PH does Rad Am Ring 2016 - 24 hour race at the Nurburgring
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Updated 18/11/15
Some of us that rode this year's Revolve 24 at Brands Hatch had such a good time we thought we'd do it again, but on an even more iconic track...
Rad am Ring. 30/07/2016 - 31/07/2016. A 24 hour relay race around the combined Nordschliefe and GP track, making a 26km lap with 580m climbing. Strava segment
2016 entries just opened. There are various options, but we think the 4-man team is the way to go. One lap stints during the day, and either one or two lap laps stints at night (to get double rest). We'll be camping trackside and will be catching the 1150 Eurotunnel Shuttle over on Friday the 29th. Return when you wish, either Sunday night or stay another day and drive a Touristfahrt lap or six on Monday first.
I initially registered two teams in the expectation we'd get at least enough confirmed riders to fill them, which we now have. If we get another four people we can register a third team. Another four after that, a fourth team. And so on. Although you can also register as pairs, teams of eight or do it solo, if that's your preference.
PH Rad squad:
1. CoolC
3. EddH
3. JSquaredJim
4. JustinF
5. Pablo
6. Pembo
7. SPB
8. Usget
Plus Johno_78 doing it solo!
Waiting List for Team 3
9. Pembo's +1
10. Seek
11.
12.
Promises to be a first-rate weekend. Post on this thread if you want in and we'll add you to the list for the next team.
If you fancy a solo effort, you'd be very welcome to pitch up with us too. There's even a simultaneous 24 hour MTB race for those that prefer dirt to tarmac.
When registering their entry, each team has to choose a 'parcel' (a trackside plot on which to set up their pit and camp) and the best located ones are going fast.
For the event website, click the logo below
I'll edit this post as we go to keep it up to date but do read through the thread for more details too!
Some of us that rode this year's Revolve 24 at Brands Hatch had such a good time we thought we'd do it again, but on an even more iconic track...
Rad am Ring. 30/07/2016 - 31/07/2016. A 24 hour relay race around the combined Nordschliefe and GP track, making a 26km lap with 580m climbing. Strava segment
2016 entries just opened. There are various options, but we think the 4-man team is the way to go. One lap stints during the day, and either one or two lap laps stints at night (to get double rest). We'll be camping trackside and will be catching the 1150 Eurotunnel Shuttle over on Friday the 29th. Return when you wish, either Sunday night or stay another day and drive a Touristfahrt lap or six on Monday first.
I initially registered two teams in the expectation we'd get at least enough confirmed riders to fill them, which we now have. If we get another four people we can register a third team. Another four after that, a fourth team. And so on. Although you can also register as pairs, teams of eight or do it solo, if that's your preference.
PH Rad squad:
1. CoolC
3. EddH
3. JSquaredJim
4. JustinF
5. Pablo
6. Pembo
7. SPB
8. Usget
Plus Johno_78 doing it solo!
Waiting List for Team 3
9. Pembo's +1
10. Seek
11.
12.
Promises to be a first-rate weekend. Post on this thread if you want in and we'll add you to the list for the next team.
If you fancy a solo effort, you'd be very welcome to pitch up with us too. There's even a simultaneous 24 hour MTB race for those that prefer dirt to tarmac.
When registering their entry, each team has to choose a 'parcel' (a trackside plot on which to set up their pit and camp) and the best located ones are going fast.
For the event website, click the logo below
I'll edit this post as we go to keep it up to date but do read through the thread for more details too!
Edited by SixPotBelly on Wednesday 18th November 08:55
That was agreed after we got you drunk! 
Same as last year, double stint at night gives approx 6 hours continuous rest rather than 3, so a chance to grab some half decent kip.
Not that it, or anything else, is set in stone.
Edit - We could even have one team sticking to 1 on / 3 off throughout the 24 hours, if there are 4 people that would prefer that.
Same as last year, double stint at night gives approx 6 hours continuous rest rather than 3, so a chance to grab some half decent kip.
Not that it, or anything else, is set in stone.
Edit - We could even have one team sticking to 1 on / 3 off throughout the 24 hours, if there are 4 people that would prefer that.
Edited by SixPotBelly on Friday 6th November 13:42
johno_78 said:
I have a few ideas in the pipeline for next year's cycling to do list.
This has just found it's way to the top of said list.
Would be an honour to have you in the team, Martin. More than once last year I took on a longer, steeper or longer and steeper ride than I'd done before after thinking "What would Johno do?". It was your Tour de PH ride that taught me that just because you haven't done something before doesn't mean you can't do it. A 24 hour team needs no more inspiration than that. This has just found it's way to the top of said list.
matt-ITR said:
Are you going to have fun, or compete... or both?
Good question. What CoolC said, we'll try as hard as we can but enjoy ourselves at the same time.We'll have a range of abilities, and we could organise ourselves in one of two different ways. If we had four fast riders with a chance of a win we could have a fast team and a steady team. Or we could distribute the fast riders equally between the teams so we have two equal teams that could work together on track, and both do better than they would individually. Depends what people want to do.
The team thing really makes you put the effort in, if you come back to the pits knowing you have it 100% then that's all you can ask for. I don't think anyone came back after a stint at revolve thinking "yeah I could have gone faster"...
We won't win, we won't trouble the top 20%, if we make the top 50% that's as good as a win imho. One thing we learnt from revolve is that there are very fast guys out there who race regularly on the BC circuit and they took the whole 24h thing very seriously.
Given this is an established European event, I'd say there will be more teams with racing pedigree but there's no point taking it too seriously because one slow lap, a mechanical, puncture etc and you end up feeling like its all over which puts a downer on everything. We're not like that...
We won't win, we won't trouble the top 20%, if we make the top 50% that's as good as a win imho. One thing we learnt from revolve is that there are very fast guys out there who race regularly on the BC circuit and they took the whole 24h thing very seriously.
Given this is an established European event, I'd say there will be more teams with racing pedigree but there's no point taking it too seriously because one slow lap, a mechanical, puncture etc and you end up feeling like its all over which puts a downer on everything. We're not like that...
In the blurb on the event website they talked about speeds of 100 km/h being possible through the Foxhole. I was taking that with a pinch of salt, but your experience tells me they weren't exaggerating. 
I might not match that myself but it's not going to be a dull, flat and windswept lap, that's for sure!
I might not match that myself but it's not going to be a dull, flat and windswept lap, that's for sure!
SixPotBelly said:
Would be an honour to have you in the team, Martin. More than once last year I took on a longer, steeper or longer and steeper ride than I'd done before after thinking "What would Johno do?". It was your Tour de PH ride that taught me that just because you haven't done something before doesn't mean you can't do it. A 24 hour team needs no more inspiration than that.
"What would Johno do?". That got a genuine LOL, as it's normally look out the window, see it's raining and say "sod that, i'm having a cup of tea and a couple of biscuits instead". I'm glad I've inspired you somewhat anyway.
I've been told that I should do it by the missus, so i'll ink my name over the pencil. I'm tempted by a solo effort, but will have to see how well winter training goes before deciding.
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