Hillingdon vs HogHill

carbonfool

I have done a few races but only at Hillingdon and find it a bit dicey. Other than just going to Hog Hill myself can anyone comment who has raced at both? Is Hog Hill a safer course?

Thanks.

Gavin Gilbert

carbonfool wrote:

I have done a few races but only at Hillingdon and find it a bit dicey. Other than just going to Hog Hill myself can anyone comment who has raced at both? Is Hog Hill a safer course?

Thanks.

Dicey? In wot way?

carbonfool

I am not a fan of the chicane bit just before the finish line and feel I have had to worry about not crashing rather than giving it 100%. I have had a 3rd and 4th position as a 4th cat but in a <30 field when with the e/1/2/3's in a 40+ group it was 'dicey'. So I wondered if Hog Hill flowed easier and has a clearer finish line. Or maybe I am just a big wimp.

Dess1e

Hog Hill is an up hill finish, so speeds are lower in th esprint, so safer in that sense. The hill although not as hard as made out does dominate the racing and the circuit does not flow as a result. The descent is very fast and you need to trust your bike handling for the 2nd corner. The hairpin at th efar end can also catch people out if they try to pedal through too fast.

All in a different circuit, that contrasts with Hillingdon, which is a good thing. The "chicane" at Hillingdon is the same each lap so riders should be aware of it - the course itself is not inherently dangerous.

bikeboy123

i like hillingdon as a circuit, i was racing the national champs there on saturday and found it a good course, and we had 72 riders racing at once, so 30 or so would be a breaze...

crit racings crit racing...you touch bars nock into each other and it allgets very agressive, thats why its great lol

mididoctors

the field tends to smaller at hog hill... is my observation