Round 10 – Kinallen Circuit Road Race
The week started with news that Group 4 had lost some of its engine power with Neill C and Graeme C being poached into what is becoming quite a large Scratch group (talks of super scratch have already started). So Group 4 went out interviewing for potential candidates and managed to talk a few from group 3 into moving up and convinced Ronnie that group 4 is where all the cool riders are.
The night was perfect for road racing and with 20+ marshals providing their services the course felt as safe as ever. Handicaps had been set by Gavin and Chris was hiding so no one else could complain about the groups (everyone wants to be in group 1).
One would expect Scratch to catch everyone just before the end but tonight scratch was troubled with first a puncture by Barry K, then Zak and finally Nathan reducing the group to a lonely 3 and making the catch close to impossible. Group 4 were charging along and didnt take long to shed a few riders and catch the other Groups before the final climb into Kinallen.
With a strong person’s finish Ronnie proved he still has the kick to stay ahead and took the win with an excellent finish by Rob W (2nd) and Graham McC (3rd). Graham McC expect to be contacted by Group 4 😉 and scratch will be looking Ronnie back.
As always we couldnt run this race without the help of all the marshals & helpers so a huge thanks to our volunteers for the evening.
Timekeepers: Colin R and Malcolm MacD.
Drivers: Deek and Peter B
Marshals: Adrian B, Aoife M, Davy Y, Eddie D, Gareth W, Garry W, Gary G, Graham S, John McG, Linda F, Marcus M, Martin M, Michael C, Michael M, Neil F, Paul G, Roisin McI, Trevor B and Davy R.
Thanks to Lisa’s kids as well for helping out and to the Hawthorne family for the use of their spoons and bathroom.
Results:
Latest League can be found here & photos can be found here. For those who use Strava you can now replay the race here.
