2013 Stourport
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Topic: 2013 Stourport
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Subject: 2013 Stourport
Date Posted: 08 July 2013 at 6:00pm
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Next event is at Stourport on 20th July... a week on Saturday. No organiser for this one yet... If nobody else comes forward I'll do it and it will be 30 minutes in each direction... So if you want to do anything other than that you know what to do...  ------------- |
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Posted By: BarneyH
Date Posted: 08 July 2013 at 10:44pm
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AlanI'll give you a hand - nice race format! Barney
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 08 July 2013 at 10:48pm
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Thanks Barney - That's sorted then... Anybody who hasn't given the circuit a go, please come along... It's a good fun track with excellent facilities on site. The hairpin is doable on all but the most extreme machines... ------------- |
Posted By: Paul Goodwin
Date Posted: 10 July 2013 at 12:03pm
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Thoroughly looking forward to Stourport again, I can echo Alan's thoughts above. Tis a great circuit with a banked hairpin plus a good clubhouse. I'm travelling with a friend of mine who could be looking to become 'One of Us', he's mainly interested in the trikes. Is there anyone who'd be willing to let him have a ride on their trike (and if sufficient beer is involved, perhaps take part in one of the slow races on it)?
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Posted By: Karl
Date Posted: 10 July 2013 at 6:56pm
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Paul, How tall is he? I should have my Windcheetah 6'4" number 124 and Katies 5'6" number 76 If we can shuffle things around he could enter on one of those. Please note though we will be leaving asap after racing as we need to get back to Preston. Karl |
Posted By: Paul Goodwin
Date Posted: 11 July 2013 at 8:27am
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Hey Karl, Rich is about 5'11" so pretty much slap bang between the two of you. Is there that much adjustment in a WC? What time are you planning to arrive?
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Posted By: fards
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 1:34pm
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I should be down (not sure if racing yet or not) so can do 1st aid if needed. |
Posted By: Karl
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 1:42pm
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Daft question? do you need to still be a qualified first aider? Only reason I ask is I was a first aider trained but the qualification has slipped by a number of years. Karl
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Posted By: Karl
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 1:44pm
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Paul, To answer what time we will be turning up; About 10 - 10:30 depending on traffic. Karl
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 2:08pm
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Ideally anybody giving first aid should be qualified as there could potentially be problems otherwise if anything were to go wrong... ------------- |
Posted By: Paul Goodwin
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 2:23pm
| Karl, sounds good. Rich and I should be there at about 10. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 2:27pm
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Stourport Race Format: Registration/Sign-on will close at 11:00AM... Assuming we get a reasonable turnout the field will be split into two... 11:30am: "Slow" race - 30 minutes + 1 lap Clockwise 12:15pm: "Fast race - 30 minutes + 1 lap Clockwise 1:30pm: "Slow" race - 30 minutes + 1 lap anticlockwise 2:15pm: "Fast" race - 30 minutes + 1 lap anticlockwise. Points will be awarded equally for clockwise and anticlockwise races... Results will be available on Sunday evening as I won't be home until then (camping over and going to the pedal car race in Solihull on Sunday...) ------------- |
Posted By: ed1972
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 6:29pm
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Hi, Just joined the club (minutes ago so no membership number yet..) and I'd like to pop along on Saturday to see whats going on. I'm thinking of popping my trike in the boot with the possibility of having a go as it were. I have a couple of questions though. First, what is the entry fee for club members, and will I be eligible for race entry yet ? Secondly, I'm a disabled rider on an Ice Sprint 26 and would like to know if disabled riders are eligible and if so how 'Slow' is the slow class  Thanks in advance, Ed
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 10:42pm
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Hi Ed, I've just changed your forum status to "BHPC Member" so you should be able to see the member's areas of the forum now... You will be more than welcome at Stourport (and all the other events...). Race entry for members is £7. EVERYBODY is welcome to take part - The only exception would be on safety grounds but I don't think it's ever been a problem. We generally have a wide range of speeds at our events and I'm sure you'll be fine... You'll need to put some numbers on the front and sides of your trike and you'll need a chainguard so there are no pointy bits sticking out... Would you like a number allocated before the event?? See you there! Alan See you there! ------------- |
Posted By: ed1972
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 10:54pm
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Hi Alan, Thanks for sorting my forum status out. Glad you mentioned the chain guard. Something to fabricate tomorrow.. As far as number allocation is concerned, if possible, can i have 619 please. That way if I end up upside down, people will still know it's me... If not, any random one will do. Thanks, Ed |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 11:02pm
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Hi Ed, I don't think the numbers currently go that high on the race spreadsheet... We can do 93, 98 or 99 if any of those appeal?? ------------- |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 11:05pm
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Welcome Ed - I believe I spoke to you on the phone earlier this evening. If you're bringing a trike then please join in the racing - I very much doubt you'll regret it!
