Nooby first race question
Hunterg46
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I have my first race next week at the Goodwood circuit, and being my first race I have no Idea what to do. So what sort of stuff do you need to bring along (licenses etc?) and where/what do you do when ya arrive?
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Take your licence to the sign on desk, and well, sign on and pay entry your entry fee if you haven't paid to enter online. Put numbers on your jersey.
Check your bike over one last time (though you should have done this before you even leave home)... skewers tight?, tyre pressures right? nothing loose?
Warm up - ride a lap or two. Take a leak
Take off outer layers.
Get to the start line in reasonable time. Don't be at the back even if its your first race as you may get dropped, and trouble always seems to brew at the back.
Enjoy! Its a right laugh even if you get smoked.
p.s. May be there myself, though in the E/1/2 getting my censored handed to me.
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1)Planet X SL Pro carbon
2)Nelson Pista Singlespeed
3)Giant Cadex MTB
4)BeOne Karma MTB
Take your license you will need it for signing on.
When you arrive have a look for signing on (just ask someone)
You'll put some details on a sheet and get a race number(s) that you pin to your top
Have a look a t the course and get a couple of laps in if you can
Then just make sure you get warmed up prior to the start
That's it really
and good luck
Depends how long before you arrive/race you eat - but for a race that short - you will not need, nor have time to consume any energy bars. A full water bottle is a good idea - and I always aim to drink most of it before the start of the race. Once the race goes - there isn't much time to drink - not in a short one like that.
Have something in the car to drink and eat after the race.
Good luck!
Is it a road race or a TT?
If it is a TT then get plenty of warming up done.
Then -
1 - Don't start out too hard.
2 - If you start out too hard, remember point 1 for next time.
3 - Always refer to rule 1
4 - Make sure you have nothing left when you cross the line.
I have fond memories of Goodwood - I scored my very first licence points there back in the early 90s..
Roger.
Whatever the race is, good luck and enjoy it!
Could be a "Go Race". I did one a couple of weeks ago - and will again tomorrow. The one I did was 30 mins plus 3 laps. Worked out at around 13 miles.
If you're still in the mix on the last lap, make sure you get near the front before you hit the chicane just before the finish (assuming the chicane is still there) - select a big gear and then once you're out of the chicane, put your head down and sprint....
Whenever I've been down there, the placings are usually decided on the basis of who enters the chicane first..
No do not follow this advice! Unless you have eyes in the top of your head that is?
A rider in his first race sprinting with his head down? That has got to be everybody elses worse nightmare.
you obviously didn't read my post properly fella - either that or you haven't been to Goodwood. The track is so wide after the chicane that you could ride to the finish with your eyes closed - providing of course you come out of the chicane in the top 10-15.
anyway, 'putting your head down' is just a figure of speech - of course he needs to be aware of where he's going..