your first tt club or open? dick poole president fccc

Your First TTClub or Open?

Dick PoolePresident FCCC

What’s the difference

Club TTs• No pre-entry required• Turn up, sign on, pay,

ride• Informal• Courses vary– Roadworks, weather etc

Open TTs• Pre-entry required– Special form

• Formal– E.g. start times– Regulations

• Courses fixed• Buy handbook –

available from Donald!

Club TTs

• FCCC monthly– 2nd Saturday at 10.00 am

• FCCC Weekly– Thursday evenings at 7.00pm – Start after clock change - March 31st 2013– Early course 8.5 miles @6:30, 6:45 because of

light– Course details on website

Club TTs - CoursesCC216 HC255/255a

Club TTs - CoursesHC175

HCC257(12.5m)

Open TTs• Pre-entry required – a couple of weeks before

– Dick suggests apply three weeks before• May allow time for alternate event in case of full entry

– Check CTT website• May be online or postal mail entry

– Fixed number of spaces (120/150)• Spaces allocated on performance basis• Stand-by places are available if event is full

– Large field• Times according to organiser

– Must be at the start ready– Late start ‘ready to ride’ means lateness is added to finish time –e.g. 2

minutes after official time – start will be delayed until there’s a place and your time has 2 minutes added.

• Allow for time to get to start and watch for special regulations (e.g. ‘no U turns near the start’)

On The Day

• Check your bike– Especially tyres for flints etc

• Registration– Number– Sign in– Allow for time to get from HQ to start

• Results at HQ

Open TTs• Seniors • Women• Juniors• Espoirs (18 – 23) • Vets (40+) may be judged on– Age group– Standards – standard times for standard distances – your

age means a standard time. You may win if you beat your standard time

• Tandems• Handicaps

If you have only entered club events, list those times on the form

If you have only entered club events, list those times on the form

BentleyH10/8

H25/8

H25/88

HHC018 Hill Climb

Wessex VTTA Contacts• VETERANS' TIME TRIALS ASSOCIATION• Group Secretary & Treasurer– (Pro Tem)

Ken Blowe11 Marlborough ParkWarblingtonHavant PO9 2PP023 9247 5683

• Group Recorder & Press Officer– Peter Warhurst

4 Mortimer RoadBournemouth BH8 9HP01202 548607

New Support Scheme

• To encourage competitive rides• Member must be ‘of good standing’• Agree to enter 6 events– TTs or – Road Races

• 50% of entry fees for TTs• 50% entry fess & licence for road race• More details to follow – watch the website