24hr TTs
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- Real Name: Rod Goodfellow
- Location: Cranage,Holmes Chapel,Cheshire,UK or Lake Wales,Florida
24hr TTs
I had the pleasure of having Gary Mac as my minute man in a Lake District 25 this morning (After he did a PB 10 the previous evening).Talk got round to 24s and he expressed his possible intent to ride one next year.
That set me thinking,does anyone in the club know of any 24s completed by Beacon members since I rode my first in 1967? I know of one who has done so but will wait to see if anyone can identify that person or any others. Over to you lot!
That set me thinking,does anyone in the club know of any 24s completed by Beacon members since I rode my first in 1967? I know of one who has done so but will wait to see if anyone can identify that person or any others. Over to you lot!
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- Real Name: Rod Goodfellow
- Location: Cranage,Holmes Chapel,Cheshire,UK or Lake Wales,Florida
Correct.Bill did 406 in the 1968 champs North Rd event.We had entered a team of Bill,Jeff Gould,Dave Duffield and myself.Dave only lasted about 150m,Jeff fell asleep riding at about 250m,hit the verge and sprained an ankle.It was a foggy night and about midnight someone drove into my support car parked on the verge but fortunately Chris and Steve Faulks were not in it at the time.I rode through the night unsupported,having to beg relacement twin cell batteries for my Ever Ready ligh,, eventually finishing 6th with 460 odd.Bill had trouble free ride and finished still going strongly.
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Rod. Just to be pedantic on detail. Chris was executing a three point turn as we were a little further ahead of you than planned. The nose of the 1800 was fairly well onto the verge so the car was on the correct side of the road for the retrace (though sideways). The other car came barrelling along from the direction we had been travelling, but was in the centre of the road....
Whilst we were trying to sort things out, you turned up, took the feed and departed with advice to 'just sort it out' or somesuch.
The police arrived (somehow) as did the tow truck and 'essentials' were transferred from the 1800 into the police car. Don't know how, but Chris managed to work some kind of magic and one of the Bobbies volunteered to drive us round for the rest of the event as support crew. We then went to his house, where he drained the petrol from his boat engine to top up his A35 van to keep us going until the petrol stations opened in the morning. Were'nt our police wonderful!
I think you rode for at least six hours without any kind of support until we managed to find you. With all that aggro and stress going on, it's a wonder you managed to finish at all - so hats off
I think the driver of the car that hit us may have been prosecuted for lack of due care.
Whilst we were trying to sort things out, you turned up, took the feed and departed with advice to 'just sort it out' or somesuch.
The police arrived (somehow) as did the tow truck and 'essentials' were transferred from the 1800 into the police car. Don't know how, but Chris managed to work some kind of magic and one of the Bobbies volunteered to drive us round for the rest of the event as support crew. We then went to his house, where he drained the petrol from his boat engine to top up his A35 van to keep us going until the petrol stations opened in the morning. Were'nt our police wonderful!
I think you rode for at least six hours without any kind of support until we managed to find you. With all that aggro and stress going on, it's a wonder you managed to finish at all - so hats off
I think the driver of the car that hit us may have been prosecuted for lack of due care.
The more I know, the less I understand.