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Bud_Bent Moderator Posts: 3311	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #45 - Aug 19^th, 2009, 1:58pm Over in the FWBA yahoo group, they're saying that tandems and recumbents won't be starting ahead of everyone else this year. Anyone heard that?
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jcsadowski Five Star Member Clown #1 Posts: 1199	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #46 - Aug 19^th, 2009, 2:04pm Quote: they're saying that tandems and recumbents won't be starting ahead of everyone else this y We can always start in front at about 7:00 a.m.
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Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in?
Reply #47 - Aug 19^th, 2009, 2:48pm

Quote from Bud_Bent on Aug 19^th, 2009, 1:58pm:

Over in the FWBA yahoo group, they're saying that tandems and recumbents won't be starting ahead of everyone else this year. Anyone heard that?

One of the organizers last year talked to my wife and I after the ride. He said they were seriously considering having the recumbents start with the DF group they would be with and they were going to check tags to see what category you were in for the front groups (burners, hopefuls etc)
No idea who the guy was or if they did it but based on the FWBA maybe.
We just got our forms and there was nothing about recumbent/tandem at the front in the map which I thought there was last year.
Oh and we have #498 and #499.

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Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in?
Reply #48 - Aug 19^th, 2009, 3:17pm

Just went to FWBA and it sounds pretty official. Pasted for thos who aren't on their list.
"Is it true that the tandems and recumbants are not going to have a place in
the start staging and will have to line up with the mass?

Correct, they will line up with their distance/pace groups. A numbers of the
tandems spoiled it for everyone by insisting that friends on singles start
with them at the front. Since the start line has been segregated by time and
the traffic islands have been removed, those two major hazards no longer
require an advance start for the tandems. There were numerous tandems that
we observed starting with their time groups last year that safely navigated
the start line and the congestions early in the ride.
Thanks for your inquiry,
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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #49 - Aug 19^th, 2009, 4:08pm Aw, crap.........
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Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in?
Reply #50 - Aug 19^th, 2009, 4:23pm

If that's the case, Peggy & I are NOT making the trip. We have too much invested(financially-hotels, coaching, equipment, for the TTT's) & hours on the bike to being taken out in an accident(for what essentially will be a training ride for us)at H'NH. I've personally seen too many accidents in large packs at H'HN for a variety of reasons.

I'm sure there will be others that jump ahead of the start,but that's no really cool.

The year Peggy rode her DF & I rode my 'bent(when the ride started 'bents'/tandems first), I waited for her at rest stop #2 for 45 minutes(that's how congested it was). That was not fun.

The large packs at this event have always put me on edge.

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Killer Bee Five Star Member CA2.0 proto type Posts: 1308	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #51 - Aug 19^th, 2009, 4:25pm The new starting procedure was stated on the Bacchetta forum from someone who had received their packet from H'NH. It sounds like a done deal, unfortunately.
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robert.j rbent member Posts: 424	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #52 - Aug 24^th, 2009, 1:41pm Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Aug 19^th, 2009, 4:08pm: Aw, crap......... I'll second that. Only two things made the HNH attractive in my mind, the bents at the start and the route through the Air Force Base. Oh well, I wasn't going this year anyway.
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Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in?
Reply #53 - Aug 24^th, 2009, 2:52pm

Having ridden my DF at the HH100 last year, I had already made up my mind against riding it again. It's fun, but I was nervous about everyone else the entire ride.

On a good note, for those that are opting out, there's a 300K on Saturday that should be just enough to get you tired onough for some beers after!! Smiley

I'll post the details in a separate thread.

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richardr rbent member Posts: 242	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #54 - Aug 24^th, 2009, 9:29pm I won't be going to the HHH this year. If anyone wants my sleeping spot at Lamar Baptist Church, let me know. If I don't hear from anyone by Wed, I will notify the Church, so they can give my spot to someone else. Richard
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Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in?
Reply #55 - Aug 24^th, 2009, 9:38pm

Richard, I know Tom is talking about going but his wife doesn't have a space reserved in the church. I'm still going, but thinking about starting with the "Hell's Gate Scorchers". Certainly, I can ride my a$$ off for the first five or ten miles then chill... Heck, with a little tailwind, I averaged 19.8 mph on my commute home today. Grin

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MrOverdressed Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 569	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #56 - Aug 25^th, 2009, 2:31am I need a spot in the church. O hope to contact them today.
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Cookie rbent member Posts: 107	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #57 - Aug 25^th, 2009, 1:12pm I was just about to call the church and let them know I wouldn't be using my spot on the floor. You welcome to my space. Jerry
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Reply #58 - Aug 25^th, 2009, 1:33pm

I Called and talked to Susan at the Church 940-723-4378. She said as sion as one of you fellows call in and cancel she can put me in. She said this is the bigest year they ever had for people staying in the church.

My cell is 469-853-4015
Terry

Quote from richardr on Aug 24^th, 2009, 9:29pm:

I won't be going to the HHH this year. If anyone wants my sleeping spot at Lamar Baptist Church, let me know. If I don't hear from anyone by Wed, I will notify the Church, so they can give my spot to someone else.

Richard

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I was just about to call the church and let them know I wouldn't be using my spot on the floor. You welcome to my space.

Jerry

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Killer Bee Five Star Member CA2.0 proto type Posts: 1308	Re: HHH Hotter 'N Hell Hundred - Who is in? Reply #59 - Aug 25^th, 2009, 2:43pm Terry, I called & canceled our reservation at the church. That frees up 2 spaces(1 man's & 1 woman's). -Steve
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