With all the 1000s presumably now entered there's still 4,700 places left. Its all gonna be fine!
Date Time limit Places restantes
18/08 80h00 1074
18/08 90h00 2926
19/08 84h00 738
Well a day later, as at Wednesday 1100 (non-specials):
80hr starts (1600-1730 Sun) 200x7=1400 available; 333 pre-registered
90hr starts (1800-2100 Sun) 320x13=4160 available; 1391 pre-registered
84hr starts (0500-0530 Sun) 300x3=900 available; 212 pre-registered
So 1936 riders pre-registered so far, about a third of the available places. Amazing (see below)! My per start places available figures will not be correct - works out at 6460 'start slots' available whereas ACP have said max 6,500 somewhere and need to allow 300 slots for specials (before 90hr and 84hr first start time). In 2011 257 'specials' registered. In 2015 276 specials registered.
Must admit I'm surprised how many rode a 1000+km worldwide last year (and want to ride PBP).
The AudaxUK stats say that 98 riders achieved Randonneur 2,500 (SR + a 1,000km). I assumed (probably in error) that most who rode a 1000 last year would have achieved a (separate ie not relying on the 1000) SR but clearly only half when you look at the number of 1000k ride finishers:
WH1000 56
ACME Grand 19
MP1K 46
Mille Cymru 56
Overseas (recorded in AudaxUK listings) 12 + 15
Fair number of overlaps no doubt.
Besides those who have entered (about 2000 with specials), surely there are at least as many riders, worldwide, who completed a 600k but not a 1000k last year who will wish to ride PBP. As ACP said last year 'a 400k ride in 2018 should ensure a place' and the figures all but confirm that. But it will be interesting to see how many places are left after the 400k contingent pre-register.
If I only had a 300 in last year's bag, I'd make sure to be online at 2300 GMT on 25 Feb with everything filled up ready to go and the ACP hologation number of my 300k BRM ride noted.