Important to get an update in now whilst I’m sitting atop my own league since, after the Silent Valley, I fear this’ll not be the case again this year. Indeed, aficionados of the carshare and local league tables might care to note I’m first and second in the league respectively – nothing whatsoever to do with the number of races I’ve run, of course.
Anyway, to less important matters.
#3 Silent Valley, Sat 13th April @ 12 noon
Entry list here
… but there appear to be more traveling; you need to pre-enter by 5th April here
Carshare’s flight list can be accessed here
… but this isn’t comprehensive either, so please do get in touch with DT if you want to sort flight/carshare.
NIMRA course description and other details here
Carshare’s map here
And in his own words:
“A completely classic route, not too hard in navigation
as the Mourne Wall helps out. The start is well up a hillside, with the kit check also
up there, and not the place to realise you’ve forgotten something. The Mourne
Wall climbs up to Slieve Binnian, and then totally classic running along the
ridge for a while, and then lose all the height to the dam wall of Ben Crom.
Enjoy this bit, the only flat running of the course. Up to Doan is rough and
steep. Enough of a trod can be used to contour round above the lake to Carn
mountain, and now it’s beside the wall over Slieve Muck to Slievenagloch. Drop
down southwards, pick up the last CP and just cross the dam wall to finish.”
#4 Teenager with Altitude, Sat 20th April @ 10am
Race is now full, but if you email the RO you might yet sneak a place via the reserve list. I know of at least half a dozen DP entrants – hoping there may be a few more going – with at least two vehicles departing north and west Sheffield (very) early on the morning of the race; so calendar@dpfr.org.uk or add a comment to sort a carshare.
Race details and CPs here
Race map here
Carshare’s route notes here
… and there’s even a slightly wobbly gps plot of my track from 2010 elsewhere on the site, should you care to look (and be reckless enough to consider following it).