INTRODUCTION TO RACING EVENINGS
Our popular 'Intro to Racing' nights are back for 2023. This is a friendly and supportive no-pressure introduction to racing blending coaching and racing into one structured evening with well organised officials, experienced BC coaches and seasoned racing cyclists. 

TIMETABLE
6:30pm Riders arrive & sign on (strictly no arrival earlier, arrive dressed and ready to ride).
6.45pm Circuit open for familiarisation/warm up.
7.00pm Short structured coached session led by a British Cycling qualified coach (20mins)
7.20pm Pre-race briefing at start line.
               Race Women #1 - 10mins + 3 laps (15 mins total)
               Race Men #1 - 10mins + 3 laps
               Race Women #2 - 10mins + 3 laps
               Race Men #2 - 10mins + 3 laps
8.30pm Approx Finish 

NOTE ABOVE - The group not racing will train on the hairpin portion of the circuit with a coach.

The 7.00pm 20 minute coached session will covering riding in a group, safe maneuvering and cornering.  Riders will be put into 2 or 3 groups and a qualified BC coach will lead the session with the help of experienced racers. The sessions will be slightly different at session 1 and 2 but the focus will be on building confidence in riding in a group.  

** NO ENTRY ON THE NIGHT **

Who are the sessions for?
- 4th Category Male BC license holders and those without a BC license or even BC membership.
- 3rd or 4th Category Female license holders and those without a BC license or even BC membership.
- Junior men and women are also very welcome.

THE RACES (separate men's and women's races)
The second part of the evening will be the no pressure informal races which will be a Go Race classified event (rather than Regional C+) which means there will be no BC points on offer so there will be no points grabbers present and less pressure on all. The result will still be logged with BC so it will still count! There is no pressure to race the whole race if you don't want to, you can safely pull out with 1 lap to go if you don't want to contest the final sprint.

An extensive pre-race briefing via email will cover pre race reading/viewing, bike preparation, what to wear, license info, arriving, the signing on process, race numbers, warm up, briefing, race starts etc etc step by step in detail. There will also be a pre-race briefing on the night. 

DAY LICENSES - This is a Go Race event classification to keep costs down for our riders but there maybe the requirement to purchase a Day License from BC - see our useful info page for clarification. In summary Bronze/Silver/Gold British Cycling RACE members don't need a day license but British Cycling RIDE members and Non British Cycling members will need to purchase a £5 day license through us. This is for insurance purposes so is very important. I shall be in touch with those who will need one in due course but you can of course get in touch beforehand.

We are an experienced, understanding and friendly team with years of experience of running races for men and women. In fact we are one of the few race organisers who have always run totally separate races for women.

Our safety record is very good at the Bomber but professional first aid is always present at every event as a precaution.

Do drop us a line if you have any queries or concerns.

Info for Riders

NO ARRIVAL BEFORE 6.30pm IF WE ARE TO BE ALLOWED TO KEEP USING THE CIRCUIT.

THE DRIFT LIMITS CUSTOMERS ARE LEAVING AND THE TEAM ARE PACKING AWAY CARS.

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

Plug HP1 2RR into your sat-nav.

ACCESS BY CAR
If coming by car then access is from the A41 ONLY (there is no access through the main Bovingdon Market entrance on the Chesham Road). You need to leave the A41 at the Services (McDonalds) junction between Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted/Chesham and head up Upper Bourne End Lane which is signposted Motorsport Academy. Hear right at the top of the lane.

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

ENTRY & PARKING
At the top of Upper Bourne End Lane you need to head right and drive through the main gates then carry on for approx 350 meters driving past all the storage units and with the clubhouse on your left. Take the right fork heading down to the car park which you will need to turn left into.

For our evening races no entry through the main gates until 6.30pm on the weekday evening crits please. The circuit is shared with the car drifting company 'Driftlimits'.

ACCESS BY TRAIN
We are a 10/15 minute ride from Hemel Hempstead train station if you are coming from London.