Thursday Evening Time Trials

2005 Results and Reports

 

Every Thursday from 5th May at 7:30pm(start), from the first Thursday in May to late August, we run a club time trial on a sporting course based on the Crowhurst Road race circuit. The event consists of 2 laps of the 6.25 mile circuit, making 12.5 miles in all. The HQ for the event is the Crowhurst village Hall car park and the start is immediately opposite the car park.

It is traditional, after the race, for some members to retire to the Brickmakers Arms for refreshment and sustenance.

Members of other clubs are welcome to ride. There is a £1 signing on fee.

Nic pushing off Small Sprocket

See Map for directions

 

The Final Points table 2005

Bashers our all 'Conkering' hero takes the Evening Series...again!!

Pos'n	Rider	Points
1	Bashers	48
2	Dangerous Dave	37
=2	Icicle	37
3	Oz!	25
4	Diplomat	21
5	DiscoDiscoDisco	14
6	Fatherjac	11
7	Martyn Smith	7
8	Smallsprocket	6
9	Jezza	4
10	Paperboy	3
=10	ml3Bianchi	3
12	Nix	2
=124	keith Thornton	2
13	Mark Newman	1
=13	How'ard	1
=13	Simon Jones	1

And so another successful year of our popular evening series racing round the Crowhust circuit has passed. And, inevitably The Old Portly's Doyen of the time trial, Bashers, is Champ once again,and deservedly so. This year however Dangerous Dave has made a comeback and although not really threatening Bashers put together a few creditable rides to take equal second place.

Finishing the series with several blistering rides was one of our newest members, 'Icicle' so called because of his refusal to wear winter gear,(in the winter that is!!). Well done Chris. We will all be watching out for you next season with the fond hope that you will give Bashers fiercer competition.

In third place it was Oz 'the Bard of Coney Hall' who takes the honours. All I can say is...I thought you weren't well!!!!

It was really good to see so many new names and faces on the start sheets and down at the Brickmakers arms after the events this year. A good sign for the future as we all look forward to next seasons evening series . Give yourselves a big pat on the back and three cheers to you all..Hip hip!

Fatherjac

 

 

 

Reports and results

Event 4: May 26th

OZ! reports (so be warned!)

.......the evening , he were very warm and suprisingly draughty , a veritable cornucopia of portlies assembled to partake in the jollities , the Diplomat ,the Icicle , Disco , Bash , Dangerous Dave (he seems comfy with his new 'handle') , 'How-'ard ?(who'd ridden out (and home again ) and your hero ,we were timed by Small Sprocket aided by his beautiful assistant nic (when's he gonna earn a 'silly name' ?......'Diplomat sporting a new bik-hanky wiv carbon everyfink (somewhat let down by the alloy cranks !)....we were also joined by Nelly on yet another new itigh bike (and a new car, things must be looking....up in the racoon skin business ), who'd come all the way from the bad lands of Woolwich just to wobble 'round ( i'm sure he misses me )

.....and ,so,to the outcome

Rider	First Lap time	Final Time
Bashers	15:58	32:12
Dangerous Dave	16:36	33:08
Oz!	16:50	33:47
Disco	17:16	34:47
Diplomat	17:34	35:08
Icicle	17:35	35:16
How-'Ard	19:12	39:25

well now ,we still seem to have this anomoly twix bash and dangerous but nothing that a bucket of cold water wouldn't sort out .......and , do you want to know sumink really spooky ??..... when last me and dangerous and bash rode against each other .......compared to last night ,......we all went exactly 19 seconds slower......oooooOOOOOOooooo !!!! ......ooooo00000ooooooz

 

Event 3: May 19th Cancelled.

Event 2: May 12th

- it was very windy and chilly! Fatherjac took the times and Nic rode but thought better of a second lap! - we then repaired to the Brickmakers for the usual scoff and a beer! Another jolly night

 

First event May 5th        Oz! reports

.....Piple, I 'ave been to see The Queen , and she has asked me to form a report on the first eve 12 ,....

The evening arrived all blustery and o/cast , a veritable melange of portlies amassed to see who's fittest , the diplomat ,the icicle ,disco,fr j,the squire ,bash yours truly ,simon jones (how come he hasn't got a silly name ?) and the nelly "i'm only riding 'round " twins , we were abley timed by Small Sprocket , the result was as follows:

Rider	First Lap time	Final Time	Points
Bashers	15:57	31:51	6
Dangerous Dave	16:40	32:46	5
Oz!	16:36	33:28	4
Fatherjac	16:56	34:07	3
Disco	17:33	35:17	2
Simon Jones	17:41	35:42	1
Diplomat	17:42	35:45	1
Icicle	17:44	36:15	1

Stewards enquiry !!

now , what have we learned from the exercise ?,.....what can we deduce from the fact that although i went faster on the first lap than some0ne else , he managed to go almost 1/2 a minute faster on his second lap ! ( a practic that should be stamped out i say ) and although it was a win for bash , i gained a bigger percentage of the votes and kept my deposit , i am now off to wallow in lake me and spend more time with my wallet and will see you in a couple of weeks  

Oz! your Venerable steward