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Ive entered this cat 4 race on Saturday. 9 places left.

Should be interesting for my first race. Don't think Ive currently got the speed, bike handling skills or nerve for it but apart from that think I'll do well! It's being sold as ideal to give racing a go but is also described as a "technical" course?!

Will let you know how it goes.

Tim

you be ok tim ive only done 3 races. goodluck

Good luck Tim its Good to see another Beacon member take up racing.
You shuold try Stourport on Tuesdays there are normaly a few Beacon members riding there.
Remember just have fun for most of us it takes a few races to get the hang of it.

Gary

Thanks! Yes hope to get to Stourport at least once in the next month.

My first race result: DNS!

Unfortunately my son decided to pick up a bad virus resulting in me spending 6 hours at the childrens hospital A&E yesterday. He's absolutely fine now. Will have to get to Stourport or Mallory soon!

It was indeed a great evening entertainment, some very fast paced racing. Quite surprised not to see more local cyclists watching it?

Top marks to Redditch RRPCC for organising it, but it needed more marshals ideally to help control some of the local drunken clowns as the evening progressed.

totally agree alan, it did put a dampener on it. however a very enjoyable evening

Sean Mungovan got a mention for the Beacon on the BC website for third place in the 3rd-cat race:

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/a ... Redditch-0

Well done Sean!

Well done, Sean!

Spoke to Sean about the race-he did say that in the break of 3 he didn't get much help from the other 2.
He should be 2nd CAT I reckon by the end of the season-4 points to get. I'm racing with him in Telford on Sunday so he might get them then. We need to get him a Beacon jersey as well. He went to get one but there were no smalls.
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