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Seeding
« on: April 07, 2008, 12:45:49 PM »
It was a shame (I thought) not to have chainless seeding on saturday.  I was looking forward to having to pump like mad through the top sections to gain speed.  So much so that I almost elected to go chainless anyway.

Personally, if the seeding runs AREN'T going to be chainless (which gave them a fun interesting novelty factor) I'd much rather just have a full day of practice instead.

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Re: Seeding
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2008, 12:50:42 PM »
Yea... was quite bummed that it wasnt chainless? i dont know why? they had chainless at gethin and you practically had the run the entire top section to the switchbacks! Anothing thing which annoyed me was the finish line... What the hell?
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« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2008, 12:57:41 PM »
Haha, I didn't mind the finish line - quite liked that actually, bit different, keeps you on your toes to the end!
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« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2008, 13:41:34 PM »
Haha, loved the finish line.

Pretty gutted there not doing a chainless seeding this year. Was so fun last year.

Also ment you couldn't kill your mech into a rock before your race run  Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: April 07, 2008, 13:42:30 PM »
Quote from: Jon: on April 07, 2008, 13:41:34 PM
Also ment you couldn't kill your mech into a rock before your race run  Smiley

Exactly, and where's the fun in that eh! Wink
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« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2008, 13:49:16 PM »
I think we should form an un-official chainless seeding activist group.

At Gethin, Everyone who supports it should take there chain off in protest!


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« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2008, 13:51:42 PM »
...and have to run the first half mile of track as a result haha.  I'm game.
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Re: Seeding
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2008, 13:53:44 PM »
I wonder if Jason would mind people running chainless if they wanted to? I can't see it being a problem...
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Re: Seeding
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2008, 14:06:46 PM »
Quote from: [Al] on April 07, 2008, 13:53:44 PM
I wonder if Jason would mind people running chainless if they wanted to? I can't see it being a problem...
People were allowed to and did, but I only found at that at the top, and with no pockets I didn't have much of a choice. Also I caught people up anyway so if I had seeded chainless I probably would have caught a few up in my race runs!
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Re: Seeding
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2008, 20:19:25 PM »
I agree that chainless at cwmcarn would have been wicked! however, didnt much enjoy it at Mtn ash and Gethin last year.
I'd quite like a full days practice on Saturday, maybe seed riders on BC points?? or dragon points??

But having said that, its interesting to know where you stand on saturday (time wise) and it did work really well this weekend.  It was exciting with the top spots changing so much right at the end of catagories.

Bit off topic but:
Does anyone know how many people were doing the quarry gap? im interested to know how many of the top 10 riders did it, i dont think i was that much faster!? maybe 2 seconds??  as far as im concerned it was too bigger risk for not a huge reward!?
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Re: Seeding
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2008, 10:38:01 AM »
A lot (well maybe 20 out of the field I guess?) hit the quarry.  The elites here:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud687iL24po
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Re: Seeding
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2008, 22:05:58 PM »
Quote from: seb on April 07, 2008, 12:57:41 PM
Haha, I didn't mind the finish line - quite liked that actually, bit different, keeps you on your toes to the end!


what was the difference
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Re: Seeding
« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2008, 22:19:57 PM »
Quote from: wazar on April 22, 2008, 22:05:58 PM
Quote from: seb on April 07, 2008, 12:57:41 PM
Haha, I didn't mind the finish line - quite liked that actually, bit different, keeps you on your toes to the end!
what was the difference

Instead of sprinting across the line as normal they had a flat 180° hairpin corner 5m before the lightbeam, so had to scrub all your speed, get round it cleanly, then crank to the line.  Or dismount and run as some chose to.  The funny ones are those who fell off on the hairpin, then dragged/stumbled ith bike across the line Grin
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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2008, 22:21:48 PM »
Quote from: seb on April 22, 2008, 22:19:57 PM
Quote from: wazar on April 22, 2008, 22:05:58 PM
Quote from: seb on April 07, 2008, 12:57:41 PM
Haha, I didn't mind the finish line - quite liked that actually, bit different, keeps you on your toes to the end!
what was the difference

Instead of sprinting across the line as normal they had a flat 180° hairpin corner 5m before the lightbeam, so had to scrub all your speed, get round it cleanly, then crank to the line.  Or dismount and run as some chose to.  The funny ones are those who fell off on the hairpin, then dragged/stumbled ith bike across the line Grin

sounds fun
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