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Ned Overend

14-09-2008, 07:38 PM

well you missed the best event in the history of Irish Mountainbiking..

only the Creme de la creme of MAD came..

Who was the MAD member on the Kona..I was having a conversation with him and i had to run off..apologies..

anyway..you are legends..especially Aine, for giving us a hand and Fergal for doing some damn fine digging..

Richie

Ned Overend

14-09-2008, 07:39 PM

and by the way, fair play to Ash, that had to be harder than the Marathon Champs

TomH

14-09-2008, 07:41 PM

Sounds like i certainly did, fair play lads some great reports on the auld forums, feck it what can you do, you win some you lose some...

Liam

14-09-2008, 07:46 PM

Oh man, now I'm even more pissed I missed it.

Hope there's another next year, I'll try not get sick next time!

Morgan

14-09-2008, 07:48 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2857536560_47faa0672e.jpg (http://www.madmtb.com/photogallery/)

That was a ferocious action-packed day - I hardly know where to start. Thanks to everyone in Epic (and Fergal, the trailbuiding maestro) for all the obvious hard work they put into the trail and running things. Great spread of food at the end too. Shame everything got so muddy - made it a lot more challenging. I got my first ever mtb medal though! No doubt it'll be the start of a run of success in 2009.

So, will MAD be able to come up with something to match the Blast next year?

There are some photos up here:

http://www.madmtb.com/photogallery/

shane

14-09-2008, 07:49 PM

richie that would be micheal you were talking to

he should be along soon

Liam

15-09-2008, 09:09 AM

Does that mean MAD are hosting it next year Morgan?

Ash

15-09-2008, 09:54 AM

Thanks Richie :o) I had an amazing day, so much fun.

I was absolutely terrified starting my first run cos I hadn't seen the course at all and haven't riden on anything difficult since I injured my wrist.

But by the last race of the day I was going all out, it was just brilliant :o)

Thanks to everyone who put in so much effort for the event, you did yourselves proud!!

Morgan

15-09-2008, 10:15 AM

Hosting it? The Blast is EPICs event. We'll have to come up with something all of our own.

Oisin

15-09-2008, 10:19 AM

That was the most fun race of the year for me. No pacing, holding back or conserving energy... just full throttle the whole way down. Hitting jumps faster then ever before with the adrenaline, knocking into other people trying to overtake them on sketchy corners. It was a mud bath but that didn't take away from it at all. It was seriously physically demanding - my lungs and legs were burning each time at the bottom.

Well done to Epic who put on a great event and to everyone there who made such a good atmosphere. I'm looking forward to next year already. Anyone got any more photos/videos? Who was the pro photographer who had photos showing in a tent at the finish area and do they have a website with them?

Fergal

15-09-2008, 10:43 AM

you can read my post on the epic site:

http://www.epicmtb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5650

but to summarise it was a brilliant , brilliant day!!

I'm ashamed of any MAD rider (who did not have a proper excuse) who didn't turn up for the MTB event of the year, there were only about 10 or 12 of us - we should have had 2 or 3 times that number

Now I know there's lads and ladies with families and work all and that's fine, but there were riders who just didn't bother and it's completely your loss if you didn't turn up.

I'm very proud of Ash I must say, she has the spirit of REAL MTB and it's great to have people like that in the club - hell even the gentleman of the club - Morgan - was pulling dirty moves and getting all fast and filthy and loving it!!

Micheal

15-09-2008, 10:59 AM

What a day, im hurting so bad i wish i had a desk job, well nearly. That was my first blast ever and the first race i did bar the Dixie Dashs. I have to say it was stoketastic and i was amazed i finished all three races. Lack of fitness really held me back on all the uphill sections but sure that is something to work on.

Fair play to all involved in setting up the day, it was really well organised and man did i eat some amount of sangers. Big thanks to the ladies!!!

As for the races i managed to finish all three but i reckon i must have set a record for crashes. Most of them were in the schlompy sections which were like ice rinks and weren't to bad. But i did manage a spectacular fast crash in the forest section berfore the gully and i have the marks to prove it.

Had a great day, roll on the Bree DH and my inevitable hospitalisation.....................

