Ned Flanagan Sunday 15 Feb

Harrybelafonte

Let the games begin!

Stevieg2009

And the A4 bashing!

Harrybelafonte

Why don't we stick to times, course etc eh?

Koobcam

Forecast looks decent

Harrybelafonte

daragh_

Koobcam wrote: »

Forecast looks decent

Shorts?

Chips Lovell

There was a good few in shorts last year, despite the cold.

daragh_

Don't mind wearing shorts for the racing. It's the waiting around before freezing that I hate

daragh_

For anyone doing this as their first race -

http://www.stickybottle.com/coaching/coaching-no-nonsense-guide-to-preparing-for-your-first-race-of-the-season/

The bit about bog roll is very important.

Harrybelafonte

Looks like numbers are gonna be down this year, considering the tumbleweed in this thread. May possibly be a handicap again this year then.

daragh_

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Looks like numbers are gonna be down this year, considering the tumbleweed in this thread. May possibly be a handicap again this year then.

Hope not. Did it the year before last (my first open race) when it was a handicap and it was bit sketchy when we were caught.

Harrybelafonte

daragh_ wrote: »

Hope not. Did it the year before last (my first open race) when it was a handicap and it was bit sketchy when we were caught.

Snap! Except I wasn't there when they caught the A4s

daragh_

I got blown out the back without mercy! :eek:

Granolite

Haven't got my CI race license yet..any chance one can race under a one day license or is that mechanism scrapped now?

Lusk_Doyle

Granolite wrote: »

Haven't got my CI race license yet..any chance one can race under a one day license or is that mechanism scrapped now?

Use the emailed pdf they sent you when you paid.

Harrybelafonte

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Use the emailed pdf they sent you when you paid.

This. This is my first year actually going with a proper licence.

coppinger

Paid for my licence on 24jan and it arrived in the post yesterday, no excuses for not racing sunday, only a headcold can save me now!!!

Bambaata

coppinger wrote: »

Paid for my licence on 24jan and it arrived in the post yesterday, no excuses for not racing sunday, only a headcold can save me now!!!

Numbers and all? I paid for mine in December and still nothing!!

Chips Lovell

Bring the printout of your licence, explain the situation and you'll be issued with temporary numbers.

Koobcam

daragh_ wrote: »

Hope not. Did it the year before last (my first open race) when it was a handicap and it was bit sketchy when we were caught.

Had good numbers last year, so hopefully will be similar this year. No other races on the calendar for this weekend that I know of and the weather looks like it will be fine, so no excuses really. Good location for a race as well, easy to get to and plenty of parking in the town.

Plastik

Numbers and licence arrived in the post yesterday. Paid for a fortnight ago.

bwalsh1983

Same as, they must go out in batches. Paid under two weeks ago, all recieved yesterday.

Slo_Rida

So was it separate races last year?
Slo

De Bhál

Slo_Rida wrote: »

So was it separate races last year?
Slo

A4 was seperate anyway, don't know about the rest

Chips Lovell

They had three races last year. A1/A2, A3/Women and A4.

Inquitus

Just got the race bike out of the loft, put it back together, gave it a nice set of shiny new Open Corsas, charged the battery, took it for a quick spin round the block, nice to hear the whoosh of the deep rims signifying the end of the winter, and the start of the new season. No ambition beyond hoping to not get dropped on account of this being allegedly flat as a pancake!

bcmf

I heard there is a big fook off climb in it.

killalanerr

bcmf wrote: »

I heard there is a big fook off climb in it.

It's all relative . A small hillock to me ....

Lusk_Doyle

bcmf wrote: »

I heard there is a big fook off climb in it.

No there isn't.

Unless they changed the route from when I did it.

Harrybelafonte

There's a little bit of a climb, then a sharp enough descent, nice big left hand corner, two cattle grids, a golf course or something, then back on the main road. It's mostly tiring false flats though, well tiring for some.

I'm finding the lack of interest in the race via the forum really interesting... have potential A4s been scared away or are we all just a bit more experienced now?

lennymc

maybe the lack of interest is because the race is 15 quid this year

nilhg

Big looking turnout, they're away down the road

nilhg

Robin Kelly wins again

padjo5

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

There's a little bit of a climb, then a sharp enough descent, nice big left hand corner, two cattle grids, a golf course or something, then back on the main road. It's mostly tiring false flats though, well tiring for some.

