Battle Mountain '23
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Topic: Battle Mountain '23
Posted By: legs_larry
Subject: Battle Mountain '23
Date Posted: 24 August 2023 at 10:02am
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It doesn’t kick off for a couple of weeks yet but this Unit is going. Indeed, the Unit is already on its way. Currently twiddling its thumbs at LHR until the Shiny * 787, allegedly. ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
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Posted By: russellbridge
Date Posted: 25 August 2023 at 8:46am
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Excellent, shall read with interest… :) LSBU aren’t going this year. I think Barney T got too much grief last year from Mrs Barney for a summer spent covered in epoxy and talking about gear ratios in his sleep… It does seem a bit of a waste of their new powerful rider Mozes, who does have real potential, but I’m sure they’ll be there next year. Russ |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 09 September 2023 at 4:28pm
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Well, I'm here and so are: 1: most, if not all, the competitors, and c) the Usual Suspects Stuffs start in earnest tomorrow morning so results from the qualifying run available round about the time youse lot are settling down in front of Antiques Roadshow or the Rugby World Cup. ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 10 September 2023 at 6:54am
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Lazy day today. Almost, though not quite, everyone is here. Qualifying runs start in about eight hours. Time for beddy-byes.
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Posted By: russellbridge
Date Posted: 10 September 2023 at 2:15pm
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Link to the French team's Youtube channel who are uploading daily vids from BM: https://www.youtube.com/@veloaltair/videos" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/@veloaltair/videos
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Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 10 September 2023 at 10:43pm
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To summarise: wind mostly too windy but as this morning was only qualifying it didn't matter too much. François Pervis did 72.53 mph which might well be a record for the 2.5 mile course. Not much luck for Team Policumbent as Cerberus (the handcycle) ate its chain tensioner 200 metres into Diego Colombari's run, putting him out for the day. Enzo Yokota in their other machine Phoenix had divers issues and also failed to complete a run, though in spite of arriving in town a mere eight hours before the start Matilde Vittilo did get down the road OK. Bilby, the machine from Monash Uni in Melbourne has one or two launch fails on one run - they have four riders, or five if you include Percy the Penguin. Wild Bill Thornton in the Milan RS velomobile forgot to fasten his seat belt which ended up in the chain, restricting speeds somewhat. Monash and Wild Bill Racing are sitting out tonight's runs, leaving only Matilde, François and Peter Borenstadt in his DF velomobile actually opting to run. Fingers pressed and thumbs crossed for the weather to stay nice - we had a wee thunderstorm overnight but everything was OK by morning.
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Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 11 September 2023 at 6:39am
Tonight's results: François 83.55 mph but non-legal start AND non-legal wind chiz. Matilde DNF - crash about two miles down the road. Rider OK, bike a bit scratched. Peter (69) fully legal 55.85 in the DF. Excitement and adventure when Mrs Angry and her pickup truck ran the road closure at one of the ranch roads, proceeded on a collision course with François (who was able to change lanes to avoid a head-on), shouted much abuse at the various officials at start, blew past Matilde and Peter and their respective teams waiting to launch and off down the road. 911, video evidence from the Annecy team, statements to Highway Patrol officer, book hopefully to be thrown at driver. We could do without this sort of excitement. Sadly not even Hollywood-OS can read the number plate but other witnesses got it. ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 11 September 2023 at 10:49pm
