WMCCL Round 9 - Hereford, Oct 31st

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Kyle
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Real Name: Kyle Gatier

WMCCL Round 9 - Hereford, Oct 31st

Post by Kyle » 01 Nov 2021 11:56

Setting out from Birmingham in torrential rain yesterday morning, I cast only a momentary thought to those Beaconites daft enough to have made it to The Black House for a club run. Instead, I was preoccupied with thoughts of the mud bath that would surely be Round 9 of the WMCCL at a new Hereford venue.

While the gale blowing across the playing fields added to the challenge, it turned out it wasn’t the swamp it could have been. The ground held together remarkably well and it was only a steep off-camber section that really highlighted my lack of skill. Even this section seemed to improve as the final race of the day went on and by lap 6 I was able to ride through without unclipping... although I am quite sure that Beacon’s more experienced and skilled representation made this look much easier!

Beacon results
Steve Croggan - 27th of 58, 22nd in cat
Roger Cutler - 22nd of 45, 8th in cat
Kyle Gatier - 38th of 45, 12th in cat

Full results here - http://results.d3racetec.co.uk/results. ... huWEfs9puM

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