1ST CHARD WHEELERS

TVCRA sessions at Ilton for 2008:

· Sessions start on Tuesday 8th April, throughout April at 1830 (signing on from 6), from May onwards a ‘leisure’ rides will start at 1730 and finish 1830, with signing on for the main session available from 1830 for a 1900 start.

Membership

· Members must complete a membership form and pay £20 for seniors and £5 for under 18’s (cheques payable to TVCRA). This must be completed through their club before signing on.

Guest Riders

Riders may take part in two sessions as ‘guests’ of a TVCRA club on a come and try it basis before paying their membership fees.

· Your club will issue passes to all its TVCRA members. From mid April these will be checked by security at the gate and no pass, no access.

· All riders must sign on every week with the representative of the organising club and collect a number. No riders are permitted on the circuit without a number. Please, all numbers must be returned at the end of the night to ensure all riders are accounted for.

Cycles and Clothing

· Tri-bars or similar extensions are not permitted on any bikes during normal sessions and all wheels must have 16 spokes or more, no tri-spokes (or similar construction) or discs are permitted (except when riding a Time Trial on the designated nights).

· A suitable hard shell safety helmet must be worn at all times when on the circuit.

Time Trial Evenings

· For time trial nights (to be held on the last Tuesday of each month) all riders or teams (the team must sign on together at the same time, maximum 5 riders) must sign on by 1830 stating which distance they wish to ride (3 or 6 laps). Bunch riding will continue on these nights but time trials have priority. Any CTT approved equipment including  Tri-bars or similar extensions, tri spokes, disc wheels, and Low Profile bicycles are permitted for these nights, but must not be ridden in a bunch at any time.

A hard shell safety helmet must be worn for these events.

First Aid

· A suitable first aid kit will be kept at the gate house; all members who are first aid trained are requested to take appropriate action as per their training if required.

Annual Team Time Trial

· The TVCRA 4 up TTT, Tuesday 24th June, any teams are welcome, although there will be a small additional entry fee for non-TVCRA registered clubs. All clubs entering teams are requested to supply 2 people to help as required on the night. Further details will follow.