Brendan Campbell Mem Race 26 July 2015

wav1

Our final open promotion of the season will take place on Sunday July 26th this year in Donore village and this year is the 19th edition,and the main event once again sponsored by Coca Cola International Services.Racing for all on the day on the usual love/hate 6.4 km circuit.Sign on and parking at Scoil Naomh Mhuire in the village from 10.30am.Schedule is as follows.

Youths U12 and U14 at 11.45am.These will be 1 and 2 lap races.
Senior A4 12.15pm 8 x laps
Womens Race 12.17 7 x laps
U16 Race 12.19 5 x laps
[Please note that the Womens race will double as the Leinster Womens R/R Champs as Ras na Mban clashes with the date of the Leinster champs in September.]
Senior A1/A2/A3/Junior Handicap race 2.00pm 13 x laps
Presentation and a cuppa in the school immediately afterwards.
Hopefully will get the support of the riders.

wav1

Could our female boardsies please help spread the word that the Womens race is the Leinster Womens R/R Champs 2015.

mathie

(Apologies for the old thread resurrection)

What way do Cycling Ireland points work for this race for A3 riders?
Do the first 8 A3 riders get points?
Or is it just the first 8 overall that get points?

lennymc

in a handicap race it's first 8 over the line regardless of category.

Captain Havoc

Threads merged

okane1

Going to give this a go. What way does the A4 race usually end up - sprint? Any hill to break it up?

lennymc

unlikely to be a bunch finish i would say, tough little course that wears you down over the course of the race.

okane1

Have you a profile of the course?
From the area but only home now and again

lennymc

https://www.strava.com/segments/1245882

wav1

Alls good to go for Sunday and can confirm that programme of events will run as per OP.Would appreciate if ye could spread the word.

Inquitus

Just back from my first Mark Mullen outing of this year, had forgotten just how savage this course is, 13 laps is going to be a killer!

Lusk_Doyle

Inquitus wrote: »

Just back from my first Mark Mullen outing of this year, had forgotten just how savage this course is, 13 laps is going to be a killer!

You deserve it!

lennymc

this will be my first outing in A3 this year. I think. #scared

Inquitus

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

You deserve it!

For why?

Lusk_Doyle

Inquitus wrote: »

For why?

For being too busy to cycle more! Perfect course for a beating.

Beasty

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

For being too busy to cycle more! Perfect course for a beating.

Tractors were out last night. Maybe they could rustle up a few combine harvesters for Sunday. Are you racing L_D?:P

lennymc

Beasty wrote: »

Tractors were out last night.

His name is padjo5

Lusk_Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

Tractors were out last night. Maybe they could rustle up a few combine harvesters for Sunday. Are you racing L_D?:P

Ha ha! The source of my two year adversion to cornering revealed!

I'm at a wedding on Saturday without her good self so I'm 100% not going to be in any condition that would render me able to complete let alone compete in the race.

Inquitus

lennymc wrote: »

His name is padjo5

Padjo did a huge amount of work in my group, big engine.

wav1

All good to go here in Donore.Everything in place.Just got to get someone to make the hang sambos.Hope to see you all tomorrow.

lennymc

Looking forward to it. I think. First time pinning on the open race numbers this year........

wav1

Been out all day dotting the i's and crossing the t's.Just a couple of points.
Parking is at the rear of the school [sign on venue]
There will be some parking at the church,but beware there is a new overhead barrier at entry.Hate to see mangled carbon on my patch.
Please respect the residents of the village and do not park on the very well kept green area at the estate after the finish area.And definitely bring your litter home.We have the support of the locals and very much want to keep it that way.

wav1

Respect to all the riders who competed today and equally to the army of helpers.What an absouloutely awful day for bike racing.Wont be buying after eight mints for a while as I will prob die at half seven given my luck with the weather.Again thanks to all.

killalanerr

wav1 wrote: »

Respect to all the riders who competed today and equally to the army of helpers.What an absouloutely awful day for bike racing.Wont be buying after eight mints for a while as I will prob die at half seven given my luck with the weather.Again thanks to all.

Well done super event and hard conditions , big thanks to all the officials for standing out in that weather,big respect guys


Im was very pleased to stay the distance when a lot didn't ,just missed out on an unplaced pot but I still put that down as a good ride happy out

dragratchet

some weather out there today, shivered all the way back home. well run race.

lennymc

I wussed out and had an espresso and blueberry muffin instead. The espresso was slightly cooler than I normally like, so I too suffered a lot today.

I need a big dose of htfu.

padjo5

A4 pace was too much for me, dropped half way round on 7th lap. (given the league is 6 laps, I have a mental block doing any more than that!)
Some really strong lads in A4, big thoroughbreds of lads, broke-away as I was dropped, well done to our own thoroughbred Brenmac for going with them and claiming his first Open-Race points, well deserved, and relief to have a Drogheda man in the pot, after 10 of us starting!!
No doubt it will be head-line news on droghedawheelers.com, given who the administrator is!

Thanks to Wav1 and all the gang for their efforts to ensure we had our fun today.

bren_mc

padjo5 wrote: »

A4 pace was too much for me, dropped half way round on 7th lap. (given the league is 6 laps, I have a mental block doing any more than that!)
Some really strong lads in A4, big thoroughbreds of lads, broke-away as I was dropped, well done to our own thoroughbred Brenmac for going with them and claiming his first Open-Race points, well deserved, and relief to have a Drogheda man in the pot, after 10 of us starting!!
No doubt it will be head-line news on droghedawheelers.com, given who the administrator is!

Thanks to Wav1 and all the gang for their efforts to ensure we had our fun today.

Thanks Paddy. Results now updated on the site. The headline was going to be "superb ride by bren" but I thought it best not to

http://droghedawheelers.ie/wp/index.php/2015/07/26/brendan-campbell-memorial-race-2015/

Big thanks to Wav1 and Co. Made the tricky conditions as safe as possible.

JK.BMC

Thanks again to Wav1 and crew for another great event in challenging circumstances.
It amazes me that there aren't more of these kinds of 'kermesse-style' races in Ireland. Very much the norm in many parts of northern Europe and both the roads -and Irish weather- are ideal for staging these multi-lap-thru-village type races where a wearing down process produces great racing and good spectator experience.
On a recent holiday I was tempted to enter a similar race; 5.6km lap over the 'cote-du-marie-blonde' She sounded nice but there were 18 LAPS in total! And it was for Cat3 and Jnr only
Imagine another 5 today?
Anyway, glad to go the distance and will try again next year

Big Mig

Hard, hard race yesterday. Organisation was good and everyone stayed safe.
Pity there wasn't a cup of tea going for the frozen and wet A4's and Women after their races.

killalanerr

Big Mig wrote: »

Hard, hard race yesterday. Organisation was good and everyone stayed safe.
Pity there wasn't a cup of tea going for the frozen and wet A4's and Women after their races.

All the more reason to go all out for the upgrade

manwithaplan

That race is like childbirth - if it wasn't for our remarkable ability to forget pain there's no way you would do it twice.

Thanks a million to Drogheda Wheelers and a particular thanks to the marshals - it wasn't a day to be standing on a corner for 4 hours. Brilliant job as usual - I don't think I saw a car all day.

Nice to get the sign on money back too.