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Let's try putting this one in the right thread... Another roadblock-running dick this morning, this one from the Bureau of Land Management's Fire Department. Urgently needed at a fire. In Tonopah. Which is two hundred miles away. We managed to stop him from getting any further than catch and fortunately it was Niklas in the Milan SL coming the other way, so a bit easier to stop and steer than some of the other vehicles. Good morning for wind, with only Niklas in the last run of the morning not getting legal wind. Enzo Yokota and Diego Colombari in Phoenix and Cerberus respectively, both qualified on the short course at 34.81 and 37.70 mph. Enzo was slowed by, we think, an improperly seated tyre - Matilde's crash yesterday having been caused by a flat. Next up was Alyssa Miller (12) starting from 600 metres out. Her 22.72 mph constitutes a World Record for Women's Multitrack age 12-13 (?), as she was in a different age group last year.  Alyssa (12) picks up her traffic ticket from last year Sparsely attended runs on the 5 mile course followed, with the French, the Aussies, Peter and Wild Bill all sitting it out. Daniel did 54.74 in the Milan RS, followed by the Sprockettes whose 59.69 added 14 mph to the previous Women's Multitrack Multi-rider record. And was faster than the men made the Rocket go in 2019, though the machine has been improved a bit since then. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_larrington/53181486010/in/album-72177720311120615/" rel="nofollow - https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_larrington/53181486010/in/album-72177720311120615/ - clicky to open the link and clicky again for short video clip of the Sprocket Rocket leaving start. Only Matilde in the second heat: 60.33 for the fastest run of the morning. And only Niklas in the third: 51.65. Let's hope those clouds bubbling up over there <<< go off and water somewhere else. ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 12 September 2023 at 1:04am
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Monday evening runs cancelled. Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, frogs, locusts, four blokes on horseback making a bloody nuisance of themselves. ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 12 September 2023 at 10:04pm
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Much better weather this morning and some nice runs. Notably by Alyssa (12) and the Sprockettes, who beat their respective records from yesterday. Alyssa did 24.24 in spite of having to wear trainers, having contrived to leave her bike shoes behind at the motel. The Sprocket Rocket hit 61.24 on their first run, did a fairly quick turnaround and then upped the record to 61.94 mph second time around. Fastest run of the morning was Al Haslam in Bilby, with a 68.74 mph wind legal run. Bad luck continues to follow Phoenix; Matilde dropped the chain and coasted through at 36.31, having been overtaken by Kit Kirby in Bilby on the course. Enzo had more problems starting then crashed with 500 metres to go. They're not sure why. François didn't run coz he wasn't feeling well but should be out tonight.
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Posted By: russellbridge
Date Posted: 12 September 2023 at 10:14pm
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Is the rocket behemoth getting pushed at the start? I know it can start by itself, but surely a big push by a burly Yorkshireman at the start will gain it that much needed extra 1mph... |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 13 September 2023 at 4:25am
Yes. Yes, it is though only for the permitted 15 metres. They have Erik Gundersen, who is frikkin' huge, on their team  Anyway, the Sprockettes sat it out tonight and there were no new records chiz. But François became the second member of the 85 mph club with a wind-legal run at 85.87 mph  Pics and short video clips from today's activities at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_larrington/sets/72177720311150876/with/53184402378/" rel="nofollow - https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_larrington/sets/72177720311150876/with/53184402378/ Edit: there are Roolz governing the number of pushers permitted which IIRC translate to the Sprockettes being allowed up to seven (7) launchers!
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russellbridge wrote:Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 13 September 2023 at 11:53pm
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Wednesday morning a bit meh plus the wind picked up later Kit Kirby in Bilby fastest with a non-legal 68.24 mph. Sprockettes tried a different acceleration profile and only managed 57.68. Alyssa (12) sat this one out. And Lynn Briggs' Saturn Sky dumped most of its coolant in the start parking area shortly after reaching 150 mph on the course sweep chiz. A couple of hours of Type 2 Fun required to get it back to town.
