Category: CHAIN GANG

Apologies to Noel Conway who’s finish time was not recorded due to a dead heat finish confusion. Also to everyone demoted by Noels 22:10 ride.
Edited result post to follow.
Phil.

All went off well with the use of Mother Hubbards as HQ a great improvement on the previous location. Several of us went in for refreshments post race. This facility really adds to the enjoyment although obviously many have to get back to family commitments. We had a slightly disappointing turnout of just 23 riders but a full compliment of marshals to whom thanks. Also to our timekeepers without whom we have no time trials.
We had a fine morning, 14c, but with a nuisance of North Easterly blowing to make the outward leg difficult and by no means a free ride home.
Congratulations are due to :-
Neil Delahaye on the win on Age Standard and also fastest actual with a great time of 20:55.
Second on Age and actual was Paul Dolan with 21:55, good enough for second handicap also.
Third on age standard and handicap, Ciara Kinch, with a fine ride of 24:05.
Aiden Yates was third fastest with 23:25.
First handicap went to Colm Conway who was the best of the five improvers on the day.
This Moy Valley course is not great and the road surface is deteriorating. I am hopeful that our next outing to Johnstown Bridge will confirm that to be our best ten mile course.
Saturday next, 4th June we are back to Rathcoffey for a shot at an odd distance TT of about 22 km which should be interesting. This is to avoid the rather tight start / fin we used for the ten there which we have deemed unsafe. The start is just past the Clane boundary at a very good and wide start fin area.
Phil.

Apologies to Noel Conway who’s finish time was inadvertently omitted from yesterdays result.
Noel finished 3rd fastest in a time of 22:15 so unfortunately Aiden and the rest of us get pushed down a place. Noels time, also a PB gained him 4th on handicap again pushing Deanne and the rest of us down a place.
Revised result publishing follows this message.
Phil.

Go left onto the Enfield ring road at the roundabout we turn at on the Kilcock 10TT, Turn left at the traffic lights onto R402 to Carbury. Start / Finish is between Johnstown Bridge and Kilshanroe. Turn at Carbury roundabout.

Course Details

The Previous Map published showed the start at Carbury, not Johnstown. Being changed asap. Phil.

There you go now.

Phil.

A great turnout and an extraordinarily wet night. It seems that the conditions had a wide ranging effect. I told Ian Cassidy on Saturday after he broke the age 42 record that we considered Kilcock to be a hard course and that he should come and try what I think is our best one at Kilcock. This he did and in spite of conditions “stormed” around the course in 20:28 lowering the record by a further 58 seconds. Chappeau ! At the other end of the age scale Patsy Fitzsimons shaved 1:10 off Kevins’ age 82 record. Chappeau! Five other riders managed to beat handicap. More chapeau!
This coming Saturday morning we trial another new 10 TT course at Johnstown Bridge on the Enfield – Carbury road R402. This will be a side of the road HQ again so absolute discretion please whilst changing etc.

Phil.

Message from TTcomm. Please remember, rear lights are compulsory in TT’s.
Be safe, Be seen. Don’t go for an excuse for a light either, what price saving a euro or two versus saving your life? This is just highlighting our IVCA TT rules of time trialling.
But why not use a rear light every time you throw your leg over the bike? It won’t cost you much money. It won’t cost you any speed. but it might just mean that the driver behind sees you rather than creams you.

Think about it.

Please.

Phil.

Good morning Testers. We are back to the Hatchet Inn Pub course tomorrow.
Please take note of exec’s circulation re. discretion at the venue as we do not have the facilities of the pub this season. It’s in new hands and we don’t yet have contact with the new owners. Forecast looks promising 🙂
Phil.