I just checked - Looks like 60's and sunny - If he can't do it, it shouldn't be because of weather.
OTOH, 10mph wind - Maybe a headwind, on some points of sailing
OTOOH - Easy for us to be armchair quarterbacks, as they say .....
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OTOH, 10mph wind - Maybe a headwind, on some points of sailing
OTOOH - Easy for us to be armchair quarterbacks, as they say .....
41 Muppet racing, is good! Chasing Royce 14 a 2-man team. Who is the Muppet man?
Cummins is coming... Paul better pull his finger out! Just 2 laps behind.
Think he's in pits again (7min lap+)
Cummins is coming... Paul better pull his finger out! Just 2 laps behind.
Think he's in pits again (7min lap+)
DannyC
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I think he lives down Drury Lane?
That's the Muffin Man you Muppet
Good race, was it not?
It's like playing one of those Scott Adams text adventures on an old 8-bit computer.
You have to use your imagination for the picture.
Good race, was it not?
It's like playing one of those Scott Adams text adventures on an old 8-bit computer.
You have to use your imagination for the picture.
DannyC
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Excellent race indeed and our compadre did really well, given all the handicaps (age, incontinence, madness etc. ).
I think that to go the distance for that length of time is wholly admirable. I wouldn't last half-an-hour.
I think that the "Muppet Racing" man was on the latest ROYCE designed/built car that weighs only 23k all in.
).I think that to go the distance for that length of time is wholly admirable. I wouldn't last half-an-hour.
I think that the "Muppet Racing" man was on the latest ROYCE designed/built car that weighs only 23k all in.
Muppet Racing & Sloth Racing. Well done. (reposted picture)
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DannyC
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Not for me it hasn'tThat nice image of Paul and Muppet has gone blue, sadly ............
That's the crazy part about it - it's not across-the-board the same for everyone
The pictures disappeared for me, too, so I just reposted them.
Noticed Simon, Muppet Racing has entered the first BHPC race at Hillingdon.
I might not make that as I'm overwise engaged in social duties. (But.... tempting to go awol, with a book shoved down my trousers )
Noticed Simon, Muppet Racing has entered the first BHPC race at Hillingdon.
I might not make that as I'm overwise engaged in social duties. (But.... tempting to go awol, with a book shoved down my trousers
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Many thanks for all your comments and I hope it brightened up your Sunday afternoon
Just a bit of background I first met Simon at the Worlds2024 he was riding an Ice trike and called ' Likely Last ' i was on a 2 week to cobble together Python trike and we had a good battle that I only just won.
So when I heard he was having a pedal car built for the Solo class it seemed a good plan to get or build a car and have a go.
So what happened at Evesham ?
2 main things happened and to be honest I am not sure why.
a) Simon turned up with a very very nice new Royce built car that was as DannyC says 23kg [ it was unlikely mine was 30kg , more like 33kg ] and he was blindingly fast.
So it was obvious to me as he lapped me 8-10 times in the first hour this was not going to be a fair fight , so the first thing I did was stop counting him going past and then I had to stop watching which junior cars were passing me first the under 16 then the under 14 and then the under 12's I just had nothing to fight them with. We had agreed to pit at about 2 hours I think I made it to 1:50 hr it was a long walk to the toilets i was stuffing sandwiches in on the walk and when I got back to the car gave it a cursory once over loaded up some more biscuits and filled the camel back and got back on the track. At about 3:20 hrs I stopped for a second time for a loo stop however by then I was in real trouble i could no longer eat the biscuits and the walk was painful. So back into the car [ the black dog soon turned up again ] and I came to realise having seen other people describing these long distance events that whether you finished or not was down to your mental attitude. I had a chuckle when I though I have just spent 2 months de-bugging this car so it will not fail today and for the last few laps I have been praying for it to break down so I can go to the pits and retire !
So I had to start thinking differently first I took a body inventory.
Feet hurt - no
Ankles hurt - no
calf muscles a little pain just no power left
knees hurt - slightly
thigh muscles a little pain just no power left
hips - no
heart - still working as it should
lungs - no problems breathing
I did this about every 15 minutes
So to continue just means stop thinking about the pain in the legs and concentrate on getting the next five laps done , there was a lot of encouragement from the track side Pink Panther racing seemed to have adopted me/my car and where constantly jumping up and down and shouting ' come on car 45 ' that was really uplifting. near the end one of the marshals [ a Royce man ] was giving me updates how many miles the lead car had left to do and an expected finish time. there is no bell [ which I had forgot ] as in BHPC racing so it came as a complete surprise to see the chequered flag out and me to have finished.
Whilst Cummings were a 4 man [ I think ] team they had a lot of car problems , however even if I have been told say 10 - 15 laps before the end I could beat them if I upped my game , there was nothing to up my game with.
b) I am still unsure whether the car had a sticking rear brake or not , it certainly felt like I was pedaling through treacle after the first stop that could have easily have been shear fatigue.
I realised I came close to having a personal injury that could have finished my leisure cycling for good.
It was also obvious that there is no way I am subjecting myself to that for another 4 rounds this year knowing I will come last in every race.
So I have contacted the British Pedal Car Club and informed them that Sloth Racing has been disbanded and the car will shortly be on the Pedal Car amnesty page for sale to another team.
