A4DE Cessnock Australia

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 09 janv. 2022 09:28

Oh sorry Thierry, I wrote the wrong event. This was the Australian Four Day Enduro. It is the same rules as the ISDE and distance and STs are the same.

Message par **THIERRY** » 05 janv. 2022 10:33

Thank you Noel!!

3 days of race witch distance and special tests a day?

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 04 janv. 2022 12:42

3 Vids of the A4DE Vintage class.

Part 1

https://youtu.be/0JWHVa9FJoc

Part 2

https://youtu.be/KzrJzD8-gjE

Part 3

https://youtu.be/qNlz8-bJXfY

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 27 juin 2018 11:01

""parc fermé" est Mondial" Yes as it should be.

enduro52 · Message par **enduro52** » 27 juin 2018 06:34

Congratulation Noël !
En Australie aussi ils mettent les motos au "parc fermé" seul terme que la langue française ai donné à notre discipline favorite..."parc fermé" est mondial

gitane-mais · Message par **gitane-mais** » 26 juin 2018 22:09

Wonderfull

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 26 juin 2018 13:36

My part of the A4DE story in the latest VMX Mag.

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 21 avr. 2018 06:23

Yep that's Peter

folkbiker · Message par **folkbiker** » 20 avr. 2018 16:47

Well done Noel, is that Peter Drakeford with the Jawa?

gitane-mais · Message par **gitane-mais** » 20 avr. 2018 16:16

TOP report, and thank you for the pics, the video misses a few our oldies, a beautiful race.
BRAVO

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 19 avr. 2018 13:17

Day 4: 50Ks 1.00Hr So the schedule which also shows who’s a starter, was released each night after the jury meeting. Up early this morning to see what time we start and to see if we made the cut off. Earlier start this morning 2nd class away behind the Masters class. although it was only 50Ks It was the first time in the race I was nervous, I had stuffed up day 4 before and I didn’t want to do it again. The arrows where bit had to follow this day you had to really concentrate.
Had a good fun final MX passed some got passed. What was telling was out of control we all were in the ruts, it was not just me who can’t ride ruts.

The 3 clubs put on a great 4day and as much as it hurt I think it was great the way they didn't let us off. We were treated as a A4DE Class. You can’t ask more than that. It was a great week for Vinduro racing in Australia.

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 19 avr. 2018 13:11

Day 3: 100Ks 4Hrs Lay awake most of the night going over what I need to do in the 10Min work period. Installed the new muffler rubber mount and just did the nuts up to hold it, on to the air filter spring. The drill fitted into the air box and I stopped any alloy thing from falling into the air box, Do you think I could get that spring in that hole. Got it! I must have lost 5min just doing the spring just made the start time. Three kicks this time. Rode the road as fast as I dared, on a 175 your riding on the jets making sure it’s getting plenty of fuel.
I dropped a lot of time in the first ST when I got the bike stuck in a deep rut.
The next two sections were the toughest of the event lots of steep climbs and on line off camber tracks. The clutch on the SWM was not liking the conditions, once hot it would not disengage so It would stall the bike in the all the worst places. With only 30min and your out. I plugged on, 17mins late into the check. I had to make sure I didn't lose that amount of time again. I ran out of water and acknowledged Steve Baker on his Cagiva stranded with no fuel. Finally made the check and fuel at another 7Mins late.
This was a no service fuel stop, so I was so grateful they had water. I filled the bike while one of the officials fill my water pack. I could not lose anymore time. The next control for us was back at the Parc Ferme, I needed to make sure I could clock in early to this control to avoid going over the 30mins late.
Don’t know what time a clocked into this check But I lost 24Mins all up. I just needed to do an air filter and a check over then into the impound. I had finished the day I had come to finish.

http://www.mcnews.com.au/a4de-2018-cessnock/

oldnewcomer · Message par **oldnewcomer** » 19 avr. 2018 12:52

Nice pictures, nice bikes.
Thanks for sharing :clin:

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 19 avr. 2018 12:42

Day 2: This day was a shorter 100ks 4Hrs I lined up at the cold start stabbed the kick starter, Started first kick again. On the ride out it was sad to see Geoff Ballard coming back on his Maico with a broken gearbox.
The days ride was good with some long STs and some really tight tracks. A lot of todays track were used in the 92 ISDE
Work period, oil change and air filter, if only it was that simple I found the muffler just hanging on and when I went to remove the air filter one of the springs that hold the filter had pulled out of the base. all I could do is remove the broken rubber mount and work out how I was going to drill a new hole for the air filter spring the next day. Into Parc ferme where each day I was welcomed by a legend of the sport Frank Harkness.
Back to camp to sort out the tools I need to fix the issues the bike has and to hydrate for what I knew was going to be a hard day 3.

Geoff Ballard

NSR · Message par **NSR** » 19 avr. 2018 12:03

The A4DE follows the same rules as the ISDE. The vintage class started after the last of 250 modern bikes and was timed to return back to the work area before the moderns.
First the weather. It was hot! Hot and dry, thankfully it cooled considerably for the 130Km 5Hr day one.
Deep dust ruts, big hills lots of single trail and some very rough STs. Had a big off in one of the STs
All up I lost 10Mins for the day. Bike was still going well, my only bike problem was it just wasn't fast enough on the road. Just an air filter in the 15 work period. It was a day to tell me they were not letting us off and it was going to get harder.