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Careflight Classic 2007
TBD... Registration is at Woodford Station.
Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to get this one on the radar for those of us who have put in for this ride. For those who haven't put the entires in for this ride entries close on the 17th June. It should be a nice cruisy day out!
From what I can gather (any my information package is at home)
- Registration is at the Woodford Train station at 9.30 - send your entry from in first.
- "Ride" starts at 10am and ends in Euroka
- We cannot take the bike on the trains that day as it will be busy anyway so we will have to shuttle run our own bikes up the road - I don't particularly want to put my bike on the truck. I will drive and can shuttle one other bike + rider up the road.
As a stupid thought what about riding up the oaks first? Register and then ride down??? and we can meet those who only want to ride down at the top???
Lorrie
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I have entered for this cruisy ride. Should be good fun. Everyone else should enter and pay the 30 odd dollars, that goes towards a service that you may actually use sometime in the future. You can make a donation at the same time you order. How easy can they make it?
Andrew, I could not say yet how I intend to get my bike up to Woodford. I doubt the trail would be "open" to riders going up the mountain that morning. But I would stand corrected if we could get more info.
I think the shuttle run sounds like the best idea.
Cheers.
You'll be able to ride up if you want. You wont be able to get your bike on a train at Glenbrook, you could get on at Emu Plains.
i got a message from Andrew about a possible ride up the oaks first before the actual race. Would anyone else be interested in this? I assume we would want to allow 2.5hrs before the race start to allow sufficient time to ride up at a steady pace and take care of any failures/punctures etc (maybe even 3hrs to be on the super safe side).
I think this will be totally weather dependant, i dont really want to add an extra 2hrs of riding if it is raining heavily.
Just giving everyone a heads up, probably meet at Glenbrook station or maybe even drive into the park to make the ride up a bit shorter. More details to come after i speak to Andrew
I will call the organisers of the event to make sure there is no issues with people riding up before the event, i cant see why there would be, as long as it is clear before the official race start.
Don
just called the Careflight classic organisers, the lady i spoke to didnt know if it was ok to ride up first, she didnt think it will be a problem but will confirm and get back to me.
She also said that the firefighters will be checking the course out today or tomorrow to see if the event will still be on, has been raining hepas up there and they want to make sure the track is safe and wont be ruined by thousands of riders.
They will advise of a cancellation via email/phone
Don
Plenty of people ride up first, some even ride up after (which might be compulsory if the rain doesn't stop)
Hi,
Yep I'm well keen to ride up the oaks. But I agree that it is totally weather and dependant on the orgaanisers decision
Based on a quick calculation if we aim for 2.5hours up the trail this roughly equals 10kms/hour and being a part-time roadie (?) This is a challenge for me. not withstanding equipment problems etc. Any comments???
I just want to get some kms in the saddle
Will call you soon Don!
Andrew
Don't forget, the causeway sometimes looks like this:
(see bottom of http://www.users.on.net/~fathers/oaks.htm)
Don't bet on being able to ride it!
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/Pa...
This text in particular
Part of this park is currently CLOSED.
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/Pa...
Keep checking is my suggestion
Evan
thanks for the link evan.
This is what it says in the second link
"Glenbrook Creek causeway and access to the Euroka picnic area remains closed as rain continues and the water level at the causeway remains high."
Keep and eye on your email box for a cancellation of this event, unless the sun keeps shining for the next few days
Don
Rider IN... ill be there in the 15yrs to 19 yrs category ( defending my 2 years winning streak )
That's not high, that's about perfect liloing level
Maybe they can borrow that bridge from the dirt-works, that'll sort the men out from the boys in flowing water!
Matt,
Who is going nowhere near that this weekend and suspects the media hungry Blueies local chief of police would have a whingeing field day with this if it goes ahead in these conditions...
From news.com.au:
Careflight were going to make a decision on racing or postponing one
week last night. No word yet - and nothing on their website.
http://www.careflight.org
NPWS say the causeway and access to Euroka are still closed.
Word on the grapevine is this event has been postponed until July 8.
If anyone gets an official mail/call from the organisers please confirm.
same day as 8hr. Sponsors are seeking an alternative
Received this email a few moments ago
i guess i will be giving them a donation, would much rather do the 8hr at yarramundi that day
Don
That free's up my Sunday. Now, what is there to do...
is there any places dry we can ride maybe a bit of nothern beaches/ freeride?
Bugger! Looks like I will be there on the 8th. I rode at Lane Cove last night and the singletrack is not passable branches are down everywhere and the small pockets of sand that were once there are there no more. I wonder how Manly Dam is shaping up? I betcha that a lot of the sand at the downhill part after the Wakehurst entrance has been washed away
Lorrie
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Can we get a list of definite attendees please??
I will be going.
im out, going to the 8hr at yarramundee instead
Kindly gave my entry fee to careflight as a donation, what a nice guy i am hehe
Don
I'm in
The 8 hour for me also, hopefully Tony will change the venue for his BBQ.
Hi Everyone,
Who else is coming for this ride, should be a cool fun time.
So far Rob, Liam and myself are going Christine - did you say that you were coming??
