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Round 7 of our Club TT series takes place on Wednesday 24th May at 19:00 on K36/4.5 course, details at http://midlanddc.org.uk/courses?area=K36&course=K36/4.5 , same as https://www.strava.com/activities/303945193 .

This is the second consecutive week of 4 so come along & track your progress each week. Sign on will take place at start, at junction of Tithe Barn Lane & Umberslade Road.

Weather forecast is ideal. Chris Hudson & myslef will timekeep but we need a volunteer to Marshall at the first junction please.

I might put in an appearance, just for the sheer fun of it all

Can someone bring a track pump, please. Mine has blown up

Martin, your link is broken for the google maps

Thanks to Martin and Richard for tonight's TT.
glorious evening after last week's showers

Great weather conditions tonight ensured a good turnout. Richard Kings gave up his ride to help timekeep so if we could have a different volunteer to help timekeep & someone to marshal first turn for next week please would be greatly appreciated. Here are the times, all riders Beacon unless otherwise stated.

Tim Ashton 19:11 Royal Sutton
Jacob Myles 20:50 Cult Racing
Peter Blackwell 22:04 Solihull
Dave Hughes 22:40
Kevin Rodgers 22:45 Saracen
Gavin Giles 22:49
Neil Orchard 23:02
Mark Patton 23:12
Amarjit Sanghera 23:13
Carl Woodfield 23:34 Media Velo
Phil Gameson 23:34
David McCann 23:35
Alistair Hey 23:39
John Hitchcock 23:40
Keith Adcock 23:47
Barry Evans 24:27
Gemma Johnson 26:22
Chris Hudson 26:43
Richard Leaper 27:03
Gary Mackintosh DNF
Anne Hughes DNF

Some blistering times, a course record for Tim Ashton I believe & Jacob Myles was on a road bike! Dave Hughes resembling a Mummy in bandages sill turned in a cracking time after his crash at weekend. Many others improving on previous performances so well done to all.
Anne had a mechanical problem & Gary ever the gent stopped to help her out, no time reward Gary but good Karma.
All welcome back for next round on this course next wednesday, that'll be the 3rd of 4 consecutive weeks on this course.

Thanks Martin and Richard I think lol

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

Yosser wrote: ↑

25 May 2017 07:48

We did finish but thought our times might mess up the handicaps.

That's not like Gary!

Some great times there. Having seen photos of Dave's injuries, I can't believe he raced last night.

Thanks Martin and Richard for organising.

laurence_cooley wrote: ↑

25 May 2017 08:49

.... Having seen photos of Dave's injuries, I can't believe he raced last night.

No one could! But he still managed an excellent time. Probably because he was well rested.
But it was like something out of the Rocky Horror Show. Thankfully there were no children around.

How do we know who was on a TT/Road bike? Is that recorded?

slogfester wrote: ↑

25 May 2017 10:33

How do we know who was on a TT/Road bike? Is that recorded?

From memory on road bikes were
Jacob Myles
Mark Patton
PHIL Gameson
David McCann
Gemma Johnson
Chris Hudson
RichardLeaper
Barry Evans