New
WASP 2018 following the same format as last year
Ok, some
important Wasp race stuff at four weeks before the event. Firstly the basic stuff:
Race is on 15th July and the
HQ is at Cowbridge Scout Hall (CF71 7AP) - this is behind the cattle market, turn off the High Street just by the Market Place restaurant (the Duke of Wellington). There is a small car park on the corner there which we'll try to keep for official vehicles, and then a massive car park all around the market and in front of the HQ. The
race start is 11.00 and I plan to have
HQ open up at 09.30. The course is the
traditional Wasp course around the Vale of Glamorgan, but finishing at Norm's cafe on Stalling Down. The race will do
four complete laps and at the fourth time descending into Cowbridge take the Cardiff slip road to head up the bypass to the finish.
72.8m/117.2km. Fastest predicted finish 13.41, slowest 14.09.
Pre-race committee meeting to confirm everything on the 7th July tbcThe good news is that the new WCU system means that there are hardly any static marshals required and also that the road signage requirements are very well defined. It does though need a lot of signage, all the specifics on that are below. There are quite a few specific roles on the day that need filling, and my plan is to modify this message to keep track of filling those jobs.
Car drivers (need to be BC member, £20 fuel expenses each are budgeted, would prefer Lead 2 and Comm 2 at least to have some experience of road racing but you're all radio-linked to the commissares who'll tell you what to do anyway.)
1. Lead car driver (Lead 1):
2. Second lead (Lead 2):
3. Driver for commissare 1 (Comm 1):
4. Driver for commissare 2 (Comm 2):
5. Neutral service driver:
6. Neutral service spanner person:
Red flag static marshals only one needed at each point, make sure you've picked up a red flag and a hi-viz jacket/tabard.
1. B4270/A4222 descent into Cowbridge:
2. A4222/A48 slip road out of Cowbridge:
3. B4524/B4265 Ewenny garden centre corner:
Other staff which could be combined roles as long as you can transport yourself between different places.
Signing on/out steward 1: Chris G
Signing on/out steward 2:
Finish judge 1:
Finish judge 2:
Making tea:
Selling cake/sandwiches:
Contributions to cakes/sandwiches etc obviously please, it's a cycle race.
Managing the course is always the biggest task. I will go to the Velodrome and get as much signage as we need on Wednesday 11th July and aim to put out as much of it as possible that Friday.
Anyone available to either help on Friday or finish up on Saturday please.
Note that our HQ is not at Cowbridge Comp, so obviously we don't need signs on Aberthin Rd for the start. We'll want them on the High St to warn that riders will be turning out from The Butts.
