There's a 10 mile TT on Sunday 6th Dec at 10:45. Anyone doing it?

There's one the week after as well (Sunday 13th Dec) - Brompton to Seamer and back, also 10m TT.

A bit closer for you, same time 10:45 meet at Brompton near the start which is opposite the Brompton Forge Pub - park up on the start of the road to Sawdon.

There's another the week after at Hull as well, same 10m TT, on the V718 course.

Just telling folk (Matt) interested in local TT'in about events, like the Team Swift race - i.e. not just Paragon, makes no odds to me.

I'll be there at all three, the season can't end for me.  The more the merrier, all welcome to Paragon events as always, practice makes perfect.

Other Kids will be there as well Matt so you won't be the only one, but will you be the fastest ??? Can you beat Lewis ??? Same age as you. ????????????? Who's the fastest kid in town. ???????????????? Will it be Paragon or RCC. Lewis is going to Malton as well.

Can Mark G beat Tommo ????? ( I better start training again, not sat on the bike for 4 weeks, part of my Jan Ullrich routine - 12st here we come)

You've got to be in it to win it.

Dan Joyce say's

Tommo - not been on the bike? You dropped in at my house with your bike the other day. Did you push it here?  Even commuting counts!

Yeah you sussed that out, 2.25m flat out at lunch time to get me 3 piece's of ryvita - and back again. Yeah commuting now and then when it isn't chucking it down, which it has for the last two weeks, just keeps the legs ticking over.

Any hint of frost/ice and I'm in the car for sure.

You might be 1-0 up but will you be at the end of the year after these races ???

Zero'd 1st Jan so who will be on top next year -

It's always good to have someone to catch and someone catching you and pushing you to quicker times.

Man am I hungry. ( Even this keyboard looks tasty )

Did you get his number etc. ???

Why are you not doing the local 10m TT then, the week after ???

It's a shame you couldn't get the number - I got hit in September, same deal as you.

He stopped though - £1200 from his insurance for my damage and injuries.

Thing is I didn't even ask for any money, I just wanted to report the accident so he didn't claim against me for 'damaging' his car with my body. They said thanks will £1200 be enough for ya ?????????????  Errrrr - Yeah OK then.

I have not been out due to work and had cold, I will be out for the events.

Tommo I could do with doing some training with after christmas once work has died down.

Sounds like there will be a few at the Malton Wheelers TT next weekend.  This course is popular and they do well for a small club.

Unfortunately for the Paragon event we are running our youth academy all day on 13th Dec when we go to Dalby Forest to do some MTBing.  

The club is now working closely with CTC to develop Cycling in Scarborough and this event on 13th Dec is backed by CTC and open to both adult and young riders - members and non members.  So everyone welcome only £2.50 per rider includes bike hire.

Anyone seen the weather forecast.

Met Office says 'heavy rain'. If it's coming down in stair rods, I may go to Dalby instead. But otherwise I'll be racing. 

About half a dozen of us turned up for the race, but it was cancelled due to standing water on the course.

Shame about the weather but that's what you get at this time of year, you have to hope for better than average weather.
Next week could be dry and sunny but frosty/icy.
I got all my stuff ready for the TT last night but at 10:15am (time to set off) it was still chucking it down at my house and there were standing puddles everywhere as well.
That course is quite bad for pot-holes and tarmac patches that are a bit slap-dash to say the least, so with puddles everywhere covering them up it was the right decision however disappointing that was. If you've ever raced at speed over puddles not knowing whats at the bottom you'll know why.

Brompton 10m TT next week then 10:45 for 11am start (fingers x'ed)

Course details if anyone doesn't know it.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bik…..s-Brompton

The thing is you can't see how deep they are, they may be there 'cos they're 6in deep.

Therefore you have to dodge everyone which means going 'out' into the road sometimes.

'Read' what it says about the course above, if it was super smooth and brand new tarmac they may have run it but it isn't.   

Go through one that is deep and you're straight over the bars at 20+ mph.

The marshalls/timekeeper did the right thing, no matter how disappointing that was.

It won't be the last time, so get used to it. I had 4 x 25m TT's called off last year on the trot cos of the rain.