Fergal

15-09-2008, 11:16 AM

"roll on the Bree DH and my inevitable hospitalisation..................... "

another member who can be regarded as a true MTB'er!!!

You're a feckin' legend Michael - glad you enjoyed the day!

Conor

15-09-2008, 04:42 PM

Pics to come soon.....

Micheal

15-09-2008, 05:05 PM

Check out this footage of the gully section near the end. Found this on the epic forum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeY_S3Amyrw

Can you spot the MAD rider who seems to have forgotten that that that blast is in essence a CYCLING race?

Answers on a postcard.....

Morgan

15-09-2008, 05:13 PM

Michael is easily spotted with his enormous orange parachute - he's rivalling Eoin Keith on the giant rucksack stakes. Looks like Cait in the still above too.

Micheal

15-09-2008, 05:43 PM

Well if it is, i am well and truly BURNED!!!

Thought it was the Diamond G. But instead it turns out to be a girl/woman (delete as applicable!!!) who I dont really know and also well beat me down the mountain.;-)

Micheal

15-09-2008, 05:53 PM

I would also like to point out that i based my DiamondG guess on the fact the the rider had a white helmet!!!

Aine

15-09-2008, 08:33 PM

Photos from The Blast

http://picasaweb.google.com/conor.conneff/EPICBLASTIVPart1#

diamondG

15-09-2008, 09:15 PM

Michael, Michael Michael

yo in trouble!

it was me running through the last section

saw that in the movie earlier, hoped no one would point it out.. but there you go :)

got a flat in after the north shore section on the fireroad!??

managed to keep a fairly good pace on the fireroad with the flat.

mind you it wasn't fast enough, even FergalJ managed to pass me!!

had to get that in there :)

but I wanted to finish it, so managed to run the rest of it

great vid though, after my hill running escapades you can see two blokes fall straight over the bars on the gap jump, they look like they were shot at the top of the jump :)

Morgan

15-09-2008, 09:22 PM

Don't worry Graham, Micheal has troubles of his own

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo234/don_foleone/Epic%20Blast%202008/060.jpg (http://s379.photobucket.com/albums/oo234/don_foleone/Epic%20Blast%202008/?action=view&current=060.jpg)

Some good shots there Aine. What's this about me being a gentleman biker - when did that happen? That's good, right?

Aine

15-09-2008, 09:50 PM

And more pics

http://picasaweb.google.com/conor.conneff/EPICBLASTIVPart2#

Morgan

15-09-2008, 10:02 PM

That woodwork looks a lot smaller than it did on Sunday.

I see Steve is promoting the benefits of ghetto-tubeless:

http://picasaweb.google.com/conor.conneff/EPICBLASTIVPart2#5246372783450172034

Who's the new recruit?

http://picasaweb.google.com/conor.conneff/EPICBLASTIVPart2#5246380432124051042

Fergal

15-09-2008, 10:04 PM

ah yeah - that's Una from EPIC - she looked very proud and happy in that gilet...

diamondG

15-09-2008, 10:10 PM

scary!

http://picasaweb.google.com/brianodoherty/Blast?authkey=y_tMUz9s-cM#5246322971484200386

or maybe its an optical illusion, could be an endo manual at the far side of the fireroad, nothing to do with the ramp at all..

Morgan

16-09-2008, 07:18 AM

Hey - I didn't realise there was breakdancing at the Blast:

http://www.imbrc.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=26&g2_itemId=16447

Meanwhile, Graham D was getting RAD!

http://www.imbrc.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=26&g2_itemId=16554

I guess that makes up for the cyclo-jogging.

Micheal

16-09-2008, 07:58 AM

I cant really slag you mr Diamond as i walked up nearly every incline!!! And as for you Morgan i thought you were the gentleman biker, so why did you have 2 put a pic up with my gut showing!!!!!!!!

Phil

16-09-2008, 09:49 AM

Thats pretty fucking ninja Graham...

diamondG

16-09-2008, 10:31 AM

thank you Phil, ninja is my middle name..

there was one of the jumps the back wheel flicked right out, complete accident, but it came together and for a moment I felt proper cool :)

I was so chuffed, I mentioned it to the spectators at the jump as I sped off into the berm..

something along the lines of 'tail ship, you love it!!!