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Thetford tonight?

Ladies and Gents
Is anyone planning to ride at Thetford tonight?
I'm up for it, but wonder what the state of the trails will be after Sunday.

Any ideas?

Anyone else planning on making the trip?

MT

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Hi Mark

If i was wasn't stuck on Copacabana beach i would have come along!

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Poor you!
I take it you didn't have to scrape the frost off your sunglasses this morning then...

We may not be riding in Brazil, but it will be a forest, and it will probably be raining #rainforest


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Hi Mark

I was planning on coming along but having got absolutely soaked on Sunday I'm not sure I fancy more of the same again tonight so I might give it a miss.

The course on Sunday was very good on lap one and had a dry line by the end of the 4 hour race but in between was a bit slippy in places. It will be fine if it stays dry....

Paul

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Yep, I am up for it, I don't know about all those wimps that are afraid of a little water but us big boys don't care

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After embarrassing myself with my lack of fitness last time I was out with you guys, I have been out on my bike quite a lot, so I shall try again tonight and hopefully keep up. See you there!

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I wrote a message to say I'm not coming out as it's going to rain a lot. But I used a rude word so apparently it was spam.

Anyway, I'm not coming out. It's going to rain, and it will be horrid, and I am not big and strong like Paul S.

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No No, don't say that, You'll always be a fine, strong, strapping fella my lad to me

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Dry trails, no rain and sheltered from the wind... A good evening's riding was had by all.

If only there was a pub in the forest...

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Yep, as Mark said...... unbelievable, I was as clean when we returned as when we set off, It was like riding on a summers evening !! Thanks Mark for working the route

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All I can say is bolox.
After last Tuesday Xmas tree will Esmé the little one.
This week man flue.
I need to get out been acking to ride!