2017 Round 3 : Preston, Saturday 13 May
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Topic: 2017 Round 3 : Preston, Saturday 13 May
Posted By: ChrisH
Subject: 2017 Round 3 : Preston, Saturday 13 May
Date Posted: 01 May 2017 at 7:32pm
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The tyres have barely cooled down from Redbridge and the next race event is already looming on the horizon..... This is the place for comments and discussions about Round2 of the 2017 Championship at UCLAN Sports Arena on Saturday 13th May http://www.uclan.ac.uk/uclan_sports_arena/visit.php" rel="nofollow - http://www.uclan.ac.uk/uclan_sports_arena/visit.php Feel free to share the advertising link below with anyone you think might be enticed to come along to find out a bit more of what we do.... http://events.cyclingweekly.co.uk/event/view/49007/uclan-sports-centre-british-human-power-club-race" rel="nofollow - http://events.cyclingweekly.co.uk/event/view/49007/uclan-sports-centre-british-human-power-club-race Please note that we start one hour later than usual Sign on starting at 11am I've currently got all the flags, bells laptop etc to bring along on the day. Can we please have some volunteers to help organise?? |
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Posted By: russellbridge
Date Posted: 02 May 2017 at 11:38am
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I'm happy to assist with organisation Russ |
Posted By: ChrisH
Date Posted: 02 May 2017 at 7:55pm
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Nice one!! Thanks Russ. Do we have another volunteer to join the organiser team?? |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 03 May 2017 at 6:33pm
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I'll be there and can help to organise. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: ChrisH
Date Posted: 04 May 2017 at 9:10pm
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Brilliant!! i'll send you both an email with more info... |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 06 May 2017 at 8:44pm
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Do we have any idea of race format yet please? ------------- |
Posted By: ChrisH
Date Posted: 09 May 2017 at 9:14pm
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Russell and Jeff are our esteemed organisers for the day on Saturday. Sign-on starts at 11am 1st race will begin soon after noon-ish Format as follows: 15 min +1 lap (Slow race) 15 min +1 lap (fast race) 45 min +1 lap (slow race) 45 min +1 lap (fast race) the points will be split 50:50 and all races will be anticlockwise.
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 09 May 2017 at 10:28pm
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 10 May 2017 at 10:30am
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The timing system will be in operation at Preston so please don't forget your transponder tags. If this is your first time racing with BHPC and you don't yet have tags then please leave enough time for them to be written with your race number and mounted (usually on your helmet). This season we are using new tags, more sensitive and faster than the originals issued last year. The existing tags still work perfectly OK but, as racing at Preston is starting later than usual, I may take the opportunity to offer free upgrades for existing tags. This is entirely dependent on the time available and tags for new riders who don't have any will take precedence over any upgrades. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 11 May 2017 at 7:00pm
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Is anybody else camping at Smithson Farm? http://www.smithsonfarm.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - http://www.smithsonfarm.co.uk/ ------------- |
Posted By: speedy381
Date Posted: 11 May 2017 at 7:28pm
| That's my plan Alan. I'm struggling to get the Bream ready but will be doing both events on my Windcheetah if not. They've got plenty of space |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 11 May 2017 at 8:12pm
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Posted By: ShawnB
Date Posted: 12 May 2017 at 11:00am
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Jaycee and I are booked at Smithson Farm for Saturday night also. ------------- Ride on! |
Posted By: Woolly Hat
Date Posted: 12 May 2017 at 11:25am
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Hi everyone, I'll be coming to this event to see what you guys get up to and hopefully pick up a few ideas for the bike bits fermenting in my garage. This will be the first time for me at any of your events since i rejoined last year and if i can help out with anything let me know. Sorry for the poor user name, I'm new to this forum idea. Colin
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Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 12 May 2017 at 5:39pm
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Look forward to meeting you Colin, always nice to see new people at the race meets, see you tomorrow. Jeff. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: ChrisH
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 10:02pm
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Thanks everyone for a great days racing. Smoothly organised by Jeff & Russ. Provisional results are below. Any Quibbles will be happily received (handwritten on the back of a twenty pound note) by end of Tuesday after which they will be immortalised on the webpages.
