Nettie R Posted September 1, 2012 Share An organiser who promises route change to avoid the bad bottlenecks, only not to deliver, poor form.Stood 20 min in queue to ride the single track at the river. And a poorly constructed bridge that disintegrated after the first 200 riders went accross. Not wasting my bucks on this event next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slakkepas Posted September 1, 2012 Share I haven't done any of the race this year. Got I free entry and was bored so I did the race. Stood for 20min on the last single track. Got the reminder way I don't do these races anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolly Posted September 1, 2012 Share After all the hype I ended up missing the race. Looooong story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cav' Posted September 1, 2012 Share After all the hype I ended up missing the race. Looooong story!ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arendoog Posted September 1, 2012 Share Rocks DUST enjoyed .2h54 for 70km .Seeding worked for me this time round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianchi Posted September 1, 2012 Share I haven't done any of the race this year. Got I free entry and was bored so I did the race. Stood for 20min on the last single track. Got the reminder way I don't do these races anymore I spent a total of over 30min in bottlenecks waiting to go. But I enjoyed the race. Was a fun ride for me, my time is horrible though, seeing as I wasn't seeded and spent half the race in traffic, but I'll be back, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted September 1, 2012 Share Seeding did not work for me. Started in E, and finished in a 2:56. LOTS of bottlenecks in the beginning and the end. What can one say about the route? The Springs race of last week compared well. A good training race for the CPT. arendoog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bike Posted September 1, 2012 Share After all the hype I ended up missing the race. Looooong story! dammit and there i was standing around like an idiot waiting for you................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Unit Posted September 1, 2012 Share That little blue bridge at the end was a piece of ****! 428 others 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolly Posted September 1, 2012 Share dammit and there i was standing around like an idiot waiting for you................Sorry Mike! Long story! Will fill you in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heel Drop Posted September 1, 2012 Share Everything else was well organised but the bottleneck at the beginning and the end could have been avoided ..............added 15 min at least to my time The thing is they could haev easily pciked another route with no bottleneck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bike Posted September 1, 2012 Share the last river crossing was way bad...was carrying my bike across it and it collapsed under me..least i didnt wait for half an hour like others.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.T.G Posted September 1, 2012 Share Just as last year, loved the event. Great venue, plenty safe, clean parking, clean toilets etc.. (what's important to me) Great route, SS'ed it this year... just that last bottleneck was annoying because of that photo op wooden ramp and broken bridge, but poo happens.. annoyance was short lived ... LOVED those rocky descents!! :clap: NOW .... for the BEST of the series to come!!!! Van Gaalen!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still learning Posted September 1, 2012 Share Scroll back a couple of pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad890 Posted September 1, 2012 Share NOW .... for the BEST of the series to come!!!! Van Gaalen!!!! I dont know about that hey, If your not in A or B batch and if there are as many people as there were today, congestion could be a total nightmare I must say I was not impressed with today's event, the first bottle necks I can understand were sort of unaviodable, but that last one along the single track with the ramp and broken bridge could so easily have been avoided had the organizers kept us on the main road rather. lastly to the guys jumping the ques, I didnt see one of you on the podium at the end, so wait in the que like the rest of us next time, you inconsiderate A holes. Ok rant over. one good thing I guess is that the sport is growing looking at today's numbers, so the nissan series definitely has its place I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometime Posted September 1, 2012 Share Based on the sounds of things starting in A bunch certainly had its advantages.today. Apart from the bottle neck at the timing mats at the start and the resultant crashes (including Cherise Stander Taylor!) my ride was bottleneck free and the bridges were all still in one piece. Sorry to hear the race wasn't great for some. I must say though that it was a big improvement on last years route. Hopefully the organisers keep learning and the route keeps evolving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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