2025 Event 10: Hereford - Saturday 20th September
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Topic: 2025 Event 10: Hereford - Saturday 20th September
Posted By: Andrew S
Subject: 2025 Event 10: Hereford - Saturday 20th September
Date Posted: 03 April 2025 at 5:43pm
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Register to race in the https://shop.bhpc.org.uk/race-signon" rel="nofollow - BHPC Shop . Sign-on
starts at 9:00am, Thursday 4th September for BHPC members, a week later
(Thursday 11th September) for non-members. Sign-on closes 12:00 noon, Thursday 18th September.
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Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 30 April 2025 at 11:34pm
| Natalya showed me the recent video on Facebook. Don't suppose they'll have straightened some of those corners out by September... |
Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 30 April 2025 at 11:42pm
| Found this at simulated Slash speed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpuDOFBldxo" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpuDOFBldxo |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 01 May 2025 at 12:16am
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I’m looking forward to racing there in a pedal car on Sunday. It looks like a great track for that.  ------------- |
Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 01 May 2025 at 12:17pm
| Yeah, looks like it should be great fun for pedal cars and unfaired trikes. |
Posted By: LWaB
Date Posted: 05 May 2025 at 9:08am
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I spent a few hours marshalling at yesterday’s pedal car racing on this circuit. The track is narrower than any BHPC circuit that I’ve raced on. Comfortable for two trikes wide but very snug for three without risking grass-cutting. Lots of corners, which will be fun for unfaired bikes and trikes. Faired machines should doublecheck their brakes and lean angles. Slower riders should stay aware of faster cycles coming up behind them. There are lots of opportunities to close the door, inadvertently or otherwise. Sprinting to nip past a slower rider between corners will be advantageous. Little elevation change but asphalt as smooth as I’ve ever seen. There is a pay and display parking machine but ignore that. In the leisure centre/ gym there is a tablet where you enter your car registration for free parking. The centre sells coffee, ice creams and packaged snacks but you’ll have to head down the road towards town for something solid to eat.
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Posted By: Woolly Hat
Date Posted: 06 July 2025 at 9:20pm
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Hereford does look interesting. One point that could stop me going is that height barrier on the car park. StreetView shows it closed and limited to 7 feet. Is this likely to be open on race days? Thanks ------------- Ross Low Racer 77 and WozzaMarauder |
Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 23 July 2025 at 2:58pm
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Hallo, everybody... as part of our intensive döstädning campaign (death-cleaning - it's a Swedish thing) I have a few items to offer and could bring them on the train to Hereford, probably on the Sunday - or they could be collected from Shrewsbury if you live within range: 1) a pair of 28-hole Velocity Aeroheat 406 rims in near-new condition 2) a pair (I reckon) of Fastback System side panniers, like new - used once on a trike tour of Brittany, ISTR 3) a 65 tooth 130BCD chainring with bolt-on guards attached, lightly used for racing They are all *FREE*, freeeeee (to BHPC types) I tell you... if you need photos, e-mail me on: enn pee underscore marshall at yahoo dot co dot uk (that's enn for Nick, pee for Paul, no spaces) Alan, please feel free to move/duplicate this post elsewhere if you think it more appropriate. Judith and I look forward to seeing lots of you in September
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 23 July 2025 at 3:49pm
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Many thanks Nick! Will be great to see you if I get down to Hereford! ------------- |
Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 02 September 2025 at 11:12am
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If anyone has any information about the venue to add to LWaB's useful comments then please post them here and I'll put them on the Race Day page. In particular we like to know about:
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Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 02 September 2025 at 12:25pm
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I can't think of any reason why the circuit wouldn't be ok in both directions. We may need to split into more heats than usual as the track is relatively narrow. Facilities on site were good (as well as the toilets in the Sports Centre they opened up a small toilet block near the track for the pedal car race). I don't know about showers or disabled access to be honest, but it's a modern facility so I would expect at least disabled access to be ok. They were very helpful and actually allowed us to take vehicles through a gate from the car park so that we could park near to the track, so I think we should be able to offer that for wheelchair users at least. It may be something of a "leveller" because some of the faster folks (particularly velomobiles) will find it challenging. ------------- |
Posted By: LWaB
Date Posted: 02 September 2025 at 10:45pm
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I am pretty sure there are showers and changing rooms in the leisure centre. https://activeukleisure.com/hereford-leisure-centre/" rel="nofollow - https://activeukleisure.com/hereford-leisure-centre/
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Posted By: Andrew S
Date Posted: 04 September 2025 at 12:01pm
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Sign-on for Hereford is now  OPEN for BHPC members Hop over to the https://shop.bhpc.org.uk/race-signon" rel="nofollow - BHPC Shop to register. Non-members can sign-on next week (Thursday 11th).
