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Where will be the best place to watch the bumps from?

With just over 3 weeks until bumps, where do you hope to be keeping your eye on the racing from?

Head Station		0%

First Post Corner		0%

Grassy Corner		16%

The Plough pub		4%

Ditton Corner		0%

The Railings		0%

The Railway Bridge		0%

Morleys Holt		0%

Peter's Posts		0%

Top Finish		4%

Bicycle on the towpath		28%

The Coxes seat		4%

The Headship crew		28%

Over the radio from home		0%

Online @ www.firstandthird.org		16%

Total: 25 members' votes

by Swords - Mon 1st Feb 2010, 9:44am

surely the majority of the current club will be watching it from a seat in a boat? And additionally, the cox's seat, surely?

by Aaron - Fri 5th Feb 2010, 4:51pm

Bike on the towpath, more specifically the back seat of a tandem on the towpath, recording the action in glorious HD

by Tom L - Fri 5th Feb 2010, 7:13pm

From a 'watching' point of view the cox's seat is a pretty terrible place to be (you have to strain to see what's going on behind, and can't really see what's going on up ahead).

That said, it does have cool interactive features that put 'the red button' to shame.

by Swords - Fri 5th Feb 2010, 7:48pm

Get about a foot taller, then the view is fine. If all else fails, stand up. (The latter is perhaps foolhardy at the chunky 44 W2 will be doing by lents)

by Sonya - Fri 5th Feb 2010, 11:33pm

You can do what mark did last year

(i still hold this is one of the most amazing Bumps photos ever!)

by Thomas - Sat 6th Feb 2010, 12:30am

Why would you care what is going on behind you? Clearly the eight people in front of you are all that matters, and trusting what stroke tells you about pushing and when.

by Mark - Sat 6th Feb 2010, 10:22am

Sonya said: You can do what mark did last year

(i still hold this is one of the most amazing Bumps photos ever!)

Sonya, that was an incredible feeling that race. Unfortunately in those situations of massive adrenaline the memory is patchy!

by Tom L - Sat 6th Feb 2010, 3:28pm

Thomas said: Why would you care what is going on behind you? Clearly the eight people in front of you are all that matters, and trusting what stroke tells you about pushing and when.

Obviously, if you were actually coxing, but if I were watching I might want to see.

by mjb - Mon 8th Feb 2010, 12:57pm

Thomas said: With just over 3 weeks until bumps, where do you hope to be keeping your eye on the racing from?

"... from where do you hope to be keeping your eye on the racing ?"

by Tom C - Mon 8th Feb 2010, 6:11pm

Thomas said: Why would you care what is going on behind you?

Because you might get bumped? Do F1 cars have rear view mirrors?

by RTT - Mon 8th Feb 2010, 8:43pm

Tom C said: Do F1 cars have rear view mirrors?

More to the point, do they have brakes?

by Mark - Mon 8th Feb 2010, 9:15pm

Depends if it's a Toyota or not...