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russellbridge 
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 Posted: 12 September 2023 at 10:14pm |
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Is the rocket behemoth getting pushed at the start? I know it can start by itself, but surely a big push by a burly Yorkshireman at the start will gain it that much needed extra 1mph...
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legs_larry
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Posted: 13 September 2023 at 4:25am |
Yes. Yes, it is though only for the permitted 15 metres. They have Erik Gundersen, who is frikkin' huge, on their team  Anyway, the Sprockettes sat it out tonight and there were no new records chiz. But François became the second member of the 85 mph club with a wind-legal run at 85.87 mph  Pics and short video clips from today's activities at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_larrington/sets/72177720311150876/with/53184402378/Edit: there are Roolz governing the number of pushers permitted which IIRC translate to the Sprockettes being allowed up to seven (7) launchers!
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legs_larry
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Posted: 13 September 2023 at 11:53pm |
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Wednesday morning a bit meh plus the wind picked up later Kit Kirby in Bilby fastest with a non-legal 68.24 mph. Sprockettes tried a different acceleration profile and only managed 57.68. Alyssa (12) sat this one out. And Lynn Briggs' Saturn Sky dumped most of its coolant in the start parking area shortly after reaching 150 mph on the course sweep chiz. A couple of hours of Type 2 Fun required to get it back to town.
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Posted: 14 September 2023 at 5:02am |
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No legal runs Wednesday pm and only five rider/machine combos even starting, because Wind. Daniel Löw in the Milan fastest with but 55.37 mph. After some afternoon coaching from Professor Larry Lem of the University of Streamliners Enzo got away first time
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Posted: 14 September 2023 at 9:27pm |
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Not the most exciting Thursday morning either because of teams:
Which meant that Alyssa (12) was the sole non-Italian to run this morning. Wind mostly unkind though Matilde's 65.84 was legal, having been the first run of the day. She said she'd had a few breathing difficulties on this run - it was a good deal colder this morning than earlier in the week. Enzo's starting confidence continues to grow to the extent that he made his first run sans crash panels, clocking 57.66 mph into an illegal headwind. This was his second run of the day. Not to be outdone, Diego made THREE runs over the five-mile course with the third being the fastest at 42.75 mph, also with illegal wind. Alyssa (12) did 23.37, also into the wind. The Aussies, the French and the Sprockettes should be coming out to play tonight... |
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Posted: 15 September 2023 at 4:30am |
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Much tactical not running in the early heats of Thursday evening, meaning only one machine in each of the first two heats. Heat one was Enzo in Phoenix, with 66.94 mph; heat two Kit in Bilby with 70.77. Alas neither had legal wind though Kit said he'd be stoked with > 70, legal or not, before we left the course For heat three the weather behaved as expected and all four runners had legal wind. In ascending order of speed: the Sprockettes did 60.87, Matilde 69.98, Al in Bilby 71.39 and François 86.39 mph. François told me his legs were good but his brain was not working. "I 'ave not ze focus!". Hopefully he'll get it working tomorrow. MOAR please!
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Posted: 15 September 2023 at 5:06pm |
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What a fantastic effort from Francois Pervis with his 86.39 mph wind legal speed (13-Sep-23) in Altair 7
Here is a charming interview he did with the LBBR last year in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVAZZ2Qxyc Come on Francois - one last push! Edited by atlas_shrugged - 15 September 2023 at 5:08pm |
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Posted: 15 September 2023 at 10:04pm |
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Better turnout this morning as everyone but IUT Annecy took the opportunity to run. Wind mostly favourable until heat four, though it's got something against Australians. Chris and Oscar both got Bilby up into the high 60s but were thwarted by Wind. Some clod forgot to plug in the power supply to Cerberus complicated gear-change system, hence Diego only managed 2.16 runs this morning, topping out at 48.66 mph. Fastest of the morning was Matilde with 71.57 - a new personal best. And Alyssa (12) broke her own World Record. Twice. Leaving it at 24.72 mph
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Posted: 16 September 2023 at 4:46am |
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Not quite as good as we'd hoped for tonight but still far from shabby. Enzo binned Phoenix at ~ 100 km/h but he's OK and the bike was healthy enough to perform a rapid turnaround and run in the next heat with Matilde at the helm. Daniel ran the Milan to a legal 56.70; Diego's 48.50 was not so wind-free. 72.32 for Kit in Bilby is a new Australian 2-wheel record, eclipsing Adam Hari's best from last year, but still a little off Gareth Hanks' outright mark set in a trike (!) Matilde's 69.16 was smoak by the wind but Diego's fourth complete run of the day was a legal 48.66 mph. Exactly the same as he ran this morning. François improved his PB and the European & French records, but only to 86.40 mph chiz. Al was only slightly slower than his compatriot with 72.11. Niklas refitted the lights to the Milan, ran 50.49 and then carried on back to town. Unfortunately Mason Mauldin, on traffic control duty at the finish end of the course, didn't know about this plan and nearly twatted the errant velomobile with his STOP sign Peter was last off; 55.61. All winds legal for the third heat.Last day tomorrow. Will François get up early and try a morning run? Can one of the Aussies set a new national record? How many MOAR times can Alyssa (12) break her own record? And whither the Sprockettes? Stay tuned, hurtling fans!
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russellbridge
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Posted: 16 September 2023 at 11:37pm |
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One more big push from Francois - hopefully he can do the impossible and break 90mph. Go go go…
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