2015 Herne Hill Track League

Tricky_Business
Plus messing around with gears at league is against "the rules", as is riding proper nice race wheels.

Er... I'll be doing both tonight. Do as I say, not as I do.

Don't think I didn't notice @Tricky_Business ! I've made a note.
Lucky for you the Nuun boys turned up with discs, 5 spokes and rollers (in the car park) so they received most of my ire.

They were warming down on rollers in the car park after FFS. Aren't there rules against that at track league?

Depends if you're racing the Tour Series at Canary Wharf the next day or not.

Lifetime bans IMO

You're just bitter that your deep sections didn't get you under 12 seconds :)

Very consistent from you though Rob. To within 0.05s of last year's effort!

Yeah, prob slower :)

I really need to learn how to sprint......

I was almost 2s slower than my last timed 200 a month ago. Either I'm going like a bag of shite or there was some dodgy hand timing going on there - certainly can't blame it on the wind.

One doesn't simply learn how to sprint

True, I suppose it is a curse that some of you are born with.

panics whenever more than 20yards from deck chair

Looks like 1st July is going to be prett tasty.

Euan and Celeste have clearly been plotting.....

MID SUMMER SPECIAL

This year, to mark the middle of the Track League Season, we are straying away from the normal events and offering up a slightly different programme on Wednesday 1st July. Start time will be at the regular time of 6.30pm but the evening is likely to end at the slightly later time of 9.30pm. Please find below the provisional programme:

Y1) 5 Lap Win-Out
Y2) 5 Lap Win-Out
Y1) 4 Lap Block Pursuit
Y2) 4 Lap Block Pursuit
Y) Hare & Hounds
C) Reverse Win-Out (first 5 laps are neutralised)
B) Reverse Win-Out (first 5 laps are neutralised)
A) Reverse Win-Out (first 5 laps are neutralised)
Y) Marymoor Crawl
C) Kierin Heats
B) Kierin Heats
A) Kierin Heats
A/B/C) Marymoor Crawl
C) Kierin Final
B) Kierin Final
A) Kierin Final
B/C) 25 Lap Points
A/B) 50 lap Points

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Oh and I was hearing on Saturday that BC have set a 35 rider track limit for HHV.

So, would they ask which cat you intend to race in when you sign on and you'll have to stick to it, with a cap of 35?

I have no idea how they intend to work it or enforce it. Sign on would seem to be the most sensible way of doing it, but then it favours people who can get there early, which is prob not fair on everyone.

I also heard that they want it upped to 40 though.....

Tbh at the moment the only cat it would affect is b's at TL (which is no bad thing) but you get some big fields for open meets and they're relatively 'safe'.

So dumb. 35 is sensible for indoor, but 35 outdoors? Means we will never get a reasonable length mixed a/b race this season. What a pain.

Like the sound of KIERIN!!! :)

If they run the 35 riders thing on a first come first served basis, it will be a total effing nightmare. We're going to be seeing tantrums.

Reading the rules, it looks as though we would need to petition our 'regional track secretary' whoever that is...

I think Pete Catermole is doing just that.

Also I heard that CP Crits was (supposed to be) limited to 60.

Tough night last night that. Really struggled to get the gear going in that blustery wind.

Enjoyed the pursuit but I think I could have gone harder. I can see that's something that takes a bit of practice and experience.

Reading the rules

You wot m8?

I always find getting the effort right for the length a bit tricky. It's not long enough to settle into a rhythm like a 10m TT, but too long to be a kilo vom-fest.

When they looking to instigate the max rider rule? Thats going to properly impact the Open Meets

Roadmans with only 35 riders should be a bloody laugh. With the rate that people drop out there should be about 4 riders left at the end.

35 rider limit was instigated last night which is why the planned A/B 20km was split into separate races. Yet another reason to reduce the length of the final race...

you got a link to them? ta