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DanN1664 · Clubman B

Ten Tors LDT

Pete · Devon's Best

Totnes Motorcycle Club
send an SAE to
Ann Life,
The Linhay,
Uphempston,
Totnes,
TQ9 6LP
for regs -
tel: 01803 862756

Ten Tors LDT - about 160 solos - starts and finishes near Red Post - first bike away at 8.30am - 14 sections and a special test - two sections are "challenging" hill climbs which only a few clean. (Four made the top of the last hill climb last year). Fills up VERY quickly.

Quite similar to the West of England Motor club's Moor to Sea which has gained a reputation for being a harder event since it became part of the national trail bike championship.

I haven't done this for several years but plan to enter this year.

DanN1664 · Clubman B

Thanks Pete. Do you know the date?

Biff · Expert

Pete · Devon's Best

DanN1664 wrote:
Thanks Pete. Do you know the date?

No idea.

Usually first weekend in December.

mud sweat n gears · Clubman B

Sunday 1'st December.

i am going to try and get an entry for the first time. How hard can it be biggrin confuse

Cleverspoon · Clubman B

Lee, are you able to photocopy the entry form? I still havent got round to getting an envelope and stamp :( failing that ill just follow again.

mud sweat n gears · Clubman B

I will let you know when the regs arrive mate

Cleverspoon · Clubman B

Thank in you!!

wardy · Clubman A

Does anyone have the regs on PDF that they could email me please ?

mud sweat n gears · Clubman B

I dont think they do pdf mate its a self addressed envelope job but i dont think they have been sent out yet so there is still time. Shall I get you a copy of mine when they arrive??

wardy · Clubman A

Yes please lee

crf450x · Clubman B

Anyone had their entry accepted? I don't know when they are going to send out whether applicants made it or not, as I knew numbers were limited.

Wheely · Expert

From what I remember last year - as a very late entry who went round to Mrs Life's house to hand in my form - she had them all there in a big pile ready to send out together. Don't think you'll get them too early as also includes the route - and they don't give you weeks to learn that!
To be honest I've not heard of anyone being refused entry. And if yours is in already I think you can assume you are in.

Pete · Devon's Best

The route card is not sent out until the week before the event, to prevent unsportsmanlike practising and problems for landowners who have given permission for their land to used by the club on the day of the event.

Viking · Account Deleted

With all the Rekluse equipped riders doing it this year it will be good to see how you get on. I can count at least 10 riders doing it from on here that have them now. Can't wait. Will be a few of my old bikes doing it aswell. Wooooo hoooo can't wait. Lots of the Cornish boys coming up

crf450x · Clubman B

Yes, hadn't thought of the potential pre event chaos. Looking forward to it, Penny's hill looks like it will be a challenge!

DanN1664 · Clubman B

Does anyone load the route onto Memory map? I'm convinced I will get lost if I have to follow a map.

Pete · Devon's Best

You will have a couple of days in which to translate the Lefts and Rights onto your memorymap if you so choose.

I seem to pick up a crowd as I go along, passing people at junctions fiddling with sheets of paper trying to work out where they lost track of the route they tend to latch on when they spot someone who doesn't look lost.

Entry forms are out now apparently.

I'll scan and post one tomorrow.

Davexcf · Novice

Can you use memory maps /garmins!!??

Wheely · Expert

Yep - sometimes it's not the easiest to translate the route from the turning points but yes that's what we did.

Pete · Devon's Best

A route card in the form of a description of the entire route from start ti finish made up from the appropriate L, R & SO annotations for the directions to go Left Right or Straight On at each and every junction along the way, is posted to all competitors a few days before the event.

I don't think there is anything to prevent anyone creating their own route to follow beforehand using Memorymap to make navigation easier, although any sections across private land could be difficult to plot accurately.

Cleverspoon · Clubman B

Another little tip is to look for mud tracks at the end of lanes.....give you an idea of left or right when exiting a lane on to the road!

Pete · Devon's Best

Posted mine today.

