ESCA 10

A very cold start to the morning which warmed up noticeably as the sun rose.  13 club members entered the event, but George Morris did not start which removed the potential jinx.

Edward Jenner at Whitesmith

I was off at the end of the event and Dad was off early so I shot down the course to spot Father on his trike.  It was worrying seeing early riders struggling up the slope at Whitesmith. David Morris was first off at No 3 and Edward Jenner was next.  Edward, who I think was riding his first open event, did a fine 31:52 in the coldest conditions.

The later riders had the best of the weather as it warmed up noticeably as the sun rose.  The other times were  Mark Boorman 30:40; Chris Parker 29:53; David Morris 29:43; William Francis 28:29; Stephen Butcher 27:19; Jo Kingsman 25:37; Mark Brittle 24:50; Me 24:43 (which equalled my best for the year); Malcolm Daly 24:02 (I suspect suggesting he sprinted would not be well received?); Jo Jenner 23:34 (2nd Junior) and Marc Townsend took the club honours with 22:33.

Tomorrow is the 25 which I will be apologizing for not starting.  Several heavy weeks at work with a 1000 mile round trip to Scotland to return son to Uni and the KCA 12 hour weekend thrown in on top mean that I will be having a long lie in on Sunday.  Hopefully Chris or one of the others will report on the event.  A plug for the Surrey Sussex VTTA Group 25 on 30th September which is pretty much the last time trial and then it is Hill Climb time.  I think the Club Hill Climb is on 4 November (or is it 28 October).