The Munga

[gemmerbal]

News on the course is that there's been a block headwind from the gun. 🤕

[BMCfan]

Is Alwyn sleeping at RV3? He is there over 2hrs already?

I see AMBO3 is there, hope theres not something wrong

[gemmerbal]

18 minutes ago, BMCfan said:

Is Alwyn sleeping at RV3? He is there over 2hrs already?

I see AMBO3 is there, hope theres not something wrong

Maybe he is finally taking a break, seems he hasn't stopped much to date. WP6 would be Pampoenpoort, traditionally a great stop. It's not strange for Ambo's to be stationed at waterpoints, so I would bet that he is probably just taking a breather.

[gemmerbal]

Headwind, okes probably taking a break. That stretch after Britstown is in terrible condition according to Erik Vermeulen.

Edited November 28 by gemmerbal

[gemmerbal]

The Big Unit is going strong.

[gemmerbal]

For those wondering, last year the route from Fraserburg followed the R356 around the Karoo Hoogland. This year it has reverted to going over the Hoogland, a lunar landscape scattered with plenty of rocks and sand and a spooky abandoned shepherd's hut at the highest point on the Hoogland. Then it's back down the stony hell and you start crossing dry riverbeds before rejoining the R356. So the course record is safe for a while I reckon.

[SSCC]

2 hours ago, gemmerbal said:

With all due respect, none of the ultra’s have what you would consider a live feed.

Never said they did. I said they have IG live updates. That’s exactly what Lifetime does for all of their races. So to does Silk Rd mountain race. So to does Atlas and others. 

[gemmerbal]

51 minutes ago, SSCC said:

Never said they did. I said they have IG live updates. That’s exactly what Lifetime does for all of their races. So to does Silk Rd mountain race. So to does Atlas and others. 

👍

[Firozfx]

5 hours ago, gemmerbal said:

For those wondering, last year the route from Fraserburg followed the R356 around the Karoo Hoogland. This year it has reverted to going over the Hoogland, a lunar landscape scattered with plenty of rocks and sand and a spooky abandoned shepherd's hut at the highest point on the Hoogland. Then it's back down the stony hell and you start crossing dry riverbeds before rejoining the R356. So the course record is safe for a while I reckon.

I've done 3 Mungas. All of them through that section. Hated it. That sand at night was awful. I told Jack Black in his 2022 survey, Why make us suffer in that crap. 2023 it was gone. 

 

2019 I tried to nap in one of those roofless buildings. Couldn't. Too much wind and too hyped up on energy stuff. Serious fomo. Have been dot watching all the time. 

 

Can't believe so many riders still at Britstown at this time. 

[gemmerbal]

9 hours ago, Firozfx said:

I've done 3 Mungas. All of them through that section. Hated it. That sand at night was awful. I told Jack Black in his 2022 survey, Why make us suffer in that crap. 2023 it was gone. 

 

2019 I tried to nap in one of those roofless buildings. Couldn't. Too much wind and too hyped up on energy stuff. Serious fomo. Have been dot watching all the time. 

 

Can't believe so many riders still at Britstown at this time. 

Yes, fomo is real. I watched the race briefing on Tuesday, and Alex said that that section over the Hoogland will never be omitted again. For me that section was ok, except for the dry riverbeds and the sand towards the end of it.

[BMCfan]

Last year this time Drikus were almost in Ceres, now his hitting the Tankwa.

 

That head wind mustve been crazy this year

[gemmerbal]

10 minutes ago, BMCfan said:

Last year this time Drikus were almost in Ceres, now his hitting the Tankwa.

 

That head wind mustve been crazy this year

also note the route chang from last year where they went around the Hoogland on the R356.

and he got lost last night, I have a feeling he can expect a penalty as he went off course and didnt rejoin the course where he left it.

Edited November 29 by gemmerbal

[Nic Brigando]

21 minutes ago, gemmerbal said:

... I have a feeling he can expect a penalty as he went off course and didnt rejoin the course where he left it.

1 hr penalty for Dricus, apparently he will sit it out at RV5

[gemmerbal]

1 minute ago, Nic Brigando said:

1 hr penalty for Dricus, apparently he will sit it out at RV5

jip.

[sias]

If he pushes hard now, he can do the penalty and still leave RV5 with, or just ahead of Marco, looking at their current speeds.

 

[AfricaMike]

As much as I love watching the dual at the front - big kudo's to amputee Guy Imbert, last rider to sign in at RV2, holding position just ahead of the dreaded Green Cut.