Beastway #8

[stamourp]

Thanks to all of those from Addiscombe who marshalled at last night's Beastway. Addiscombe got a double cheer on the line as the sponsoring club; no other club has had that all season.

Sadly I was unable to deliver the goods despite the support. A stomach bug overnight meant all I'd had to eat in 24hrs was a bowl of green soup, and my objective was just to pick up whatever points I could having been thwarted by the traffic last week and unable to make the start. Then my chain snapped at three quarters distance so a night - and probably results-wise - series to forget for me. Still, there's always the team race (see separate thread).

Kind regards

Peter

[carl f]

Bad luck Peter, are you back there this sat for the 3/4 race?

[kieran]

fyi I was timing your laps 9:03, 9:08 and 9:22 (this was the first lap after the youth riders were on the course I think), next lap you didn't show so I guess then your chain fell off.

[stamourp]

Sorry Carl, missed your message. I was at Redbridge on Saturday (Mark Field was there also). Good race, winner went off the front at two to go after many failed breaks, and then a bunch sprint for the rest of the places.

Hoping for a better performance at Beastway tomorrow, if anyone from the club plans to be there.

Thanks

Peter

[Grahame]

I'll be there as always, setting up the course, riding round (slowly) in a marshall's tabard, then taking the course down before heading home.

Grahame

[Sylv]

If you were feeling rough Peter, maybe you should have marshalled - as you would have gotten points equal to your average in the series so far.

See you tonight

[stamourp]

Wise words, and I wish I'd known that before.

Still, last night was more successful. I didn't see you there but you would have given Billy Joe Whenlan a run for his money. As usual, he skidded onto the start eight seconds before the horn blew even though his car had been parked up for at least half an hour (what does he do in the interim?).

Look forward to racing at the team event on 27 July. From memory this starts at 19:00 rather than 19:30 so they can do the presentations after.

Thanks

Peter

[Grahame]

[quote="stamourp"]Wise words, and I wish I'd known that before.

Still, last night was more successful. I didn't see you there but you would have given Billy Joe Whenlan a run for his money. As usual, he skidded onto the start eight seconds before the horn blew even though his car had been parked up for at least half an hour (what does he do in the interim?).

Look forward to racing at the team event on 27 July. From memory this starts at 19:00 rather than 19:30 so they can do the presentations after.

Thanks

Peter

[carl f]

top 10 finish good effort peter!, I'll hopefully see you over there on the 27th. will try and get there next weds too.....