I'm finding the lack of interest in the race via the forum really interesting... have potential A4s been scared away or are we all just a bit more experienced now?

I refuse to believe it's nearly March again!! I need another winter to try get some fitness! Looking forward to hearing how the A4 race went.

Plastik

I punctured out of the A3 race about halfway through. Changed quickly and jumped on the back of the A4 as they came past. Few groups going up the road in the road in the A3 and coming back, anyone know how it finished?

The A4 split on the small descent and there ended up being a few different groups on the road on the run in to the line. I'm not sure if it all came together again or not. Few guys took a tumble right at the back of the bunch at the finish.

Harrybelafonte

I had to chase to get back on to second bunch. We should have driven on but I was exhausted and could understand that we never made it across. Only a few guys seemed to have it in them and the rest clinging on after bridging.

It was fast though. From the go. A lot of strong riders in there this year.

daragh_

I was in A4. That descent took me by surprise. I didn't realise we were on the hill until we were going down. Wrong side of the split at the bottom corner. Chased hard and we caught a good few but never got the lead guys. Fair play to them.

Enjoyed that and there was no drama in A4.

Well behaved mostly. The usual bunch riding up on the wrong side and then sitting halfway up the group looking surprised when a car came. But the Comm on the moped was an excellent addition.

Great to be back racing :-)

dermo1990

My chain snapped in the a3 just as i was about to attack...was a relatively new one and everything...not a great start to the season

wav1

Seamus Sinnot from Wex Whlrs won A3 race in a bunch gallop from Pawlie himself.

Inquitus

Punctured towards the end of the A3 race, enjoyed it, good to be back racing again.

Harrybelafonte

daragh_ wrote: »

I was in A4. That descent took me by surprise. I didn't realise we were on the hill until we were going down. Wrong side of the split at the bottom corner. Chased hard and we caught a good few but never got the lead guys. Fair play to them.

Enjoyed that and there was no drama in A4.

Well behaved mostly. The usual bunch riding up on the wrong side and then sitting halfway up the group looking surprised when a car came. But the Comm on the moped was an excellent addition.

Great to be back racing :-)

I was terribly frustrated as it had to dothe same thing as last year but found it tougher. Am convinced the wind changed direction. I passed about 15 lads or more trying to get back so it was really broken up.

daragh_

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

I was terribly frustrated as it had to dothe same thing as last year but found it tougher. Am convinced the wind changed direction. I passed about 15 lads or more trying to get back so it was really broken up.

Early days.

A4droppedalot

A4 race; got dropped also after the small climb. Seemed to be attacks straight after the climb which split up the bunch. Some surprisingly sharp bends on the descent. All good clean fun today; the motoman Marshall was a great addition; even if everybody was guilty of being on the wrong side of road at some point. Only crash seemed to be right at the end hope everybody's ok.

MichealD

wav1 wrote: »

Seamus Sinnot from Wex Whlrs won A3 race in a bunch gallop from Pawlie himself.

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Harrybelafonte

Anyone in a4 spot the rider who lost it on a corner on the descent and had to overshoot down a lane way off to the side?

Inquitus

I got caught out, I went over the top of the climb near the front, but then all hell kicked off on the descent and into the following flat, so after descending like Wiggins in the wet I ended up having to murder myself to get back on. If I was to take one note away from this race for next year it would be to pay attention on the descent and have some more cojones!

not sane

Got caught out myself, sat up on descent thinking it would be handy. Hit the golf course and had a hard time at the back and then the speed shot up on the main road again. Major school boy error.

wirelessdude01

Came across a cool gopro video about 33mins long of the A3 race. And people give out about A4 riders being on the wrong side of the white line against oncoming traffic!!!!

Zyzz

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Came across a cool gopro video about 33mins long of the A3 race. And people give out about A4 riders being on the wrong side of the white line against oncoming traffic!!!!

Great video thanks for posting! :cool:

Koobcam

Inquitus wrote: »

I got caught out, I went over the top of the climb near the front, but then all hell kicked off on the descent and into the following flat, so after descending like Wiggins in the wet I ended up having to murder myself to get back on. If I was to take one note away from this race for next year it would be to pay attention on the descent and have some more cojones!

Those cars on the corners on that descent scared the sh*te out of me, was better than last year though because at least it was dry

Smalltom

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Came across a cool gopro video about 33mins long of the A3 race. And people give out about A4 riders being on the wrong side of the white line against oncoming traffic!!!!

Is there a link to that video somewhere? Ta.