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Posted By: Woolly Hat
Date Posted: 06 September 2025 at 3:23pm
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Does anyone know if they will open the height barrier to the carpark for those of us with tall vans or bikes on roof racks? The barrier looks low on StreetView (sign says 7 foot) and having been unable to get anyone at Halo Leisure to answer their phone, the response to messaging them below wasn't particularly helpful. Thank you for your email. I have located information about our car park facilities at Hereford Leisure Centre. Car Park InformationWe have an automatic camera system that recognises your number plate on entry and exit of our car park at Hereford Leisure Centre. Up to 4 hours FREE parking is available if you have:
And it gets better, you can also park for FREE for up to 4 hours at Halo operated Car Parks at Leominster Leisure Centre & Bridge Street Sports Centre too. How to get FREE parking…You must register your van registration number at Hereford Leisure Centre reception. Be sure to activate your FREE parking on the tablet device otherwise you will be fined due to the automatic camera system. You only need to do this once – it will stay active for the duration of your membership. Height BarrierRegarding your specific query about the height barrier, I have found that the car park at Hereford Leisure Centre has an automatic camera system and a pay and display meter. However, I was unable to verify if there is a height barrier and if it will be open on 20th and 21st September. I DO NOT KNOThank you for contacting Halo Leisure. Kind regards, Has anyone got experience of this car park in this regard or have we got a phone number that someone answers to get the official line? Ultimately if they don't open the barriers, I won't be able to attend and I was really looking forward to this one. Thanks Colin ------------- Ross Low Racer 77 and WozzaMarauder |
Posted By: AlanGoodman
Date Posted: 08 September 2025 at 7:01am
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Organiser needed for Hereford! Would anybody like to volunteer to organise at Hereford? Note that the organiser gets to choose the race format, the only constraint being that the timing team/system need to be able to handle it. The track is relatively narrow and twisty and we *think* it will be ok in both directions.
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Posted By: speedy611
Date Posted: 17 September 2025 at 8:51pm
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Cross post from FB @kim @natalya HEREFORD - following Judith Swallow having to pull out and in the absence of anyone else volunteering, I don’t mind taking a crack at it. I’m aware that Kim and Natalya need consulting regarding TimeMistress capacity, and they aren’t on here (I’ll cross post to the BHPC forum). It’s a new track so no previous formats have been tried as I understand it. It’s narrow and twisty. We’ve got 17 entrants, 2 streamliners and one velomobile, and lots of trikes. Do we run slow and fast races or just combine? We’ve got about a 50/50 split where people might naturally be in the slow or fast race, but that also means only 8 or 9 in your race. So, for those going how does this sound: Saturday: Race 1: 30 mins +1 lap clockwise 30 mins + 1 lap anticlockwise Slow/fast/combined tbc and perhaps subject to timings. Race2: 5 lap sprint race in each direction? split between fast and slow, (ie 4 total for timekeepers) Sunday Race 1: Time trial (maybe 2 laps?) Race 2 1.5 hour longer race Thoughts? Attendees please comment below Thanks. Mark |
Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 17 September 2025 at 9:25pm
| Sounds reasonable to me. I think we probably need to split the races, as the track is narrow. |
Posted By: speedy611
Date Posted: 17 September 2025 at 9:54pm
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Thanks Kim. So, subject to your approval (ie, how much time you need to set up and between races), here’s a potential timetable. I’ve swapped the days for sprints and TT due to time constraints as we need to run the earlier races separately for fast slow. Saturday 10.00 Track available to us 10.30 Track open for sighting and practice 11.00 30 mins +1 slow clockwise 12.00 30 mins +1 fast clockwise 13.00 30 mins +1 slow anti clockwise 14.00 30 mins +1 fast anticlockwise 15.00 1 lap flying TT 16.00 depart (assume we can leave timing tent setup overnight?) Sunday 10.00 track access 10.30 warm ups 11.00 5 lap sprint slow clockwise or anti 11.30 5 lap sprint fast clockwise or anti 13.00 1.5 hour endurance opposite direction to sprints - fast and slow combined 14.30 end 15.00 Help pack up 15.30 Depart Works?
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Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 17 September 2025 at 10:11pm
| I suggest that if we're going to stick everyone in together for the 90mins, we start the race off with a neutralised lap like we did at the worlds. Seemed to work well to prevent entanglements on the first corner... |
Posted By: Kim
Date Posted: 17 September 2025 at 10:23pm
| Okay, I've put that timetable up on the Race Day page. Can tweak as necessary. I assume we'll decide on the direction for the TT and Sunday's racing once we've got a feel for the track on Saturday... |
Posted By: speedy611
Date Posted: 17 September 2025 at 10:31pm
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Thanks Kim, much appreciated. Neutralised start for the long race sounds sensible. Judith on FB gp making some comments after her pedal car races there suggesting overtaking spots might be hard, and a bit of uncertainty about how well it will work in the opposite direction. I think we can suss that out when we get there. I’ve put out a message to Martin to see if he thinks his velomobile will make it round the corner in both directions!
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Posted By: DavidKK
Date Posted: 27 October 2025 at 8:00am
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Here are some photos https://www.flickr.com/gp/71685104@N04/1mZEm9GNBF" rel="nofollow - https://www.flickr.com/gp/71685104@N04/1mZEm9GNBF David
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