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Anyone doing this one.? Whats the course like?

I'm not around but raced there twice last season. It's pretty bumpy and slow in the long grass, but generally downhill, then a steep muddy shoot through the trees which is important, then 2 horse jump mounds which you take sideways and look huge but are totally rideable with a little speed and will put you miles ahead of those who dismount, then a bit more bumpy grass, a short uphill fire road, then the heart if it all which is a very long and steep run up, no trick to it unfortunately. Then a little  single track then a long not too steep fire road back to the start/finish. At least that's why it was and I doubt it will be a million miles from that. Generally slow and tiring. I understand there will be cold beer at the finish though!


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I did it a couple of years ago and I remember being battered during it. Probably a bit rougher than were used to to be honest!
Worth doing though

From the video it looks like it will suit mtb'ers a bit more that grange castle.

Deffo rougher and dragy but looks good. Its been dry the last couple of weeks so the ground will prob nice and hard.

Signed up now

I'm signed up too

Enjoyed that race and course today. Course was a bit more technical which i enjoyed.

Rose did well with 2nd place and Jimmy the savage enduro is now Jimmy the savage CX as he lapped me 

Didnt see how the A race went as i legged it to see the match

Great venue and course today, more suited to mountain bikers than Grange Castle.
Pity the let the horses rough up the course 
Enjoyed it despite breaking a spoke that caused the freewheel to turn into a fixer and dropping the chain on most of the technical sections.

Well done all

Ha hs cheers Paul but I doubt that, well done Rose and fair play. I enjoyed it alright but wouldn't be fully converted. To be honest I was heading to Wicklow on the big bike when car was giving trouble so turned around went home and stuck the CX bike in the boot instead. I figured at least if car packs in I could cycle home.  I did enjoy but got a bad start on the advice of Paul who told me position wouldn't matter due to lenght of course so spent a long time catching people only to wash out and get chain jammed and was back to square one. Course was fun and I'll give another one a try some time again I'd say.  Rushed off myself so didn't get to see the A race. Hard luck Get that sounded like a bad race

I did enjoy but got a bad start on the advice of Paul who told me position wouldn't matter due to lenght of course

haha you fell for that old chestnut     Sure its the same as mtb, if you can stay up there, get into the single track first.! 

Yeah I did realise when I looked up and saw you yapping away well up the front. 

You live and learn 

Well you will be seeded for the next one in that series which should help.

I reckon you were around 12th ish