Quibell Park
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Topic: Quibell Park
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Subject: Quibell Park
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 1:02pm
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Looking at the aerial view of the address given in the "Events" pages, I can't see anything looking like a velodrome. This one looks rather more promising: Quibell Pk, Brumby Wood La, Scunthorpe, South Humberside, DN17 1SR - see http://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=Brumby+Wood+Ln,+Scunthorpe,+DN17+1SR,+UK&ie=UTF8&ll=53.584186,-0.67728&spn=0.006254,0.010664&t=h&z=16&om=1 - this
Maybe we've been given the correspondence address for bookings, etc.
------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
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Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 13 July 2007 at 1:33pm
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Thank you for bringing this to my attaention. I had not looked at the events page for the track before, that google maps link on the events page is totally wrong and is the other side of the town, the correct location is the one posted above. ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 19 August 2007 at 10:01am
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Can someone please fix this, people are going to be turning up at some place miles from the actual track. Link to this page instead http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=scunthorpe ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: Byegad
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 5:41pm
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I'm planning to be there on the 16th for a ride rather than a race, I don't know the area but assume a ride is possible.
------------- Geoff says FREE TIBET! |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 9:10am
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How banked is the Quibell Park track? and how does it compare with (say) Reading and Aldersley? From the aerial photograph and a bit of trigonometry, I estimate it at 40 degrees; but this could be way out.
I ask because it has a bearing on how many will race, and whether there will be some people (trike riders, for example) who might prefer a social ride.
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Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 10:49am
The Coulsons visited it a while back (before it was resurfaced, so they rejected it as a possible venue on grounds of bumpiness). It's not steeply banked - closer to Reading stylee than Welwyn, and certainly nothing like 40 degrees. ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
NickM wrote:Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 12:14pm
I found some pictures of the renovation process http://www.scunthorpepoly.co.uk/pictures/quibell/index.htm - here , from which you can see it's not dissimilar to Aldersley. ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 1:06pm
| Thanks, Adrian - Judith is reassured! |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 05 September 2007 at 1:44pm
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It is very simular to Aldersley although I think the banking may be slightly less.
http://www.bhpc.org.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=908 Bank angle is apparently 29 degrees, so quite a bit steeper than reading (11 deg). Could not find angle of Aldersley ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: Byegad
Date Posted: 07 September 2007 at 9:26am
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Doh!!!!
I'm committed to Durham Big Ride on the 16th. Hope to take social ride at Curborough instead, Anyone with local knowledge of rides near Curborough? ------------- Geoff says FREE TIBET! |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 08 September 2007 at 11:24pm
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Looks like we won't have any changing rooms or a kitchen and only one toilet. I went to the track today to have a look at it to find that some local chavscum had decided to burn the main building out, destroying the changing rooms, kitchen, main hall and toilets. Track is fine though, and the disabled toilet (the only toilet remaining) which was in a seprate building.
------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 8:18am
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Are we sure that the track will be available and that there are no safety/security issues?? ------------- |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 9:11am
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Lee - Your PM box is full so I'm posting here instead (apologies to anyone who isn't Lee Wakefield). I have the latest version of the race sign-on/results system so I shall bring it with me on a suitable laptop. I'm happy to help with signing-in and doing the results if you're not familiar with it, and should be there well in time to start signing on at 10.00am. We also have the plastic crate with most of the Stuff in, though possibly not all. Just have to hope the place is still open. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 9:12am
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I can't get an answer from the venue on the phone (perhaps not surprising in the circumstances...)
