

hey all,


whats the course like because i won't be able to go down on the saturday for a pre ride due to work and mightn't be able to get in a quick lap before the sports race on the sunday. Is it okay to ride it blind?


cheers

Liam

[Cormac]

Course details here. Looks like there may be some changes


www.xmtb.co.uk

[Fergal]

on the ball Cormac!

[Fergal]

map and course description!! deeeaadddllly!

sounds like an even better course than last year - ooohh mama !

let me up there now!!!

[Richie]

wow, getting butterfies in the tum just reading the course details!

[Scrivo]

Hmmmmmm 5.85Km. Wonder will it be 4 or 5 laps...

[Barrydanzig]

is anyone else having trouble accessing the course details? it wouldn't download for me.


but anyway, i'll be there provided i can get lift, i even took saturday off work so i can pre-ride the course. can't wait for the race this weekend, then we have the first round of the nps to look forward to the week after!

[Conor]

I'll be there!I've got demons of my own to vanquish!! I can offer a lift to one brave soul who can make their way to the North Side also.

[Richie]

Barry, I'll be able to give yerself and Liam a lift if ye need it - won't make the pre-ride on sat. I am a little concerned with the amount of Demons lurking around this forest though....

[Barrydanzig]

so me and liam can go with richie on sunday, so i'll need a lift on saturday, anyone able to volunteer? conor are you heading up on sat?


cheers richie btw!

[Conor]

Sorry Barry, but I'll be up on time to shout at yiz on sunday.

[Howie]

Thanks for the lift richie! even if i don't race i'll give a hand with the bottle's and at heckling all you racers from the sidelines!

[Fergal]

probably 4 laps - I'd prefer 5, I'll ask them for 5....

[jackieo]

Does anyone know if is it possible to pre-ride in the morning also?

[paddyobrien]

hey jackie,


yep its perfectly possible to pre ride on the morning, the course should be open by 10am and your race wont start till 12 so loads of time to do a nice easy paced lap and see it all without knackering yourself out!


Paddy

[Barrydanzig]

ok, so i desperately need a lift for saturday pre-ride, i'm sorted for sunday with richie, but i dont think he is heading up on saturday.


please let me know if anyone has a spare seat for saturday.


barry

0876449353

[ollietrex]

We can give you a lift as if I am correct in saying Paddy is not coming on Saturday. Are you any where near the yellow house pub?

[paddyobrien]

yep you is correct ollie! Saving myself for a huge effort on sunday! (and will be dead to the world on saturday!)

[ollietrex]

You going to be training hard again on Friday night...?

[paddyobrien]

thursday and friday!

[Fergal]

hmmm - looks like that initial big daunting fireroad climb isn't in it after all - a .2km sprint into 1st section of singletrack - looks like you climb to the same height though - on s'track that'll be intense!! -yeeoooww!!!

Paddy - I wouldn't advise 'training' on the Friday night!!!

[paddyobrien]

bah! Its saturday training that i should avoid, and will try to, but can't make any promises.


And anyway, i'll be tapering the training like a true pro .. thursdays the big night, friday less so, and saturday, who knows

[Fergal]

yeah, tapering from-

baths full of beer to buckets full of beer to steins full of beer


'tapering' how do!!!

[paddyobrien]

apparantly on thursday we'll have out own beer taps at the table .. oooooh .. this could be very very dangerous :-)

[Barrydanzig]

yeah i'm about 5 mins down the road from the yellow house, so if i could grab a lift from ya ollie that would be fantastic! what time are you planning on heading up?

[ollietrex]

Drop me a text on 0862255391 and I will will let you know on Friday when time we will be leaving.

[Barrydanzig]

cheers ollie, talk to ya then.