Addiscombe Open 10 TT - CANCELLED

[Jon H]

I am promoting our open 10 mile time trial on Saturday 1st Sept 2pm on the Holmwood course.

As always, helpers needed - positions as follows (as a minimum):
Course signs - Me
Pusher - Rob Royle-Evatt
Marshalls at halfway rbt x2
Marshalls at turn x2 Lyndsey Greenslade
Finish timekeepers assistants - Tom Barnes & Andy K
Canteen - Keith & Amy
Results board - Me

Entries from riders welcome too - on a standard CTT entry form (I have moved house so the address in the handbook is incorrect - new address is on the CTT website under the handbook amendments section)

[Keith]

Jon,

Add me to the helper list.

K

[Amy]

I should be free that day if you need canteen - can do a couple of cakes too.

[Jon H]

Thanks Keith & Amy

[JulianG]

A quick question, as this an open event, do you need to have a race licence to participate?

thanks as always

[Phil H]

[quote="JulianG"]A quick question, as this an open event, do you need to have a race licence to participate?

thanks as always

[Andy K]

As long as it will finish so that I can get away by 5pm - I'm happy to help!

[Jon H]

Thanks Andy, should be finished by 4 at the latest.

A few more helpers still needed...

[Dominic]

Jon,

Seeingas I have decided to stop racing this year I will be available to help. Happy to marshall a roundabout or wherever you need me!

[Jon H]

Thank you to the folks who have offered their help for this event, it is much appreciated.

However...
By the official closing date for entries of yesterday evening I had received a grand total of 12 entries.
It is not viable to run an open event for as few entries as that, so I have had to make the difficult decision to cancel the event.

[Andrew G]

What a shame, not the most popular course but usually c50.

Perhaps later holidays after the Olympics.

[Robert]

It is a shame, but I have to say a lot of events this year have had low fields

[Andrew G]

I think in part it's due to the Olympics being in London which is a bit of a one off which people have wanted to enjoy, which may also have meant changes in holiday dates, but the biggest factor is probably down to the terrible weather.

I know that due to the rain that didn't seem to want to ever stop I didn't get the training I wanted done which has meant I've been racing without really being fit all year. Some probably just decided not to race but I like my cake too much for that . It also meant a lot of DNS (4 plus one DNF this year for me) at the time which probably put people off entering to have to keep sending in apologies.