Colin Inett reported:

A cold, dry morning with a bitter cross wind.
Simon Henderson 23.48
Steve Robertson 28.49
Colin Inett 28.29
Andy Burrows 27.25
Chris Bax (2nd Claim) 25.57

Fastest was Ben Instone (scientific-coaching.com/SRM) 20.38
Fastest OAS was Reg Smith (DCB Kent-Demelza) + 6.17

Andy Burrows won 3rd prize OAS +3.55
Colin Inett won 4th prize OAS +3.31
Andy and Colin won 1st Team OAS... well done the lads!

Christine Burrows reported:

We set off at 8am and drove through two blizzards before arriving at Bethersden more or less in one piece - Ashford was horrendous! A few intrepid souls made it to the hall and after a course inspection and 15 minute late start, 41 of the 75 entrants took to the road and nearly as many mad spectators stood about.

The race was won in 23:06 by Dave Wheeler (Sean Yates came 5th this year)

Andy Burrows 28:13 3rd vet on std
Steve Robertson 28:34
Shay Giles (TRC 2nd Claim) 26:07 1st vet

The Velogods delivered a brief window of dry weather, with a moderate south westerly breeze and a balmy 9 degrees Celsius. A lucky 13 riders took advantage of these clement conditions on bikes ranging from the TT exotica to a ‘shopper’ (sorry Shay, no way to talk about your new Dolan!). Paul Burrows clocked the fastest time; he was wearing shorts, so was probably in a hurry to get it over with!
Paul Burrows VC Elan 23:34
Dave Williams Kingsnorth 25:14
Malcolm Whitehead Kingsnorth 24:44
Chris Bax VC Deal 26:20
Shay Giles VC Elan 27:17
Rick Perkins 34:32 (with a puncture)
Jeremy Temple VC Elan 26:05
Jeremy Saynor VC Deal 27:09
Andy Burrows 26:43
Steve Robertson 27:39
Colin Inett 28: 32
Steve Quincy VC Elan 30:21
Pete Huckstep/S Claus 31:54 (2-up)

Colin Inett reported that on a fine dry morning with a light wind, the Q15/20 "didn't seem any easier", although this was probably because he and Andy were trying so hard; a fact evidenced by the TRC duo lifting the team prize with a plus of 12:05... well done the lads!

Andy Macpherson 39:21
Colin Inett 43:07
Andy Burrows 39:41
Steve Robertson 43:49
Chris Bax (2nd claim) 38:26

Fastest was David Wheeler (Rye and District Wheelers)32:30 and fastest OAS was Reg Smith (DCB Kent) with a plus of 10.14

Simon Henderson was the lone TRC competitor in Wignore CC's annual ‘gut wrenching’ extravaganza. After turning in a time of 4:21:01, Simon reported that although he didn’t have a pre race warm-up, he did ride the hill before the event, since driving 30 miles for a 5 minute bike ride seemed a bit of a waste! Simon thanked Bobbie (Fairhall) and Colin (Inett) for cheering him on. Indeed, the support crew must have done a good job, because a glance back through the records reveals that this is the fastest that a TRC rider has scaled Harrietsham Hill for some years; so even if the rest of us had turned up mob-handed with bikes, he’d still have won, thus Simon is our worthy 2009 Hill-Climb Champion; well done Simon!

Peter Tadros (In Gear Quickfit RT) won the event in 3:08:05

Dave Mastin reported...

Simon Henderson - 1:00:41
Rick Perkins - 1:03:21
Andy Macpherson - 1:04:25

Winner was Dave Wheeler (Rye & Dist Wh) - 54:57

Quite a hard morning with a strong breeze from the NE making the return legs hard work.

Simon Henderson reported as follows...

"Ah, O’Bi Wan,
Failed miserably on the roving reporter front (got that one right mate - come back Christine and Colin, we need you urgently! ed.)

Shay was 2nd on standard time, but I can’t remember what that was. As for the morning, first lap not too bad, windy up from Lydd, 2nd lap windy from Camber to Lydd and up Ham Street.

Simon Henderson 2.07.01 PB - well chuffed! (the force is strong with this one - ed.)

Winner was Malcolm Davies 1.56.11"

...so I telephoned Shay to ask him what his plus was and although we spoke for best part of an hour, I forgot to ask him (therefore my apologies for the earlier jibe Simon); he did however mention that his actual time was 2:08:36 and that Chris Bax recorded 2:11:40. Andy Macpherson DNF'd, so the indications are that Colin Inett will be TRC's senior champion this year.

The 'David Saffery Award' for outstanding services to our club was awarded to Colin Robinson. This was particularly appropriate as thanks to Colin's work in introducing 'Go-Ride', Dave was able to witness the influx of young people into TRC, thus ensuring the future of the club he loved so much.

Senior Champion (best average speed 25, 50, 100) Colin Inett 20.94 mph.

