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AlanGoodman 
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 Topic: If you thought Fowlmead was wet....Posted: 04 September 2011 at 11:57pm |
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You should have seen Blackbushe today!!!
But on 4 wheels it just adds to the fun... Lots of sliding...   |
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Yowie
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Posted: 05 September 2011 at 6:41pm |
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Well done!. I'm not very familiar with the machines the pedalcar drivers use, but it would be great to see some out at the Worlds next year* :) They look very "specific to task" And good to meet the the riders too.
*Perhaps a formal BHPC welcome to BPCC drivers would be helpful? Edited by Yowie - 05 September 2011 at 6:42pm |
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AlanGoodman
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Posted: 05 September 2011 at 7:04pm |
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The final race of the BPCC calendar this year is at Curborough on 24th September - It's a 150 mile race running into the night (ending at around 8pm so the last hour or so will be in darkness with lights on the cars...)
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jes@gcre
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Posted: 07 September 2011 at 12:11pm |
That is actually the best description I have yet heard as to why a pedal car is different to a HPV.
They are specificly racing machines - more human powered cars than 4 wheeled cycles - with handling characteristics just as important as aerodynamics, durability just as important as outright speed and the need for each car to fit at least 4 different shaped drivers.
In a straight line they tend to be slower but they come into their own when you put them on a twisty kart track such as Blackbushe and especially in somewhat margnial conditions...
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Racing is life...
Anything which happens before or afterwards is just standing around waiting to race.... |
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