THE HHCC 2017 'BOVINGDON BOMBER' CRITERIUM SERIES

The Hemel Hempstead Cycling Club (HHCC) run the Bovingdon Bomber Criterium series at its club track – the popular Bomber Circuit. The Bomber is a 1 kilometre long super smooth and grippy purpose built racing circuit. It is fast, sweeping, flat and technical and always produces good racing.

For the 2017 season we shall be putting races on every Wednesday from 26^th April till 16^th August. The first two and final two races of the season will be one race per evening (due to limited daylight) but all the Wednesdays inbetween will be two separate races per evening (one for men and one for women).

The men’s races will alternate weekly so category 3/4 one week then category 2/3 the next whilst the women’s races shall rotate on a 4 weekly cycle: W2/3/4 then W3/4 then W2/3/4 then W1/2/3.

All races are Regional C+ events with full BC points and cash prizes for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd placed riders (£20, £15 & £10 respectively).

TIMINGS
6.30pm Arrive
6.31 Sign on opens
6.45 Circuit opens
7.00 Sign on closes
7.05 Race

…and when two races are running the programme continues:

7.05 Race 2 sign on opens
7.50 Race 2 sign on closes
7.55 Race 2

FEES
£13 in advance
£16 EOL
Free to HHCC members (first claim only with BC race licence).

TUESDAY TRAINING SESSIONS
There will be training on the circuit every Tuesday evening during the season so check the HHCC website for up to date information at www.hemelcycling.org.uk. HHCC members (first claim only) train for free.

STRICTLY NO ARRIVAL ON SITE BEFORE 6.30pm as we have an agreement with Dacorum council and the super car company with whom we share the circuit that we must adhere to for racing at the circuit to continue.

ADDRESS & USEFUL DIRECTIONS
The HHCC Bovingdon Bomber Circuit, Upper Bourne End Lane, Bovingdon Airfield, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP1 2RR.

HP1 2RR is good for your sat-nav.

ACCESS BY CAR
If coming by car then access is from the A41 only. You need to leave the A41 at the Services (McDonalds) junction and head up Upper Bourne End Lane which is off the northbound slip road. 

ACCESS BY BIKE
Access by bike is through the industrial area up Bourne End Lane off the London Road in Bourne End. Turn by the Complete Outdoors shop and head up through the restriction to the roundabout where you need to turn left, go under the bridge and turn right then immediately left up Upper Bourne End Lane. Note the surface up this road is particularly bad and punctures are frequent.

At the top of Upper Bourne End Lane you need to head right and look for the car park 200 meters further up on the left. The circuit is shared with the car drifting company 'Driftlimits'. 

There is a useful map at: http://www.hemelcycling.org.uk/bovingdon/about-circuit

There is no access through the main Bovingdon Market entrance on the Chesham Road.

AGAIN....PLEASE…..STRICTLY NO ARRIVAL ON SITE BEFORE 6.30pm.


A FEW PHOTOS OF THE CIRCUIT:

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