General Category => Racing => Topic started by: Paul on June 19, 2015, 12:19:12 AM
Title: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 28th June - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Paul on June 19, 2015, 12:19:12 AM
Round 4 of the 2015 NPS is in Ticknock, Dublin and hosted by MAD
More information here (http://irishxcnps.ie/?page_id=26)
Sign up here (https://fs17.formsite.com/offroadeventsreg/XCNPS/index.html)
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Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on June 19, 2015, 09:35:56 AM
Video is on facebook looks deadly 8)
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Post by: Paul on June 19, 2015, 10:33:53 AM
Loads of climbing Jimmy. You're sorted.! :-)
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Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Chopper on June 19, 2015, 10:59:11 AM
looks look fun!!!
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on June 19, 2015, 11:09:59 AM
I've made a few tweaks in the bike.
I can now decend also :)
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Dutchy on June 22, 2015, 10:37:53 AM
Just had a gander at the video by Max, looks like 1/2 lap of climbing pain, and the rest, sweet singletrack! Time to cut my bars down a little bit.....
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Paul on June 22, 2015, 10:41:40 AM
videos now added to the top post
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Paul on June 25, 2015, 07:47:59 PM
Dont forget to sign up by Friday evening folks
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Dutchy on June 25, 2015, 11:09:08 PM
hey lads, im in a spot of bother with the race bike. does anyone know how to tension spokes? My rear wheel is singing to me!
That and a blowtorch to decontaminate my rotors and pads! Got no brakes.
Many a beer in it for ya :)
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Dutchy on June 25, 2015, 11:26:20 PM
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Paul on June 25, 2015, 11:59:57 PM
You'd need a spoke key but you can make it worse if you dont know what youre doing. Drop it in to robin in expert cycles
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Post by: Scott B. on June 26, 2015, 12:26:53 AM
Nice Hans....now you've cut those handlebars 3 times now...its time to trim that fork steerer before it rearranges your anatomy....!
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Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: DaveyD on June 26, 2015, 09:03:22 AM
14 people signed up from the club so far, Sign on closes tonight
Adrian where are ya hiding?
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Dutchy on June 26, 2015, 09:03:42 AM
I would drop by the shop but Robin's in France doing an Enduro!
Yeah, time to cut that steerer..... I'll use the hacksaw and file, but I don't have the tool to get the star-nut installed nicely, thinking of using a small socket and tapping that with a mallet. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: PaulC86 on June 26, 2015, 12:54:17 PM
Hay. Can I sign up on Sunday morning. Not sure if I can race till tomorrow so didn't register but I think I can sign up on the day????
Does nobody read the rules :-[ Yes you can but it will cost you a fiver more.!
Now you could have also registered and not paid, then you wouldnt have to pay the extra fiver
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Dave O Shea on June 27, 2015, 04:41:43 PM
looking forward to this race ! Will be there early for kids races and for some pre laps....whos been around the course....whats it like ?
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Post by: Scott B. on June 28, 2015, 02:01:51 PM
Good luck today to all the racers....
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Post by: Flathout on June 28, 2015, 05:10:17 PM
I hope it all went well today with the racers!
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Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on June 28, 2015, 05:15:03 PM
Jesus that was some course. I absolutely loved it. Didn't start off too well as my brakes got contaminated somehow and no matter what I did I couldn't burn them off and had no stopping power. But sure I thought who needs brakes eh and lashed on ?
I found out on the first bit of single track before Toms Climb that actually I do need brakes pretty badly, I over hit the turn and slammed into a tree. Lost a good few spots but managed to get back on bike and pushed on.
Climbs suited me and I managed to pull back a few more spaces on Metro. Was all set for Shizzle and was doing well until I met a roady who was like a granny going down the single track, I thought there was no way he would do the drop so went straight for it myself however he decided at last minute he would and made a complete balls of it. I landed up cycling over him and a big pile up ensued. In all the carnage I managed to lose my bottle and again lots of spaces but once I got going I found some speed again and managed to get back inside the top ten. Was going neck and neck then with Patrick until the final decent in the roller coaster when something happened exactly what I am not sure. I know I was parched and concentration was lacking but I banged my head pretty bad and that was the end of my race. Lucky I had bought a new helmet as the old one would not have withstood the impact as I cracked this from the crash and all. Need to go buy another one now
Despite all the above I still went home with a smile on my face and thought this race was just perfect. Must give a shout out to Patrick though he was absolutely flying and thanks to Aido who managed to give me a good slagging and get some photos of me a little woosy from the fall.
Thanks Adam for going back up to look for the bottle also and well done all who raced. Ye were all flying. Adam and Joanne and Paul all on Podium savage results again. Any other results that I missed ? I didn't want to hang around as felt it best I got home before the real banging started ???
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: DaveyD on June 28, 2015, 05:41:07 PM
Really enjoyed that today, well done MAD greatest marshals ever so much support for them Hard luck Jimmy at least your helmet did its job.
