Irish XC NPS Round 3 official promo poster

[IrishXCMTB]

Thanks to Don from EPIC for the poster:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/fergal.kilkenny/SDP-846-LSI/AAAAAAAAB7U/XJIwXOdxG94/s800/XCNPS_Rnd3_2008_poster.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/fergal.kilkenny/RacePosters/photo#5202782316568390946)

[Morgan]

Ooh that's very stylish - I've put it on the front page too...

[jackieo]

so who's going? Trying to convince myself to go but not sure I can face the drive up! :(

[Gogs]

Is Larne a county?

[jackieo]

No, it's a town in County Antrim! ;)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B2DVFC_enIE247IE247&q=Magheramorne,+Larne,+County+Antrim,+UK&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

[Fergal]

latest is that both Oisin and Cait got 2nd in the race, which was on the same course as last year - well done to both

who else raced today?

[Conor]

Myself, Arek,Cormac, Oisin, Cait, Mel, and Ryan all showed up to race. Well done to all! Ryan won, Mel won, Cait and Oisin came second. I came second in Masters........ Ohh wait a sec, that was a dream !!! But I did get two punctures. Well done again, I hope you all got home safe.

[Cormac]

It was a good day, wasn't really sure what to expect. The course was bone dry and very sandy(hate to think what condition my drivetrain is in now). It was fairly non-technical, with some steeps drops, which were a bit sketchy with a stong crosswind and kickers and a bit of grassy singletrack for good measure. There was no real climbs to speak of, so that meant there was no let-up anywhere on the course, kinda like Tymon park on steroids.


Conor and I had a pretty good battle until his puncture on the last lap.


I don't know is anyone else noticed, but a few of the leading masters took a wrong turn immediately after the start.

[Liam]

Well done lads

[Conor]

A fews pictures from today courtesy of Aine, photographer and bottle hander-upper!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/conor.conneff/2008NPSRound3

[Morgan]

There seems to be a lot more grimacing than usual in those photos - looks like a tough race.

[Morgan]

A video...


http://youtube.com/watch?v=VrCUKztkK7g

[Fergal]

woh!

first pan looks like Arizona!

[Oisin]

It was hot, dry and dusty alright. Not like usual wet and boggy Ireland.

[ciaranc]

brokeback mountain comes to mind.....

[Fergal]

that's an MTB film about some lad after getting a serious injury after a 6"

(or was it 6 foot?) huck wasn't it?

[Morgan]

Here are the sequels...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gffFP2Ms9Hc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V1L9ZJIxk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__s8PJ_XjUk

[Morgan]

What's with all the guys in low gears, spinning like mad on the flat?

[Cormac]

it was really really windy

[ciaranc]

Just noticed , it goes onto a road ? surely in a quarry they didnt need to bring it onto a normal road ?