2013 Darley Moor
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Topic: 2013 Darley Moor
Posted By: Andrew S
Subject: 2013 Darley Moor
Date Posted: 28 July 2013 at 2:57pm
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This is the place for information and discussion about the 9th round of the 2013 BHPC race season at Darley Moor on Sunday 4th August. No doubt an Organiser will be along shortly to tell us what's occurring. [Erm, you are one of the organisers. Ed.] |
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 28 July 2013 at 5:41pm
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Racing plan for Darley Moor is as follows: 10.00 - registration open 11.00 - registration closed 11.30 - two lap time trial anti-clockwise 1.00 - "slow" race, 45 minutes + 1 lap, clockwise 2.15 - "fast" race, 45 minutes + 1 lap, clockwise If anyone would like to volunteer to help with timing the time trial and help with the end of the races, it would be much appreciated so that we can also race. Organisers: Andrew Sidwell and Heather Fortnum |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 28 July 2013 at 5:47pm
 I'm happy to help with whichever race I'm not in....------------- |
Posted By: BarneyH
Date Posted: 28 July 2013 at 7:24pm
| I'm planning to be there so will take a turn on the stopwatches as necessary, although I would like to do some testing of the new wooden bike after todays surgically precise modifications. |
Posted By: Karl
Date Posted: 28 July 2013 at 8:23pm
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Unfortunately I will not be attending. Leaving Richard unchallenged for the multitrack win....  Have fun without me. Karl (124) Windcheetah
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Posted By: Paul Goodwin
Date Posted: 29 July 2013 at 10:11am
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Unfortunately I'm not too sure if I'll be able to make this race as my friend / driver can't make it anymore, and the train is not an option as it's a Sunday. If there happens to be anyone who can provide a lift from the Chester area at all, I'd be massively grateful. Long shot I know! |
Posted By: SimonOwen
Date Posted: 29 July 2013 at 12:31pm
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Hello, I'm new to the forum and Darley Moor will be my first event but I'm keen to chip in so if I can be of use in terms of timing or something please count me in. Looking forward to coming down and meeting you all  Simon |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 29 July 2013 at 12:34pm
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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 01 August 2013 at 6:15pm
| Unfortunately we are having family over on Sunday, so I've been grounded especially after just spending a few nights away with some cycling chums! |
Posted By: ed1972
Date Posted: 01 August 2013 at 7:51pm
| I'll be there assuming my car gets fixed in time. So put me down for timing duties too.. |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 01 August 2013 at 8:29pm
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Yanto wrote:Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 01 August 2013 at 9:30pm
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I was going to help and watch, probably. Tomorrow I will be banging in fence posts and starting to build a wood store, if I can grease my ankles enough to get them into my work boots!
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Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 01 August 2013 at 9:43pm
I'll not be at Darley Moor as my back is still mending, so gentle testing of velomobile's new ever so legal  new electric motor is on my weekend agenda!
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Posted By: Yanto
Date Posted: 02 August 2013 at 8:50am
| You'll get your collar felt by the rozzers when you go flying along in that thing! |
Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 02 August 2013 at 9:50am
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I have already been treated to the 'blues and two's' treatment - last year with a standard 250 watt motor fitted. "What do you call that mate?". So, I got the crew to take it in turns to drive it up and down the layby for 20 minutes; took their photos for the mess and they went away chuckling with joy. So, I reckon they are now 'conditioned' to treat me as an eccentric, rather than a master criminal. He He He... |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 02 August 2013 at 10:00am
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Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 02 August 2013 at 4:22pm
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Good luck with the back recovery Alan go steady with the testing.
Jeff. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: ed1972
Date Posted: 03 August 2013 at 1:57pm
Sorry, won't be there after all due to transportation issues.  Have fun.
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Posted By: graydog
Date Posted: 03 August 2013 at 4:59pm
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wont be there Damn it, FARDS dragged me off to the local MTB centre...... |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 04 August 2013 at 6:17pm
These are the results of the first race (2-lap time trial):
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 04 August 2013 at 6:21pm
And these are the results of the second race (45 mins + 1):
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 04 August 2013 at 6:26pm
So these are the overall results for the event, weighted 30% for the time trial and 70% for the race:
If you don't like them you know what to do - let me know and they'll be fixed! |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 04 August 2013 at 6:54pm
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Many thanks to the Sidwells (inc. Ladkins, Parkers, Fortnums etc.) and everyone else who chipped in. An immaculately organised day's racing, and finished just before it started p|$£ing down! ------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 04 August 2013 at 6:58pm
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Seconded!! Well done Andrew, Heather and co... Very good decision to run just the one race!! Rain coming down the M1 was interesting... Well done to Simon Owen - Incredible performance on a stick bike in that wind... ------------- |
Posted By: SimonOwen
Date Posted: 04 August 2013 at 9:43pm
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Thanks very much everyone for making me feel so welcome; cracking day and great racing. Really appreciate you helping me out get everything sorted out for me Alan and also Barney for letting me tumble off your bike without being too concerned about how much damage I've caused... Likewise everyone who did the organising and the bystanders who were good enough to do the timing  I doubt I'll be able to make another session this season, but am certainly looking forward to next year where I'll hopefully have a better idea of what the plan is beyond going as well as I can and not falling off/getting in the way too much  Thanks again and all the best, Simon |
Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 04 August 2013 at 10:24pm
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Hi Folks
Thanks for another good days racing and to all who organized special thanks to Paul Needham for helping me with my stuff and timing me and taking the photo's , hopefully I will put them up tomorrow morning hope everyone had a safe journey home.