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Post by: Scott B. on June 28, 2015, 05:47:47 PM
Great report Jimmy 'still buzzing' I'd say... so enjoyed that last year I described it more as a long Enduro Stage... with some long kickers... In the wet last year it certainly was as hard (on an xc bike) as most Enduro stages... sure MTB is MTB always great to get out
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Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Dave O Shea on June 28, 2015, 07:27:26 PM
That was a really good hard XC race.....good balance of climbing (with proper hard technical climbs) and fast fun decents and flowy singletrack ! Not many resting spots ...if u rest ur passed ! A bit of a pile up on my left at the start that Colin unlukly got caught up in...I moved out of way of it with elbows out so did guy on my right as we steadied ourselves...made up some early places and a few more later in the lap on that techy climb that divides into two ! My decending could be better though...especially in the tight twisty stuff ! Swapped places a few times and rode well enough till lap 3 where I leaked a few spots..noticed I was picking different lines due to fact I was tiring early onlap 4...so kept even pace then after one of the very encouraging marshall (who were g8 said go on give it extra 5% I stood on the pedals for final push to try catch a guy ahead of me ..I gave it everything and shortened the gap and passed him on sprint to line to discover he was in different cat ! great day racing...kids u 8's course was the best of all round I ve been to with Maria and she loved it ! any results ? .dont know where I came and didnt want to pester the timers who looked like they had hands full...will defo get my vote for race of the year..course..marshals... sunshine ....thanks MAD !
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Paul on June 28, 2015, 07:54:33 PM
Thats was a great race today..! Such a well balanced course and making the most of the trails. Best course up ther in years.!
Personally i had a much better race than the last round in Glendo.! I was able to mix it for all 3 laps which didnt happen in the last race. Fron the start i was with Leo and thought id hang on but he got away on the tarmac climb and never saw him again. Jacko then came into play and we had a great battle swapping places for 2 laps and nearly taking each other out at one stage ;) Heading into the snizzle on the 2nd lap, jacko shouts "on yer left"..!! Get out of that...i said back and was able to stay infront till a mistake near the end of the lap. Finally he made the move on the last climb and i had no legs to keep up. :) Well done jacko, great fun.! :-*
Great effort from the MAD crew and great support around the course..! Well done MAD.
Bad luck with Ado getting flat, Hans had some trouble and poor Jimmy the tree hugger is back.!! I new that mallet head would come in handy some day Jimmy :D (glad your ok)
Well done to all the podiums.... Joanne, Adam & Tayto (am i missing any?)
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: capnsantini on June 28, 2015, 08:09:13 PM
Jimmy, look on the bright side, if you had kept going like you were to the finish you would definitely be looking at an S2 upgrade for next year! I would have thought you could have come up with something simpler to stay in S3, but using your head is using your head! Was glad to see you on your feet at the finish, we were literally just heading down to the ambulance to check on you.
I'm seconding all the thought about all the work MAD put into a pretty perfect day and course. Not that I've done that many many but that was by far the best setup and most fun course I've seen yet.... or maybe 2nd to the Slade NPS last year of course!
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Ian on June 28, 2015, 10:04:40 PM
Really enjoyed that today, fantastic course that had a bit of everything. Started at the back of the bunch and struggled to get past many. Had a great race with Paul Barry and we were dicing for 2 laps which was great craic (except for the climbs). The three lads ado jimmy and Hans were very unlucky, glad to hear jimmy is ok. Congrats to Adam and Paul for some great performances.
Great atmosphere as usual up there, MAD really did a great job
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Jim Haide on June 28, 2015, 11:00:49 PM
Yeah agreed with ye all! Great course tough on the body, but real fun with a good mix of technical stuff. Could get used to racing dusty trails. Well done to Adam, Paul and Joanne, hope the heads ok Jimmy Results https://www.dropbox.com/s/upitnap8uvs63oy/NPS_2015_RD4.pdf?dl=0
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: RIDER Ado Connell on June 28, 2015, 11:12:58 PM
There was a reason I got two flats today,1 on practice lap and second just after shizzle. I had to save jimmy from himself! After a full force face plant into the dirt he wanted to get back on the bike!! If ur gonna b dumb ya gotta b tough.. He even forgot he had a kid when asked..that could b sleep deprivation too! Poor Hans had a s**te day too,hope the bikes ok dude. Did u crack the frame?? I did get to watch from the side line and the blue team were flying,really held our own today. Well done Adam Joanne and a happy tayto(for once).
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Paul on June 28, 2015, 11:31:40 PM
Ado youre a funny fooker :D
Good to see my lap times a bit more consistant this race :)
I reckon the S3 top 2 would have been on the podium in S2 with their lap times.!
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on June 29, 2015, 07:45:01 AM
Oh Yeah I remember that now. Do you have kids ? No I don't owh wait yes I do ahahahahaha. I was a little woozy alright probably best I didnt get back on bike now that I am lookig back. Head is banging today and the face is actually uglier than normal due to cuts :P
Title: Re: 2015 NPS Rd4 Sun 3rd May - Ticknock Woods, Co Dublin
Post by: Paul on June 29, 2015, 08:47:14 AM
Did they do a scan in hospital Jimmy and more importantly did they find anything? :P