2025 Event 9: Darley Moor - Monday 25th August

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   Yup, I watched one of the horses prancing about regardless of what the rider was doing, so I swapped to the other side of the track and cautioned that several of the riders were very quick. They were not in my view the next lap round.

Edited by LWaB - 26 August 2025 at 11:34am

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LWaB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List BHPC Member Joined: 13 August 2016 Status: Offline Points: 277	Post Options Post Reply Quote LWaB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 August 2025 at 10:29pm
	Yup, I watched one of the horses prancing about regardless of what the rider was doing, so I swapped to the other side of the track and cautioned that several of the riders were very quick. They were not in my view the next lap round. Edited by LWaB - 26 August 2025 at 11:34am

Kim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 13 April 2018 Location: Middle Earth Status: Offline Points: 1256	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kim Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 August 2025 at 10:46pm
	I saw them congregating behind the tyres on the north side, and assumed they had encountered a closed gate and were merely spectating. On my next lap they were on the other side of the infield obviously planning to cross the straight, and on the next they'd crossed and were riding off into the ~~sunset~~ crosswind. Edited by Kim - 25 August 2025 at 10:47pm

Yanto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 11 July 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1521	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yanto Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 August 2025 at 7:13am
	They crossed the track (flying club side) after I had passed, this after going through the central field full of bovines, some of which were playing mummy and daddy making babies, as a diversion from the sometimes monotony is was a welcome distraction.

LWaB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List BHPC Member Joined: 13 August 2016 Status: Offline Points: 277	Post Options Post Reply Quote LWaB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 August 2025 at 11:33am
	For three hours, I was mostly watching the riders in front, the blacktop flowing under my front wheel, occasionally the riders coming up behind and virtually nothing beyond the track itself. If you have the brainpower to look at other stuff, are you still going flat chat? Edited by LWaB - 26 August 2025 at 10:40pm

Kim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 13 April 2018 Location: Middle Earth Status: Offline Points: 1256	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kim Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 August 2025 at 1:51pm
	The great advantage(!) of the Notso is you get a nice view of the scenery with occasional glimpses of other riders, a murky view of the interior, and only really get to see the track itself when you're cornering at speed...

Kim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 13 April 2018 Location: Middle Earth Status: Offline Points: 1256	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kim Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 26 August 2025 at 9:51pm
	And results for Monday are now up at https://www.bhpc.org.uk/events/2025-races/ Took us slightly longer than 3 hours to sort all the missed tag reads. In the end, there were only two not captured on video, due to the wind blowing over the aerial (which has the retroflector for the backup IR beam beam-break on it, so we didn't get any video capture during that period either).

speedy611 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Committee Joined: 20 August 2023 Status: Offline Points: 25	Post Options Post Reply Quote speedy611 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 August 2025 at 4:57pm
	RE Horses - yes, I did (Mark 236). There's been some discussion about them / rights of way/ signage on the FB group. As I recall they approached from approximately the slalom side of the course (northerly?). I didn't pay much attention until I later saw them in the centre section of the track, which made me wonder where they crossed. Later again saw them on the south (?) side of the track. They must have crossed the live track at some stage, but I didn't see that happen. Mark