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Title: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: maloneydarragh on July 01, 2012, 11:25:28 PM
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9518513/bullraid-banner2012.png)

Sat 4th of Aug, 2012 course just the same, No cutbacks here.

The course length and race format will be same 11.2k as  2011. But under the Croke Park agreement we have negotiated 100% more flow.  In a special sitting the capital budget was extended to alow us to bring in the diggers and stone. Ohh the flowwww!!!!

Both The Half Bull 6 hour and the original Full Bull 12hr are back retaining their winning format for 2012.

The Full Bull starts at 7:30am, as it gets a bit dark in the woods towards 8pm. Camping is availalbe on-site, with the bbq and bonfire to celebrate on the Saturday night.
The Half Bull will be on the same course as the 12hr with the same format except for a 1.30pm start. Finish time is 7.30pm same as the main race.

See link below for more details and online sign-on.

http://twelvehourmountainbikerace.wordpress.com/ (http://twelvehourmountainbikerace.wordpress.com/)
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on July 25, 2012, 09:40:20 PM
Anybody doing this ?  ???
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Paul on July 25, 2012, 09:48:29 PM
Prob Laco...he did it solo last year..!!
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on July 25, 2012, 10:01:11 PM
that madman does like to cycle, no bother ill get onto him see if he wants to team up  8) cheers
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Greg on July 29, 2012, 08:05:12 PM
Only 4 days left for registration, 3 if you want to race 6hr 2 mixed.
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Greg on July 29, 2012, 08:10:13 PM

Check this Legend out if you havent seen it before.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11oqeJFmeCg[/youtube]
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Paul on August 03, 2012, 01:05:03 PM
So is it only The Greg and Jimmy doing this or is there anyone else..??
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: craig_s on August 03, 2012, 03:15:45 PM
Good luck tomorrow lads hope the weather stays good for you.  :)
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on August 03, 2012, 04:42:35 PM
Im only doing the six hour one which will be plenty for me.
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: michaelc on August 03, 2012, 04:48:34 PM

There's no reg on the day is there?
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Trev on August 03, 2012, 08:53:49 PM
You can register on the day Michael  8)
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Paul on August 05, 2012, 08:18:48 PM
I hear it was a mud fest.!! How did you get on..?
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Greg on August 05, 2012, 09:04:24 PM
6th place 7 laps, one more lap would have brought me up to 4th   :(
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Greg on August 05, 2012, 09:06:47 PM
Results:
 
Rk N° Rider Lap
 
12 Hour Solo Male

1 30 DAMIAN SIKORA 11
 2 8 JON HYNES 9
 3 14 PAUL CROWLEY 9
 4 1 GER JACKSON 7
 5 21 CAMERON BURNS 7
 6 2 GREG CAHILL 7
 7 3 ROBERT MCALINDEN 6
 8 22 JAMES MCCANN 6
 9 13 MICHAEL FOLEY 6
 10 12 ROBERT HAUGHEY 6
 11 23 WILLIAM BALLINTINE 5
 12 29 JOHN SHARKY 4
 13 19 NIALL IRWIN 4
 14 20 NICHOLAS GORMLEY 4
 15 7 SCOTT COYNE 4
 
6 Hour Solo Male
1 32 WILLIAM MULLIGAN 6
 2 11 JAMES PITTAM 6
 3 46 PETER MCCONVILLE 6
 4 66 FRANK TAYLOR 5
 5 43 RICHARD LYNCH 5
 6 52 MARK KIDD 5
 7 4 KEVIN DALTON 5
 8 33 RICHIE BYRNE 4
 9 67 JOE BERGIN 4
 10 55 GRAEME ELLIOT 4
 11 68 SEAN CULLETON 4
 12 73 STEPHEN KERR 4
 13 47 PAUL OBRIEN 4
 14 41 ED DUGGAN 4
 15 42 JAMES CONDON 4
 16 65 SHANE GARVEY 3
 17 60 GIBSON CHAMBERS 3
 18 31 HUGHIE DEVANEY 3
 19 56 ANDY LYLE 3
 20 62 MARK ARMSTRONG 3
 21 59 GARY ENNIS 2
 22 36 DARREN HUGHES 2
 23 57 RONAN CAMPBELL 2
 24 75 CIARAN SMITH 2
 25 40 OSCAR MAC ANANEY 1
 26 74 PHILLIP KERR 1
 27 61 JOHN SHANKS 1
 28 76 RUAIDHRI STEWART 1
 
