If it's anything like last time we dunnit there'll be a variety of circuit races and a flying 200 metre sprint. We didn’t do a hillclimb last time though it’s quite a steep drag from the car park up to the track itself. Perhaps a member of the Politburo might suggest it
Being built on an old spoil heap from the Kent coalfields the circuit(s) aren’t pan-flat but the chances of an unfaired machine of any layout beating Slash in the Beano or the faster velomobiles tend to zero.
Basically this. Expect a 100m flying sprint, a 1-lap time trial on the short (1.5km?) loop and a 3-hour endurance race on the whole track, along with some other circuit races (probably on the lower track) in between. The track is flattish with easy corners, so lends itself to speed, so the more aero machines are at a substantial advantage.
We've got a Shiny! New! sprint timing system that makes processing results a lot easier, so I may put the case for using it for more than just the flying 100m. A standing-start (nominally) uphill sprint might be a good equaliser for the unfaired machines, and we could run the two back to back without having to move the timing equipment.
I'm tempted to run an unofficial who-can-ride-the-slowest-50m competition (trikes permitted only if they keep one wheel in the air at all times, and anyone caught track-standing will be sent to the reëducation camps) in one of the evenings.
We've joked about a hill-climb on the access road. Might be doable, but it would complicate logistics. Barakta wants an egg-and-spoon race
FWIW, there's going to be a
BHPC event at Gravesend Cyclopark at the start of June. That one's twisty with distinct lumps, which disadvantages the velomobiles (See also:
Stourport, where the hairpin is an bastard). Slash still wins thobut, even if he goes flying off the track and needs to restart. We opted not to host the World championships there on account of the anticipated body count with fast unfamiliar riders at the bottom corner.