I now have a theory regarding Bluehills. The reason it appears to be so difficult is all to do with the anticipation (fear?) that builds up whilst you slowly make your way down the approach road in an endless queue of cars. In fact you work yourself up to a failure. But if you are very lucky as I was last weekend you arrive at the start of Bluehills 1 with not another car in sight on 1 or 2. The marshals hurry you up, you quickly let down the tyres, clean 1, straight to the start line of 2, sun in your eyes, cannot see anything let alone the restart, start, stop, restart, clean section. Stop, blow up tyres. It all takes less than 5 minutes. You then ask yourself what all the fuss is about Bluhills? its easy. Ah but its all in the mind you see, no queues no problem.
Well thats my theory for 2000!!!
Stuart Harrold, Troll, number 351on the Lands End
Bear in mind that most of the entrants are not using a class 8 Troll, to these entrants Blue Hills can be (and very often is) a great challange. If you want to do just the dificult sections then I believe you would end up just doing Hoskin Hill which would make the Trial very short!
ReplyDeleteIn 1999 I failed Bluehills 2 in my Troll after queing for an hour. What I am trying to say is when you have to wait you work yourself up into how difficult the hill is. Bluehills is not difficult in a Troll, Hoskin, Treworld, Cutliffe Lane and others are and were this year!Stuart Harrold
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