CRYSTAL PALACE - THIS JUST IN

[huw williams]

Great news - just had confirmation that there WILL be racing at Crystal Palace this year. Tuesday nights starting mid April

[Jon H]

That's good news and bad news.
Good news = it's on, and it's about three minutes from my front door.
Bad news = it's Tuesday so clashes with Hillingdon.

Do you know any more details, like what cat races there will be and if you have to register for the series?

[huw williams]

details to follow shortly. It's a lot closer than Hillingdon, has a proper hill on it and a 35mph blind corner I'm told.

[Jon H]

Sounds like fun. (Apart from the vomiting bit).

[Daren L]

That's my mid weel full on training session sorted then

[Jon H]

I had a ride around the CP circuit on my way home last night and it does look almost ready to race. Until recently there was fencing around a lot of the circuit made up of wooden stakes which looked suitable for Buffy to slay a few vampires with, so it would have been dangerous to race. That's all gone, so now if you go off you just end up on the grass or in the bushes. There was still an obstruction over the circuit at one point, a sort of metal ramp which looked like it was being used to get machinery down to the lake without wrecking the grass. As I pootled around the circuit, the hill and bends seemed quite benign, but I'm sure it's a different story at race speed.

[Elliot M]

Kep me posted if you're racing and I'll come over and support/shout abuse!!