Grassroots Enduro 2024

Ceepo

Here is a YT video of the stages in Clonmel’s Gravity

https://youtu.be/A7kch79HCzQ?si=dlbd_MO71pRra3YK

Top Dog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122271468#Comment_122271468

I must have watched it 3 times already 😁

Ceepo

Reminder: Entries for Clonmel grassroots are open this evening at 9pm

Wailin

Got an entry. Looking forward to this. Long drive from Dublin but we might go down on the Saturday and camp overnight somewhere nearby

Ceepo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122548358#Comment_122548358

Good stuff. There will be parking and camping across the road from the entrance to the wood. Race village is about 150m away.

While I know it a nice trip down. If you take the M8 to Cahir your only about 10 miles from the venue.

Plastik

sigh As much demand as for an Oasis gig.

Wailin

Cheers Ceepo, hopefully the weather holds up for camping! Do you know if the trails used are on the canonhill side or Carey's castle, or even both?

Sorry you missed out @Plastik

Ceepo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122550288#Comment_122550288

Trails will be on Cannon hill side only. Trails will be , Eagle into Hot stepper, Hot stepper into a new trail, and full Deer. I was on to the org committee to include the top of Champ's as well as a bonus short trail. But I don't think they're going too. All the trail are very close together at the road crossing and only about 100m to the furthest from the race village so it should add to a bit of atmosphere.

Plastik

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122550288#Comment_122550288

Ah tis mighty to see it at the same time. I heard second hand that there were only something like 70 riders in Carrick for the Gravity Enduro on Sunday. Great to see grassroots doing so well, even at my own expense!

prunudo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122551213#Comment_122551213

Carrick looked like a big day, going by strava. I was surprised though, I didnt see much pushing of sales in the weeks leading up to it, or even much social media content, like them prepping trails or advising of practice ban.

muckwarrior

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122551213#Comment_122551213

No need to rely on second hand stories. The results are on the website https://gravityenduro.ie/carrick/

A lot more than 70, but also way down on the numbers it used to get a few years ago.

casion3

What kinda bike are people using these days for enduro.

Been awhile away from the trails would be interested in enduro next year.

I currently have a 120mm travel full suspension. I see some lads have 160 or so.

Do there be any short travel bikes out?

Ceepo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122583085#Comment_122583085

I haven't seen any 120mm travel. As far as I could see most full suspension are on 140mm minimum. Of course they're are a few lads riding hard tails too.

That said I don't do a huge amount of racing so it's possible there is way more 120mm out there.

What you could do is ride some of the trails you know have been used for some of the enduro races and see how comfortable you feel on them. I know all the trails in the grassroots races, while there is some drops and jumps everything has to rollable.

casion3

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122583154#Comment_122583154

Thanks for the feedback.

Plan is to visit an Enduro this year to get a feel of what's going on and join up with a club next year.

Ceepo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122584288#Comment_122584288

Come the the grassroots enduro in Clonmel on the 15th. Should be a cracking race from a spectator pov, all the trails start almost in the same spot and run down beside each other, the race village is only 50m from the one trail and about 100m to the furthest trail. With parking only 200/300m from the race village

casion3

Sounds good.

is it easy to catch the trails in Sam's Farm in Dunmanway. It's a little closer to me and the date suits a little better

Ceepo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122586916#Comment_122586916

Honestly I've no idea as I've been there. Sorry

Wailin

Really good day out at Clonmel. Pity the weather didn't play ball, but the trails held up well. Camped the night before in the field. Not much sleep was had and I was a bit tired on the day but still enjoyed it.

Entries for round 5 open tonight. Only 180 slots available. Too far for me so not going to bother but I'd love to know what it's like.

Ceepo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122622122#Comment_122622122

Mad busy few days for myself. I was up there for a few hours on Thursday evening, and almost all day Friday and Saturday taping up, and putting out signs etc, think it was nearly 7pm when I leaving on Saturday evening. I met a few people who were camping over night on the road on the way, so maybe I was talking to you 🤔. One guy was selling a smashing Orbea Occam. Lovely bike.

Yes it was a pity about the rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning, it certainly dampened the trails,but not the spirits🤪. I was marshalling at the entrance to the car park from 8am until I had to hightail it down to marshal at end of stage 3 for the rest of the morning, but I did get out for a spin in the afternoon. I done stage 1 first, on the way up to stage 2, I left my light jacket at the water station, done stage 2, and halfway back up the hill I realized I left the timing chip on the sleeve of the jacket 🥹. So I had to re do it again, which put me under a bit of pressure to get in all the stages. I ended up doing 4 stages in 2 hrs and 16km done. As you said, the stages held up really well considering the rain and the volume of traffic on them. I know a few lads that done some of the stages 3 times. The day brighten up nicely towards the end and was perfect for the prize giving. I think most people went away happy enough, lots of people complementing how easy it was to get from parking to the race village and on to the stage starts. I think that's it for Grassroots in Clonmel, as I believe they move them around every 2 years, I also heard that GR will go back to 4 rounds next year.

I didn't even try to get an entry for Sam's Farm last night. Just to much hassle really