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    Posted: 13 July 2007 at 1:02pm

Looking at the aerial view of the address given in the "Events" pages, I can't see anything looking like a velodrome.  This one looks rather more promising:

Quibell Pk, Brumby Wood La, Scunthorpe, South Humberside, DN17 1SR - see this
 
Maybe we've been given the correspondence address for bookings, etc.
 


Edited by Adrian Setter - 13 July 2007 at 1:05pm
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Points: 2382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 July 2007 at 1:33pm
Thank you for bringing this to my attaention. I had not looked at the events page for the track before, that google maps link on the events page is totally wrong and is the other side of the town, the correct location is the one posted above.
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Points: 2382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 August 2007 at 10:01am
Can someone please fix this, people are going to be turning up at some place miles from the actual track. Link to this page instead http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=scunthorpe
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Points: 497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 September 2007 at 5:41pm
    I'm planning to be there on the 16th for a ride rather than a race, I don't know the area but assume a ride is possible.
    

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Points: 1926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 September 2007 at 9:10am
How banked is the Quibell Park track? and how does it compare with (say) Reading and Aldersley? From the aerial photograph and a bit of trigonometry, I estimate it at 40 degrees; but this could be way out.
 
I ask because it has a bearing on how many will race, and whether there will be some people (trike riders, for example) who might prefer a social ride.
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Points: 1606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 September 2007 at 10:49am
Originally posted by NickM NickM wrote:

How banked is the Quibell Park track?
 
The Coulsons visited it a while back (before it was resurfaced, so they rejected it as a possible venue on grounds of bumpiness).  It's not steeply banked - closer to Reading stylee than Welwyn, and certainly nothing like 40 degrees.
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Points: 1606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 September 2007 at 12:14pm
Originally posted by NickM NickM wrote:

How banked is the Quibell Park track?
I found some pictures of the renovation process here, from which you can see it's not dissimilar to Aldersley.


Edited by Adrian Setter - 05 September 2007 at 12:15pm
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Points: 1926 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 September 2007 at 1:06pm
Thanks, Adrian - Judith is reassured!
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Points: 2382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 September 2007 at 1:44pm
It is very simular to Aldersley although I think the banking may be slightly less.
http://www.bhpc.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=908

Bank angle is apparently 29 degrees, so quite a bit steeper than reading (11 deg). Could not find angle of Aldersley
    

Edited by LeeW - 05 September 2007 at 1:50pm
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Points: 497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 September 2007 at 9:26am
Doh!!!!
I'm committed to Durham Big Ride on the 16th. Hope to take social ride at Curborough instead, Anyone with local knowledge of rides near Curborough?
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