I don't think I ever thanked Horror and Wendy properly for becoming my unquestioning gofers.
Ron
That's no problem Ron, you had enough on your plate and we're starting to get a bit ginger with people
I was at the back of the pack to start with and watched cars overtake on the long straight without looking for a gap in the bikes, they just forced there way in. Difficult to stop them on a fast road maybe a twisty road would stop them overtaking. I wasn't on the 65th run but seeing how security minded the police were about getting to the D-Day events in the town on the 70th I'd be suprised if 200 plus bike would be allowed to ride anywhere near.
Yes we are looking to 2019 & as we are in Normandy again this June It seems a good place & time to look at how & where we can make another attempt at the record
To make the event as smooth as possible - we are looking at an online registration format with no paper or as Ron pointed out no spreadsheets all of which had to be manually entered & managed
We have the support of an organisation to help us achieve this & once we outline what we need to them to make it happen we can put this in place & online
Once this is done of course we will let all know
Lots of things noted & to implement for the on the day stuff - so the comments here are welcome
['We have the support of an organisation to help us achieve this & once we outline what we need to them to make it happen we can put this in place & online'..]
Who might that be John?...
Will there be a 'tour' based at one site (Etreham?) as previously or will it just be the record run this time?...Ian
Hopefully nothing to do with 'Liberation Task Force' I refuse to comply with or have anything to do his antics Ron
Are you meaning Dave King, Ron? If so I think you will find that all ties between him and LTF have been cut, or so I am led to believe. So in my mind LTF as an event organiser have a better bill of health and credibility than when he was with them
I knew that would be a red rag to a bull but we don't need all that computer crap we had last time i will do what ever it takes but lets make it simple for the organisers sake
There is a large amount of data that HAS to be recorded both for the requirements of the Guiness organisation to enable and verify the record run and also for any 'tour' that may take place...
Unsurprisingly a spread sheet or similar is the best way to collate and organise that....A computer is also the only practical way to distribute relevant information and coordinate the activities of participants who are based in many countries...
When I did the 65th. I realised that I would have to get a computer, which I previously didn't have, just to make the whole thing feasible...
Nobody likes complication..particularly if they are the organisers of such an event and I'm sure the process will be no more involved than is necessary for the task...
From personal experience I can tell you that one complication that isn't welcome is people turning up unannounced 'on the day' and adding to the workload when there are already many other things to deal with....
If you want to help the organisers and make it 'simple' for them then offer to help in some capacity...don't hinder them by not bothering to comply with the stated requirements yet still turn up expecting to be included...
Shame it's so easy to be critical but so difficult to actually contribute something meaningful...Ian