Your First TT Club or Open? Dick Poole President 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 – 2 nd Saturday at am FCCC Weekly – Thursday evenings at 7.00pm – Start after clock change - March 31 st 2013 – Early course 8.5 6:45 because of light – Course details on website

Club TTs - Courses CC216 HC255/255a

Club TTs - Courses HC175

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

Bentley H10/8

H25/8

H25/88

HHC018 Hill Climb

Wessex VTTA Contacts VETERANS' TIME TRIALS ASSOCIATION Group Secretary & Treasurer – (Pro Tem) Ken Blowe 11 Marlborough Park Warblington Havant PO9 2PP Ken Blowe Group Recorder & Press Officer – Peter Warhurst 4 Mortimer Road Bournemouth BH8 9HP Peter Warhurst

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