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Posted By: Karl
Date Posted: 15 July 2013 at 11:15pm
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Welcome Ed, more the merrier.. Nice to see another trike to join Richard and I, especially since John has gone fully faired and gone up in the world. look forward to seeing you. Karl 124 Windy
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Posted By: ed1972
Date Posted: 16 July 2013 at 8:55am
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Thanks for the welcome guys. I'll be racing so, Alan, can I have number 99 allocated please. Looking forward to it, so see you all Saturday. Thanks, Ed
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 16 July 2013 at 9:26am
Sorted! ------------- |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 16 July 2013 at 2:33pm
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Can't wait to see John's very neat looking full fairing Assuming that there is more trike room in a Transit than there was in the pallet-shaped van we hired last time, I'll be there with the Munzo tilting trike. And if it won't fit in with Judith's Micro, I'll be spannering between races and will ride the Micro again. I hope you've all been doing lots of triking since last time... me, I've had 350 miles of  |
Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 16 July 2013 at 5:05pm
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I have been doing my bit of tr*!!*!g too. In my case dragging an old bloke over the Pyrenees to Madrid! I was hoping it would improve my fitness to the extent that I might race the Sunrider at Stourport. In reality, I'm so knackered, that I can't lift the canopy to get in! So, I'll be doing my usual White Rabbit impression at the back of the slow race. (Ed - welcome - I'll be riding an ICE too...) Alan B. |
Posted By: ed1972
Date Posted: 16 July 2013 at 6:56pm
Oh good grief, 350 miles with a trailer, the Pyrenees... Flippin eck ! Looks like I'll have lots of work to do...
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Posted By: Karl
Date Posted: 16 July 2013 at 7:03pm
Great! everyone seems to be getting serious about racing, I'll be at the back again then  ...Remember to wave as you lap me. Karl
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 16 July 2013 at 10:33pm
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Apparently the wedding which was due to break out in the Sports Centre during our last race has been cancelled. A pity for the bride but it means we should have much-needed access to the showers. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 16 July 2013 at 11:14pm
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Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 17 July 2013 at 9:32am
| Any chance of making a bid for the wedding cake? It should be going cheap! |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 17 July 2013 at 9:37am
Never mind the cake, I was thinking of having a bash at the bride...  ------------- |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 17 July 2013 at 10:47pm
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You wouldn't if you saw her, why do you think the groom did a runner? Me trike also, but I haven't been training for racing......
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 17 July 2013 at 10:49pm
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Yanto wrote:Posted By: fards
Date Posted: 18 July 2013 at 1:55pm
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Anyone fancies a ride down from mine (and back again) is welcome. I'm noodling down about 45km each way, still not sure about racing. forecast is slightly cooler than it has been here this week, 24c and a breeze. |
Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 18 July 2013 at 6:58pm
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if I was taking the quest I would have joined you! You can buy me that pint you owe me at half time! like a dragster, or is that drag star? I go faster with alcohol fuelling me, or is that just my perception
 , but too much makes me  ........ |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 19 July 2013 at 5:34pm
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I won't be racing now as I may well be driving in the pedal car race at Solihull on Sunday but I will be there to do the organisating as planned... ------------- |
Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 5:12am
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Having, last night, ignored medic's "no lifting" rule, I'm confined to the Somerset 'Naughty Couch' this weekend, with back spasms. I hope Stourport provides good racing and the slightly cooler weather suits.... Alan |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 6:18am
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Sorry to hear that Alan - get well soon!! By the way, I had a call from a Derbyshire newspaper yesterday, trying to sell me advertising for the Darley Moor race!! I explained what we do and they have agreed to give us a free listing in their "What's On" section!! I was driving so couldn't write and I can't remember the name of the paper unfortunately! ------------- |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 3:31pm
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Thanks to everybody who came along... Results are:
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 3:38pm
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Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 4:52pm
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Could have been the Derby Telegraph, who have the lion's share of county's readership, but could also have been Buxton Advertiser; Ripley & Heanor News or Ashbourne News Telegraph. However they (plus a few more locals) have all received Press packs....... Alan B. |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 6:19pm
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Thanks for a virtuoso display of organisating, Alan. Anybody would think you had done it before! We hope that Giovanni isn't feeling too beaten up after his tumble, and will be back in action soon... Well done the "newbies" - we'll see you again before long, we hope  And congratulations to Jeff James on mastering the notorious Cobra!I have a quibble, but not about my results. Leo was in front of me throughout the first race; both his and my lap counts appear correct, so I wonder if our times have been swapped by a transcription error? |
Posted By: ed1972
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 7:30pm
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Nice one ! Thoroughly enjoyed the event. Thanks. With most things I like to take positives from my experiences. In this case I have proved that I can be consistent and I can find myself easily in the timesheets Hope to see ya all in the next one.
