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Some delightful images evoking a strong whiff of nostalgia! I remember them both your parent well. Both were very friendly and most welcoming to a young 16 year old coming into the Allens Cross based clubroom in 1967! Images of several of my contemporaries from that era including Rod Goodfellow, Jac...

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Wow, some turnout and those times! Covid is good for you? Congrats all and particularly Gemma.

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You can count me in Ade. The proviso is my training/racing schedule and Covid injections!

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Anne and I have kept this date clear so as to assist on the day. I am happy to do all the usual jobs I have been given recently.

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Good grief, does anyone ride slow these days. Tremendous actual times posted. Congrats to all riders. Amjhet, I see you!

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Rich K, I find myself v upset that you may not be able to race again (hopefully just the near future). You rode for pure enjoyment of racing and you were certainly one of the most committed of riders and a strong supporter of the Club TT scene. Get better ASAP.

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I agree entirely George. Most aspects of bike riding have greatly improved over time and the only major negatives to lament are the number of vehicles on the roads and the parlous state of said carriageways.

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In reply to George;

How dare you sir. Established and long held traditions like these have deep resonance for "old Geezers".

Yours,

disgusted of Renal, I mean Rednal!

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Are the conkers ready at that unseasonably early date? Penny putting is OK no matter what the date. (Older members will understand).

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Exciting stuff, good luck to them all.
Meanwhile I notice this is yet another competition in which I trail Anne.

"Yes dear, I am coming and yes I have got your bags"

Sorry folks, I have to go now. (Heaves sigh and exits stage right).

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That is brilliant Simon. Those are times to be very proud of.

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Hmmm, Anne coming out on top, AGAIN. Ah well.

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It would have taken a very good ride to have beaten that time. Well done Simon.

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This is an area of some complexity. Most of the club awards are for “absolutes” awarded in gender & BC cats, some Male/Female and then Schoolboy, Junior, Senior, Vet and so on. What is missing is the absolute O/A which would NOT necessarily be the “Senior” award. This could be a simple “Beacon Champ...

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Blimey, those times are impressive. Good job I managed to end up "top dog" according to you Simon. The Tri side of our house doesn't quite see it that way!

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Now that is seriously fast. Superb Simon.

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Ian; yep Martin should be applauded, all that and competing in the Redditch Park Run beforehand (19 mins ish Martin). I think he needs some help, anyone? Jess; that "I will pay double next time" line ranks up there with the Cheques in the post routine. Keith; Never mind continental drift, it's the e...

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Blimey news gets around fast with you lot, I hardly told anyone! Did the event as training so I was gob-smacked to be on the podium let alone win it. I am not even doing TT’s this year! (Although I was tempted by the Silverstone event. Now that appeals but doesn’t fit in to my season’s plans). Thank...

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I do love a passionate argument and confess that I haven’t ridden this road. However I am almost entirely fact drive when coming to any conclusions. To say that the road is dangerous because it LOOKS dangerous is an interesting supposition. It is akin to a casual observer staring up at the bottom of...

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As a short and aged trackie I am so impressed with the organisation in the TT section that I am tempted to start doing some this year. On the other hand, they hurt1 Great spreadsheet though.

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As a fat boy at the back when it comes to hills I am truly impressed by all this HC activity. Could be a good HC season, along with all the other excellent accomplishments this year. Well done to James Tate as well.

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Sorry Martin, I'm on holiday tomorrow for a couple of weeks.

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Dam but you're right. How did he do that? I suggest; give him the trophy, cancel the event and decide which pub we will all go to instead.

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Now that is a generous HC I've got there. Very tempting!

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Thanks Martin for the organisation. Thanks to Gary for the mechanical help- I bet you won't ride behind me again. We did finish but thought our times might mess up the handicaps.
Anne

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VIEW FROM THE OLD GUY- TT SECTION BEACON OPEN 10 K33 10D SATURDAY MAY 13th 2017 So here we go, dressed all in full TT garb, like some gnome looking for a garden pond to fish and riding a fully rigged go faster bike, hoping to do a time that a half decent OAP would do on a mobility scooter. Bizarrely...

