It is really superb to see so many new faces this year coming to the TT; and with a great attitude. For those new to TT use these sessions to experiment with tyre pressure, gear choice, riding hills standing and seated, cadence and trying out new bike gear. Ask questions from those more experienced; there is a wealth of knowledge in this group with years of training and racing experience. Don't be put off my Mr Kanes rather fast times, be inspired instead; he has a natural advantage of having some rather good genes. Also good to see is a strong ladies league forming.
Mechanical of the night goes to Williamson who punctured 10mins before the start.
The new clipboard, as mighty an object as there ever was, was blown away this week by Enda's megaphone. As well as making the results very audible it had the added the advantage of looking, from a distance, like a speed radar gun and effected many a car slow down. Result!
Good work from all.
Finally a mention for Wes, the Warhorse (where have all the nicknames gone?), that we are thinking of him and wish him a speedy recovery.
Results
Mezzo Sopranos
Emma Sharkey 16:54 18:57 35:51 Emma Wilson 18:10 19:10 37:20 Julie Stewart 18:31 21:00 39:31 Heather Bamford 18:23 21:22 39:45 Geraldine Sharkey 19:26 21:17 40:43
Tenors
Mark Kane 13:24 14:47 28:11 Vaughan Purnell 14:44 15:48 30:32 Mark Hanna 14:32 16:06 30:38 Pete Williamson 15:01 17:09 32:10 Ronan Kernan 15:39 17:00 32:39 Paul Hetherington 15:30 17:54 33:24 Fergal Sherry 15:54 18:36 34:30 Conor Preshaw 16:28 18:17 34:45 Stephen Begley 17:17 18:23 35:40 Frank Sharkey 17:31 19:08 36:39 Chris McKeown 18:00 20:36 38:36 Peter McGuckin 18:25 20:40 39:05 Ramesh Rana 19:24 22:07 41:31 Gary Hazlett 20:37 25:08 45:45
Thanks to timekeepers Enda, Desi, Bill and David M. This is the toughest course from a mathematical point of view.