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 10:08pm
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Something has gone astray in race 2. My average was about 20MPH and I was ahead of Geoff and Jeffrey. I think it was Geoff's dodgy front wheel that was probably the cause. :D ------------- |
Posted By: Woolly Hat
Date Posted: 13 May 2017 at 10:11pm
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Hi everyone, Thanks very much for your hospitality today. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting you, watching the racing and riding recumbent for the first (and definitely not the last) time. Hope you have another good day tomorrow and hope to see you again in July. Colin ------------- Ross Low Racer 77 and WozzaMarauder |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 14 May 2017 at 7:02pm
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Thanks to Russ the brains behind the operation for co organising with me and all the other people for showing us the ropes and doing all the other jobs that made it run smooth much appreciated, just a few photos from me maybe tomorrow as we all raced together good day and it stayed dry too bonus. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 14 May 2017 at 7:20pm
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I stopped to investigate a wobble in race 1, so that result is about right. In race two I didn't stop and finished just behind Alan but well ahead of Jeff, so I should have 18 laps in race 2. ------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 14 May 2017 at 8:25pm
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Both Alan and Geoff are missing several (7-8ish) laps from race 2 due to an extended gap in their tag reads. Geoff's figure of 18 laps looks about right and I'm guessing Alan finished on the same lap, a few seconds ahead? We have full video of the race but if someone can confirm this it will save someone having to watch through the rivetting footage. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 14 May 2017 at 8:59pm
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Correct - I was on the same lap as Geoff and sneaked past at the end with a tow from the group led by Jes in the pedal car... ------------- |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 14 May 2017 at 9:25pm
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Out tactic-ed fair and square... By the way, is anyone writing a race report of this and Nelson? The next mag is looking more like a pamphlet at the moment!
------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 14 May 2017 at 10:47pm
The e-timing results from Preston, including corrections for Geoff and Alan in Race 2, are now available on the website here:http://www.bhpc.org.uk/Data/Sites/1/media/events/events17/03preston" rel="nofollow - www.bhpc.org.uk/Data/Sites/1/media/events/events17/03prestonTo see the number of laps for each rider choose 'Show Every Lap' under the animation of the race. Results in the more conventional format will appear here sometime tomorrow. |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 15 May 2017 at 8:56am
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Hi folks for what they are worth here are my photo's not many this time as part organiser and all racing together not a lot of time left is anyone has some photo's of any of the racers please share that would be nice thanks. Jeff. http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/" rel="nofollow - http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/ ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 15 May 2017 at 9:00am
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Thanks for towing me around in both races Jeff!! I'm hoping to be on something slightly quicker at the next race so I may be able to return the favour. :D ------------- |
Posted By: Woolly Hat
Date Posted: 15 May 2017 at 3:52pm
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Hi Everyone, Here's a few pics from the start of the first race on Saturday...      And the starting lineup of the second race...   These have all had to be significantly reduced from the original size in order to comply with the posting limits. If you are interested in any of them in the original size (72dpi) pm me with your email details and i'll send them over. Colin ------------- Ross Low Racer 77 and WozzaMarauder |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 15 May 2017 at 5:09pm
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Many thanks to Andrew for the results. How have you gone from a 'velodrome display' to a realistic one, with corners in the right places? ------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 15 May 2017 at 5:25pm
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The timing software has a facility to import circuit maps in GPX format. Barney has provided these for most of the tracks we use using some high-resolution maps he has access to. However a few tracks, including Nelson, are too new to appear on any maps so it falls back to the standard oval. |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 15 May 2017 at 5:30pm
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Cool! ------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 15 May 2017 at 7:48pm
Herewith the results for the first (20 mins) race at Preston in the cosy, familiar format:
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 15 May 2017 at 8:12pm
..and similar for the second (50 mins) race.
Please post any quibbles here before close of play on Wednesday. |
Posted By: johnlucian
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 10:04am
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One for observation; Jochen Farwer bike is not correct and he should be counted only for O/P/U classes and should be removed from St/Sp classes. Thank you to the organizers for putting another shift to make the race happen. John ------------- John Lucian |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 10:11am
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Thanks John - I suspect also Ian Squires and Chris Hamilton also have wrong classes. Any others? |
Posted By: speedy381
Date Posted: 16 May 2017 at 11:39am
| I don't mind, I suspect the cover will be back on shortly. |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 18 May 2017 at 1:27pm
The final dequibbled results for Preston, both races combined, are:
Full results are on the BHPC website: http://www.bhpc.org.uk/Data/Sites/1/media/events/events17/03preston/preston-17.html" rel="nofollow - www.bhpc.org.uk/Data/Sites/1/media/events/events17/03preston/preston-17.html |
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