Ladies Champion (Best Ave speed 3 10's) Bobbie Fairhall 21.9 mph

Vets Champion (best average speed 10, 25, 50 by vet over 40) Simon Henderson 25.19 mph

Vets Champion (best average 10, 25, and 50 by vet over 60) Andy Burrows 23.12 mph.

Vets BAR (on age standard) Andy Burrows +15.23

10 miles (average of 3 events) Simon Henderson 26.53 mph.

25 miles (average of 3 events) Simon Henderson 24.96 mph.

50 miles Simon Henderson 23.62 mph.

100 miles Andy Macpherson 21.00 mph.

Vince Evans memorial (VTTA 25 June) Simon Henderson 1:00:09.

Mike Catlow Memorial - Simon Henderson 01:00:41 H'cap 14:06 H'cap time 46:35.

Glen Nichols Handicap - Colin Robinson 25:40 H'cap 8:22 H'cap time 17:18.

Consolation cup - Rick Perkins 01:03:21 (Last KCA 25). Rick also rode the fastest 25 of the season - 58:05 on the E2.

Evening points Peter Huckstep & Colin Inett tie on 109 points; a fitting result as both riders have fought their way back from injury and illness.

Challenge 25 (Wigmore in May) Simon Henderson 01:01:03.

Jim Bragington Memorial (most open events) Colin Inett 23.

Gordon Haller Memorial - fastest 5 rider aggregate time by club - Open 10 – 27 June
Thanet RC in 2:14:56 with:
- John Curry
- Terry Fearn
- Andy Girling
- Pete Haswell
- Pete Huckstep

Bert Spickett Memorial Handicap - Colin Robinson 26:07 H'cap 08:05 H'cap time 18:02.

Hill Climb Champion Simon Henderson

Jim Braginton 2-up team TT 13th April
VC Elan with Phil Bull and Paul Burrows in 19:34.

2nd September
Timed to perfection, with the rain falling just as we finished and only a moderate SW breeze to contend with; so to those of you who stayed away due to impending bad weather… BAD DECISION, especially as only 4 points separates first and second places in the points competition with only one week to go!

Andy Girling - impressively consistent throughout 2009

1st Andy Girling 23:32 (10 points)
2nd G O’Bi-Wan Kenobi 23:46
3rd Pete Andrews VC Elan 23:57
Chris Bax VC Deal 24:25
S Yew (unassigned) 25:56
Rob Freeland Deal Tri 25:59
Colin Inett 26:50 (9 points)
Richard Newbald (unassigned) 27:19
Malcolm Adams De Laune 27:34
Sebastian Dickson (unassigned) 27:44
Bob Connel 27:45 (8 points)
Rob Sissons (unassigned) 28:17
Merv Brameld (unassigned) 28:25
Phil Craddock (unassigned) 28:40

9th September
A fresh north easterly – just what we didn’t want; nevertheless, expectations were high, the atmosphere was electric, two TRC gladiators were about to meet for the final showdown in the evening points competition. Inett arrived first - to be precise, his bike arrived first, courtesy of Group 4 – clearly he was leaving nothing to chance. I bumped into Huckstep in the bushes; whilst my mission was obvious and straightforward, Pete was evidently checking out possible sniper positions… clearly he was leaving nothing to chance either. In the taxing conditions, everyone fell short of their previously recorded times, but in a magnificent display of grit and determination Colin only lost 15 seconds and thus scored the maximum 10 points. Pete hung on by his fingertips, just scraping 6 points; therefore the provisional standing is that the lads have tied for first place… brilliant!

Antony Bee Kent Cycles 23:14
Simon Henderson 24:19 (5 points)
Chris Bax 24:36
Rick Perkins 24:47 (7 points)
T Ramsden VC Deal 25:23
Tony Culshaw 25:43 (9 points)
Richard McVey (unassigned) 26:01
Colin Robinson 26:07 (8 points)
Colin Inett 27:05 (10 points)
Pete Huckstep 27:16 (6 points)
T Foreman Deal Tri 27:28
Malcolm Adams De Laune CC 28:02
Chris Fairbrass Deal Tri 28:32
Richard Newble (unassigned) 28:37
Sebastian Dickson (unassigned) 28:40
Robert Sissons San Fairy Ann 28:51
Terry Fearn 33:17 (4 points)
Oliver Robinson 38:40*
G O’Slartibartfast Magrathea CC disqualified**

*bike malfunction…his dad’s fault!
**improper use of the space/time continuum and diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Evening Points To Date:
Peter Huckstep 109
Colin Inett 109
Rick Perkins 94
Tony Culshaw 89
Simon Henderson 74
Andy Girling 70
Steve Robertson 58
Pip McVey 41
Andy Macpherson 38
Colin Robinson 31
Sam Petersen 30
Andy McCall 30
Terry Fearn 29
Bobbie Fairhall 16
Andy Burrows 16
Graeme Bartlett 10
Bob Connel 8
John Curry 8
Daniel Regan 7
Hannah Brinkman 6
Jason Wares 6