Im keen to ride up the oaks trail before the race, are you Rob? But I know that Liam is not too keen to ride up. Shall we just organise this for the three of us or does anyone else want to share a lift???
Andrew
and AFAIK Pierre and Peter Jones will be with me
Neil
So this thought just came to me...
Nice as it sounds, realistically I think it will mean getting up too early to ride up beforehand. However, if it's just Rob, Liam, Lorrie (I know Christine is out) then let us do this:
Drive to Glenbrook in 2 cars, leave one there, drive up to Woodford with 3 bikes (my car is fine with this). Ride down, all fresh - full on - < 1 hour easy
Hang around a bit, see how we feel. By then all that should be left on the trail is slow riders and walkers/runners so we can ride back up in safety or if we don't feel the need, someone can drive me back to get the car.
Too easy
Done. I don't mind driving I probably should anyway... Want a Lift Liam? or did you want to come back early???
Shall we meet at the Glenbrook station car park at 8.15am or so?
Lorrie
Mitchell the 12 yo pocket rocket entered today and I may ride down the track slowly due to my repairing injury or maybe the highway, then I will ride back up the Woodford track, with Mitchell and you guys if you are doing that. The slower speed being fine for my hand. I did Katoomba and back today and had no probs except the wind chill factor, It's good to back!
There's free tea, coffee and hot chocolate at my place for all NoBMob folk, it could even stretch to a bit of toast.
I'll see you down there in the morning Rob, what time do you expect to be at the Fire station? or you can park the car at my house and ride from here. Cheers John.
How cool is the little red star thingo, did I miss the thread about it or something? or maybe I'm just easily impressed, but this site works better than any other I've ever been to. Rob I expect you did your thing and made it happen, and would I be correct in the assumption that you do this kind of thing for a living? John
Dear John, (LOL) Rob and myself have arranged to meet at 8:00 a.m. at Glenbrook. Andrew (Lorrie) should be there too. So we can meet up and make arrangements from there. Although I will hear requests from the group, I doubt I will be riding up the hill afterwards. I am just there to participate in the ride, to Glenbrook.
Assuming there will be packs of people riding, you would have to assume that this will not be the fastest Oaks ride either. I am not going out on Sunday for a speed ride. I will be taking it pretty easy.
Call me on 0438 885 410 if you guys get into any difficulty. Take down ROb's mobi too if you need it.
Cheers,
Liam.
Have something warm to wear before the race as hanging around waiting for the start can be cruel, then throw it into the car or back pack just before the start.
Liam, not a Dear John from you too, where did I go wrong?
Ah... it's not really my job - but web stuff is fun and easy(ish)
Made all the better with appreciative comments. Cheers John.
Depending on when we get registered and stuff see you at the top or bottom, I'll take your number - mine is on the profile.
Joked about an hour and hit it, dead on, to the second like:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/episode/3241596
Interestingly, up the top of the course is the highest HR I've had on the bike to date (downhill at the time - adrenalin induced?), and unlike the endurance events managed to keep it going throughout. Pretty happy with this time, thanks to Lorrie for shoving me along.
FWIW, I couldn't hit the 'stop' button on the finish line as was in the air, so technically it's sub-one hour
Ah, then the second lap, which was a bit harder
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/episode/3241597
This was a fantastic day out, highly recommended event, and also great to get some Ks. Thanks to Carlgroover for the hospitality and TFH for the BBQ lunch... or was that laid on by the local club?
Not many, but here they are: Careflight Classic 2007 gallery.
Hey,
That was a top race. I had no idea what to expect but I was told the attendance was well down on last year, this was most likely due to the two week delay of the event due to rain and the fact that the running of the race coincided with the Yarramundi 8hr. How did everyone go in this?
About 40 of us started off in the 30-39yr age group We started out front of the Woodford railway station. I'm guessing that a few hundred started (?) in all the various age groups. There wasn't as much as jostling as I thought, anyway it opened up to firetrail soon enough and that's where the fun began and heart rate hit max!. Those undulating hills really smash your rhythm and your heart rate if you are trying to make it down in quick time. Anyway I just had Rob in my sights in this section. Just when I thought we had had enough we reached the helipad and i was happy cause we had the smooth firetrail downhill. However as hard as a I tried I just couldn't lose Rob (and some other guy) If you are slip streaming at 40km+ pulling away and staying away is damn hard work. But some pro rider free wheeled past us! Rob told him to tuck in pack and slip stream with us and he replied - I HAVE NO CHAIN! - priceless! he soon dropped off.
We started counting down the km's and just on the last corner there was a massive sand trap. The guy in front of Rob and I nearly flipped it when he lost his front wheel and rear wheel. So we slowed down rounded him and hit the finish line. (a small water bar was on the finish line for Liam).
We started the ride UP!! with much concern... on my side. But with some consistent cadence we got there and after being warned by the marshalls who were packing up to turn round and go back cause a storm was coming, we went on it rained a bit but that helped us get home just that little bit quicker.
On the way home we had many questions and one was - firstly is anyone up for an Anderson's and oaks ride? and secondly why did we ride up after such a massive ride down?
Well worth it!
Lorrie