Revolve 24 at Brands Hatch

[CoolC]

http://revolve24.com/what-is-revolve24

I saw this pop up on my Facebook feed last night and thought it looked like quite a good weekend away doing cycley stuff.

I'm trying to muster up some mates to do it, but not getting much back in the way of enthusiasm yet. I'll keep pestering them though

Maybe even a PH pit, with a few teams?

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I had forgotten about the Silverstone fiasco last year, and a point well raised.

Yep, pricing is a steep, especially when compared to something like Mountain Mayhem, which I already considered expensive.

I think this is where I'm struggling to muster the enthusiasm with mates, but we always try and do some sort of "lads away" cycling trip in September just after the kids go back to school so this fitted the bill quite well.

Why can't I find the page with prices on the website now??

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Celtic Dragon said:

SixPotBelly said:

I could be up for joining an uncompetitive team of four or more. By which I mean provided everyone in it gave their best I wouldn't care about the absolute result. A Force India or Sauber to Gruffy's Mercedes team.

Edited by SixPotBelly on Monday 13th April 17:44

A sort of gentlemen's Le Mans on bikes Would be a giggle. GTE AM class for us!

This sounds more like my kind way of doing it. No chance of any medals but damned sure to try hard and enjoy the occasion. And with a user name like yours, I'd fit in.

I've got a couple of mates interested, but if we can't make a full team we could put our names on the inevitable list.

[CoolC]

So what do we think?

A team of keen racing snakes, and a team of not quite as quick fatties generously proportioned chaps?

I'm in the latter group.

[CoolC]

I'm busting to start the inevitable list, but I'm still in the process of trying to gee up a few mates to create a team.

If that doesn't happen, then I'm keen to be in a non-racing snake PH team.

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pablo said:

I think a four man team is ideal, longer enduro pace stints in the night time so people can get their head down then shorter quicker stints in the daylight and everyone gets good track time though. Is this a team then, Gruffy, Justin, Cool C and I?....

I'm very happy to be in a team, but I'm a long way from your racing snake status.

I'm firmly in the "take it steady, and enjoy the day/night" camp.

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What's your team looking like so far pablo?

Non of my lot will commit, or are not available that weekend.

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As a bit of a thread bump, I just noticed these in the PH email that just arrived in my inbox.

http://www.shotdeadinthehead.com/pistonheads-longf...

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Yeah, do that ^^ Gruffy.

And while your at it, can you organise a short run of bespoke PH jerseys for this?

I'm joking about the jerseys

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Brew said:

CoolC said:

http://www.shotdeadinthehead.com/pistonheads-longf...

Brands Hatch is in Fawkham not Longfield!

The postal address is Fawkham and Longfield.

Brands Hatch Circuit
Fawkham
Longfield
Kent DA3 8NG

[CoolC]

Yay, more PHers.

Let's see if we can blag garage #1

Can PH towers supply flags or banners?

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pablo said:

The gorgeous, lovely, wonderful people at Revolve are giving us a pistonheads pit garage.

If you are entering either the 24 or 6 hour event, put pistonheads down as your cycle club when you register and they will know which pit garage to allot you to.

Fantastic!

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JSquaredJim said:

I am also signed up as part of a 2 man team "The Great Whites".
I've just changed my club to Pistonheads so hopefully will be allocated to the PH pit garage.
It'll be just like Le Mans, maybe

Yay, the more the merrier.

One thing though. That now means 9 PH entrants so my idea of making "race numbers" has started to look expensive.



I have the plastic and the clamps (I've also thought of a nice way to sort out the aero posted boys) but I'd now need ~£40 worth of stickers

Does anyone know any of the PH top brass who could chuck a load of stickers our way?

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Gruffy said:

65m of climbing per lap, according to the email they just sent out. That's 136 laps to tick off an Everest of Brands Hatch. Or 531km, requiring a race average of 22.12kph.

What do you recon? 13mph for 24hrs sounds like very little rest. It'll certainly be a nice tick in the box if/when you do it.

We'll all the doing what we can to keep you on it too.

btw, you're still showing as being in the team of 4 on the App.

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JustinF said:

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Might end up with a blow up in the SAAB arriving at brands at midnight Sat.

Shall we wait up for you?

I'm just off out on a 70 mile (although not much elevation ) club ride. Just doing my bit for the starting grid position ☺

Edited by CoolC on Sunday 30th August 08:04

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richardxjr said:

Pass renegotiated. Sent you a text Darren

Cool. Good to have you along.

Important matters first. Do you have a round seat post? And what diameter is it?

[CoolC]

That's how to do finisher medals. Bike chain bottle opener.



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Dawn at Brands. I had the pleasure of riding from pitch dark night to birdsong dawn.



Slick handover from Edd to Tony.

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SixPotBelly said:

CoolC said:

Powered by flapjack.

Glad you liked it

It's my Facebook profile picture now. 😊

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I think there's enough interest already for at least two teams of four, maybe even three.

:whisper: shall we start a list? :/whisper:

Dickwad.

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I asked them earlier if it was allowed to do that on an MTB.

The reply was that grey would get back to me. Something to do with it being a BC registered whatever and they weren't sure if that allowed MTB's