Shebeen Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 So I will be conducting a telephonic interview with Alex Harris tomorrow on MIX 93.8 FM.I just got off the phone with him.The Munga is alive and will be even stronger in time to come.I know Alex is a very religious man, his mystery backer wasn't TB Joshua by any chance? [ps. that's a joke, just incase it wasn't wildly obvious]
Stretch Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I was involved with the first sani2c ...it was real back of the cigarette box stuff... #justsaying walkerr and Andrew Steer 2
Kranswurm Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 I knew I should have ordered pizza ...You can eat it while you enter onlineIts still up and running on the website..... walkerr 1
Tumbleweed Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 So I will be conducting a telephonic interview with Alex Harris tomorrow on MIX 93.8 FM.I just got off the phone with him.The Munga is alive and will be even stronger in time to come.What time is the show?
nathrix Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 @bicyclesafetysa: @AntonDangle and @Saskiavsa chatting to @alexanderharris about @TheMungaMTB on @Mix938FM today @12:35 #inthesaddle http://t.co/PGppyfwtAt Tumbleweed 1
LongDonkey Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Will the teams that won free entries get a full refund? 1) Full refund in $ for actual entry cost = $ many2) Full refund equivalent to the amount they gave the organizers... = $0
Wyatt Earp Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 What question would you guys want to have an answer for ?The intent is not to pull Alex over the coals, he is a very nice and ethical individual with only good intentions.The aim of the interview is to get a clearer view from Alex regarding the future of the Munga.So what would you guys want to know ? walkerr and Tumbleweed 2
Mats Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 What question would you guys want to have an answer for ?The intent is not to pull Alex over the coals, he is a very nice and ethical individual with only good intentions.The aim of the interview is to get a clearer view from Alex regarding the future of the Munga.So what would you guys want to know ? What was the main reason for the postponement and how many paid up entries did they have.I know he said earlier the week they had 140 registered teams but how many were paid up. and Will they consider dropping the entry fee for the non-pro's who have absolutely no change of winning. walkerr 1
Wyatt Earp Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 What was the main reason for the postponement and how many paid up entries did they have.I know he said earlier the week they had 140 registered teams but how many were paid up. and Will they consider dropping the entry fee for the non-pro's who have absolutely no chance of winning.Withdrawal of sponsor.I doubt they will drop the fee, they have to keep a standard ,even if they do, let'say they make it half price R 50 k, how many people have they kind of cash lying around to ride for a few days...... walkerr 1
walkerr Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 What question would you guys want to have an answer for ?The intent is not to pull Alex over the coals, he is a very nice and ethical individual with only good intentions.The aim of the interview is to get a clearer view from Alex regarding the future of the Munga.So what would you guys want to know ? Very decent of you to open that up to us Wyatt. Here's my, very personal postion. I am currently training for an endurance event next year - 1,200km on road. Not nearly as tough as Munga - in fact probably around the same level of effort as say an Epic, maybe even a shade less. If that goes well I have my sights set on bigger challenges - also on road. But to get ready for them, I need intermediate goals and challenges to help prepare. At 1,000km Munga could work - I'd equate that to maybe a 2,000km to 3,000km endurance road ride. The fact I don't have to go overseas for such an event makes it an ideal stage to get me there. But what's the motivation for me to enter - personally, unless you're racing with a chance to win, it isn't the toughest ride in the world in my view. So with no bragging rights, and no prize money potential, why would I pay $5k to do a long and potentially not that scenic or interesting ride? Answer that well and maybe I'd be a future customer. BTW - I did put much that same Q to Alex by email, and so far have not seen an answer to tempt me. I'm just one customer of course - maybe there is another target market and motivation for the 350 or so teams that can't possibly win this thing. OK - maybe you'll need to summarize that Q for a short radio slot!
walkerr Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 What was the main reason for the postponement and how many paid up entries did they have.I know he said earlier the week they had 140 registered teams but how many were paid up. and Will they consider dropping the entry fee for the non-pro's who have absolutely no change of winning. You managed to sum up my Q in one sentence!
Tumbleweed Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 @bicyclesafetysa: @AntonDangle and @Saskiavsa chatting to @alexanderharris about @TheMungaMTB on @Mix938FM today @12:35 #inthesaddle http://t.co/PGppyfwtAt Ta for that. nathrix 1
SwissVan Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) Very decent of you to open that up to us Wyatt. Here's my, very personal postion. I am currently training for an endurance event next year - 1,200km on road. Not nearly as tough as Munga - in fact probably around the same level of effort as say an Epic, maybe even a shade less. If that goes well I have my sights set on bigger challenges - also on road. But to get ready for them, I need intermediate goals and challenges to help prepare. At 1,000km Munga could work - I'd equate that to maybe a 2,000km to 3,000km endurance road ride. The fact I don't have to go overseas for such an event makes it an ideal stage to get me there. But what's the motivation for me to enter - personally, unless you're racing with a chance to win, it isn't the toughest ride in the world in my view. So with no bragging rights, and no prize money potential, why would I pay $5k to do a long and potentially not that scenic or interesting ride? Answer that well and maybe I'd be a future customer. BTW - I did put much that same Q to Alex by email, and so far have not seen an answer to tempt me. I'm just one customer of course - maybe there is another target market and motivation for the 350 or so teams that can't possibly win this thing. OK - maybe you'll need to summarize that Q for a short radio slot! I dunno if any event can be called the toughest in the world, there is always something somewhere that is tougher. Tough depends on so many variables.... Personaly i think riding from Bloem to CT offroad in the middle of summer and non stop will provide plenty of bragging rights, if thats NOT enough then aim to finish in a prize winning position to make it a lot tougher? Hell even finding the entry fee adds to the "toughness" Edited October 16, 2014 by SwissVan walkerr 1
walkerr Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) I dunno if any event can be called the toughest in the world, there is always something somewhere that is tougher. Tough depends on so many variables.... Personaly i think riding from Bloem to CT offroad in the middle of summer and non stop will provide plenty of bragging rights, if thats NOT enough then aim to finish in a prize winning position to make it a lot tougher? Hell even finding the entry fee adds to the "toughness" True. But with no chance of prize money, and questionable bragging rights, where's the motivation for non elite and non Pros to shell out $5k? Edit - BTW, all of my events are non-stop, so that aspect doesn't really change much for me Edited October 16, 2014 by walkerr
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