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Offline Stewart Allen

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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #30 on: May 01, 2015, 09:18:10 am »
Hope all have a great & safe time.
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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #31 on: May 01, 2015, 10:05:35 am »
You not coming Stew?!

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« Reply #32 on: May 01, 2015, 11:44:34 am »
Guys we are at Gloucester setting up it has been raining all morning but not heavily. We will make a call at 3pm and post here, facebook and our WEB page. Best we can do. It will be wet but we have the option of just running Saturday evening or even just Sunday. Keep you posted
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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #33 on: May 01, 2015, 11:50:44 am »
I hope it goes ahead, we're loaded up.
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« Reply #34 on: May 01, 2015, 12:01:46 pm »
I know people will make decisions as they feel best if you decide not to ride please SMS or email to make it easier for us

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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #35 on: May 01, 2015, 12:04:23 pm »
We're obsessively looking at weather forecasts, but the Gloucester forecast seems to be a copy/modification of Taree forecasts which seem to be quite different to what's actually happening.
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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #36 on: May 01, 2015, 12:07:41 pm »
Hi Nath,
             No can do   :'(
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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #37 on: May 01, 2015, 12:59:47 pm »
At this stage we will delay the start for Saturday until 11am sign on and 1pm for practice to allow people to travel Saturday morning.
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« Reply #38 on: May 01, 2015, 03:00:09 pm »
The final decision will be made at 07:00am Saturday morning. Sign on will open at 12pm and practice at 2pm Saturday. Sorry that is the best we can do the weather forecast is confusing and reports from other areas is constantly changing. That should allow most people to travel tomorrow morning if they choose. We realise that it is not ideal

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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #39 on: May 01, 2015, 06:42:06 pm »
I can't make it, floods up here. Hope you get a break with the weather and it all goes well

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« Reply #40 on: May 02, 2015, 07:21:25 am »
Unfortunately racing has been cancelled for the weekend. Rec riding may be available from 1pm but with more rain forecast for today than fell yesterday so rec riding is still uncertain.

We are very sorry but there is little we can do

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« Reply #41 on: May 02, 2015, 10:43:24 am »
We got half way to the Gloucester races and while we stopped for coffee at McDonalds on the M1 I checked the HEAVEN facebook page to find that the weather had forced the cancellation. I feel for the club committee guys who have put so much effort into the organisation of this unique event. I hope they're not too discouraged and can hopefully factor in another meeting there for later in the year.
Instead of the show'n'shine and racing I now get to spend the weekend doing some more renovation work on Casa del Firko.
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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #42 on: May 02, 2015, 08:56:03 pm »
Not discouraged but very disappointed for all the riders who travelled or were travelling. We tried our very best but the final straw was a massive 35-45min down pour at 3am this morning. 100-200mm of water over many parts of the showground, particularly the start straight and landing area off the jumps just made it too risky to race. There is nought we can do about the weather. We tried to keep everyone informed on when decisions would be made.

We have already made initial discussions with our contacts at Glocester to hopefully return later in the year. There were 122 entries with at least 10 more who had contacted use.
10 Pre65s
11 Pre70s
we are slowly rebuilding the numbers in these classes. 8) we are very pleased with that  :) Even had Jonesy enter his beautiful Metisse along with 2 other Metisse (is that the plural of Metisse? ::) ) 3 Bultacos, 1 Husky, 1 Maico, 1 Royal Enfield and 1 Jawa in  Pre65

The club made some donations
$500 to Gloucester Rotary club for their 'Safe biking on the Buckets Way' fund raiser (this the reason they run the Motorcycle Expo)
$500 to the Dungog/Stround flood relief fund which were the areas hard hit recently and only 40min away from Gloucester.

It was a bit confronting as we drove to and from Gloucester to see the cars and caravans in Stroud that had been washed away a week or so ago. Seeing a Toyota Hilux sitting vertically in a tree sort of brought the cancellation of our race meeting into focus. :(
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Re: Heaven VMX 2015 Round 2 - Gloucester - Entries are now open
« Reply #43 on: May 02, 2015, 09:21:31 pm »
You know what they say about "happy wife, happy life"? Well my life has been a misery since this morning's announcement!  ;)

We both understand and appreciate the effort that went into this, but there's a point where circumstances beat the best planning, effort and good intention.

Now eagerly awaiting any announcement on a new date.
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