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Team Boards.ie/Wheelworxs Race Around Ireland from September 14 2010

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    #122
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,094 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    If you get the timing right, I'm going to try to get to the finish - any chance of saving me a Cadbury's Mini Roll?


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    #123
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    Beasty wrote: »
    If you get the timing right, I'm going to try to get to the finish - any chance of saving me a Cadbury's Mini Roll?
    We only have about 120 of these ... I am not sure there will ne any left ;)


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    #124
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,059 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    We only have about 120 of these ... I am not sure there will ne any left ;)

    Each mini roll contains 116 calories. This is enough to fuel approx 8 minutes of cycling.

    If this thing takes 4 days and we only had mini rolls to eat, we would need approx 720 mini rolls, plus another 275 ish for background metabolism. That would total about 1000 mini rolls, which would weigh about 26kg, the weight of an average 8 year old boy.

    ...and that's just for the riders. The crew would have to eat each other.


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    #125
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    Lumen wrote: »

    ...and that's just for the riders. The crew would have to eat each other.

    Which of the crew member would be more calorific to eat ..? I am thinking me, however i am smaller and not as lean as Dirk so there would be more proteins in Dirk than me.


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    #126
    Raam
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    There will be no cakes left.


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    #127
    Beasty
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    Lumen wrote: »
    we would need approx 720 mini rolls, plus another 275 ish for background metabolism. That would total about 1000 mini rolls,

    So you're admitting you are nearly 900 mini rolls short. Sounds like bad planning to me. Who's responsible for this fiasco?


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    #128
    Blowfish
    Registered Users Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    Beasty wrote: »
    So you're admitting you are nearly 900 mini rolls short. Sounds like bad planning to me. Who's responsible for this fiasco?
    It's ok, apparently all they need to do is kidnap an 8 year old boy and they'll be fine.


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    #129
    jeffontour
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    Lumen wrote: »
    The crew would have to eat each other.

    No crew members may be consumed until deemed replaceable, surplus to requirements or they block the jax in the camper.


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    #130
    shaungil
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    8yr olds?

    Midgets on bikes now I'm getting reaaaaallll interested.


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    #131
    godihatedehills
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    jeffontour wrote: »
    Preparations coming along nicely. Team meeting last night just drove home how much of an undertaking this is but I for one haven't lost sight that it's going to be a great experience.

    Wondering if anyone has any insight into excess insurance when renting a camper? I've got it in the past for standard car rental but can't seem to find any for camper vans.

    Cheers folks.

    Rented one once before and you couldn't reduce the excess, so try not to rent it from total cowboys....


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    #132
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    godihatedehills wrote: »
    Rented one once before and you couldn't reduce the excess, so try not to rent it from total cowboys....
    what about not crashing ...?


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    #133
    mloc123
    Registered Users Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    what about not crashing ...?

    Its not the driver of the camper you need to worry about. Over on ART when they were doing the Malin to Mizen run 3 people crashed into their camper van. Typical impatient drivers trying to squeeze by them etc..


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    #134
    rash
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    Best of luck, hope all goes well, will be keeping a close eye on the progress and if you're passing thru Killarney/Tralee at a a decent hour I'll try to get out to cheer ye on.


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    #135
    emtroche
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    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    We only have about 120 of these ... I am not sure there will ne any left ;)

    If thats what you guys got i cant wait to see what the 8-person Cadburys team got!! :)


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    #136
    jeffontour
    Registered Users Posts: 930 ✭✭✭jeffontour


    emtroche wrote: »
    If thats what you guys got i cant wait to see what the 8-person Cadburys team got!! :)

    They haven't got Caro working for them so we probably got their quota.....


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    #137
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    I had two option for minding these boxes. Dropping them off at Lumen's knowing that his body is a temple, however, he has 2 young kids and I don't trust them. So I decided to leave the boxes with Tom ... however, I think the toddlers might have have been a better idea.


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    #138
    emtroche
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    jeffontour wrote: »
    They haven't got Caro working for them so we probably got their quota.....

    Think me may try and get Caroline working for the race organisation next year! :)


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    #139
    niceonetom
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    Bad news, team-mates. Those boxes turned out to be a lot emptier than we first thought. Some of them have nothing at all in them except empty wrappers. :confused:

    In completely unrelated news I seem to have suddenly become quite obese and now have type 2 diabetes.


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    #140
    toomuchdetail
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    Is there anything apart from shouts of encouragement people can give enroute to support the extended team ?
    Trying to follow th earlier enclosed schedule but there seems to be a big window where people are going thru.


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    #141
    Raam
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    toomuchdetail wrote: »
    Is there anything apart from shouts of encouragement people can give enroute to support the extended team ?
    Trying to follow th earlier enclosed schedule but there seems to be a big window where people are going thru.

    Sandwiches! Failing that, shouts of encouragement will do just fine :)

    See you on the road.


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    #142
    Beasty
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    Chasing them up the hills in mankinis may encourage them to go a bit faster ....


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    #143
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    Hermy had to pull out of the race - We need a replacement with a full drivers licence to help in the support vehicle.

    Please if you are available from tuesday to saturday, let me or RAAM know.

    Thanks :)


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    #144
    jeffontour
    Registered Users Posts: 930 ✭✭✭jeffontour


    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    Hermy had to pull out of the race - We need a replacement with a full drivers licence to help in the support vehicle.

    Please if you are available from tuesday to saturday, let me or RAAM know.

    Thanks :)

    GoHardOrGoHome has been roped in, I mean volunteered. Thanks to Hermy for all his help up to now.


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    #145
    Raam
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    That was a scary hour and a half. :pac:


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    #146
    Caroline_ie
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    Here it is!


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    #147
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    Guys - we are planning to finish the race with Boards.ie kits - we would need the loan of 2 M jerseys if possible ... I originally asked for S ... but our riders have started the cakes already ...

    Please let me know if you can help!

    thanks a mil!


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    #148
    emtroche
    Registered Users Posts: 628 ✭✭✭emtroche


    The Race Around Ireland inbox has gone spookily quiet over the last 24 hours! :rolleyes:


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    #149
    100Suns
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    Is it possible to OD on cake? Would appear so!:eek:


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    #150
    Raam
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    100Suns wrote: »
    Is it possible to OD on cake? Would appear so!:eek:

    I've come close a few times.

    Do you prefer Cadbury's Rolls or French Fancies? We may have some to spare :P


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    #151
    ROK ON
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    Raam wrote: »
    I've come close a few times.

    Do you prefer Cadbury's Rolls or French Fancies? We may have some to spare :P

    Keep me a fancy and I may help you as you come thru Kerry:D
    Choc or Pink one. You can keep the yellow ones.


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