Comments on: MAD Dixie Dash 2007 Round 1 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/ Ireland's Premier Mountainbiking Club™ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:20:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Fergal http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5295 Fergal Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5295 fair play to the 19 dixies that headed up to a windswept fairycastle, I was rattling with the cold by the time I headed down<br/><br/>First group off was the dh young guns - Greg Callaghan, Gavin Kelly, Gavin Carroll, Dan Sheridan, Paul Smyth, Mark Dolan<br/>with some of them going through the rocks instead of to the right- crackpots, though they weren't the only ones who made-up there own route.....<br/>The second group of Karl Thomas, Rob Drohan, Dave Foster, John Doris didn't fare much better turning left instead of right and ending up down near the upper aerials and having to scramble down to the fireroad - and these were the gown-ups <br/>Third group was Steve Scrivener, Oisin Boydell, Enda O'Reilly, Karl Dempsey and Nigel Shekleton and were the first group to get their directions right, Oisin and Steve having a good scrap most of the way down, just 3 seconds serperating them at the end<br/>Final group was Sean Herlihy, Fergal Kilkenny, Damo Mulchrone and Alfie Wallace, Alfie was an early victim of a puncture, the happy fairy and transporter bate off down the descent so fast it made me cry<br/>Got a bit along the fireroad and witnessed what I thought was a man brought down by a sniper, the fairy didn't look too happy as he lay motionless on the side of the road, victim of one of the most bizarre accidents I've heard of in biking, I slowed but was told to keep going - very nice of a dying man not to delay another rider I thought then off I went.<br/>First forest section was ok - you could see where you were going, the second was pretty dark - lights would have been handy.<br/>The dh track flowed well into the lower part of the MADjestic course but was well sliddery, I fell into the ferny descent without the bike but had a soft nice landing<br/>..and that was pretty much that!<br/>hopefully see a few more out for more extreme orienteering next week<br/><br/><br/>Damo Mulchrone 0:13:25<br/>Greg Callaghan 0:14:00<br/>Gavin Carroll 0:14:04<br/>Steve Scrivener 0:14:35<br/>Oisin Boydell 0:14:38<br/>Fergal Kilkenny 0:14:45<br/>Nigel Shekleton 0:15:37<br/>Mark Dolan 0:15:50<br/>Gavin Kelly 0:16:29<br/>Karl Thomas 0:17:33<br/>John Doris 0:18:14<br/>Sean Herlihy 0:18:32<br/>Dave Foster 0:18:41<br/>Karl Dempsey 0:19:36<br/>Alfie Wallace 0:20:30<br/>Rob Drohan 0:20:55<br/>Enda O'Reilly 0:25:14<br/>Dan Sheridan ??<br/>Paul Smyth ?? fair play to the 19 dixies that headed up to a windswept fairycastle, I was rattling with the cold by the time I headed down

First group off was the dh young guns - Greg Callaghan, Gavin Kelly, Gavin Carroll, Dan Sheridan, Paul Smyth, Mark Dolan
with some of them going through the rocks instead of to the right- crackpots, though they weren’t the only ones who made-up there own route…..
The second group of Karl Thomas, Rob Drohan, Dave Foster, John Doris didn’t fare much better turning left instead of right and ending up down near the upper aerials and having to scramble down to the fireroad - and these were the gown-ups
Third group was Steve Scrivener, Oisin Boydell, Enda O’Reilly, Karl Dempsey and Nigel Shekleton and were the first group to get their directions right, Oisin and Steve having a good scrap most of the way down, just 3 seconds serperating them at the end
Final group was Sean Herlihy, Fergal Kilkenny, Damo Mulchrone and Alfie Wallace, Alfie was an early victim of a puncture, the happy fairy and transporter bate off down the descent so fast it made me cry
Got a bit along the fireroad and witnessed what I thought was a man brought down by a sniper, the fairy didn’t look too happy as he lay motionless on the side of the road, victim of one of the most bizarre accidents I’ve heard of in biking, I slowed but was told to keep going - very nice of a dying man not to delay another rider I thought then off I went.
First forest section was ok - you could see where you were going, the second was pretty dark - lights would have been handy.
The dh track flowed well into the lower part of the MADjestic course but was well sliddery, I fell into the ferny descent without the bike but had a soft nice landing
..and that was pretty much that!
hopefully see a few more out for more extreme orienteering next week