Send to

Ann Life,
The Linhay,
Uphempston,
Totnes,
TQ9 6LP

Ten tors entry form.JPG

crf450x · Clubman B

getting very excited now. not long to go before I fall off 3 feet from the bottom of Pennys hill climb

russell11031967 · Devon's Best

Don't worry you won't be the only one, there was a lot that didn't even attempt it last year and only a handful that cleared it

doh ! · Clubman A

Can't understand people that don't attempt the hill you can roll in and get a 3 now it was a bit more of a challenge when the marking started at 10 you had to give it a good go to get a low score

crf450x · Clubman B

anyone here cleared it? is the technique full throttle all the way?

Schoe000 · Expert

crf450x wrote:
anyone here cleared it?

biggrin don't think so.

Pete · Devon's Best

I think 4 out of 150 made the top last year.

chriscole · Clubman A

I thought it was just Andy Muller, Dave Mullers son and Nick Life that cleared it

Pete · Devon's Best

I think you are right Chris, 2/150 then

A one in 75 chance. Fat chance.

I recall Vic Ashford (a very skilled and experienced expert trials rider) getting two thirds of the way up before he parted company with his bike, and did three and a half backward somersaults before landing at my feet. After three attempts at climbing back up to retrieve his machine he gave up and sent his son Jim up to fetch it. I was dead chuffed with a five, nearly a four, and dead scared when it came to riding back down.

mud sweat n gears · Clubman B

crf450x wrote:
anyone here cleared it?

Not yet biggrin

Cleverspoon · Clubman B

Im gonna bring my video camera lee.....get £250 for youve been framed!!!

mud sweat n gears · Clubman B

You will get more than that if you stand there fora while biggrin

TTR · Powermonger!!

crf450x wrote:
anyone here cleared it? is the technique full throttle all the way?

My bro' Trev (Trout Tickler on here) cleared it some years ago on a KDX200. He was more surprised than the rest of us confuse

doh ! · Clubman A

I've had quite a few 1 but always seemed to fail just before the 0 best I ever got was 2 feet from the 0 and sat there spinning couldn't get grip and that was on a 125 yz and it's getting harder every year

chrisoncbr · Expert

TTR wrote:
crf450x wrote:
anyone here cleared it? is the technique full throttle all the way?
My bro' Trev (Trout Tickler on here) cleared it some years ago on a KDX200. He was more surprised than the rest of us

2 stroke Kwaks wink

grouty · Expert

I'll be doing my usual chore of bike catching on the hill climb in Penny's !
From memory last year only 3 cleared it, with a fair bit of paddling. If you get as far as me ..... say hello on the way past

Tribey · Expert

I'll be transferring the route card to Memory Map for my Road Angel as usual, so if anyone wants a copy of the .mmo file, just send me a pm with your email address.

You may have to adjust the turns to your taste, as I put them in early, but it shouldn't take you long.

-- Edited by Tribey on Saturday 23rd of November 2013 12:45:41 PM

ttr steve · Devon's Best

Just signed up for this, any advice please smile smile

TTR · Powermonger!!

ttr steve wrote:
Just signed up for this, any advice please

Try and hitch up with a travelling companion who has done it before is my advice Steve.

Pete · Devon's Best

When you get your entry and the route card there will be a list of who is competing and their start times.
Riders will start at two per minute from about 8. Treat the start time as an advisory.
Look for a familiar name and tag along.

ttr steve · Devon's Best

Cheers everyone

Managed to get a team of 3 together, so I will have some company, who can film me falling off!!

mud sweat n gears · Clubman B

Pete wrote:
When you get your entry and the route card there will be a list of who is competing and their start times.
Riders will start at two per minute from about 8. Treat the start time as an advisory.
Look for a familiar name and tag along.

See you there then pete wink

ttr steve · Devon's Best

Pete wrote:
When you get your entry and the route card there will be a list of who is competing and their start times.
Riders will start at two per minute from about 8. Treat the start time as an advisory.
Look for a familiar name and tag along.

cheers pete. even putting on my new mt43 for this!

Cleverspoon · Clubman B

If i follow you lee, and your following pete then we shouldnt get lost :)

Pete · Devon's Best

At least I'll have company if/when I get lost.

crf450x · Clubman B

did this event about 20 yrs ago on a kmx200 with my dear old dad (r.i.p.) on a kdx200 aircooled which i still have. it was great fun so l will have lots of happy memories wherever i finish. cant wait.

fatbaz · Clubman B

is it to late now and do you have to be a member of a club to join as im not yet