Gold or Silver?

[Michelle]

BC make more money?

I'll get my coat....

[quote="Michelle"]BC make more money?

I'll get my coat....

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

Not that I know of, but they are still paying the bill from the Goodwood World Championships

[Andrew G]

No . I get silver as I have private medical insurance through work and I'm not enough of a doom-monger to get PA cover for myself. I take Paul's point about the fact that there can be danger involved in racing, but it's not really that dangerous. The vast majority of offs will only result in road rash or a broken bone, which is nothing really. As far as I'm concerned there is a damn site less than there is compared to commuting, I don't get PA cover for that so why bother for racing.

[Jon H]

In my opinion there's no point joining BC unless you intend doing BC races. If you just want the insurance cover then join the CTC (same price as silver BC) and at least you get a magazine that's worth a read rather than a list of events.

Although having said that, there's always a chance of some VP piccies in the BC magazine, so you might want to join for that benefit Sean

[Rob C]

[quote="Andrew G"] racing, but it's not really that dangerous.

[Andrew G]

Not at all I love it, I'm crap but I love it . "It's full of nutters" only applies to 4th cat races at Chertsey the year I raced there. I did 4 races there and there was at least one crash in all of them, and no they were nothing to do with me . In one, the "Chertsey carnage" day, one idiot managed to cause 2 completely different crashes in the home straight taking down 3 Addiscombe riders in the process. I like the circuit and think 3rds and E/1/2s are good races. The 4ths just attracts idiots as you can cruise round in the bunch at 25mph without breaking sweat due to the size of the field, which then tries to go through the right/left 3 abreast but still with everyone trying to clip both apexes . Some also like almost stopping as they crest the 2nd lump .

[quote="mrP(Boonen)VT"][quote="Michelle"]BC make more money?

I'll get my coat....

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

As I said, I'm not defending BC, just answering Sean's question - Gold benefits V Silver.


Jon - the questionof whether to join BC or not is a very different one.

Andrew - The insurance cover is "on a bike", not just racing. Of course if you have similar, why pay again as you won't get twice the benefits (that's fraud!!)

Adam - I didn't say racing cost - I said membership of NGB, which I believe is much higher in other countries
In Spain, for example to be able to race you must have medical insurance and proof of it to be able to obtain a racing license and also require all license applicants to undergo a complete physical every year that includes detailed heart monitoring and even lung capacity tests. If your doc sees something he doesn't like, you don't race. End of story.( As a foreigner racing in Spain you have to buy a health and accidental insurance plan that covers you ANY TIME on the bike whether it be racing or training. The cost of this plan is a 60Euros per year.)

NO it is certainly not true what you say about BC taking so much - the standard race levy is £3. Different regions have an additional "regional" levy ( ours goes towards the cost of taking Stu to Belgium!!!) and is £1.50. And Regional C and Go-race are lower.

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[Andrew G]

[quote]Andrew - The insurance cover is "on a bike", not just racing. Of course if you have similar, why pay again as you won't get twice the benefits (that's fraud!!)