BHPC Races 2012

As I start planning in earnest (with the help of my trusty multi championship-winning assistant) for the 2012 season, please let me have any feedback on the 2011 events, either by PM or by posting here.

A few of my thoughts to date:

• June is congested with events (Jersey, possible World Championship (WC), Cyclevision), making it pretty much impossible to run a BHPC-exclusive event in June.  A 12-race season won't fit comfortably into the remaining months, either.  I'm thinking of running 10 days of racing in addition to the 8th/9th June at Fowlmead.  If the proposal to run a WC event at Fowlmead is unsuccessful, that will become a standard BHPC two-day meeting.  If the WC does come off, I will look for ways to derive BHPC points from races within the WC event
  
• If the Worlds had not been proposed for June, I would have considered a BHPC event in Jersey again.  The events being consecutive weekends, though, that's not an option.  Maybe 2013 for a return to Jersey?
  
• Depending on availability, the season to be bookended by two visits to Hillingdon
  
• The popular Lancaster/Preston weekend is a must
  
• I'm thinking of the calendar again including one tight (therefore not necessarily friendly to streamliners and extreme low-racers) circuit.  Whilst I didn't master Stourport, the facilities were top-hole.  Worth another visit?
  
• Hog Hill was our most expensive circuit, but I'm going to look at whether hiring just the bottom (nearly flat!) section is cheaper.  We might hope the absence of the steep hill will result in a bigger turn-out, too
  
• We are the BRITISH Human Power Club but haven't raced anywhere on the mainland other than England for some time.  I'll look at a Welsh race, though it can't be anywhere too far west for it to be a viable event, and getting a slot at Newport is likely to be unfeasible.  I'm not aware of any suitable venues in Scotland. 
  
• Scunthorpe doesn't seem to offer good value for money: Reading is a little cheaper and the facilities are much nicer.  The possible reasons for going to Scunthorpe are a) it's the only track less than two hours drive from my house and b) it's a fast track - faster than Reading.  Is anyone thinking seriously at having a go at any of the available hour records?

They are good for comparing your speed to the previous season or finding out your best speed on your latest machine. They also give the streamliners a chance to really stretch their legs. Could be cut down to one a year if they are alternated between Reading and Scunthorpe.