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I started talking about this 12 hour event in another thread and it looks like there is a few AMTRA riders also going to this event, so thought I would start a new thread and tell those interested a bit about my ride last year and about the event it self.

I rode in this event last year on this bike

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I did not ride it for the hole 12 hour as it lost all brakes due to the creek crossings and I was using the bush to stop me at the bottom of hills  :o so I jumped on a backup bike changed the transponder to it and did about 4 hours on that bike to get to the end of the event, that is the good thing about this event, you can take as many bikes as you like.

If your in the Ironman Class as I was last year you do not have to ride through the pitts you get to ride the fast lane around the outside of the pitts to near the start finish line, which is good as it gives you a chance to see how all the other ironmen are going through the day, last year there was 9 entered in the ironmens class and 5 made it to the end.

The first 2 guys were club racer and young blokes, the winner finished with 23 laps 2nd place bloke got 22 laps they were both on mod 450's by memory and I finished 3rd on 17 laps at the start of the day I was aiming to get 20 laps but the big endo moment I had on lap 3 put dint in that plan as I landed on top of a wooden picket and did a number on my ribs, I was sure I did some damage but did not know how much, I went to the docs on the tuesday after the event and found out I had busted a rib.

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When they called us up to get some goodies Andrew Hobbs from Transmoto Mag talked a bit about me to the croud before calling me up, I reckon the croud must have been thinking if this fat old bastard can ride the 12 hours on his own on a 31 year old bike then I am going to give it a go next year  ;D because this year there is 30 riders entered in the ( Ironman Class ) I will be happy if I can just make it to the end again  :)

In 2011 event I treated it as just a fun event to be apart of and so even decided to do a little dressing up for the event by sticking a hat to my helmet and wearing a work shirt with fat man braces over that, I also had one of those bubble air horns which is what the bike came out with when new back in 1980 and when going around the fast lane of the pitts I would give it a blast to the croud that would be standing around there and they loved it and all had a good laugh  :D Transmoto Mag gave me a new bike gear bag for treating the day as fun event and getting dressed up for a laugh.

Just before the start

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Like they said tec it is a race, but really this event was started with fun in mind and not to take it to searous, Andrew Hobbs from Transmoto Mag rang me up a few weeks ago and said Mick you have got to get dressed up again in something  ;D

End of the day the 5 ironmen

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Here is a Video of last years Transmoto 12 hour, it will give you a idea of what you are in for.


http://www.transmoto.com.au/12-hour/


The loop itself is a easy ride, but because it is only 10K's long it gets cut up bad and when riding it for 12 hours it really wears you out.


Spotted this bloke and went over for a chat it turned out to be Geoff Ballard on one of his old race bikes.

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The temp was 31c last year and there was a lot of this going on through the day, this is Nathan S and he finished 5th in the ironman class, he is giving it another crack this year also.

Note Nathan hanging onto his transponder while getting some kip, if you loose your transponder you are up for $700 bill  :o

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This year I have a mate also riding a couple of old bikes, he will be riding a PE 175 T 1980 model and his spare bike is a early 80's Husky 430 he is also entering in the ( Ironman Class ).


We are riding the old bikes to promote Pre 85 Vinduro
 

Cheers Mick

Awsome write up there, mick thanks for that

where exactly is the event held

Thank you Seano, the event is at Batemans Bay well near there it is about a 20min drive into the hills on the 4th of March.

Cheers Mick.

we have a 2 man and 4 man team going.

do the sell food and drinks at the event or is it b.y.o.

Last year it was BYO, but Saturday night they give you a free feed if you have entered the event.

For more info go to the transmoto website and look for the contact us tab then ring Andrew Hobbs, he will be able to tell you more.

Cheers Mick.

Good Luck you blokes.

I was planning to enter with two of my sons ........... but I was too slack & the entries were filled up  !!

probably just as well 'cause they can both ride way faster than me now !!  age sucks !! 

 One good thing about old age, you can always fall back on it & use it as an excuse ;D

Going by this weather report, there is no chance of dust this year  ;D


http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/south-coast/batemans-bay

Good luck Mick and our amtra boys hope you all finish, and  in one piece. Please take some pictures and helmet cam so we can all see what we missed out on.
Evo

Thank you EVO, I will put up a ride report and plenty of photos of all..

Cheers Mick.

Bummer, that's our HCR weekend!

COMPETITOR UPDATE #3

Thanks to everyone for their understanding about the postponement of the Transmoto 12-Hour Powered By Insure My Ride. It was a tough call to reschedule the event, but having seen the continuation of heavy rain in southern NSW, it was the correct one.

For those who have not put the new date in the diary, the event will now be run on the 21st/22nd April.
 



REFUNDS- Some of you out there won't be able to attend the rescheduled event, which is a real bummer, but we're happy to announce an alteration to the refund policy for the event. Anyone who cannot attend the event on the new date will receive a 95% refund of their team entry and day license fees (if applicable).

Now we'd love to be able to offer a 100% refund, but unfortunately there is some credit card processing and admin fees that we incur, for both the initial payment and the refund itself, that are non-refundable.

If you'd like to organise a refund for your team, send us an email at events@transmoto.com.au with your team details and we'll get them processed ASAP.

Please note, ALL REFUND REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO US VIA EMAIL ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY 16TH MARCH to qualify for the 95% refund. Any refund requests received after this date will be subject to the standard refund policy as per the Competitors Information Pack.

 

NEW ENTRIES- Yes, we will be opening up for a limited number of new entries to fill the slots vacated by those who need to pull out.

If you know of anybody who is interested in entering a new team, have them go to www.transmoto.com.au/12-hour and click on the ENTER tab. I would suggest they hurry, as the new slots will disappear very quickly.

 

THE FORMAT- Now the Masterminds among you will have realised the new date is actually AFTER daylight saving has finished. Without 12 hours of daylight available on the Sunday, we've had to take a look at revising the format.

The event will now be split into an extended prologue on Saturday afternoon - say 2 hours long - to be followed by the main event on Sunday. The exact details of the new format are still to be determinded, but we will be issuing a new Competitor Information Pack in the near future, which will have the revised details.
 
 
 
If you have any other problems, questions or queries, feel free to fire us an email at events@transmoto.com.au

FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK- We've setup a Facebook page for the 12-Hour to help everyone stay abreast of whats happening
 

Sounds like its going to be a real hard core race now! Ow except if it gets dark? Then we will have to come inside.
Al