We really need to be sure that we can race as we're going to have a lot of upset people if they travel long distances to be turned away at the gate. ------------- |
Posted By: Paul Lowing
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 10:47am
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Have just spoken to the manager. He has promised that the track is open and the toilet block and changing rooms will be available. He won't promise hot showers although it is a possibility... |
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 11:04am
No you haven't got all of it because I've got some (banners, toilet tent, flags and the board for the clock, if I remember the contents of my garage correctly. We'll be bring all the aforementioned. ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
Posted By: Yowie
Date Posted: 10 September 2007 at 2:46pm
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Please can anyone offer some lift-assistance to Scunny? I'm heading from Swansea area and any lift in the general direction would be useful. I'm considering train-assistence and cycling as part of the journey/ordeal. From looking at timetables, trains going up the border along the Abergavenny; Hereford; Shrewsbury; Crewe; Stockport line (then connecting onward to Doncaster) appear to operate quite efficiently. Its the bits at either end of the journey that make for an extortionate ticket price and put eons onto the time. I can also camp over somewhere on Saturday evening and Sunday evening for added flexibility... Ta ta Howard South Wales Regional Rep- http://www.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&t=h&hl=en&ll=51.75679,-3.931732&spn=0.187439,0.691452&z=11&om=1 - Ammanford/Pontardawe area |
Posted By: IanChattington
Date Posted: 11 September 2007 at 3:21pm
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What length of event is envisaged? Something over half an hour (to make it worth while), but less than one hour which could be boring for all concerned. *********** ? 45 minutes ? ************ Ian. |
Posted By: HeatherF
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 3:30pm
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To Lee (and others)
If needed I will be able to do the signing on and help with organising due to a trapped nerve in my neck which means that riding a trike on a velodrome is less than ideal therapy! Heather |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 12 September 2007 at 6:37pm
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Thanks for the offers for help
I was considering 30 min races (see other thread), if a significant number want a diffrent length race though then I could change it. How about 40 mins + 2? Need enough time for 2 or 3 races. ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: PaulC
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 9:24am
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I am also on the lookout for any lift possibilities. I am considering, for convenience sake, taking the smallest bike you have ever seen (It only has one wheel). So space wise we are talking pretty much me only. I'd be willing to pre-travel to a suitable meeting point. i.e. Birmingham, Swindon, Oxford etc, (Coming from Cheltenham).
Many thanks, Paul
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Posted By: PaulC
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 9:34am
| Actually, unicycle on a velodrome might not be easy... what was the bank angle like? |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 11:18am
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Bank angle is 29 degrees, simular to wolverhampton.
If you cannot bring your aero, my mum is going to the race in her car. Would not be too difficult to put the strada in and then you could race that if you wanted. ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: PaulC
Date Posted: 13 September 2007 at 1:53pm
| That would be very handy actually thanks Lee:) Now just the transport remains... |
Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 14 September 2007 at 9:27pm
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Latest from Quibell There are now going to be showers - there may not be hot water though... Alas no food but there may be hot drinks. ------------- gNick "I'm afraid it's definite, Mrs Banker - your son has bicycles" |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 14 September 2007 at 9:54pm
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There will be some food, my mum is baking a selection of cakes and will be selling them at the event. There will also be hot and cold drinks. She will be in the kitchen if it has been repaired otherwise the area under the stairs to the grandstand like last week.
Another small note, the CTT official for the local area is comming to have a look, due to work though he will be comming sometime around 2pm. I told him that people normally stay around until about 3pm. This is in connection with some disscussions about attempting to get HPVs included in time trails. ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 5:55pm
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Another great race. Did not go as fast as at wolves though, think the wind was slowing me down. What did you think to the track? Will we be going to it again?
Ps, anyone know where yowie got to, I thought he was comming? ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: Yowie
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 6:11pm
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Transport didn't work out. Can't get a 20-20 on a motorbike without vitually taking it completely to pieces. And I am quite a dab at carrying stuf. http://tinyurl.com/23zfuq (not including the wheelie bins) Completely b!$$€D off about it all  |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 6:37pm
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You could have ridden my trice.... (or the bacchetta in the slow race).
Oh well. ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 7:48pm
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Thanks to Lee, Heather and all the others who helped out...
