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Reminds me of last year when one of the riders pedal snapped before the finish, removing his helmet and walking next to his bike pushing it over the finish he was threatened with DQ. Nice to know CSA take note of real important stuff and not trifling stuff.

IMO best local MTB race, I'm there.

Number collection was available Wed, Thu,Fri,Sat and race day Sun,except for full licence who could not pick up on Sun, CSA rules, not ASG.

Get to the front of the start group, you lose valuable time otherwise which will make the difference.

8000 might sound optimistic across both distances but not all who entered rode and also not everyone had chips particularly in the shorter distance where they rode more for fun than published result.

Was aiming for sub 3, got 2.54 plus loose change in FL. Felt I could have got 2.50 but happy as it's my first long distance road race since 2015 947.

Kings beat the Warratahs (champs in 2014) in Aus by 2 points, Aus rugby must be worse than I thought.

Some races its difficult to detail before hand, some orgs only recover their unavoidable fixed costs (metro, timing, branding), and what ever is left goes to charity, the more that enter the more that goes to charity One such event is the Sedhaven in Heidelberg which raises money for Meals on Wheels. Tough enough but a real challenge when the wind blows. Early bird entrants also receive a gift which have been quality T shirts and even wind jackets the past few years. I consider this to be the best value for money local race.

Gets worse, I know of someone that gave his chip to a rider (A bunch) who fitted it to his shoe while the rider had his own chip fitted on his bike. Reason ? Simple, to get a good seeding and early start time for 947, beats missing the wind and masses of a late start.

I have seen a few entries for the Emperors going on some of the whattapps groups, sometimes you are lucky and the person is giving their number away. I see no issue with this as the race has been paid for, as for identification in case of an accident I carry ID with me on person and in my saddlebag.

Yup, which is why I state most races have number collection on race day, exclusion been Lic riders but that is not my fight, they are the minority and the lic guys need to beg, plead and threaten their own case

You have a permanent yearly lic BUT you also get a temp number for the actual race which you must attach to show that you are valid to run THAT race.

In my case I started in the race batch that I took over, but did not advise the orgs of the change and using my own chip i received my results, showing that there is no link between the person who entered the race and the race results.

You assuming everyone honest and will NEVER think of riding a race they have not officially entered. Easy get your "permanent" number start of the year and ride every race you want on the calendar without actually entering. Ah but what about timing you ask. Well screw timing for someone that just wants to ride a training ride, is not worried about timing so does not wear a chip BUT has all the advantages of marshals, WP etc.

There is no link between race number and race time. I can use the number of someone who cant do the race number anymore and without going the substitution route, race and get a race rime. Been there, done that.

Perhaps i was there around 2pm.

Most races have number collection on race day except if you are lic, but that's not my fight so perhaps the lic guys need to take this up with CSA and the orgs as I'm certainly not going to boycott a race because the lic riders who make up a small % of entries cant pick up their numbers on race day.

The tabs were in the envelope, as you enter there is a young lady handing chocies out. It is your right to demand that you be given one.

Bar one chocie, energy drink tablets and flyers for up coming ASG races.

Lions play Jaguers next week.Revenge for their loss to them earlier, then they travel.

Done and dusted

Now the game of the weekend.

Good first half but easy win for the Chief's

Game is slipping away from the Cheetahs.