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    Posted: 12 March 2006 at 4:21pm
For our events to run properly we need to have somebody (or preferably at least two bodies) to do the running on the day and decide on the race format. In the past this has ended up on the shoulders of a single person which is jolly unfair and hence a situation we should not repeat. In the light of this I would be very appreciative if you would all contact me, clamouring to be on the privileged list of event organisers. For those who aren't into the racing side we have an extra slot of manning the BHPC stand at York rally.
The Saturday of York rally will also have the added attraction of being the place where we hold the AGM, in a change from our traditional use of a dingy brown room in East London in Autumn, this will be followed by a meal as a reward to those who sat through the AGM. There will definitely NOT be a disco but there will be beer and other libations.Big smile

Anyway on to the season organisators, the event list is as follows and as soon as people volunteer their names will be added to the glorious roll. A handbook explaining the nuances of event running will be ready shortly.

9th April - Castle Combe  - Anne Bennet & Neil Martyn & Geoff Bird
30th April - Hayes/Hillingdon  - Kevin Jenkins + Sherri DonaldsonBig smile + Dave LarringtonBig smile
14th May - Eastway  - Nick MarshallBig smile
4th June - Darley Moor  - Heather Fortnum & Andrew SidwellBig smile
17th June - Reading  - Neil Fleming
24-25th June - York Rally  - The CommitteeBig smile + ????Unhappy
1st July - Preston  - Adrian Setter, Claire King and Jon & Anne CoulsonBig smile
2nd July - Lancaster  - Adrian Setter, Claire King and Jon & Anne CoulsonBig smile
16th July - Hillingdon  - Geoff BirdBig smile + ???Unhappy
20th August  - Welwyn Velodrome  - Alan GoodmanBig smile
10th September - Curborough  - Ian BishopBig smile
30th September - Reading  - ???Unhappy
15th October - Newport Velodrome  - Rob GillionsBig smile

Edited by gNick - 13 July 2006 at 1:17pm
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Points: 8036 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 March 2006 at 5:01pm
I'll do Welwyn Velodrome as it's nice and close to Hemel and so won't involve me getting out of bed early...

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Stick me down for Newport .....

Might have the bike finished by then ....
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I can do one of the Reading events, preferibly the 17th June.
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Me, Claire and Jon & Anne Coulson for Preston / Lancaster, again.
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gNick -
Myself and Anne are happy to give it a go at Castle Combe, if we can  get out of bed on time! We would appreciate some tutelage, having not officiated before. Your phrase "decide on the race format" suggests that "Thou shalt race for two hours at Castle Combe" is not actually one of the Ten Commandments - or am I misreading between the lines?

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Hi Neil

I'm probably not racing at Castle Combe, so if I can give you both some assistance, I'd be happy to.
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Originally posted by Mr Blue Sky Mr Blue Sky wrote:

gNick -
Myself and Anne are happy to give it a go at Castle Combe, if we can  get out of bed on time! We would appreciate some tutelage, having not officiated before. Your phrase "decide on the race format" suggests that "Thou shalt race for two hours at Castle Combe" is not actually one of the Ten Commandments - or am I misreading between the lines?

Neil

I care not given that I am a. not the Competition Secretary and b. not going to be there. It is however a good course for a long race and since some will be going over to Cycle Vision (you will won't you?) some long (ish) training might be handy. And there will also be the odd pedalcar race going on for about 96 hours to make us look insignificant. And we have been doing 2 hours for a while.
Otherwise it's up to you!
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Originally posted by Mr Blue Sky Mr Blue Sky wrote:

"Thou shalt race for two hours at Castle Combe" is not actually one of the Ten Commandments - or am I misreading between the lines?

Neil

Absolutely not.

I see no reason to keep it down to just two hours... Just let everybody know if they need to fit lights...

Seriously... There has been a lot of discussion about making the race events into more of a day out rather than everybody just whizzing round for 40 minutes then clearing off home, so I'm sure any new ideas from the various event organisers would be welcome. Personally I'll try pretty much anything at least once...



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In the interests of variety, if nothing else, having the odd longer race gets my vote.  And as it's "traditional" at Castle Combe, that's the one place we can have one without risking a riot.
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