Street keirin race

inspired by the north london velodrome thread and the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iDAU2rjeDc

anyone think where would be good for this? / would anyone be up for it?
bloomsbury sq or somewhere?

Bloomsbury Square isn't a full lap anymore... Canary Wharf is ;)

hmm yeah or grosvenor square

anyone have a friend with a moped? do it proper with a pacer!

Is The Mall dead in the early hours?

That's a perfect space for it.

I'm not sure about all that crashing

wherever you do it, there's going to be peelers on scene pretty quick...

the mall is an excellent idea! loads of the riders in the video are drifting round the corners!

glow:hmm yeah or grosvenor square anyone have a friend with a moped? do it proper with a pacer!

Just order a few pizzas to be delivered... I'm sure the delivery boy will oblige if he's given a small tip. And it means you have post-race refreshments :)

Hahaha, oh man, somebody ask trampsparadise about the last time we had ghettodrome races in clerkenwell.

Arnold Circus is pretty dead quiet, but its very very small. De Beauvoir square is bigger, no idea about traffic though as i have only been there a couple of times.

I'd come along for a laugh ;)

arnold circus might be good, but it's right in the middle of a group of residential buildings. any cheering will certainly be met with a call to the fuzz.

My favourite (in London) is Queen's Square - quiet, secluded and a decent lap length. It also has a lovely little pub (Queens Larder) for spectator refreshments.

Canary Wharf at night - perfect. It's where I work so I can be there with my camera. Just watch out for the security guards....

alternatively....take up track racing...you might need to buy a track bike though, has anyone out there got one?

seriously is anyone up for this? fast and the furious style haha

Damn straight....

Yup, I'm gonna lose, but it will be a blast.

Lets just pick one and get it going, we will never know until we have tested and raced them.

We could make a list of good places and record road characteristics.

Dude fuck that street keirin shit. Hella fast and the furious quarter miles in green park.

I think you meant 'dat' not 'that', but a good straight is a good idea and easier to find. What about the bottom gates of Greenwich Park to the top gates? Nice little hill there.

I think the Mall is even better if we're talking straight line.

It's great tarmac, a wide road, and the traffic light phasing will give us enough time to make breaks even in late evening traffic.

Crack, dude, I'm still suffering from that night! Really!
For some ghetto street-velo, how about finsbury circus?

I reckon drag racing the Mall is the way forward. You can really surprise bike commuters on the way through. Especially if you are shrieking.

I'd suggest the Ace Cafe for a straight race. I've watched classic bikes do the 'ton-up' outside on a quiet section of road running paralel to the motorway. This can be easily closed off and is not residential. Its a good place for food and beer also.

so when? and where?

Hoxton square guys! Let's be hip. Just kidding.