The Beacon Message Board

andrew clayton wrote:great to be riding with a sizable bunch from the club. Good to meet a few new faces too.

It was nice to meet you andy, you were looking pretty strong. Hope to see you at a few more RR's soon.

Depends on work for me. If you do race Curborough, make sure you stay near the front from the start. Every time I've raced it the break has always got away. There's usually a head wind up the finishing straight so if you're chasing to close gaps you'll have your work cut out. Also there's a sort of ...

Well done! 70 Riders!! Christ that's some turn out for a Thursday night. No wonder there was a pile up. Me and Lee Marrow raced Mallory all season last year the most we had was 25-30. Talk about the Wiggo effect. It's a great circuit and should be safer than it is. Tuesday nights are 2nd and 3rd cat...

I'll have what he's having!

Great achievement to amass so many points so early in the season. Be interested to see results later in the season against the E/1/2's. Also be interesting to hear what his training plan was like pre season.

But what were you doing, Gary? Chatting to 148? (Who is that btw?)

I've raced behind that arse often enough to be sure that 148 is Doug.[/quote]

Well done, indeed!

However has anyone actually seen or heard from Gary since? I'm desperate to get hold of him regarding the current clothing situation.

My commitment to the sport has been seriously tested this week. 2 crashes and racing in foul wet weather conditions isn't really my idea of fun. However, onwards I plodded up to Mallory Park last night. The forcast wasn't too bad, maybe a light rain shower, possibly not. What greeted us was a monsoo...

Lee Marrow and me raced Mallory Park again last night. It was a smaller field, about 25, than last week. It was a stronger field too with some big powerful riders who blew the thing to bits from the start. It was fast, over 25mph avg and probably the hardest race i've done so far. However me and Lee...

You can pay extra (£5, i think) on the night for a provisional license but you won't get any points, i don't think. If you are going to do a lot of racing then buying a license will be more cost effective, but if you want to try before you buy then just pay a bit extra on the night. Entry is on the ...

Tim Having ridden a few circuit races now and also a Road Race, I can say the safest Circuit so far is Mallory Park, but its also the fastest and blustery. It's like a big interval training session. Although the Road Race was a lumpier course and a lot longer (57 miles) and faster (25.5mph avg with ...

Well done Doug! In the points then now.

Good results lads, well done.

I'm coming training with you boys in the off season!

Lee Marrow and myself took a trip over to Mallory Park on Thursday evening to race the 4th Cat Crit. It was Lee's first race after a 20 YEAR absence and also his first of the season. It was the first time either of us had raced at Mallory park. The weather was fab, although the track was exposed whi...

Gary Mac, Doug and myself turned up along with about 25 other riders for this one last night. This was the first time I'd raced on this circuit and i couldn't believe the two hairpin bends. There's sure to be a crash on one of those, I thought. The wind was a big factor too as the field got strung o...

Ha ha! I have to say I really enjoyed the racing. It was faster than the previous Vic Park meeting 3 weeks ago. Doug's comedy moment was hilarious. Almost as funny as me on the final lap of the second race. I went round the outside on the bend before the back straight and shouted to doug to get in m...

Hi Doug

Am thinking of dipping my toes in this year. Staying upright and injury free will be the goal!!

I'm looking at the 4th Cat only stuff so the Victoria Crits and Birmingham Crit.

Could do with some tips on training and tactics etc if you'd like to help?