enterring a BC race

gsk82
gsk82 Posts: 3,601
edited August 2010 in Amateur race
I've done a few TLI races this year, but as the season finishes tomorrow i'm looking at a couple of BC races. I currently have a provisional licence with my bronze membership.

am i right in thinking that a provisional licence is pretty worthless in that no one accepts them?

is the only way to enter most races by using the entry form you download from the BC site?

cheers
gary
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  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    yes
    and
    yes
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • SteveR_100Milers
    SteveR_100Milers Posts: 5,987
    Not true.

    I have a provisional license and have ridden two races this year, and would have done several more but for time etc.

    Check the BC website, you have to pay a fee if its not regional C+ race, otherwise its as valid as a full license. To be honest, even BC are not sure, and I got a pdf file from them with every race type and license eligibilities. PM me your email address if you want a copy.

    However, I agree with Paul on the entry form. (tho if you EOL then you might not need it, depends on the organiser)
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    one more thing...

    am i correct in thinking that i need a silver membership at £36 to then be able to pay £32 for a full licence?

    and are licences valid for a season or 12months (as is the case with my free bronze licence)?
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    gsk82 wrote:
    one more thing...

    am i correct in thinking that i need a silver membership at £36 to then be able to pay £32 for a full licence?

    and are licences valid for a season or 12months (as is the case with my free bronze licence)?


    Licence is valid for the calendar year - but they will offer a discount after July 1, etc. Membership is valid for 12 months from date of purchase. So a licence for the rest of this year should be only £16

    You need a silver or gold membership to buy a full licence.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    gsk82 wrote:
    am i correct in thinking that i need a silver membership at £36 to then be able to pay £32 for a full licence?
    Yes
    gsk82 wrote:
    and are licences valid for a season or 12months (as is the case with my free bronze licence)?
    Racing licence is for the season (ie Jan-Dec). They are 1/2 price after 1st July (ie £36 12 months membership + £16 6 month race licence).
    BC membership runs for 12 months however.

    If you only intend to ride a few BC races before the end of season (effectively only 8 weeks left anyway), you'd be best to pay for a day licence for each race. Cost depends on the race category but with Bronze membership a day licence for a C+ event is only £5.

    Note that you do not get BC ranking points with a Day Licence though, so get a full licence if this is important to you.
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  • Jaeger
    Jaeger Posts: 439
    SteveR_100Milers wrote:
    I got a pdf file from them with every race type and license eligibilities. PM me your email address if you want a copy.

    Have PM'ed you for this, Steve.
  • rjeffroy
    rjeffroy Posts: 638
    is the only way to enter most races by using the entry form you download from the BC site?

    There is online entry for a lot of races now. Many of them are here:

    www.riderhq.com

    The Surrey League have their own online entry system:

    http://www.surreyleague.co.uk/calendar.htm
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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    gsk82 wrote:
    is the only way to enter most races by using the entry form you download from the BC site?
    For most circuit races, you can simply turn up on the day and get an entry on the line.

    For road races, you are best entering in advance but there are usually a few places available on the line unless they have a long list of reserves - check with the organiser.
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  • dulldave
    dulldave Posts: 949
    If you're sending an application by post and want to be sure of finding out if you're on the start sheet then make sure you include an SAE.

    Some of the organisers won't email out a start sheet.
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    Since i joined a few weeks ago i've tried to enter 4 BC races. So far i've been rejected by 2 and i haven't heard back from the others. Is this the norm for someone with no BC races to put on my entries, ie will i only get in races that aren't full because organisers don't want inexperienced (BC wise) riders stinking up their events?
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  • chipperleenie
    chipperleenie Posts: 217
    That all depends on how the organiser selects his field. It is entirely his decison who he chooses to let in unless it is a national standard event which have prescribed entry conditions.

    My view with accepting entries is the following order of preference:

    1. Our own club riders.
    2. Very local riders (i.e. ones we know or from the clubs in very local towns)
    3. Riders from clubs who promote races that our club riders will want to or do ride.
    4. Juniors who are not so local, as there tends to be few juniors racing these days.

    Then after that its pretty much a free for all depending on location, recent results, when they entered etc.

    You could try adding a note in with your entry or putting some of your TLI results on an entry form so they know you have ridden before.

    Or if there are some races local to you just turn up early on the day and try and get an entry on the line.

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