VIC 2014 Forrest 3 & 6hr - Saturday May 3rd

[Stevob]

It's the only race that I haven't missed since it began. I'll be damned if I'm going to miss it this year either! I think it's good that they're now offering a 3hr option as well. Apparently (I think) all the 3hr riders (solo & teams) will be riding the teams course.

http://www.forrest6hour.com.au/enter-here

Sooooo looking forward to this. Setting some weight loss and training mileage goals too.

Who else is going?

 

[Pastavore]

It's on a Saturday, and Saturday's hate me


Otherwise would be there with bells on. Great event.

 

[Stevob]

Sundays hate me. Majority of events are on Sundays. I hear ya though. I yearn for the days of yesteryear when we had proper weekends.

 

[Nath8]

I'm in.
I'll try not to break a rib the week before the event (dam kids and skateboards) and hoping to actually finish the race this year.
See you all there.

 

[pistonbroke]

I think this is the most fun track of the year. It's the only Enduro race that is 132% down hill.
I think I was the first or second person to enter this year. I missed this race in 2011 as my daughter was only a couple of days old

 

[The Duckmeister]

Chucked my entry in for this today. 6-hour, here I come!

 

[Stevob]

I'm pretty keen for this, especially since my last 6hr race didn't even last 10 minutes.

Anyone going to this that also did the Odyssey yesterday?

 

[Art Vanderlay]

I think it might be a little muddy!
http://www.eldersweather.com.au/radar/vic/

 

[pistonbroke]

I think it might be a little muddy!
http://www.eldersweather.com.au/radar/vic/

You in Art?

 

[Art Vanderlay]

You in Art?

Yep, need a lift?

 

[pistonbroke]

Yep, need a lift?

No. Too far out of your way. You can set up in my quickshade if you like. Cold and wet. My favorite. NOT!
Actually Forrest is pretty good in the wet.

 

[Art Vanderlay]

No. Too far out of your way. You can set up in my quickshade if you like. Cold and wet. My favorite. NOT!
Actually Forrest is pretty good in the wet.

Thanks. Nothing like a good muddy mountain bike ride :thumb: See you sat.

 

[Stevob]

At least at that temp it'll be a low drinking volume race. A bottle might last me 3 laps!

 

[pistonbroke]

Maybe take a thermos???

 

[Art Vanderlay]

Mmmmm.......mudfest

 

[Le Matelot]

Results

The live timing results are here.

PDFs attached:

View attachment Forrest_6Hr_2014_CatSum.pdf
View attachment Forrest_6Hr_2014_Overall.pdf
View attachment Forrest_6Hr_2014_LapSplits.pdf

 

[caad9]

Must have been a tough slog for the 6 hour solo riders!
I can't remember seeing lap times so spread from first to last lap..

 

[The Duckmeister]

Yeah, that got hard. Great early, while the sun was out & the dirt was dry, but about 1 1/2 hr in the rain began. Tracks held up pretty well for a couple of hours, but by the fourth hour it was getting pretty gooby in many parts. I stopped at the end of my 5th lap (about the 4 hr mark) to swap wheels (had a spare set with serious mud tyres on) which did wonders for the traction, but there was no escaping the heavy going, and my 7th (and last) lap was about 7 minutes slower.

 

[mtb101]

good result especially under those conditions.

 

[Stevob]

I stopped after 5 hours. Front brake was gone, and so was I. Fark me, that was the toughest 6hr race I've been in. Good fun on the Fatty though. Never once struggled for grip all day.