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Re Tyre science. The science is persuasive though it is important to remember that although science is the most measurable and so "provable" of life's imponderables it is also the most pragmatic in that it's main principle is any conclusions fit the current evidence only. In the future... Given that...

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I love it when you talk macho Dave. "Sort out the Marshals"

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I started racing again last year after a near 40 yr break. Tech had moved on massively so, having had a science based mentality all my life, I started with the research of all aspects of going faster. I am disappointed to find that my greatest advantage over the slightly less informed masses have be...

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Some remarkable results here. Some records are going to go soon! So good to see the club with it's competitive teeth back in. (I do have to pop mine in the glass before I go to sleep though).

May do a couple of TT's soon but not expecting too much this season.

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The starter (Dave Hughes?) decides on the day if you are roadman or not.

Oh the power!

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Anne and I will be there a well. Jess.

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Hi Jess. Anne and I intend to come to the TT training session. 4th is best for us.

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OMG, behave George.

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The Shirley said last year that they probably had done their last promotion of this event. They have been doing it for a very long time.

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So looking fwd to this now that I am officially a time triallist.

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Interesting George, and I remember the FF cafe well. Just my sort of distance as well.

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With ref to John and the prev comment re "I might not get in", well you bloody well will from now on. Some talent boy. AND you bagged that disc wheel from ebay! Re me not training, that is not quite true but have done only a few Sat rides and every Thur with the 'ol uns' from Tardebigge. I am as sur...

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This is just the sort of response I was hoping for with my much earlier post in August. Some excellent ideas. I am also firmly in the 'go for it Jess' camp. As far as the 'events to enter in advance' comment from John, if we had a weekly Racing message board start point, similar to the weekly club r...

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Hi Gary, sorry that Anne & I can't help. We will be on hols touring the Pyrenees.

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Brilliant racing. This year is looking like one of the most competitive in recent history. To pick up on Simon's comment, this is just the sort of collaboration I was referring to in prev comments re the Club Racing co-ordination. If we had a weekly update of our own making, similar to the club run ...

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Just popped in to see the response. Many sensible comments here. Will make another contribution when Iget back from Guernsey on Friday morning. Just off for seafood linguini cooked on site with numerous varieties of sea food and heavy on the wine. Camping eh, roughing it again.

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Looking at the performances of Simon this year and him feeling slightly embarrassed about publishing his own results it is somewhat of an anomaly that we can find out minute detail of each club run each week but not much about the racing element of the club. Club run details are extremely well maint...

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Great result Simon. Agree with all the previous comments re just do it. That time is impressive no matter which way you look at it. I am guessing the wind was following on the return leg, perfect if it was.

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Brilliant Simon, you have been threatening that for some time.

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Thanks for the support folks. It will be interesting, and, as a well respected visitor to this board would say, "better to be interesting than ...

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A few people have asked about me riding the National Criterium Champs. The details are; Race is this Sat, 16 July at The Stourport Circuit. Address Stourport Sports Club, Kingsway, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8BQ Races are on all day but unfortunately I am in the first race that starts at 9.00 am. Rac...

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I keep saying this but what a ride again Simon. We do need to have a forum for getting this news around without you having to broadcast it yourself. Also if we knew where each of us were racing, it would be nice to either join up as Beacon team, if people are racing fit, or cheer people on. I rememb...

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This is a bit late but only just noticed this performance. Blimey! That is serious speed Simon. Can't help thinking there must be a more systematic way of finding out what is happening in the racing fraternity.
Brilliant Simon.

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How the mighty are fallen eh George. Got to say that I tried v hard but it was a sound beating on the night. Not using TT bike was a factor but neither were any others. What a ride by Jon Hunt, on a strictly non aero bike! Respect.

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