Hastings Rye Hastings H&StL CC Club TT Wednesday 25 June 2014

All three HRH Classics this season have been run on fine evenings and with a hint of East in the wind the last evening looked set to produce some fast times. Conditions were similar to last week when six PBs were set, and this week the wind did not drop during the event, so the question was would In Gear's Pete Tadros break the incredibly quick 40 minute mark yet again? He was close with 40:31 but three seconds down on last week.


There were four PBs on the night, the biggest improvement being by 1:50 for Trevor Deeble (46:42) to win the club event. Trevor had set a PB last week after more than a month on a 12,000 mile tour of Europe. But it was by car as he and Hannah performed at festivals and gigs from Ireland to Norway to Italy etc. They had decided not to use their beloved VW camper van so Trevor had not been able to take a bike which makes his PBs on return in consecutive weeks even more impressive and indicative of all the hard miles he did before the tour. Check out: http://trevormossandhannahlou.com/


Malcolm (47:16) was second, with third to fifth all recording PBs. Nigel Tamplin (50:15) and Jon Stainsby (53:10) are not long back from some hard touring (by bike!) miles in the Pyrenees and bettered their PBs set last week by 7 and 9 seconds respectively.


Sixteen year old Ollie Chapman (52:04) fresh from a 10 mile PB of 25:25 at the weekend knocked 1:28 off his best time from last year to come in fourth.


Paul Butler (57:21) has been one of the bacon butty regulars this year but had not tried a TT until last night.  Sixteen year old Matt Edwards had contacted us earlier in the year but his studies and exams have kept him off the bike.  He got in touch again a few days ago and I suggested he dived in at the deep end!!!! I told him that if he spends some of his summer break the bike he will be at least a minute quicker than me over ten miles in the ESCA September 10. His Dad was going to do the Etape this year but injury has put paid to that, he ought to come out and ride with us too as part of his prep for next year’s Etape.


After time keeping etc for all of 2013 and so far this season I was finally able to get a [slow] ride in (60:50) thanks to John Vidler doing the time keeping with Steve Butcher and Tom Norris marshalling at Rye.  Tom was a bit sneaky.  Having set a PB by one second last week he did not want to lower it any more so he has a better chance of another PB next season. Thanks also to Mark Ingram, Steve Denny and Tim Miles who have also been at Rye to marshal this year.


Club TTs are on the Pevensey course for the next two weeks:

 Wed       02 July   Pevensey 10    G10/83                    Meet 7.00 first rider off 7.30 late

Wed       09 July   Pevensey 10    G10/83                    Meet 7.00 first rider off 7.30 late

Wed.     16 July   Ninfield 14                                        Meet 6.30 first rider off 7.00

Wed.     23 July   Ninfield 14                                        Meet 6.30 first rider off 7.00

Wed.     30 July   Ninfield 14                                        Meet 6.30 first rider off 7.00


Sign on for Pevensey 10 will be moved to the same as used by Rovers: Starbucks behind the garage at Pevensey roundabout.  Please sign on as early as possible since the start is  several minutes away.  Results will be available at Starbucks afterwards.  Those that rehydrate will probably use the Oak and Castle in Pevensey (as we have in past years) since those from Eastbourne will not want come back Hastings / Bexhill way.


Remember that last year the start moved half way up the road to the bottom of Wartling Hill with the finish being Middle Bridge on the return from Little Common roundabout.


We need time keepers and ideally a presence at Little Common in addition to the race warning signs Stuart puts out.  Volunteers to Chris Parker asap, ideally several days before the event!!!!

Chris P