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| by Not hopeful - Fri 23rd Nov 2001, 8:25pm | |
BPBC by 9s,
Combined by 25s |
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| by Confident Buffer - Mon 26th Nov 2001, 12:38pm | |
After seeing the "current crop of 1st & 3rd talent", I admit I'll have to revise my thoughts.
BPBC I bt 1+3 I by 5 seconds
BPBC combined win by 20 seconds
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| by Dubya - Mon 26th Nov 2001, 1:40pm | |
| I predict that BPBC I will lose to Boar's Head, which is pretty shameful really. Who cares how they do relative to 1st & 3rd? |
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| by mcp - Mon 26th Nov 2001, 1:51pm | |
| You would, if you fancy winning a bottle of wine or two... ;-) |
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| by hoping for a close race - Mon 26th Nov 2001, 6:37pm | |
FaT I bt BPBC I by 1s
BPBC combined and FaT combined equal |
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| by In my single scull - Mon 26th Nov 2001, 7:05pm | |
| 1st and 3rd by 10s (the pies starting to show on the BPBC boys during the reach) in the 1st VIII's, and 13s overall - the 2nd VIII are going to fly over the water.... |
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| by Confident Buffer - Wed 28th Nov 2001, 4:26pm | |
BPBC can now proudly reveal its 1st and 2nd VIIIs, a helpful indication to those who wish to compete in the bottles of wine sweepstake:
1st VIII (from cox, then stroke-bow): Carbonell, Robson (Stephen), Darley, Dewire, Fisher A, Rose, Reid (Graham), Backhouse, Ingram
2nd VIII (from cox, then stroke-bow): Evans, Micklethwaite, Ponsonby, Bevan, Blackburn, Leake, Hogley, Fisher G, Crawford.
We would also like to point out that we are aware that BHBC and Gonville have the capacity to put out quick VIIIs, and still fully intend to give them a good shoeing. |
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| by old enough to remember - Wed 28th Nov 2001, 4:50pm | |
For the younger generation, here's a resume of the CVs of this lot...!1st VIII
Cox: Raf
Str: Stephen Robson (vet erg guru, 1st may ~93?)
7: Dan Darley (captn '97, CU Lightwt '97, 1st may '99)
6: Rich Dewire (captn '99, 1st may '99)
5: Al Fisher (1st may '99)
4: Tom (Rose) (ladies captn '02)
3: Graham Reid (1st mays ~93?)
2: Kevin Backhouse (1st may '99)
Bow: Chris Ingram (1st lent '00, 2nd may '99)
2nd VIII
Cox: Bron.
Str: Dan Micklethwaite (1st fairbairn, 3rd may)
7: Clive Ponsonby (1st may '99)
6: Jon Bevan (2nd may '98)
5: Simon Blackburn (1st lent '01)
4: James Leake (captn '95)
3: Andrew Hogley (2nd lent, 3rd may)
2: Graham Fisher (1st fairbairn, 2nd may)
Bow: Mark Crawford (captn '93) |
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| by mjb - Wed 28th Nov 2001, 4:56pm | |
FaT I to beat BPBC by 15 seconds.
FaT Combined to lose by 5 seconds |
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| by confident in the 2nd VIII - Wed 28th Nov 2001, 5:07pm | |
hmmmmm... FaT I to beat BPBC I by 13s
FaT combined to beat BPBC combined by 14s |
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| by Dubya - Wed 28th Nov 2001, 8:46pm | |
FaT I to beat BPBC I by 12.5s
FaT overall to lose to BPBC by 25 seconds.
I am sure the 2nd VIII will do reasonably well, but I also think the 1st VIII has improved beyond recognition, and finally that the fitness of BPBC II is pretty good on the whole and expect them to lose to BPBC I by less than 20 seconds. |
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| by Realist - Wed 28th Nov 2001, 8:54pm | |
| If we did a tenth of the outings that BHBC do then we'd waste them. As it is we'll be pretty damn close. |
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| by Pessimists are rarely disappointed - Wed 28th Nov 2001, 9:26pm | |
When we finally get ourselves a boat and some practice (God forbid) we'll totally despatch you guys, but for the time being I think that crew cohesion will outweigh our substantially better erg scores.
FaT I by 14 sec
FaT combined by 8 sec
Outing adjusted: BPBC by 3 min |
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| by gf - Wed 28th Nov 2001, 9:52pm | |
Hopefully all four crews will tie in a course record time*.