Paul
Just a bit of background I first met Simon at the Worlds2024 he was riding an Ice trike and called ' Likely Last ' i was on a 2 week to cobble together Python trike and we had a good battle that I only just won.
So when I heard he was having a pedal car built for the Solo class it seemed a good plan to get or build a car and have a go.
So what happened at Evesham ?
2 main things happened and to be honest I am not sure why.
a) Simon turned up with a very very nice new Royce built car that was as DannyC says 23kg [ it was unlikely mine was 30kg , more like 33kg ] and he was blindingly fast.
So it was obvious to me as he lapped me 8-10 times in the first hour this was not going to be a fair fight , so the first thing I did was stop counting him going past and then I had to stop watching which junior cars were passing me first the under 16 then the under 14 and then the under 12's I just had nothing to fight them with. We had agreed to pit at about 2 hours I think I made it to 1:50 hr it was a long walk to the toilets i was stuffing sandwiches in on the walk and when I got back to the car gave it a cursory once over loaded up some more biscuits and filled the camel back and got back on the track. At about 3:20 hrs I stopped for a second time for a loo stop however by then I was in real trouble i could no longer eat the biscuits and the walk was painful. So back into the car [ the black dog soon turned up again ] and I came to realise having seen other people describing these long distance events that whether you finished or not was down to your mental attitude. I had a chuckle when I though I have just spent 2 months de-bugging this car so it will not fail today and for the last few laps I have been praying for it to break down so I can go to the pits and retire !
So I had to start thinking differently first I took a body inventory.
Feet hurt - no
Ankles hurt - no
calf muscles a little pain just no power left
knees hurt - slightly
thigh muscles a little pain just no power left
hips - no
heart - still working as it should
lungs - no problems breathing
I did this about every 15 minutes
So to continue just means stop thinking about the pain in the legs and concentrate on getting the next five laps done , there was a lot of encouragement from the track side Pink Panther racing seemed to have adopted me/my car and where constantly jumping up and down and shouting ' come on car 45 ' that was really uplifting. near the end one of the marshals [ a Royce man ] was giving me updates how many miles the lead car had left to do and an expected finish time. there is no bell [ which I had forgot ] as in BHPC racing so it came as a complete surprise to see the chequered flag out and me to have finished.
Whilst Cummings were a 4 man [ I think ] team they had a lot of car problems , however even if I have been told say 10 - 15 laps before the end I could beat them if I upped my game , there was nothing to up my game with.
b) I am still unsure whether the car had a sticking rear brake or not , it certainly felt like I was pedaling through treacle after the first stop that could have easily have been shear fatigue.
I realised I came close to having a personal injury that could have finished my leisure cycling for good.
It was also obvious that there is no way I am subjecting myself to that for another 4 rounds this year knowing I will come last in every race.
So I have contacted the British Pedal Car Club and informed them that Sloth Racing has been disbanded and the car will shortly be on the Pedal Car amnesty page for sale to another team.
Paul
Hmmm, know how you feel.
I cramp up nearly every other race- bad. On discussion with another racer, he advised salt tablets in my water. So I'm trying high 5 Zero electrolyte this year. You've got to have a good heart to take them. My pressure is Bob-on, luckily.
I was hoping you'd continue and say lighten the Sloth. Maybe do a duo race.
I do think that some races for me are too much, like the Darley Moor 2-hour race. But it gets easier, not harder on yearly repeats , and I now don't mind the time distance. What helps is staying behind someone in a peloton and sharing the strain at the front. It does make it easier, a lot easier.
Start slowly for quite a few laps, it saves energy for getting to the end. Control the lactic acid build-up.
And try the BHPC events. They may suit you.
I cramp up nearly every other race- bad. On discussion with another racer, he advised salt tablets in my water. So I'm trying high 5 Zero electrolyte this year. You've got to have a good heart to take them. My pressure is Bob-on, luckily.
I was hoping you'd continue and say lighten the Sloth. Maybe do a duo race.
I do think that some races for me are too much, like the Darley Moor 2-hour race. But it gets easier, not harder on yearly repeats , and I now don't mind the time distance. What helps is staying behind someone in a peloton and sharing the strain at the front. It does make it easier, a lot easier.
Start slowly for quite a few laps, it saves energy for getting to the end. Control the lactic acid build-up.
And try the BHPC events. They may suit you.
Hello, Paul!
I am sorry that your adventure went in so bad way! After so much work on "Velocar" - so much troubles!I do not have experience with any kind of races, so do not have any useful suggestions...
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About CRAMPS, I have them without any cycling, especially early in the morning. I use big magnesium tablets, before going to sleep. With tablets a few times in a dozen of nights, without them every night... Beside helping with cramps, magnesium is good for better sleeping and for heart (I have some problems)… Well. maybe not helpful in your situation, but nor harmful and they are cheap...
Ciao, Zoran
Dale Rider - undertoad -moto-klasika
I did not have cramps , possibly very lucky ?
I would hope to continue racing as I did last year , all events in a fully staffed car , they are very enjoyable.
I rode Solo because there was no one else to ride with.
Lightening the the car would have been viable if I could say I enjoyed it and did not come last ....
Paul
I did not have cramps , possibly very lucky ?
I would hope to continue racing as I did last year , all events in a fully staffed car , they are very enjoyable.
I rode Solo because there was no one else to ride with.
Lightening the the car would have been viable if I could say I enjoyed it and did not come last ....
Paul
