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CANNOCK CHASE 8th July 2007

Always good fun on the Chase so many cheeky bits & a great route sorted by Kiwi pity we lost a rider or should I say Lee managed to follow a completely different ride group but it was too late for him find us & the Eric/Kiwi search party had no luck so the ride was cut short missing off about 10 mile & no Black run .

Quickest stack of the ride after less a min on a soft undulating ST was Russ but he was cleaned out by a recoiling branch curtiously set up by Nobby, well this should have been an omen for Russ as later on he managed a great big air & tail wag lots of style but it's all about the landing & this was all wrong  as the front end wash out to the left sending him hip first into terra ferma. Now this tail of foolish bravado was completed by Rick & Eric both over the bars at the same place ( see Johns photo of his mate  at gravel ridge )  Poor Rick landed so hard the ground shuck but this was to be end of his fun as a damaged wrist meant he had head back to base. Difficult to explain why Eric went over but I can only put it down to a lack of entry speed, good news though  I think/hope Mike got it all on video; Sorry Eric but SOTY. is coming your way again .

All three stacks were watch by us all, MTB entertainment Live! you can't beat it.

The route was again cleaverly lead by Kiwi & looks like we'll be going back there before the year is out as we all enjoyed the variety of ride diciplines which all the newer members completeted & I'm sure their ride technique will have improved for packing-up with the Woollies.

I thought the ground was in a reasonable state but the twisty bits in the trees were wet & boggy in places to which Kiwi was very supprised about but it has been a wet old few weeks; today was sunny & hot with a nice breeze to cool in after the fire road climbs.

Best Rider; Tom as he showed us all no fear & completed the plank ride with ease & was very stylish over the notorious yump.

Thanks to the club for organising a great day out & I'm sure the next ride here will again be supported by; Kiwi, Eric, Nobby, Russ & his mate , Geoff, Mike, Dave, Tom, Lee, Rick & Paul; again.