However, looking at past years' results, the times are eye-openingly spread out.
Wins for 1st & 3rd I by 23 sec and BPBC overall by 8 sec (the latter being largely dependent on BPBC II somehow getting round Grassy).
Good luck to all of our crews, including Thursday's novices.
*Of course, in this scenario, Jesus would fix it and award themselves the prizes. |
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| by BPBC 2nd VIII 5 man - Thu 29th Nov 2001, 8:40am | |
I feel that it's only fair that I disclose that:
a) I'll be doing this race on painkillers;
b) I got a stitch this morning just from walking fast to catch the train.
You may want to make adjustments to your predictions as a result. |
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| by gf - Thu 29th Nov 2001, 9:43am | |
BPBC 2nd VIII 5 man said: I feel that it's only fair that I disclose that:
a) I'll be doing this race on painkillers;
b) I got a stitch this morning just from walking fast to catch the train.
You may want to make adjustments to your predictions as a result. Artificial assistance and high-intensity training! We can't possibly lose! |
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| by Dan - Thu 29th Nov 2001, 4:43pm | |
Wins for 1st & 3rd I by 23 sec and BPBC overall by 8 sec (the latter being largely dependent on BPBC II somehow getting round Grassy). Mr Fisher - a win by 23 secs for 1&3. What are you thinking man?
Having coached Trin at the weekend I think they may have peaked too early (I spotted Martin smiling in the boat at one stage), whilst BPBC are coming to the boil at just the right time :-)
BPBC I to win by 3 secs, BPBC I and II by 18 secs. This obviously assumes that 1&3 beat Boar's Head, Gonville and the other scum, else we'll just have to row faster and win by more.
Good luck to all at 1st and 3rd |
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| by In my single scull - Thu 29th Nov 2001, 4:47pm | |
| The more amusing question is what the differences in time will be between the BPBC VIII and the Fairburn IV..... |
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| by gf - Thu 29th Nov 2001, 4:49pm | |
Dan said: Mr Fisher - a win by 23 secs for 1&3. What are you thinking man? Mr Darley - Simply sticking to what is surely the main purpose of this message board: getting people wound-up for the race! |
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| by gf - Thu 29th Nov 2001, 4:50pm | |
In my single scull said: The more amusing question is what the differences in time will be between the BPBC VIII and the Fairburn IV..... The Fairbairn IV will of course have had the unfair advantage of a full-course warm-up. |
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| by I won the Fairbairn Cup in 1956 - Thu 29th Nov 2001, 5:30pm | |
In my single scull said: The more amusing question is what the differences in time will be between the BPBC VIII and the Fairbairn IV..... Well as it's a different course, with no intermediate timing, we'll never know. |
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| by I have accepted an invitation to shoot - Thu 29th Nov 2001, 8:28pm | |
| Well then, it appears that the IV will simply have to row the extended course, to show just how soft BPBC really are. |
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| by RTT - Fri 30th Nov 2001, 12:17pm | |
Well, seeing as you're all still out there and I've just finished my project proposal, I'll make a prediction about how it's going. Clearly this can't win as I've seen people this morning and have the advantage of knowing how large the bags under their eyes are (plus how much the BPBC guys have drunk).
But here goes:
1st & 3rd beat BPBC by 11s
BPBC win overall by 3s |
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| by The Results Are Out - Fri 30th Nov 2001, 5:14pm | |
BPBC I by 8s
BPBC combined by 32s |
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| by Guy - Fri 30th Nov 2001, 5:25pm | |
| Why do 1st & 3rd 2 have two results? which is right? |
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| by mjb - Fri 30th Nov 2001, 5:27pm | |
Guy said: Why do 1st & 3rd 2 have two results? which is right? Presumably one of them is FaT III, the novice boat. Hopefully the slower one. |
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| by mcp - Fri 30th Nov 2001, 5:41pm | |
| Can someone work out who has won the wine?! |
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| by mjb - Fri 30th Nov 2001, 5:45pm | |
mcp said: Can someone work out who has won the wine?! Looks like Mr. Kinigit wins both |
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| by mcp - Sat 1st Dec 2001, 11:56am | |
| Yep, congratulations Simon - I'll be around with some boooze later! (honest) |
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| by Kernigit - Sat 1st Dec 2001, 12:05pm | |
| Take it to the dinner - and give it to the people who did the work! Well done all of you - very good results |