by Jon H » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:01 pm
Paul, there aren't many of the rules you need to know about. Lots of them are to do with how the organisation is set up & run, how events are promoted etc.
As a rider the things you need to know are:
How to fill in the entry form and enter the event.
Pin your number in so it can be seen.
Turn up at the start line on time.
Look where you're going.
Don't draft people if they catch you.
TT courses were originally given codes way back in the days when racing on the public highway was of dubious legality so it all had to be hush hush. Saying "the race will be on the A1 at Boroughbridge" would rather give the game away to PC Plod, but saying "the race will be on course V252" kept it secret.
A brief description of each course is in the handbook, after the listing of all the events. They're divided up into regions which were each given a letter when the were listed alphabetically. So in our neck of the woods:
E = London East
F = London North
G = London South
H = London West
P = South
Q = Southeast