Akon Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 No - last year you couldn't feed from the vehicle either, however, like last year, if you were in a top team, you could request to feed without stopping (ie - grab a musette) . In future, I suggest they have a bike marshal for each top team - to enforce the rules and look for people doing bad things. Then we won't have to wait on the results and there'll be no he said she said allegations... I second that - with the kind of budget mentioned earlier, they can pay for him/her as well --> make it a pre-requisite for the "special" treatment.
Lucky Luke. Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 But it is not in the rules....so how does a new team know about this? Sorry buddy, but why are you suddenly the cross bearer for musette feeding at the Double Century? As far as I can tell you didn't even enter the event? If teams, social or otherwise, are upset about the rules or not getting to use their musettes / not having the organisers explain to them what musettes are and that they can use them if they want to or whatever the fark, they should take it up with the organisers, the same as all the other guys who have an axe to grind about the event. Other than that, I'll say this year's DC was awesome and I'm looking forward to us going faster next year. Thanks to everybody who made it happen.
Guttergoat Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) Like I said, how do you decide who can do it and who not? Think they already decided. The 5 fastest teams are allowed to. Work hard to get there then they will allow you too. Edited November 28, 2011 by Guttergoat
Tiny K Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I spotted one of the Torquepics that definitely showed a guy running with a musette to pass to a rider from cape town (no team name mentioned ) but that dude definitely did not stop to get the musette.....
Thornman Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I spotted one of the Torquepics that definitely showed a guy running with a musette to pass to a rider from cape town (no team name mentioned ) but that dude definitely did not stop to get the musette..... Ja it was me feeding David Marree. And the team is Cape Town Market. Nothing to hide, as we have the mail and sms's from the race org to give us permission to do that. LAst year we lost because we stopped to feed, will not make that mistake again
TNT1 Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 FFS, you lot can bitch and whine about nothing.
DB28 Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Wow but there are a lot of whingers and whiners from the Cape...
Niner Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Think they already decided. The 5 fastest teams are allowed to. Work hard to get there then they will allow you too. Where does it state that? BTW how can going faster make you safer?
stratus5 Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 (edited) I dont think you guys need bother about enforcing the rules. There will not be a DC next year. We were asked very nicely to adhere to certain rules during both the managers and riders briefings, but it would appear that many riders are both deaf and illiterate. As you are aware the DC was almost cancelled this year, but management managed to persuad the traffic authorities at the last moment ... So WTF were so many riders doing on the right hand side of the white line. Are you retarded? The rules are clear, the race is in jeapardy and yet entire teams were slip streaming faster teams even if it meant riding three abreast to the right of the white line. On the Montague road we had a bunch of FIVE teams all slipstreaming group 241 (I think). Half of them on the RHS of the road. One team slip streamed us for nearly 25km on the into wind stretch after Robertson. Its a team event! So you if you all cheat as a team then its OK? Is the the cheating somehow diminished if you spread it out amongst 12 of you? Its time organisers take us by the balls. Each team carries a "gopro" type camera and if teams are cheating and you have video confirmation, then its instant disqualification. I know for most of us its a "fun" ride ...this is not about the result, but about the actual continuation of the event. If its canned, you know who you are. Edited November 28, 2011 by stratus5
Niner Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 FFS, you lot can bitch and whine about nothing.Like you often say, if you dont like the thread don't read it.
Lucky Luke. Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 FFS, you lot can bitch and whine about nothing. All the whiners, the sun is shining - GRYB. Great way to flush the sand out of the vaginal cavity.
TNT1 Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Like you often say, if you dont like the thread don't read it. Me? Say that? Often?
TNT1 Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Are you retarded? Have you read the comments on this thread? Should answer your question.
I FLY Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 Wow but there are a lot of whingers and whiners from the Cape...
Slowbee Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 But it is not in the rules....so how does a new team know about this? its not in the rules to ask permission ?
Niner Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 its not in the rules to ask permission ?yes, rules should mention that you can ask..... already there are conflicting stories here, some say on the fastest 5 teams, others say that you can ask? Should it not be spelled out in the rules?
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