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Round 6, Hopton
« on: August 09, 2008, 15:50:22 PM »

i know its quite a while off but i am assuming that this race will be held on the track with the cliff drop, and the tight switchbacks at the end, finishing with the tabletop by the uplift.

i was just wondering if anyone insiders/locals know if there is a different track being built for this round instead of the one stated above.
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2008, 17:29:41 PM »

i dont know but i hope it is that one as i practiced that one all day when i did an upift in febuary and have been looking forward to racing it :-)
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2008, 08:55:40 AM »

I'm 99% sure it will be that one.
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2008, 09:22:51 AM »

seb. was it you at round 5 in the wifebeater?

if so will you be at round 6 with it too?  Cheesy

and that track is soooo much fun
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2008, 09:54:14 AM »

seb. was it you at round 5 in the wifebeater?

if so will you be at round 6 with it too?  Cheesy

and that track is soooo much fun
Check out his avatar! Yeah def bring it to round 6 seb, I can spot you then..
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2008, 09:05:47 AM »

I know this is a bit of topic but do all 6 rounds count in the series or is it your best 4 or 5?
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2008, 10:27:33 AM »

best 5 as they expect people to not be able to make all 6 (or in my case only made 4 because bala booked to fast  Angry )
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2008, 10:46:58 AM »

It is going to be that course or at least thats what they told me at R5 and I announced it enough on the mike so it bettter be Smiley

It's Ian White course and he said he was going to do some work on it but didn't sound like a new course just some tweaks.
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2008, 13:28:46 PM »

couple of weekks to go.

any insiders or locals know what the track is running like?

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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2008, 13:45:14 PM »

No idea, doing an uplift there tomorrow.  I heard from a mate last weekend that the track has had no work done on it at all, but I expect they will before the race.
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2008, 14:13:32 PM »

ta.

i take it shropshires been getting the same ammount of rain as every one else then?

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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2008, 18:00:56 PM »

The track is running really well today. Dust on the open section!  Cheesy
They've changed the bit after the big step down/road gap, it goes more left now then cuts right back on to the same track as before.
I only went halfway down the open today though, so can't comment on the rest.
They were doing some work near the bottom rock garden and jump, not sure what though sorry.
Pretty gutted I'm not racing it actually..
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2008, 19:01:08 PM »

you recon it would be reet on swampy's?
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2008, 19:49:26 PM »

I think it's a bit early to say my man!  Cheesy
But I was running a Minion and a High Roller today and it was great.
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Re: Round 6, Hopton
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2008, 10:42:32 AM »

you recon it would be reet on swampy's?


i never use swampys at hopton, ridden there a good few times on all the tracks in most weather conditions and it really is a high roller/wet scream place.

swampthings are good if there is no hard pack under the wet mud, but there is always hard pack under the loose stuff at hopton, so if it is wet then the wet scream should be able to cut down to the hard ground for you  Wink
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