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IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:17 pm
The ride started last Sat. For dot watchers.
https://indianpacificwheelrace2018.maprogress.com
For Facebook, https://m.facebook.com/groups/1827536454226495
Good luck to riders on way.
*edit* added Facebook IPWR pic.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Tue Mar 20, 2018 12:20 am
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby AUbicycles » Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:31 am
I understand that there is no formal event so there is no support (or management). On the facebook, a rider Ben Haines has reported that he has pulled out after 3 close calls with road trains. I think the large vehicles are both not expecting bike riders but also appear not to be taking the appropriate caution in overtaking safely.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Jmuzz » Tue Mar 20, 2018 7:31 am
The road trains really can't and wont stop or drive on the dirt, if one is coming plus another vehicle then it is time to get 2m off the road into the dirt.
Got to be sensible and polite and yield in that situation. Even if they can give 1.5m clearance there is a lot of trailer to have a wiggle.
He did specifically mention close call with 2 roadtrains passing next to him and almost causing major incident.
Come on don't be crazy, it's not even a real race. You can see that alignment coming in advance and spend 30 seconds stretching off the road.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby chucknitro » Tue Mar 20, 2018 3:17 pm
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Red Rider » Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:07 pm
Maybe some of the 'crazy' element is not in it this year, hopefully everyone is resting adequately.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby fat and old » Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:18 pm
Good luck to them all tho.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Jawa » Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:50 am
On another note a few of the OS riders are getting horrific sunburns. Probably didnt get the memo about our aussie sun
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby cancan64 » Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:38 am
Noticed the same thing in the Tour Aotearoa in NZ, the amount of overseas riders I chatted to who had been badly burnt on the first few days, and 1 guy said he had been told but thought it was a local overreacting... he found out the hard wayJawa wrote:On another note a few of the OS riders are getting horrific sunburns. Probably didnt get the memo about our aussie sun
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:42 am
He might arrive in Adelaide at about 4.30pm.
There's a bloke who might be a stalker to take pics of riders sleeping in out back.
It's good that he don't wake them up.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Jmuzz » Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:05 am
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:25 am
From the Facebook post.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:38 am
But Dark Knight haven't followed the proper route and took the other routes off course and is still riding.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Jmuzz » Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:06 pm
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Re: IPWR'18
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Jmuzz » Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:19 pm
Others just taking it easier now?
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Jawa » Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:48 pm
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby 2wheels_mond » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:53 pm
Just nuts, absolutely flying.Jawa wrote:Abdullah beat Kristof's time from last year for the Freo to Melb stretch .. what a legend
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:55 pm
Screenshot shows of first 15 riders in order of placings of distances ridden.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:02 pm
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:11 pm
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Postby Bunged Knee » Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:08 pm
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Bunged Knee » Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:15 pm
Dark Knight was on Hoxton Park road at the time and might arrive Sydney tonight.
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Re: IPWR'18
Postby Jmuzz » Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:48 pm
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Re: IPWR'18
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