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But my club are just a bunch of testers, with no interest in road racing.
We did try 3 or 4 years ago, but getting people to help was like pulling teeth. We promote time trials and the odd cyclo-cross and MTB race.
There are clubs with an active RRing membership who don't promote. That's the problem.
What we really need is a road race league like Surrey league, or CDNW, where everyone does their bit. The odd club promoting races here and there is just peeing in the wind. |
organise the meeting and we'll (Sherwood Pines) turn up and agree to oranise at least one race, just like the old east mids league of the 80s  of which I both rode and organised many 
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But my club are just a bunch of testers, with no interest in road racing.
We did try 3 or 4 years ago, but getting people to help was like pulling teeth. We promote time trials and the odd cyclo-cross and MTB race.
There are clubs with an active RRing membership who don't promote. That's the problem.
What we really need is a road race league like Surrey league, or CDNW, where everyone does their bit. The odd club promoting races here and there is just peeing in the wind. |
organise the meeting and we'll (Sherwood Pines) turn up and agree to oranise at least one race, just like the old east mids league of the 80s of which I both rode and organised many |
THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN ! 
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officer bob
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| Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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But my club are just a bunch of testers, with no interest in road racing.
We did try 3 or 4 years ago, but getting people to help was like pulling teeth. We promote time trials and the odd cyclo-cross and MTB race.
There are clubs with an active RRing membership who don't promote. That's the problem.
What we really need is a road race league like Surrey league, or CDNW, where everyone does their bit. The odd club promoting races here and there is just peeing in the wind. |
organise the meeting and we'll (Sherwood Pines) turn up and agree to oranise at least one race, just like the old east mids league of the 80s of which I both rode and organised many |
THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN ! |
go on then....................you could prove me wrong, by organising it youself, ( as long as you provide security whilst we are in Clay Cross)
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Officer Gob , i ride for a team in Yorkshire , but would be interested in organising a Road Race east of Clay cross , maybe round the Tibshelf ,Pilsley area . Ive always thought the roads round there would make an excellent Road racing circuit . Would permission be given in that area ? as the roads are fairly quiet .
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| Officer Gob oooooh, i ride for a team in Yorkshire , but would be interested in organising a Road Race east of Clay cross , maybe round the Tibshelf ,Pilsley area . Ive always thought the roads round there would make an excellent Road racing circuit . Would permission be given in that area ? as the roads are fairly quiet . |
used to be a race or two round there, I sometimes (ok, not very often) go that way home from work, good racing roads IMO
People like Kieth Butler became 'real legends' by organising many races 
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| Officer Gob oooooh, i ride for a team in Yorkshire , but would be interested in organising a Road Race east of Clay cross , maybe round the Tibshelf ,Pilsley area . Ive always thought the roads round there would make an excellent Road racing circuit . Would permission be given in that area ? as the roads are fairly quiet . |
used to be a race or two round there, I sometimes (ok, not very often) go that way home from work, good racing roads IMO
People like Kieth Butler became 'real legends' by organising many races |
What round Tibshelf way ? Who organised them ? Are you getting mixed up with the Holmewood circuit which V.C Chesterfield used to organise ?
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| Officer Gob oooooh, i ride for a team in Yorkshire , but would be interested in organising a Road Race east of Clay cross , maybe round the Tibshelf ,Pilsley area . Ive always thought the roads round there would make an excellent Road racing circuit . Would permission be given in that area ? as the roads are fairly quiet . |
used to be a race or two round there, I sometimes (ok, not very often) go that way home from work, good racing roads IMO
People like Kieth Butler became 'real legends' by organising many races |
What round Tibshelf way ? Who organised them ? Are you getting mixed up with the Holmewood circuit which V.C Chesterfield used to organise ? |
You probably don't realise but when I did race it was a long time ago 
I rode a race late 70s that went thro' Pilsley, which just like Holmwood aint that far from Tibby.
A VERY WET Tour of North East Derbys around that time to 
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Is there Owt on the web or a link for this Tour of N.E Derbyshire race ? I know the National R/Race Champs started in Clay Cross in 95 
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| Is there Owt on the web or a link for this Tour of N.E Derbyshire race ? I know the National R/Race Champs started in Clay Cross in 95 |
Malc Elliott won it riding for Teka,
just checked in his book, 1989
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But my club are just a bunch of testers, with no interest in road racing.
