BRC club race programme

Monday, March 28, 2016
Action commences next Wednesday.

Ballymena Road Club – Chain Reaction Cycles – race secretary Jason Burns has issued details of this season’s club race calendar.
The 23 event programme, in the Northstone sponsored series, commences next Wednesday 6th April with a 22 miles "scratch” road race over two laps of the Sheddings circuit at Broughshane.
This event forms part of a three race mini series for the Tommy Smyth cup. 
Round two of this scratch league will be at Ahoghill on 20th April, while the series is concluded later in the season at Slaght on the Caddy circuit on 10th August.
The first club time trial of the season is scheduled for 13th April when the Stan Finlay memorial 10 miles event takes place on the A26 course at Woodgreen.
The first month’s racing is completed on 27th April when the H and M Wilson cup 26 miles handicapped road race takes place from Slaght over three laps of the Caddy circuit.
The majority of the club race events take place on Wednesday evenings from 6th April until the end of August.

During that time the club will promote a total of eleven road races, four 10 miles time trials, two 5 miles time trials, (remember that both the juniors and ladies need this 5 miles event for their respective BAR competitions, three 25 miles time trials and one 50 miles time trial. 
They will also have the Grand Prix of the glens time trial over the Broughshane, Carnlough, Waterfoot, Glenariff circuit on 8th June.
There is one hill climb event – The Sherdan Caldwell memorial at Crebilly on Friday 19th August.
The club race season is concluded on Friday 26th August when the Will Henry cup road race takes place at Glarryford.
The club have gone back to the relatively flat Sheddings circuit for this season’s club road race championship; it will be held on 6th July and will cover three laps – 33 miles. 
The Sammy Connor cup scratch event will be held on the same Sheddings circuit, again over three laps 33 miles on 1st June. It will be a virtual dress rehearsal for the Championship.