A good day out and a very nice surface to ride on... ------------- |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 8:10pm
These are the provisional results for Quibell Park. First the individual races:
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Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 8:12pm
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Thank you for the quick results, do you have the tables too? ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 8:15pm
...then the overall results:
Please let me know of any quibbles about Quibell as soon as poss, then I'll update the 'Season so Far' tables. I'd like to get the results for this round right before updating the tables since it's easy to fix mistakes in the results but a bit of a pain to fix them in the tables. |
Posted By: PaulC
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 9:16pm
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Thanks Lee for lending me a race ready bike:) I also thought the cakes were excellent, and very reasonably priced! - P |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 9:19pm
Well done Andrew... Thanks for all the efforts once again... I think that the Kingcycle with the front fairing only (Tim Higgins??) may well have been in front of me... Not certain to be honest. Can anybody else confirm that?? Tim?? Are you out there?? ------------- |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 9:28pm
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Good to see another junior racing (I didn't realise until I saw the "J" above) and young Zach's average speed was very impressive... Shame Hannah wasn't there or we could have had a real contest... ------------- |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 9:57pm
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Thanks for comming PaulC, you are cool.
Your comments about the cakes have been passed to the makers. ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 9:59pm
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Paul: Did you really ride all that way on your CG125????
I think when we're giving out awards at the end of the year, we need a new one!! ------------- |
Posted By: LeeW
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 10:31pm
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What about me, I rode 150 miles on the Quest to lancaster, then I rode 170 miles on the Quest to Shrewsburry... ------------- Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany! |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 16 September 2007 at 10:41pm
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Thanks very much to Andrew Dicky Knee Sidwell, Heather Trapped Nerve Fortnum and Lee Perfectly OK Wakefield for an excellent day. I think Quibell Park is the nicest velodrome I've ridden - smooth surface, trees to keep the wind down, Scunthorpe sunshine 
If we get cakes and drinks every time we go there, I hope we will return many times. To have a fresh cup of tea after racing was heaven! Thanks to Lee's mum and her helpers
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 7:24am
Crikey!! And I was whinging about DRIVING 350 miles yesterday... 
The other candidate for a large seeeeeegar is Mr Tigwell, who must be keeping Railtrack in business almost single-handed... ------------- |
Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 9:06am
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Thanks to all for organising and especially to the caterers. Lee you couldn't persuade them to come to more events could you?
And a special thanks to Neil for saving me having to fall over! ------------- gNick "I'm afraid it's definite, Mrs Banker - your son has bicycles" |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 9:21am
A race report is in the pipeline, Paul L (and this one will materialise  because we made notes on the way home).
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Posted By: Paul Lowing
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 11:25am
Hooray!!!
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Posted By: stormbird
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 11:41am
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Hi there
Lee - thank your mother for the cakes , at those prices it will take me a month to work of the calories.
Lee - thank you for letting me ride your Quest , very neat feeling the wind in your face and not tugging at your clothing.
I have some pictures and small video of the racing if anyone wants them ?
regards Paul
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 1:07pm
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Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 2:48pm
| I think we need a "scribes rota" for the writing of race reports - my muse only responds to the summons once a year at most, and if all potential reporters have similarly limited supplies of inspiration there's no point in us overlapping... |
Posted By: Paul Lowing
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 3:43pm
| An excess of scribes is a problem I rarely encounter... |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 10:27pm
In the slightly suspicious absence of any dissent* over the results, this is the story so far in the traditional little boxes format:http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sidwells/Andrew/BHPC/results/quibellpark07.html - Quibell Park tables*Sorry Alan, I couldn't find any evidence to corroborate your story about being beaten by a Kingcycle so the result has to stand. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 17 September 2007 at 10:46pm
No problem - I don't think it will make any real difference to anybody chasing championship points... ------------- |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 5:54pm
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Looking at the Positions after Round 9, I see that Lee's Quest is now in Multi-track. Is this correct??
Dave. ------------- I want to give peace, love and kisses out to this whole stinking world! |
Posted By: gNick
Date Posted: 18 September 2007 at 7:13pm
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It shouldn't be, it is a Velomobile so Open, Faired and Velomobile. ------------- gNick "I'm afraid it's definite, Mrs Banker - your son has bicycles" |