Sat 19th April - Rapha Roller Race, 7pm > Half midnight

Latest update from Therese:

You should all have received the email with details of the venue change.
Now the race will be held at Imbibe, 173 Blackfriar's Road, SE1 8ER

I hope that everything is going well with you. I am sending you a few more details about the upcoming race on Saturday.

Tickets: Looks like we will have a packed venue as we have sold about 300 tickets so far (counting tickets that all the teams have sold. If you could send me a cheque with the amount of the ticket sales after next Saturday, this would be great. I will be too busy to deal with this on the night itself. But has really helped that all the teams are getting people to come. Thanks very much!

Details: Could you let me know who will be riding on your team? Could you also forward me your rider's mobile numbers & emails? I would like to have the number of everyone racing next Saturday, just in case I need to get a hold of you. Also could you get the riders to write a very short biography? Bios will make it a lot easier for the MCs to commentate during the evening. Nothing fancy -will attach a couple of examples below from last time. By Friday am is good.

Qualifying: Please be at the venue at 5pm -we look to get qualifying times for everyone before the doors open at 7pm. You entirely decide how you want to do this: you can all qualify and the best 2 times get to ride, or you might have decided beforehand who will ride and who won't. Your reserve rider is very welcome to enter the Open Have a Go Competition. You should try to set your best qualifying time because we will be matching up - slowest rider rides against quickest rider (otherwise, you risk knocking out two best rider in the first rounds).

Teams: We have quite a few teams -this should be really quite exciting. With a handful of London club teams as well. Not telling who I am putting my money on...........

Male teams

[]Bankers
[]Media / Fireflies
[]London Dynamo
[]Couriers
[]Phoenix London
[]Brighton
[]Team Terminator
[]Kingston Wheelers
[]BFF & Bicaboy
[]London Fixed Gear Forum
[]La Fuga
[]Rollapaluza

Female teams

[]Trixie Chicks
[]Fireflies / Media
[]Couriers
[]London Dynamo

Dress code: Dressing up, cross dresseing, super hero outfits -all encouraged. We have a prize for best dressed team and rider. Also, to help out on the night I have two Burlesque ladies helping out as race cheerleaders...........Should be fun.

Make sure to have some sort of matching outfits otherwise it becomes too confusing for the spectators.

Raffle: We will have a raffle on the night benefitting the Fireflies. Prices include Rapha clothing and day out in a car from the Classic Car club. Would be good if you let your guest know that this is happening as well on the night.

**Evening in (very) brief :
**5pm all racers arrive
7pm doors open for guests (sample sale starts & shop opens)
Bar & BBQ
Note sure of times, all rounds are knock out rounds.........
12 midnight Racing due to stop
Venue closes at 2am!