Jeff. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: HeatherF
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 8:48am
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A chap from the Derby (Evening?) Telegraph was there taking photos to illiustrate info I guess they had got from Alan (well done Alan!). Anyone in Derby who could look out for it?
Heather
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Posted By: blogwat
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 8:54am
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Hi Folks
here are some photo's from the race and time trial copy any you want http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/" rel="nofollow - http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/ . ( credit also to Paul Needham for taking most of the shots , thanks Paul ) .
Jeff. ------------- when your up to your waist in aligators they forget to tell you you've got to clear the swamp |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 10:57am
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Great photos - thanks Jeff and Paul. You can see here why Fiona had an aero advantage. She also used TRICKERY http://www.flickr.com/photos/recumbents/9443001914/" rel="nofollow - - ------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 2:52pm
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I have just had a call from Gareth, my contact at Ashbourne News Telegraph, who is delighted with the pics taken by his staff photographer and they wish to run a full spread in the paper and a slideshow on their website. Can I have a volunteer who was there whom Gareth can contact for the 'lowdown' on the day? ASAP please. Alan |
Posted By: HeatherF
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 2:58pm
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Ah, he must have been the photogrpaher I spoke to. Depending on how much technical stuff Gareth wants to know, and providing that is zero, I'm happy to talk to him since I was organising and didn't race (much!)
Alternatively perhaps Alan G would be better.
Heather
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Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 3:16pm
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Heather, No, Gareth does not need tech stuff, just some colour about participants eg locals if any , people who have travelled to the event from Mars; bit of Club history etc, etc. He has the story bones written already and would like to put the pics together for press tomorrow. So, if you can call Gareth (01335 342847) by 17.15 hrs today that would be great.... Ta. Alan |
Posted By: GeoffBird
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 3:22pm
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I have no idea who was there or what happened - I have to take notes to remember that sort of thing - but, if he does need any technical stuff, then I'm happy to try and help. I'm at home this afternoon and evening.
------------- Right Time - Right Place - Wrong Speed |
Posted By: HeatherF
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 3:42pm
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All done. I've spoken to the chap - think I got it all correct. Wasn't sure when the first recumbent was built but that didn't seem too important to him!
Heather
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 4:05pm
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Posted By: Wyndrake
Date Posted: 05 August 2013 at 5:24pm
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Thank you. Let's hope a National picks the story up.... Alan B. |
Posted By: tincanracer
Date Posted: 06 August 2013 at 9:05am
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Have they got a website and, if so, does anyone know the link? Stuart ------------- Laid Back in Spirit |
Posted By: Adrian Setter
Date Posted: 06 August 2013 at 9:35am
http://www.ashbournenewstelegraph.co.uk/News/Taking-to-the-track-in-a-fleet-of-recumbent-bikes-20130805174414.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.ashbournenewstelegraph.co.uk/News/Taking-to-the-track-in-a-fleet-of-recumbent-bikes-20130805174414.htm ------------- Challenge Hurricane - MicWic Delta (Front half) - Burrows Ratracer |
Posted By: Andhar
Date Posted: 06 August 2013 at 10:37am
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Good pictures. Some riders came as far as Norwich! ------------- Andrew Harrington |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 06 August 2013 at 11:07am
Many thanks to Heather for an excellent piece of PR taken on at very short notice.  |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 06 August 2013 at 1:29pm
| Last chance for quibbles: the results from Darley Moor will be sent to Kevin for publication at the end of today unless someone stops me. |
Posted By: KevinJ
Date Posted: 07 August 2013 at 4:26pm
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OK - results posted http://www.bhpc.org.uk/Data/Sites/1/archive/events/events13/darleymoor-13.html" rel="nofollow - here . Added a new feature on the results to try and avoid quibbles on the results from when we merge rounds. So now when you hover over the final total it shows how the result was made up (for instance on hovering over a total of 636 in the class you see "590*0.3 + 565*0.7" so the person was award 590 points in Round 1, and this had a weighting of 0.3, with round 2 565 points and a weighting of 0.7. Hopefully this will make it easier to understand. ------------- Kevin Jenkins Windcheetah |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 07 August 2013 at 4:32pm
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Nice one Kevin! ------------- |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 08 August 2013 at 1:49pm
| That is a really neat solution Kevin - many thanks. Should cut down on the bafflement a bit. |
Posted By: SteveArmstrong
Date Posted: 12 August 2013 at 4:35pm
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Hi All, Can I have a few comments from people about there raceday for the race report. Doesn't have to be long, just a few lines about your race, any action or anything unusual. Please send them here so I can compile them, magazine@bhpc.org.uk Many thanks, Steve
------------- When you pull the cats tail, you get the whole cat. |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 13 August 2013 at 9:54am
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Slight crossing of wires I think Steve - Mike tells me that a report on Darley Moor is sorted and will be in the magazine that is coming out shortly... I'm sure race reports from Hog Hill will be more than welcome though! ------------- |
Posted By: SteveArmstrong
Date Posted: 13 August 2013 at 2:14pm
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OK, thanks Alan. ------------- When you pull the cats tail, you get the whole cat. |