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 7:46pm
Thanks Nick! Unfortunately Leo crashed on the hairpin in race 1  ------------- |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 8:03pm
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Really? I thought that was in Race 2. Just goes to show how many brain cells died today - I'd better be careful And now for my next trick I will make *another* beer disappear
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 8:10pm
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Yep - Definitely in race 1. He was going really well up to that point in a nice little battle with Twed. ------------- |
Posted By: Neil F
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 8:29pm
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Alan, The results or race 2 look wrong. I had the same number of laps as Ian Fardo. I was certainly ahead of Ian Perry and I believe that Ian Fardo was as well. Thanks and vey well organised. Neil |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 9:03pm
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We had said we thought you had 2 laps to go when it turned out to be 3 as Andrew came round just before 30 minutes was up. Apologies for that. I've only got the Blackberry here but I will change your laps to 16 when I get home tomorrow night. Unfortunately we had a lack of timers/lap counters for the last race as many people disappeared so some of those left ended up trying to run three stopwatches.
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Posted By: fards
Date Posted: 20 July 2013 at 9:50pm
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I still can't get my head around going uphill faster in the quest than downhill. 27mph up 23 down.. And Neil doing the opposite on his nocom. Would be quite a quick track if they got rid of those pesky hairpins! Our sprint on the last lap that wasn't, was 36mph for the record. which might explain why I lost so much rubber going into the corner, but also why I really couldn't be bothered to repeat it again. Riding home hurt! |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 21 July 2013 at 10:12am
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Hi Folks
here is some photo's of the fast race click on link then photostream at the top left when page comes up copy any you want thanks for an enjoyable day once again  http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/" rel="nofollow - http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/ .'Jeff. thanks Nick. ps. hope those who crashed are all ok and will be back soon.------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 21 July 2013 at 10:16pm
The Stourport Sports Centre staff are the best we see all year. Despite all the new tracks planned for next year this is definitely one we should keep in the calendar. |
Posted By: BarneyH
Date Posted: 21 July 2013 at 10:19pm
AGREED ! - a great track and fabulous facility.
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 21 July 2013 at 10:23pm
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Definitely!! I'm just wondering if we could double it up with a race at Solihull (assuming we could get around the insurance issue...) That's another great track although I wouldn't recommend the camp site I stayed on last night I'm afraid! Are there any more Stourport Quibbles before I send the sheet to Kevin (above quibbles already noted of course...) ------------- |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 21 July 2013 at 11:10pm
Here are the results with Neil's laps changed to 16 in race 2... If there are no further quibbles I'll send the sheet to Kevin tomorrow night...
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Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 21 July 2013 at 11:24pm
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Many thanks for all your work Alan. I love this circuit - it's a great leveller. A shame that teething issues with the bike meant I couldn't make the most of it. Jon Coulson said how much he enjoyed the track as well and he was certainly going very well, especially considering the amount of beer we drank the night before... ------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: Twed
Date Posted: 22 July 2013 at 1:11pm
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Yeah...great job Alan This is a love it/hate it track for me .....love the haipins ....hate the hill ...especially with the wind in my face too. The hill seemed to get steeper as Nick M would breeze past me up it. It took some serious cornering at the clubhouse and lung busting effort into the wind and up the d@m hill to get him to quit doing that I did at least prove that I could get the streamliner around the track in between races ....but it did feel awfully slow. ------------- Never believe an atom they make up everything. |
Posted By: Mr T
Date Posted: 22 July 2013 at 5:24pm
Great days racing. Thanks to all the organisers and helpers.
Had a good dual with Barney. Drew 1 all in the two races.  Hope your not too upset being beaten in race one! I loved the circuit It suits me and the upright trike well. Hope to be at Darly Moor and Fowlmead. Geoff Booker |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 22 July 2013 at 5:30pm
Barney said he's coming to Darley Moor... I'd suggest you sit behind him until the last lap then nip past... He won't mind at all... Honest... ------------- |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 24 July 2013 at 8:51am
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Hi Folks
does anyone have any photo's of the slow race , thanks.
Jeff. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: Paul Goodwin
Date Posted: 24 July 2013 at 10:04am
| Hi Jeff, I've got quite a few of both the fast and slow race, just need to sort out getting them uploaded, soon as it's sorted I'll post a link up. |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 24 July 2013 at 5:40pm
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thanks paul
Jeff. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |