Castle Combe
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Topic: Castle Combe
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Subject: Castle Combe
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 2:24pm
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To the best of my knowledge and notes nobody has so far offered to Organisate at Castle Combe. Now we have the timing system looking reasonably reliable, it should be possible for the Organisator, with the help of a non-racing helper or two to race.
Or, of course, if you want to avoid two hours' suffering, being Organisator is still a good excuse.
Any offers? ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
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Posted By: hotta
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 10:44pm
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Iam happy to help but not that good on laptop,also happy to lay on some food and drink and all can pick what thay like. ------------- never stop it hurts less in the end |
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 05 June 2010 at 10:37am
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Bump. Anyone prepared to lead on the organisating front, with Hotta assisting?
------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
Posted By: HeatherF
Date Posted: 05 June 2010 at 2:45pm
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Is there a format proposed or a start time? Thanks
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 05 June 2010 at 3:10pm
I'm now unlikey to be at Castle Coombe...  ------------- |
Posted By: Yowie
Date Posted: 05 June 2010 at 3:14pm
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I'm now unlikey to be at Castle Combe... -sorry organisators, I'll do my stint as and when. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 05 June 2010 at 6:56pm
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Stuart Glen is a qualified first aider and has very kindly offered to do the honours at Castle Coombe - So please make his life easier by not falling off!
Many thanks Stuart...  ------------- |
Posted By: homebrew
Date Posted: 05 June 2010 at 9:00pm
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i'll help in some way if i can
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Posted By: hotta
Date Posted: 05 June 2010 at 9:19pm
graydog has said he will help out,but can't say he will be thare early,I will do all i can to help,and meet any new people on the day.Its fine down here at the moment,and no wind(the track is a law to itself thow)but should be a good day. ------------- never stop it hurts less in the end |
Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 05 June 2010 at 9:28pm
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Slight problem regarding the organisation I'm afraid. I and, because I was supposed to have picked it up from Neil en-route, the Timing System won't be at Castle Combe due mostly to an important meeting first thing Monday for which getting back at midnight the night before is not good and also because I am currently feeling like death, which is why this is rather late. If necessary, Neil can bring the Timing System down but this is dependent on someone being prepared to do the operating since about our software he knows nothing. I can do the result decoding next week if necessary so you don't need to know about that bit. ------------- gNick "I'm afraid it's definite, Mrs Banker - your son has bicycles" |
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 06 June 2010 at 10:48pm
Ooops. Sorry - I did fall off. But not only was I wearing elbow guards but a pair of skinshort-stylee underpants under my shorts. Result: Destroyed shorts and a bit of a scrape on the tail fairing but yours truly completely unscathed.  ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
AlanGoodman wrote:Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 06 June 2010 at 11:09pm
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Thanks to Neil for making the trip to bring the timing system. Though we didn't get it working, that wasn't his fault. Contrary to some reports the transmitter loop's battery was freshly charged. Big thanks also to Graydog and Mrs Graydog for handling the registration and special, special thanks for those (apologies, I'm not sure who you all were) who stepped in to lap-count manually. <edit>And of course to Neil Hood for all sorts of helping out and hospitality. Last night's post-race BRANE fade let me leave that out. </edit> ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 07 June 2010 at 8:49am
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May I add my thanks to Mrs T, Mrs L, Mrs GD for doing all the Video stuff, lap stuff and any stuff they did that I have not mentioned. Further to Heather and Andrew without whom we could not count the laps later as they brought the Video system. To Neil for bringing the timing system, sorry we did not set the loop up correct. Neil H, thanks for the meets and greets sorting people etc and for the ice drinks (kids say BIG THANKS for that). There were a number of others pitching in, thank you too. Mrs GD and I apologies it was somewhat ad hoc organised, as we arrived at 10:20 ish and stepped in to the breach. In this respect it is my fault the timing loop was none functional for the race, I ought to have checked it fully. However, over the next day (ish) Mrs GD and I will scan the video and make a race listing for results. Adrian now has the timing system and bhpc flags etc for the next race. It was as usual an interesting race, some new comes and the wind!!! See y’all next time round kind regards graydog |
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 07 June 2010 at 11:44am
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Posted on behalf of Andrew Sidwell: Many thanks to all those who made Castle Combe possible, even though they weren’t expecting to.
Special thanks are also due to Mark Reeve, head of the electronics workshop where I work. Mark designed and built the voltage regulator that powers the video camera from an external battery through its USB port, so it can record for over 6 hours instead of the 1½ hours you get from the internal battery. What’s more Mark did this for us entirely for free and he’s not a member, or even a cyclist.
Andrew S ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 07 June 2010 at 11:51am
| thanks Mark...... |
Posted By: ND4E
Date Posted: 07 June 2010 at 4:25pm
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Sounds like some good racing. Shame I broke down 20 miles from Castle Combe on M4 (gearbox suddenly empty). Had a new bike onboard ready for testing (crashing!). Sat by the motorway visualising my way round the course whilst waiting for tow truck.
Anyone got any pics they can put a link to, see what I missed ------------- ND4E |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 07 June 2010 at 4:40pm
Oooh, I see an article forming !
 Any chance of a write up for the mag, Andy ? Your bikes are unique, and would make for interesting reading ...
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Posted By: ND4E
Date Posted: 07 June 2010 at 5:08pm
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Will rattle off a few lines and pics for the mag as this bike has a few interesting ideas others could adapt. Only spent 4 days building it. ------------- ND4E |
Posted By: JDub
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 12:05pm
How did you manage that at Castle Coombe? Just lost interest? Mind you, Dave Larrington once went straight on at the last corner.... ------------- jdub... Got the T-shirt http://protobikes.org.uk/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/150386999@N02/ |
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 12:33pm
It was my first outing on Mike's 2008 Ratracer VLR - which has fairly extreme tiller steering, to which I am not accustomed - and a race long enough make taking a drink pretty much mandatory. An attempted drinking manouevre led to a loss of control. At least I did it when sitting on the back of the group so didn't take anyone else out.
I too fell off in full view of the spectators at the start/finish line, for the maximum embarrassment factor. ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
Posted By: martinbguk
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 12:44pm
You're not alone there Adrian,
 , I fell over at walking pace right at the start. I can't even blame taking a drink. ------------- HRSO2 No 59 www.mbg-recumbent-racing.blogspot.com |
Posted By: JDub
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 1:05pm
Quite understand. I can't ride tiller bikes. I see Neil Fleming chose the NoCom (which is tricky enough) rather than the Fiendish Fish. ------------- jdub... Got the T-shirt http://protobikes.org.uk/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/150386999@N02/ |
Posted By: ND4E
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 3:41pm
deja vu, my deepest sympathies ------------- ND4E |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 3:56pm
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Glad everybody is ok...
Breaking down on the motorway was really rubbing salt in after Shrewsbury Andy...
 I've never seen anybody go to greater lengths to secure the "Unfortunate Scotsman" trophy though...
 I hope Adrian and Martin did the decent thing and fell off the right side of the camera...
We could make enough out of "You've Been Framed" to cover the cost of some new bandages...  ------------- |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 4:04pm
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I wonder if anyone got me on film doing a 'woolrich' at cyclevision? ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: martinbguk
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 8:37pm
Alan, How dare you cast doubt...  Of course I fell off in front of the camera for maximum comedic value. I'm a professional don't you know!!   MBG ------------- HRSO2 No 59 www.mbg-recumbent-racing.blogspot.com |
Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 9:19pm
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and I must say, caught well on video as for Adrian not so..........
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 08 June 2010 at 9:40pm
Coming to Youtube soon??------------- |