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Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 14 September 2023 at 5:02am
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No legal runs Wednesday pm and only five rider/machine combos even starting, because Wind. Daniel Löw in the Milan fastest with but 55.37 mph. After some afternoon coaching from Professor Larry Lem of the University of Streamliners Enzo got away first time ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 14 September 2023 at 9:27pm
Not the most exciting Thursday morning either because of teams:
Which meant that Alyssa (12) was the sole non-Italian to run this morning. Wind mostly unkind though Matilde's 65.84 was legal, having been the first run of the day. She said she'd had a few breathing difficulties on this run - it was a good deal colder this morning than earlier in the week. Enzo's starting confidence continues to grow to the extent that he made his first run sans crash panels, clocking 57.66 mph into an illegal headwind. This was his second run of the day. Not to be outdone, Diego made THREE runs over the five-mile course with the third being the fastest at 42.75 mph, also with illegal wind. Alyssa (12) did 23.37, also into the wind. The Aussies, the French and the Sprockettes should be coming out to play tonight... ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 15 September 2023 at 4:30am
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Much tactical not running in the early heats of Thursday evening, meaning only one machine in each of the first two heats. Heat one was Enzo in Phoenix, with 66.94 mph; heat two Kit in Bilby with 70.77. Alas neither had legal wind though Kit said he'd be stoked with > 70, legal or not, before we left the course For heat three the weather behaved as expected and all four runners had legal wind. In ascending order of speed: the Sprockettes did 60.87, Matilde 69.98, Al in Bilby 71.39 and François 86.39 mph. François told me his legs were good but his brain was not working. "I 'ave not ze focus!". Hopefully he'll get it working tomorrow. MOAR please! ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: atlas_shrugged
Date Posted: 15 September 2023 at 5:06pm
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What a fantastic effort from Francois Pervis with his 86.39 mph wind legal speed (13-Sep-23) in Altair 7 Here is a charming interview he did with the LBBR last year in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVAZZ2Qxyc Come on Francois - one last push! |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 15 September 2023 at 10:04pm
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Better turnout this morning as everyone but IUT Annecy took the opportunity to run. Wind mostly favourable until heat four, though it's got something against Australians. Chris and Oscar both got Bilby up into the high 60s but were thwarted by Wind. Some clod forgot to plug in the power supply to Cerberus complicated gear-change system, hence Diego only managed 2.16 runs this morning, topping out at 48.66 mph. Fastest of the morning was Matilde with 71.57 - a new personal best. And Alyssa (12) broke her own World Record. Twice. Leaving it at 24.72 mph ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 16 September 2023 at 4:46am
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Not quite as good as we'd hoped for tonight but still far from shabby. Enzo binned Phoenix at ~ 100 km/h but he's OK and the bike was healthy enough to perform a rapid turnaround and run in the next heat with Matilde at the helm. Daniel ran the Milan to a legal 56.70; Diego's 48.50 was not so wind-free. 72.32 for Kit in Bilby is a new Australian 2-wheel record, eclipsing Adam Hari's best from last year, but still a little off Gareth Hanks' outright mark set in a trike (!) Matilde's 69.16 was smoak by the wind but Diego's fourth complete run of the day was a legal 48.66 mph. Exactly the same as he ran this morning. François improved his PB and the European & French records, but only to 86.40 mph chiz. Al was only slightly slower than his compatriot with 72.11. Niklas refitted the lights to the Milan, ran 50.49 and then carried on back to town. Unfortunately Mason Mauldin, on traffic control duty at the finish end of the course, didn't know about this plan and nearly twatted the errant velomobile with his STOP sign Peter was last off; 55.61. All winds legal for the third heat.Last day tomorrow. Will François get up early and try a morning run? Can one of the Aussies set a new national record? How many MOAR times can Alyssa (12) break her own record? And whither the Sprockettes? Stay tuned, hurtling fans! ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: russellbridge
Date Posted: 16 September 2023 at 11:37pm
| One more big push from Francois - hopefully he can do the impossible and break 90mph. Go go go… |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 17 September 2023 at 12:07am
A bit blowy this morning and some of the happenings are still subject to reporting restrictions. Highlights: legal 73.97 mph and a PB for Matilde; 51.45 mph for Diego. Second handcyclist over 50 mph behind Ken Talbot's 51.58 in Liverpool's ARION 4 in 2018. Group photo shoot interrupted by Officer Aten slapping the cuffs on serial offender Denise Mueller: ------------- ==================== a bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds |
Posted By: legs_larry
Date Posted: 17 September 2023 at 7:27am
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D-notice now lifted. Oscar in Bilby had a big crash this morning when the front tyre let go. Bike too badly damaged to run again but Oscar mostly OK. Like François last year he's got a neck brace on. Saturday results: Heat one: no runners because Wind Heat two: Diego, 51.42 mph Heat 3: François, 86.92 mph Matilde: 75.44 mph Sprockettes: 61.04 mph Peter: 56.91 mph Diego: DNF - setting sun meant he couldn't see the road chiz. All runs tonight had legal wind. Edit: Wild Bill Thornton just b0rked his (glass) trophy for 3rd place Men’s Multitrack by dropping it in the car park
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