Damo Mulchrone 0:13:25
Greg Callaghan 0:14:00
Gavin Carroll 0:14:04
Steve Scrivener 0:14:35
Oisin Boydell 0:14:38
Fergal Kilkenny 0:14:45
Nigel Shekleton 0:15:37
Mark Dolan 0:15:50
Gavin Kelly 0:16:29
Karl Thomas 0:17:33
John Doris 0:18:14
Sean Herlihy 0:18:32
Dave Foster 0:18:41
Karl Dempsey 0:19:36
Alfie Wallace 0:20:30
Rob Drohan 0:20:55
Enda O’Reilly 0:25:14
Dan Sheridan ??
Paul Smyth ??

]]> By: Fergal http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5291 Fergal Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:54:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5291 Howdy all,<br/>Yes, the Dixie Dash is on for this Tues 21 Aug - it's going to be great, hope to see a load of ye there!!!<br/>Fergal Howdy all,
Yes, the Dixie Dash is on for this Tues 21 Aug - it’s going to be great, hope to see a load of ye there!!!
Fergal

]]> By: Martin http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5290 Martin Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:21:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5290 still on this week? might come allong and help out........ still on this week? might come allong and help out……..

]]> By: Ollie Castle http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5265 Ollie Castle Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:26:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5265 Yep count me in to do it if I can get over to that side of town in time for the race. Yep count me in to do it if I can get over to that side of town in time for the race.

]]> By: Steve http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5255 Steve Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5255 This is going to be deadly.... Can't wait!!!! Going to be interesting to see who wins it. I reckon if one of the hot XC lads come, they could take it. Good bit of fairly flat singletrack to weave around where the 6 inchers might be a bit lazy. Tough one to call.. This is going to be deadly…. Can’t wait!!!! Going to be interesting to see who wins it. I reckon if one of the hot XC lads come, they could take it. Good bit of fairly flat singletrack to weave around where the 6 inchers might be a bit lazy. Tough one to call..

]]> By: Oisin http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5254 Oisin Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:11:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5254 Unfortunately I can't go cause I'll be away. I'm sure it will be brilliant and I'm looking forward to doing the next one. Unfortunately I can’t go cause I’ll be away. I’m sure it will be brilliant and I’m looking forward to doing the next one.

]]> By: Fergal http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5253 Fergal Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:35:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5253 that'd be great if you could Conor - thanks a lot, that means we now have an additional marshall who can double as camera/filming person so we can capture all the hot action!!<br/>Rachel Cinnsealach and Judith also said they would help, so we will also get to record split times along various sections - wow!!<br/><br/>It'd be great to get a cool promo video made so that we can get more people out to the following races.<br/><br/>Cheers<br/>Fergal that’d be great if you could Conor - thanks a lot, that means we now have an additional marshall who can double as camera/filming person so we can capture all the hot action!!
Rachel Cinnsealach and Judith also said they would help, so we will also get to record split times along various sections - wow!!

It’d be great to get a cool promo video made so that we can get more people out to the following races.

Cheers
Fergal

]]> By: Ash Corkery http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5250 Ash Corkery Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:57:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5250 Thanks Fergal,no worries, see ya at Kindelstown on Saturday so :o) Thanks Fergal,no worries, see ya at Kindelstown on Saturday so :o)

]]> By: shane http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5249 shane Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:15:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5249 i will help ya out with the marshaling and time keeping also i will help ya out with the marshaling and time keeping also

]]> By: Conor http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/2007/08/07/mad-dixie-dash-2007-round-1/#comment-5244 Conor Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.madmtb.com/wordpress/?p=727#comment-5244 I might sit this one out, but I can help with times marshaling etc. I'll race the next one. I might sit this one out, but I can help with times marshaling etc. I’ll race the next one.

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