Eventful 50k Race in the Convict

After the cramp infested Fling - I decided to get fitter and better prepared. Race briefing said the waterbars were nasty - check.
The race kicked off at a fast pace and found myself in a pack of riders and Black Flash doing 50 kp/h seemed easier when your part of a peleton. Up the big hill decided to jump off and walk 2/3rds when I realised I was riding as slow as the walkers and just ripping up my heart rate - so decided to preserve myself for the rest of the race. After the hill finally got into a rhythm and paired up with another rider until the feed station. Then picked up the pace feeling good but felt a twinge of cramps and so decided to roll down the hills to get my heart rate down. Black flash was out in front and coming down the last big hill and oh no.....he was on the ground after a major crash. A Dr thankfully was coming down the mountain a few mins later and took a look and advised they had no radio reception and I needed to get help fast. With that I was off - stopping at the bottom to raise the alarm with the fire truck crew and then hauling into town. A couple of wheel suckers stuck to me with only one pulling a turn at the front so got cranky and dropped em.
Got in just after 2 hrs and then went to get an ambulance and Heli organised for Heath. I will let Black Flash blog when he is recovered about his race but he should be ok in a while.
So.... happy with my time, BUT upset for Heath, very Cranky re lack of emergency radio reception, the fact they set up tents on the towns official helipad which delayed the medi-vac by an hour while they cleared cows and sorted lat/longs for a landing and the fact the race organiser dude didn't seem to give a shit about anything.