Preston, 31st July
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Topic: Preston, 31st July
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Subject: Preston, 31st July
Date Posted: 26 July 2011 at 1:09pm
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Claire and I will be organisating this event. We're both racing though and will both be in the fast race, so the planned races below are dependent on drumming up a few assistants. Feel free to post your offers here:
Starter (20% of points): Three-lap time-trial
Main course (80%): 50 minutes + 1 laps. Two heats
Please be signed-on and ready to race for 11.00.
Also, if you're a qualified first-aider and will be present, would you let me know, please? Thanks ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
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Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 26 July 2011 at 1:36pm
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I'll help out Adrian. Based on previous experience of a 3-lap TT, it is even more important than normal that you have a CLEARLY legible front number. Please ensure that you do, to make the organisers job easier. Thanks.
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Posted By: Twed
Date Posted: 28 July 2011 at 1:22pm
Hmmm you'll help eh Geoff ......is this your attempt to get into the slow race?!  ------------- Never believe an atom they make up everything. |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 28 July 2011 at 1:24pm
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Didn't mean that, but I fear I'm in the relegation zone...
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Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 11:31pm
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Due to serious data problems (download problems from a couple of tags) and being late back from work the Preston results will take a little longer... ------------- gNick "I'm afraid it's definite, Mrs Banker - your son has bicycles" |
Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 11:36pm
Apart from the Time Trial...
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Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 01 August 2011 at 11:56pm
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Thanks again gNick. Joseph Parker was riding my HPV Heaven T-7 (O/St) in the TT and race at Preston BTW. And Fiona was riding the T-8 (minor point). Note that I beat Joe in the TT by 3.2 seconds, despite being twice his age  . Don't think I was so lucky in the main feature though 
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Posted By: BarneyH
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 8:09am
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Excellent work so far on the results gNick but a very minor point on classes, Paul Goodwin's Rapto shouldn't be Street or Sports unless he's managed to raise it quite a lot higher than mine, George should be S/St its just I didn't put them on his sign on and should Sarah really be St isn't just O/L/J (I think she's been racing fully faired all season but collecting points for Street - its bad enough that she beats us all without gaining points in Geoff's favourite class).
Barney
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Posted By: Paul Goodwin
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 8:42am
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Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 9:05am
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Looking here http://www.bhpc.org.uk/rules-and-classes.aspx - http://www.bhpc.org.uk/rules-and-classes.aspx , there is now no stipulation of minimum seat height (used to be 350mm for Sports/Street), so probably worth talking to Adrian about it Paul.
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Posted By: Neil F
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 9:10am
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Paul, Denise Wilson uses her RatRacer to comute on in central London but no one would say that a Ratty is a Street class bike. Likewise Dave Tigwell rides everywhere on his Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....... (or do I have too many a's?). I've even done the odd road mile on the NoCom. Anyway, clearly different people consider different things suitable for road use. I must admit that I haven't been involved in sports class for quite a while but I seem to remember that it was up to the riders in the class to agree what was in/out. Maybe the Comp Sec can clarify? |
Posted By: BarneyH
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 9:35am
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Paul
I've also used my Rapto for commuting around York, and between sites, when I worked there but it was on the basis of the seat height rule that I've not been claiming it to be S/St.
Personally I think its not only brave but admirable to use it as your only form of transport!
Barney
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Posted By: Paul Goodwin
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 9:45am
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I think it's the lack of a seat height rule in the S/St classes this year that needs to be clarified. I can't remember there being such a rule last season either, indeed that was the reason I entered the Rapto for those classes.
Perhaps as a compromise the seat height rule could be reintroduced next season, I would have no problem with that but it would be a shame to change the eligability mid-season. As for the single mode of transport Barney it's partly motivated by a desire to keep as much money in my pocket for an eventual mortgage of doom, trust me I miss an engine everytime I have to lug a weeks worth of shopping up a steep dual carrigeway and somehow get into the right lane without being mashed! |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 9:57am
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There has been a lot of discussion of Sports Class Rules in the past, and they usually end up adding confusion rather than reducing it! See http://forum.bhpc.org.uk.activeboards.net/sports-class-rules-ok_topic302.html - http://forum.bhpc.org.uk.activeboards.net/sports-class-rules-ok_topic302.html And http://forum.bhpc.org.uk.activeboards.net/sports-class-at-the-agm_topic222.html -
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Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 10:11pm
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I thought we had decided that it was for those in the Sports class to decide? Regarding classes and bikes last weekend, I will get the results complete first and then edit the machines and classes. On that front things are looking clearer but not much...  ------------- gNick "I'm afraid it's definite, Mrs Banker - your son has bicycles" |
Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 02 August 2011 at 11:56pm
Try these results for the races
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Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 03 August 2011 at 12:13am
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Cheers gNick. Please see my previous note about Joe Parker's bike. Nikki was riding the Mason (O/P/U/Mf/M/L) at Preston.
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Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 03 August 2011 at 12:17am
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Eddie Robbins was riding a tail-faired trike, so I guess O/P/Mf/M
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Posted By: Neil F
Date Posted: 03 August 2011 at 9:08am
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Nick, from my perspective for Round 2 Race 1: Places 6-10 appear sensible (my results are spot on with my cycle computer) I guess 1-5 are sound too. No comments on classes though ;-) |
Posted By: Dave Tigwell
Date Posted: 03 August 2011 at 10:07am
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Neil,
too many a's but otherwise perfect, Dave. |
Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 03 August 2011 at 12:37pm
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Classes and bikes are as people signed in, as long as the results are OK then I'll update the rank and file. ------------- gNick "I'm afraid it's definite, Mrs Banker - your son has bicycles" |