12 Hour Male Pairs
1 9 MBCC 14
 2 27 THE CYCLE INN 13
 3 17 TEAM GNARR 12
 4 25 Fatboy n Slim 11
 5 5 The Blackrockers 8

 6 Hour Laides Pairs
1 48 THE BIG ROIDES 3
 
12 Hour Ladies Solo
1 24 HEATHER BALLINTINE 2
 
6 Hour Pairs Mixed
1 34 The Ginger Nuts 5

 12 Hour Ladies Pairs
1 15 Alcoholics with a mountain bike problem 4

 6 Hour Male Pairs
1 44 Team Expert Cycles 8
 2 63 Should Have Been Fishing 7
 3 69 The Dark Bulls 7
 4 71 Toner 7
 5 53 Better Than Last Year 4
 6 50 Team Tom Selleck 2

 6 Hour Solo Laides
1 58 Orla McClean 4
 2 37 Kerryann Hughes 1
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: DaveyD on August 05, 2012, 09:39:42 PM
Well done Lads, that must have been painfull. I was only up the road in cavan and the sun was splitting the skies all day long. Crazy.
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on August 05, 2012, 09:56:54 PM
Yep it was slomp but as I always say we live n a damp s***hole aint nothing we can do about it. Felt good finishing especially as they hand you a beer as you cross the line. Nice touch.  :)
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Ian on August 05, 2012, 11:10:16 PM
Well done lads
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Paul on August 05, 2012, 11:32:37 PM
Well done lads....sounds like a fair slog..!!
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Greg on August 06, 2012, 12:00:34 AM
I didnt know someone else from the club was even there sorry I didnt bump into ya Jimmy.
For me it wasnt really a mtb race more of a suffer contest and I loved it, in fact the worse it got the more i enjoyed it, the more people I saw give up the more energy I had to go on, the more mechanicals I saw the more I appreciated my bike still workingish.
I was down to two gears big ring at the back and granny&middle on the front. To change gear i pedaled half a rotation forward until it locked up then pedaled backwards half a rotation to clear it ...then she was good to go, brakes rubbed all the way, tyre threads were buried so I was riding/sliding slick muck balls, whole bike weighed as much as a horse. The corn field was another challenge that corn wrapped itself up into everything, jockey wheels,hubs, BB,pedals,into the brakes. There was a hose  just before the corn field so you had a clean bike for 5 mins though :D.
I set up my marquee the night before and race day we were allowed park the cars beside our pit which was brilliant, didnt have to carry a load of stuff around or leave anything expensive unattended.I even got a small nap in..in the comfort of the car ;D
I had 4 laps done when the 6hr started and just about pulled another 3 out of the bag after.
The weather turned for the second half into a lovely sunny day and there was a lot more smiley faces to be seen.
Last year conditions were perfect, this year it was more challenging which is what people who sign up for this are looking for.
Well done to anyone who looked out the window sat morning to see the downpour and still went to the race.
This concludes my report. :)
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Paul on August 06, 2012, 12:14:45 AM

I had 4 laps done when the 6hr started

What kept ya..!! 4 laps in 6 hours....we has 3 done in just over an hour in the NPS  :P
Title: Re: The Bull Raid 2012
Post by: Greg on August 06, 2012, 09:35:13 AM
The Nps Course was used and was in good condition but that was only half the lap of the Bull Raid lap and besides I was crawling  :-[