Ballinastoe/ Sorrento

[Dave]

Just select the off road licence. I will confirm it when you do. As it will appear in the club admin end of cycling ireland. Then you can pay for your licence. If you get it done before the weekend you can use the receipt of payment and the licence number to sign on without having to get a one day.

[Dave]

Depending on coilte works on saturday, the course will be up to 40mins a lap for elites ive been told. Brutal for spectators too be honest.

[michaelc]

I've applied for that, Dave.

[tadhg]

are u serious
the spectators will see nothing
will juniors be 2 or 3 laps do u know
anyone have a link for directions to ballinastoe
i know,i know...its just i havnt been paying attention when i go out with people

[Gar]

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=14803927303695618816,53.285780,-6.366160&saddr=R113+%4053.285780,+-6.366160&daddr=53.104743,-6.199036&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=12&sll=53.089694,-6.178093&sspn=0.151135,0.372162&ie=UTF8&ll=53.218163,-6.281776&spn=0.150683,0.372162&z=12

[Dave]

I was told possibly four laps for elites, which would put the race well over 2.5 hours, it should be shorter laps or only 3 laps for elites.

[KornDuffy]

Are they going to use much of the new course?

[michaelc]

So what's invovled for sports?

[Gar]

40mins for elite??? That sounds supsiciously like the full lap of red trail.
Which would be interesting.

So that'd mean 1 lap for sports.

[Paul]

40 min lap for Elites..!! Not for you Gar 

Does sound like the trail alright... Im sure they figured, why make a course when there's one there already

[Gar]

40 min lap for Elites..!! Not for you Gar

what are ye trying to say? ? ? ?

I reckon I could be around the full lap in < 1hr

I think we sauntered around it night there in 1hr 15mins!!!
on the freeride bike too....

[Paul]

Ah maybe you might do it in less than an hour if you substituted Aftershock for PowerGel 

[Gar]

dont be silly....

[Dave]

Its up the usual fireroad start, take a left up the grassy climb, then a left into the new st, down towards the grass ditch near the house. Take a right up thefireroad and do the top section of new trails. Then back down and into the old st with the bombhole and back out to the start/finish fireroad.

But if the coilte lads are still working on saturday they will change it a bit.

[Gar]

trying to picture that in my head...Sounds pretty good actually....