Beijing gloom...

[Sean Badenhorst]

 

what's wrong with racing the BMX on saturday or even sunday? not like they sharing the track with anything else.

Maybe there are issues with equipment and/or officials being needed at both the BMX and MTB' date=' because when they moved the BMX to Friday they also moved the ladies MTB from Friday to Saturday.

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TV cameras I reckon. There are 17 at the BMX track...

 

[willy]

 

what's wrong with racing the BMX on saturday or even sunday? not like they sharing the track with anything else.

Maybe there are issues with equipment and/or officials being needed at both the BMX and MTB' date=' because when they moved the BMX to Friday they also moved the ladies MTB from Friday to Saturday.

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how can it be a problem with not enough officials. A fifth of the worlds population live there.

 

[Shebeen]

Maybe there are issues with equipment and/or officials being needed at both the BMX and MTB' date=' because when they moved the BMX to Friday they also moved the ladies MTB from Friday to Saturday.[/quote']

 

really?? so what time is speedy racing? and is the mens now on sunday?

at least its a week-end for us who don't have tvs at work.

 

 

if that is the case, then they should really have had them earlier in the 2 week period. i thought they had planned everything

[TNT1]

So no reason why they can't ride in the rain? I don't get it.

[Sean Badenhorst]

Women's MTB starts at 04h00 and the men's starts at 09h00 - SA time obviously.

 

Probably going to be muddy, but if the rain stops at least the air will be clearer. Would hate for there to be a sprint crash because of smog...

 

[TNT1]

 

I don't like rugby. In fact the only good thing about it is wearing my England Rugby jersey whenever the sprigbokkies are playing... Great fun on the east. However, I will at least give credit to the galoots, they play in pretty much any conditions. Who knew bmxers were such soft c0cks?

TNT12008-08-21 07:26:24

[Sean Badenhorst]

 

So no reason why they can't ride in the rain? I don't get it.

 

They do race in the rain. The last leg of the 2008 nationals in Alberton was held in rain.  But then that Alberton course has jumps about 1/3rd of the size of the beasts in Beijing. Same with the start ramp...

 

Must be an international cautionary ruling.

 

[Wallee]

I see that the womens MTB is now scheduled for 10:00 on Saturday and the men at 15:00 on the same day. What time does the rugby kick-off?

[Wallee]

I think that those are the times in china? What time would that be here?

Sorry, didn't see Sean's post above! Wallee2008-08-21 07:28:47

[Sean Badenhorst]

What they're racing in Beijing is actually Supercross. Introduced in 2006 to make the Games racing more exciting - bigger everything compared to a normal BMX track. We have a round of the BMX Supercross World Cup in Pmb next year (track is purpose-built). Apparently no more than five South Africans can actually ride a Supercross track.

 

[Sean Badenhorst]

 

I see that the womens MTB is now scheduled for 10:00 on Saturday and the men at 15:00 on the same day. What time does the rugby kick-off?

 

What rugby?

 

[TNT1]

 

What they're racing in Beijing is actually Supercross. Introduced in 2006 to make the Games racing more exciting - bigger everything compared to a normal BMX track. We have a round of the BMX Supercross World Cup in Pmb next year (track is purpose-built). Apparently no more than five South Africans can actually ride a Supercross track.

 

What the hell? Give them RMZ450's then...

 

[Jackes]

I don't like rugby. In fact the only good thing about it is wearing my England Rugby jersey whenever the sprigbokkies are playing... Great fun on the east. However' date=' I will at least give credit to the galoots, they play in pretty much any conditions. Who knew bmxers were such soft c0cks?
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So it was hanging in the closet the last 4 years ? 

[Wallee]

Tri-Nations SA - Aus  15:00

[fandacious]

Tri-Nations SA - Aus  15:00

 

naaah - i'd put the score at 15 : 0 to australia, not to SA

[TNT1]

 

I don't like rugby. In fact the only good thing about it is wearing my England Rugby jersey whenever the sprigbokkies are playing... Great fun on the east. However' date=' I will at least give credit to the galoots, they play in pretty much any conditions. Who knew bmxers were such soft c0cks?

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So it was hanging in the closet the last 4 years ? 

 

Nah, I wear it no matter who the bokkies are playing... Gotta rub the east rand natives up the wrong way at every possible opportunity... Whee...