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Re: 2008 nps dates.
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2007, 18:07:13 PM »

the NPS last year was spot on so expect to to fill up this year
it is a long way for anybody from the south west or east I think I will do Molfre and possibly one other
Keeny none of the track you have mentioned are down south either ther just more down this way than others
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« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2007, 18:16:36 PM »

Keeny

Thanks for pointing out that we travel from the Midlands as well, so its just as far for us. Wink
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« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2007, 19:10:40 PM »

Thanks for pointing out that we travel from the Midlands as well, so its just as far for us. Wink
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Re: 2008 nps dates.
« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2007, 23:02:34 PM »

Apart from 04 the champs have been in the south for as long as i can remember

Rehola, Moelfre, bringewood,the fort, bringewood, hopton,bringewood

And for the people annoyed at having to travel so much you might want to remember Si and Steve are from brum so they have to travel up there too
barely any of those places are south...the cloest one to me is a good 200 mile Northern drive...1 way!
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« Reply #19 on: December 24, 2007, 09:28:53 AM »

brum... just as far?? 2 hours less far actually!! Anyway, travelling to races with your mates, acting the fool all the way and having a right old laugh is all part of the racing experience!

Maybe its a deliberate move to encourage people to lift share, thus lessening their carbon footprint... or maybe not! Wink
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« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2007, 09:36:31 AM »

you lot have got it made.... if i wanna do any serious 24 hour race i have to travel past shrewsbury ........EVERY time ...... thats a 700 mileish one way trip ....
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« Reply #21 on: December 24, 2007, 09:53:02 AM »

Terry,
you need to learn to read a map - going via Shrewsbury to get to the Strathpuffer 24 aint the best
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« Reply #22 on: December 24, 2007, 12:22:27 PM »

i said serious ...... puffers not a very serious race ... if i wanna do any of the major ones ...mayhem at eastnor or sleepless or 24/12 ......
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« Reply #23 on: December 27, 2007, 17:54:52 PM »

None of the tracks down South are what SPS are looking for and if were honest not taking the sport forward, there is a but though, we will be looking at 1 very shortly, with the possibility of using it in 2009 and thats sort of South West way.
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« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2007, 23:32:37 PM »

Steve, I know its probably set in stone and not possible to change, but would you be able to change the UCI ranking rounds to include the first round?? For those people who want to try for a WC round but dont have the points at beggining of season? Seems to make more sense?
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« Reply #25 on: December 28, 2007, 16:32:51 PM »

no, you have to register races with the UCI aaaages in advance, so it'll be too late now I'd imagine. Are there any Maxxis cups earlier int he year you could do? I think there's frequently one in March??
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« Reply #26 on: December 28, 2007, 17:29:37 PM »

Emily is right the rounds have to be sent off to UCi well in advance of you finding out, the reasoning behind having the second round UCi is that we should be in full swing with the little things that make the whole event feel right, were as at the first round we might just miss something, SPS have never done anything with the UCi so its important we get it right.
If you checkout descent world there is a thread on there explaining how far in advance we have to put venues in place, I am actually now starting to look at 2009 venues
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« Reply #27 on: December 28, 2007, 18:31:59 PM »

None of the tracks down South are what SPS are looking for and if were honest not taking the sport forward, there is a but though, we will be looking at 1 very shortly, with the possibility of using it in 2009 and thats sort of South West way.

And it will be worth the wait I assure everyone. Smiley
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« Reply #28 on: December 28, 2007, 23:56:03 PM »

None of the tracks down South are what SPS are looking for and if were honest not taking the sport forward, there is a but though, we will be looking at 1 very shortly, with the possibility of using it in 2009 and thats sort of South West way.

And it will be worth the wait I assure everyone. Smiley

This course certainly has a Champery feel about it....
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« Reply #29 on: December 29, 2007, 10:17:42 AM »

plus you now need 20 points to race a world cup. and as most UCI races are E2, you'll only get 10 for winning.

I'm guessing the NPS is going to be E2?  Is it steve?

so even if you won a round, beating some of the worlds finest races, in the eyes of the new UCI rules, you wouldn't be good enough to race a world cup.  Until you'd racked up 20 points.  Which if you only race in the UK is pretty much impossible to do.

not that I'm saying being forced to travel to race on big WC style tracks in europe and beyond before you can race world cups is a bad thing.

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