We did try 3 or 4 years ago, but getting people to help was like pulling teeth. We promote time trials and the odd cyclo-cross and MTB race.
There are clubs with an active RRing membership who don't promote. That's the problem.
What we really need is a road race league like Surrey league, or CDNW, where everyone does their bit. The odd club promoting races here and there is just peeing in the wind. |
Mother of God ! Please dont tell me your a E.Mids board member F.F.S ! ive just read the E.Mids A.G.M thread , we're fooked , that is Road Racing in the E.Mids...
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err doesn't this sum up mallory? OK I know it's a circuit before some smart alec points it out.
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But my club are just a bunch of testers, with no interest in road racing.
We did try 3 or 4 years ago, but getting people to help was like pulling teeth. |
You couldn't even get Comms from your Region to help... I had to come up and do it a couple of times!
Well I wasn't gonna ride up bloody Harby hill... 
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Whats really Scary is looking at the E.Mids A.G.M thread, and the fact that the people in charge of Racing in the E.Mids are all fooking track riders and Moderators on here ! No wonder our Divisions totally Fooked up !
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| Whats really Scary is looking at the E.Mids A.G.M thread, and the fact that the people in charge of Racing in the E.Mids are all fooking track riders and Moderators on here ! No wonder our Divisions totally Fooked up ! |
Do the North Mids league Kelloggs, TLI rules innit.
That circuit that you and Officer Blob are on about is the same one - HQ was at Clay Cross Leisure Centre and was neutralised up that fk off massive hill past the cemetery before getting to the circuit
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| Whats really Scary is looking at the E.Mids A.G.M thread, and the fact that the people in charge of Racing in the E.Mids are all fooking track riders and Moderators on here ! No wonder our Divisions totally Fooked up ! |
Do the North Mids league Kelloggs, TLI rules innit.
That circuit that you and Officer Blob are on about is the same one - HQ was at Clay Cross Leisure Centre and was neutralised up that fk off massive hill past the cemetery before getting to the circuit |
The Cemetery that leads up to North Wingfield cross-roads ?
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| Whats really Scary is looking at the E.Mids A.G.M thread, and the fact that the people in charge of Racing in the E.Mids are all fooking track riders and Moderators on here ! No wonder our Divisions totally Fooked up ! |
Do the North Mids league Kelloggs, TLI rules innit.
That circuit that you and Officer Blob are on about is the same one - HQ was at Clay Cross Leisure Centre and was neutralised up that fk off massive hill past the cemetery before getting to the circuit |
The Cemetery that leads up to North Wingfield cross-roads ? |
Yer. Last time I rode it I was having a pre-race shit, came out the toilet and the neutralised section had started. Climbed it like I was on your pills and got back on
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| Whats really Scary is looking at the E.Mids A.G.M thread, and the fact that the people in charge of Racing in the E.Mids are all fooking track riders and Moderators on here ! No wonder our Divisions totally Fooked up ! |
Do the North Mids league Kelloggs, TLI rules innit.
That circuit that you and Officer Blob are on about is the same one - HQ was at Clay Cross Leisure Centre and was neutralised up that fk off massive hill past the cemetery before getting to the circuit |
The Cemetery that leads up to North Wingfield cross-roads ? |
Yer. Last time I rode it I was having a pre-race shit, came out the toilet and the neutralised section had started. Climbed it like I was on your pills and got back on |
There aint no race's round there, not even TLI
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Organise one then mate. I'll chuck in a donation for the prize list
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Will Scarlet
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| Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:11 am Post subject: |
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| Whats really Scary is looking at the E.Mids A.G.M thread, and the fact that the people in charge of Racing in the E.Mids are all fooking track riders and Moderators on here ! No wonder our Divisions totally Fooked up ! |
Nothing to stop you standing. Clay Cross is in the East Midlands, isn't it? |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:17 am Post subject: |
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But my club are just a bunch of testers, with no interest in road racing.
We did try 3 or 4 years ago, but getting people to help was like pulling teeth. |
You couldn't even get Comms from your Region to help... I had to come up and do it a couple of times!
Well I wasn't gonna ride up bloody Harby hill...
Paul |
Actually, you only did it once (though we're very grateful that you did, as we were on the verge of cancelling). Andy Wilson was cheif comm for the second one we did. |
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