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Kim:
Anyway, more details of the coming weekend here and here:
--- Quote ---Details for The Gravesend racing on the Saturday are:
we have the lower 2 circuits of the track (click to see pic) booked from 12-4pm
Sign-on starts ~11am
Race formats (split into Fast and Slow groups depending on numbers)
10min + 1 lap
20 min + 1 Lap
30 min + 1 Lap
The two race circuits can be used in a number of different combinations/directions, which can be decided on the day.
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--- Quote ---Details for The Gravesend racing on the Sunday are:
we have the lower 2 circuits of the track (click to see pic) booked from 10-3 pm
Sign-on starts ~9:30am
Race format (split into Fast and Slow groups depending on numbers)
2 hrs
The track is booked for 5 hrs to accommodate both a fast and a slow 2hr race, (but if numbers allow all to run in one race it could be increased to 3 hrs, or do an all-in 2hr race followed by another shorter race format to get full value for money from the track)
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To recycle the content of a previous post:
* It's a race.
* ...But nobody takes things too seriously, and there are plenty of slower riders (often on Mildly Inappropriate Bikes) doing it purely for fun.
* Spectators encouraged. If you've not witnessed the top end of the fully-faired class rumbling round the track at speeds in excess of R17, it's well worth it. Bring a brolly or similar if it's looking pish or scorchio, and something to sit on might be a good idea.
* You can ride anything that's:
a) Human-powered
b) Has a brake
c) No sticky-out sharp bits (chiefly unguarded chainrings on SWB/Tadpole recumbents).
(More detail here.)
* Magic hats compulsory, yes even for those in velomobiles. It's an in-sewer-ants thing. (Gloves, elbow pads and mirrors are not compulsory, but considered a Good Idea when racing recumbents.)
* 10-16 year olds can compete as Juniors. IIRC they need a parent/guardian to sign them in or something.
* Races are usually split into a Fast Group and a Slow Group. This doesn't mean anything in competition terms (the timings all get aggregated), but limits the speed/experience differential on the track for safety. The fast race is usually comprised of streamliners, velomobiles, faster riders on part-faired/un-faired recumbents, and the one person who knows how to set up the timing computer[1]. Upwrongs, newbies, juniors and most of the unfaired 'bents go in the slow group by default.
* It's going to be a criterium[2] race. Unless it's something else.
* Sign-on from 11:00/09:30. £7 for BHPC members, £10 for non-members. Look for someone with a tablet computer and a moneybox, *not* the people who look like they know what they're doing setting up timing equipment on the track. If in doubt, ask.
* Actual racing starts about an hour after sign-on.
* Points mean, erm, complicated maths. Results will be uploaded to the BHPC website when the relevant people get round to processing the data, which may take a while if they're loitering within tent. Ladies and Juniors will do well by simply turning up.
[1] O:-)
[2] Translation for non-sportsists: Go as fast as you can, and when someone rings a bell, it's nearly over so go a bit faster.
LittleWheelsandBig:
I’m hoping to be there (on upright trike, so a mobile chicane for some) but have a flight to catch Sunday evening, so must keep rubber side down.
Mr Larrington:
Sorry, gang, can't make this one coz I only get back from USAnia on the 21st and will be dead to the world on the 22nd.
Kim:
--- Quote from: Mr Larrington on 16 September, 2019, 03:06:08 pm ---Sorry, gang, can't make this one coz I only get back from USAnia on the 21st and will be dead to the world on the 22nd.
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Perhaps a 2D Mr Larrington would work?
Beardy:
--- Quote from: Kim on 16 September, 2019, 04:39:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mr Larrington on 16 September, 2019, 03:06:08 pm ---Sorry, gang, can't make this one coz I only get back from USAnia on the 21st and will be dead to the world on the 22nd.
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Perhaps a 2D Mr Larrington would work?
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Does the 3D Mr Larrington work? You’re destroying my imaginings. :o
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