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[Melb] race up the Templestowe HCC course?
During a beery (ok, cab-sav ... we are roadies at heart at aboc HQ)
night, my housemate & I discussed the possibility of running a race (maybe a TT?) up the Templestowe Hillclimb course. We're trying to think of a way to make it a race rather than a TT (yuk ...) but even a TT would be considerably more interesting than a normal TT given the nature of the course. So, who'd be interested? It'd be a 'run what you brung' sort of thing I suspect, the only limit being human power (ie: 'bents can try it too ...). Maybe as an annual event? The 'Vertical Kilo' maybe? Maybe we could have a weight based handicap or similar (combined weight of HPV & rider) |
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[Melb] race up the Templestowe HCC course?
"Bleve" wrote in message
... During a beery (ok, cab-sav ... we are roadies at heart at aboc HQ) night, my housemate & I discussed the possibility of running a race (maybe a TT?) up the Templestowe Hillclimb course. We're trying to think of a way to make it a race rather than a TT (yuk ...) but even a TT would be considerably more interesting than a normal TT given the nature of the course. So, who'd be interested? It'd be a 'run what you brung' sort of thing I suspect, the only limit being human power (ie: 'bents can try it too ...). Maybe as an annual event? The 'Vertical Kilo' maybe? Maybe we could have a weight based handicap or similar (combined weight of HPV & rider) It would certainly make for an interesting race....especially when everyone starts drifting to the left with the camber of the road on the steepest part!!! The best bit would be that the "sprint finish" would take place at about 5km/h or so - you would definitely have to have someone with a video camera at the top!! I would definately be keen to have a crack at that for a laugh, especially if I get some sort of advantage for weighing a lot - let us know if you manage to get it up and running!!! Maybe you could do it one evening and then have a second race once it got dark - that would be hilarious!!!! You might want to have someone medically trained standing by - I normally hit about 195 bpm or so at the top of that climb!! Gags |
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race up the Templestowe HCC course?
On Dec 17, 11:30 am, Bleve wrote:
During a beery (ok, cab-sav ... we are roadies at heart at aboc HQ) night, my housemate & I discussed the possibility of running a race (maybe a TT?) up the Templestowe Hillclimb course. We're trying to think of a way to make it a race rather than a TT (yuk ...) but even a TT would be considerably more interesting than a normal TT given the nature of the course. So, who'd be interested? It'd be a 'run what you brung' sort of thing I suspect, the only limit being human power (ie: 'bents can try it too ...). Maybe as an annual event? The 'Vertical Kilo' maybe? Maybe we could have a weight based handicap or similar (combined weight of HPV & rider) What about having a combined time for both directions? phillip brown |
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race up the Templestowe HCC course?
On Dec 18, 12:08 pm, phillip brown wrote:
On Dec 17, 11:30 am, Bleve wrote: During a beery (ok, cab-sav ... we are roadies at heart at aboc HQ) night, my housemate & I discussed the possibility of running a race (maybe a TT?) up the Templestowe Hillclimb course. We're trying to think of a way to make it a race rather than a TT (yuk ...) but even a TT would be considerably more interesting than a normal TT given the nature of the course. So, who'd be interested? It'd be a 'run what you brung' sort of thing I suspect, the only limit being human power (ie: 'bents can try it too ...). Maybe as an annual event? The 'Vertical Kilo' maybe? Maybe we could have a weight based handicap or similar (combined weight of HPV & rider) What about having a combined time for both directions? Will you pay for the liability insurance and 1st aid people? |
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On Dec 19, 2:42 pm, Bleve wrote:
On Dec 18, 12:08 pm, phillip brown wrote: On Dec 17, 11:30 am, Bleve wrote: During a beery (ok, cab-sav ... we are roadies at heart at aboc HQ) night, my housemate & I discussed the possibility of running a race (maybe a TT?) up the Templestowe Hillclimb course. We're trying to think of a way to make it a race rather than a TT (yuk ...) but even a TT would be considerably more interesting than a normal TT given the nature of the course. So, who'd be interested? It'd be a 'run what you brung' sort of thing I suspect, the only limit being human power (ie: 'bents can try it too ...). Maybe as an annual event? The 'Vertical Kilo' maybe? Maybe we could have a weight based handicap or similar (combined weight of HPV & rider) What about having a combined time for both directions? Will you pay for the liability insurance and 1st aid people? What, you think a few hay bales at the bottom won't cut it? phillip brown |
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