Trailquest Update
I would just like to remind riders that the result of the recent trailquest was as follows:
Team Wilson/Mitchell 185pts. Team Robson/Jenson NIL POINTS.
Horror Death Horror Carnage Smash Horror
Clive - don't call me a plumber - Parkinson is the latest rider to join the 'Clara Vale Scenery-Head-butters Club'. However Clives effort was a bit more heroic than most. We found Clive half way down the final descent of Ae forest, in a heap and covered in blood.
He spent the next couple of nights in Dumfries General sporting a broken wrist, broken jaw, smashed teeth and multiple facial injuries. He's back at home now and both rider and bike are doing fine.
Blanchland Trailquest 07
Well done and thanks to Barry for a fantastic Trailquest event. The club entered two teams this year, team Wilson/Mitchell pitted their map reading skills and fitness against the formidable Robson/Jenson team. Both teams set out determined to pull out all the stops in order to beat the other team to the finish. It was a close fought battle which could have gone either way, however, it didn't. Wilson/Mitchell emerged victorious beating the opposition 185 points to nil - yes, that's nil! Oh how we laughed, and will continue for laugh for a long time yet....
Spare a thought for our brave lads overseas...
Next time your having a bad day at work just think about what our RAF lads have to put up with. They have to sit in a plane and be flown all the way to the Azores, go on the piss for three whole nights without a break, then fly to the States where they are forced into the backs of wagons, whereupon they're driven to the top of a mountain and have to find their way back down using only a mountain bike. I don't know how they cope...
You've been qualified!
Another fantastic day in Dalbeattie Forest, as you can see the qualifier took it's toll on the older riders who don't quite have the balance they once had.
A passing doctor gave Brian the all clear, suggesting it was just a broken nose, although he was worried that his boyish good looks may be lost forever. Check out Brian's previous attempt at the qualifier.
Loads of new sections in the forest, lots of granite and north shore - not for the faint hearted. Here are the photos.
Official Stuff
As you would expect, any club worth it's salt is made up of members and officials. Not to be left out we hastily voted in two of our most respected (and aged) members to act as our leaders.
They are:
- Chairman: John Kelly
- Treasurer: Paul Mitchell
Also, after much consultation with our legal department - ie a quick chat with Dean down the pub - we have come up with the club's constitution.
