April 4, 201214 yr Author Yes there will be 7 sections within 300 yards of the main car park- start area and a further 5 sections about an easy 10- 12 min walk along the forestry road or take your mountain bikes and halve the time Edited April 4, 201214 yr by allymo73
April 5, 201214 yr Author Yes there is still the last section in the car park.I recieved a phone call from the Forestry Comission today and they are no longer going to allow us the use of a mini-bus to shuttle spectators along the short stretch of forestry road. So a message to spectators and Minders.The distance between the 2 groups takes about 10-12 mins on an easy stroll along a pritty flat forestry road so i would even recomend taking a Mountain bike and this would half the time to 5 mins.The lap is probably slightly longer than the one we used at the Mound in kinlochleven.
April 6, 201214 yr Yeah, piece of cake mate. I think they are using the main burn used in the Scottish and WTC rounds plus another closer to Fort William. Park at the Gondola lift the sections start about 100 yards away on the right hand side of the car park as you look towards Aonach Mhor. If I'm wrong I'm sure Allymo73 will give you a better description. This isn't that clear to me, from someone who hasn't been up that way before. So to clarify, is it up Glen Nevis I drive ?? http://maps.google.co.uk/?ll=56.821359,-5.094226&spn=0.003664,0.011362&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=56.821359,-5.094226&panoid=BWNcSGemC7NYlpijMcqHBQ&cbp=12,87.74,,1,8.63
April 6, 201214 yr Author No the trial is at Nevis Range(Aonach Mhor) where the ski resort is.On the A82 fort-william to spean bridge road.
April 6, 201214 yr Author Well thats the entries closed-67 in total and 30 doing the championship...Will post list of entrants
April 6, 201214 yr Author Championship-Dabill-Brown-Haslam-Danby-Richardson-Morphet-Wigg-Morton-Robinson-Wiggins-Brain-Thorpe-Disney-Kendrew-Austermuhle-Evans-luter-Clark-Pearson-Phillipson-Chilton-Fry-Stay-Macdonald-Sadler-Dexter-Conner-Sunter-Harvey-Cox-Bolt-Price. Youth-Walker-Waite-Stones-Bullock-Bullock- Expert-Edwards-Crinson-Battensby-Cottingham-Ablewhite-Smith-Timperley-Boocock-Graham-Horner-Pickard-Hick-Blackman-Katie Sunter-Moss-Lee-Milner-Potter-Afleck-Bristow-Regan-Reid-Anderson-Huskinson-Woods-Sadler.... Edited April 7, 201214 yr by allymo73
April 12, 201214 yr Author Hi guys just a wee update,looks like some snow forecast so take some worm clothes...
April 12, 201214 yr Tell me something, at the practise sessions on the Saturday, are they allowed to try the sections or just practise in the general area but not in the sections ??
April 13, 201214 yr for a couple of years there has been a practise lap where they have a ride in the sections, not too sure why.
April 13, 201214 yr for a couple of years there has been a practise lap where they have a ride in the sections, not too sure why. Never quite got my head round that one myself... From the outcome of the riders meeting in Feb "The Practice session, the day before the event, will be retained however the duration will be increased to 3hrs to accommodate the envisaged increase in the number of Entries."
April 13, 201214 yr 67 entries at a British round, now you're talking! Can't wait for the practice tomorrow, best trials ground on the planet... Fort Bill here I come! The breakfast at Myrtlebank (good old Rodger) is to die for, bring it on! Big John
April 14, 201214 yr Good luck to all riders, officials and spectators. Lets hope it all goes well and proves to be a cracking event.
April 14, 201214 yr Heading up in a couple of hours. Gorgeous morning in Central Scotland....which means the polar bears will be out in Lochaber
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