Transmoto 12 Hour

[Rod WalkerMember]

Just arrived home

[Rod WalkerMember]

[PeterMember]

Yeah, we went too – entered a Mixed Team and turned out to be the only Mixed Team in the event. The plan was 3 girls 1 guy, but due to injury it was 3 guys and 1 girl.

I think all the riders found it a bit tougher than the promoters advertised, there were no real open areas so most of the course was reasonably tight single track for 10 km, which really makes you work the whole way around. The weather was quite warm too so in the bush with no air circulating, it was
very hot. I saw at least 1 case of heat stroke – guy rode into Pit Lane, dumped his bike and hit the deck totally exhausted, they called the medical team but he just needed to rest, hydrate, and cool down.

I agree with Spac and all the riders were well mannered. As a social rider I rode every lap at a very relaxed pace and pulled over any time I heard bikes behind me. Had Luka Bussa lap me, rofl. But I did stop for a piss and also to help an Ironman rider stuck on a hill. It is truly amazing to see how fast the good riders can go in the bush!! ^clap

Perhaps the professional teams that entered shouldnt have been awarded the event, after all it wasnt a race we kept being told. Those guys definately deserved mention and recognition, but I thought the idea was to stage an event for the punters, novice to experienced. And I though everyone that finished the 12 hrs should’ve got something as well … Dunno, my 2c.

Met up with Hatto and some of his nowra mates, also caught up with Rod and Mal from the Nth Coast from Full Tilt Jousting.

All in all an enjoyable, if not exhausting, weekend. Special thanks to my team-mates – Alison, Ben and Wayne ( did a big share of the riding)

We arrive early

Our Camp

Our Bikes

The girls relaxing it the Pits

The big guns arrive

The Girls Walking the Prologue Track – Erica (Broken Foot), Cathi (Broken Rib), Alison

Hatto drinking with all his mates, talking to an imaginary friend … ROFL!

Perhaps KatRat can help with the Katie repairs, Hatto ?

Rider Breifing 600am

Lining up at 630am for the start

Wayne starts

Wayne Pits

Off I go

Alison does the girls proud

By default we win the Mixed Teams, cos we were the only Mixed Team to enter.

Wayne does the Prologue Lap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDW1griIZfk

Hope to be back next year.
Cheers.

[Dan BatemanMember]

Well done sounds like you had fun :unsure:

Did the track hold up ok after 12 hours? and what did you do to Cathi? her cooking can’t be that bad :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[PeterMember]

Hey Wazzup,

Was funny really cos the track condition changed 3 times during the day.
Early in the morning it was very slippery and greasy from the overnight dew.

By 10-11am the track had dried a bit and was pretty good for a few hours.

By 3pm it was so rutted and worn, the creek exits were pretty bad compared to the morning.

And CathiM broke her rib falling off the Husky on a ride at Belanglo SF, not cos I didnt like her cooking !:laugh: :laugh:

[Rod WalkerMember]

Hi Riggs, good to catch up with you and Cathi again.

[Dan BatemanMember]

Best wishes to Cathi hope she”s being spoiled and well looked after

I would love to of had a crack at the 12 hour, maybe next year

as it is i’m going to the Kowen forest ride weekend 2/3 april which is also “not a race”.
entries close 29 march will Cathi be better by then?

sure we’ll catch up soon anyway until then keep it real

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

wazzup wrote:

as it is i’m going to the Kowen forest ride weekend 2/3 april which is also “not a race”.

If it’s anything like last year you will get a good workout, heaps of tight singles through the pine trees and some steep hills covered with loose shale in the more open sections. You will have a ball, if it wasn’t for my shoulder injury I would be going too.

[PeterMember]

Cathi and some of the Batemans Bay ladies are going to Kowen, hope its not too hard.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

There was a north and a south loop last time with the south loop being the easier of the 2. I did both on the first day but did the hard one first which probably made the south loop seam harder. Actually now that I think about it I missed a turn on the second loop because I was following a group but it turned out they were on a guided ride for the less experienced and so missed some of the course before I realised and the lead rider put me back on track. Then when I did that loop again the next day I had a flat tyre about 3/4 of the way around and couldn’t be bothered fixing it as I was going home once I had finished it, turns out I wasn’t as close to the end as I thought and I ended up riding for about 40 minutes with the flat. So they have the guided ride for the less experienced riders if it gets too much but I am sure they will be fine, I only wore myself out through a combination of excessive fatness and not stopping for any rests along the way. I will see if I can find the report I did on it and post alink so you get an idea of whats there.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Her ’tis
http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=2&id=76451&Itemid=75

Just re-read it myself and kinda makes me want to go back again.

:blush: :whistle: oops, seems I changed my utube account or something at some stage, I will see if I still have the video at home and try to reload them in case anyone is interested.

[Cathi MeredithMember]

wazzup wrote:

Best wishes to Cathi hope she”s being spoiled and well looked after

ROFLMAO :blink: OMG don’t make me laugh so much, it hurts!!!!

wazzup wrote:

i’m going to the Kowen forest ride weekend 2/3 april which is also “not a race”.
entries close 29 march will Cathi be better by then?

Yep, plan is to be better in time to ride Kowen. Erika who was also out of Transmoto because of a broken foot is planning her comeback then too so we’ll be taking it very easy on the beginner loops for Saturday at least. Will see how I go and maybe tackle the other loop(s) on Sunday.

[PeterMember]

wazzup wrote:

Best wishes to Cathi hope she”s being spoiled and well looked after

She get spoilt everyday by having me in her life ! :laugh: :kiss:

[Rod WalkerMember]

Couple more pics.

Mal

moi

[Rod WalkerMember]

Seriously, do I have to go back out :laugh:

I have a pic of me but I look dead

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