Weekly club 10 TT Series

This is a season long club competition, each week 20 points will be awarded to the winner, down to 1 point for 20th place. There are two trophies awarded, one for a Women's competition the other for the Men's competition. The winner of either series will be the person with the most accumulated points. The series is held from the first Thursday in May to the last in August.

Competitors' best 7 results out of the 10 races will be used to decide final league positions

CLUB 10 TT Series Dates

A 10 race series every thursday on the following dates:

TT1:12th May

TT2: 19th May

TT3: 26th May

TT4: 2nd June

TT5: 9th June

2-UP TT champs - Thursday 16th June

++3 week break to accommodate local and school holidays +++ 

Training rides are planned to replace the TT series during the break 

TT6: 21st July

TT7: 28th July

TT8: 4th August

TT9: 11th August

TT10: 18th August

The series is open to all first claim club members only. A trophy is awarded to the best male and best female rider, with male and female points being tallied separately.

If you ride you have to volunteer and be prepared to marshall at least once.

This event can only work if we get members volunteering as a timekeeper, and marshall every week, in addition, a pusher off would also be an asset. Two volunteers will be sought for each week of the series, with the pusher-off acting as an assistant timekeeper.

To make sure we get the necessary volunteers, each timekeeper will be awarded 18 points, and the pusheroff 17 points.

Bridgend - Kirkliston details

START

The B9080 East-bound at approximately NT 036 736

This is close to the bus-stop outside Champfleurie estate, and about 2½ miles East of Linlithgow train station.

Route Map: ~

ROUTE

Head east-bound on B9080. Turn 180 degrees at the roundabout in Kirkliston (NT117 746). The finishing point is the start of the bus stop layby (opposite the old school building, west-bound on the B9080, ) about 100 yards before the Bridgend junction. The specific finish line is level with the metal telephone pole outside the school builidng.

REGISTRATION

Register in the large lay-by on the east-bound carriageway, just West of Bridgend Farm.

Please aim to arrive early, register and pay your £1 entry fee before 7.15pm, 15 minutes before the start time of the whole event. Please register and gather in the lay-by. The marshalls can choose to decline any registration after this time. Faster riders should take later start times (ie: higher race numbers) when signing in - no false modesty!

Please help the smooth running of this event by NOT parking a car in this layby. It’s recommended that only marshalls or those bringing heavy items (eg: signs) park in the layby.

EVENT PROCEDURE

The actual start point 1/3 of a mile west of the layby close to the bus stop outside Champfleurie. If queuing on the verge, please do so west of the bus stop (to avoid upsetting First Bus drivers), in the order you will set off.

It’s recommended that you get to the start point by cycling west (uphill) from the layby, past the starting point, then performing a U-Turn across the road. Please show great care in this manoeuvre, given the fast-moving traffic and other participants who may be ‘pushing off’ – avoid turning any less that 100m from the start or finish.

You will be given a count-down and push-off at one minute intervals. Take care in joining the stream of traffic.

Take care on the Kirkliston roundabout – a 180 degree turn is a legal but unusual manoeuvre. Try to indicate clearly and focus on safety rather than speed in the turn.

When you pass the finish (bus shelter), continue and turn with care (eitehr using the Bridgend Junction or further uphill to return to the layby - avoid turning any less that 100m from the start or finish.

Please be sure to hand in your race numbers at the end of the event.

Do’s and Don’ts

DO

1. Read the risk assessment provided with care, paying particular attention to those higher-risk areas highlighted. Download Excel file

2. Consider the risks of using tri-bars or similar in built-up areas, notably the centre of Winchburgh.

3. Remember that you are responsible both for your own health, your own safety and the road-worthiness of your own bike

4. Overtake other participants with due consideration and attention to the safety of all road users

5. Follow instructions given by marshalls, without question, as long as it is safe and legal to do so.

6. Remember that marshalls are kindly volunteering their time to you and the club and that we are all ambassadors for the club on these events. Complaints may get the TT shut down.

7. Stay safe and have fun.

8. Hand in your numbers after the race.

DO NOT

1. Park cars in the layby unless you are a marshall and/or are carrying heavy equipment for the TT.

2. Turn any less that 100m from the start or finish.

3. Put yourself or any other road user at risk to ‘get a time’. This is a training event. On no account should any rider endanger themselves or others in the pursuit of a time. Please remember that this is predominantly a 60mph limit road, and riders must obey the traffic laws and Highway Code at all times.

4. Break the law and/or the Highway Code. The roads are not closed and we are all subject to the law. Complaints about a rider in this respect may lead to disqualification, exclusion from some or all future club events and, in severe cases, exclusion from the club itself.

5. Running a red light at the pedestrian crossing in Winchburgh will be viewed as a particularly serious and dangerous breach. The red light phase is short – about 10 seconds - so you can usually just slow down without having to stop, take a breather and put in more of an effort later on.