KimMar 6
I've dusted off the Official Jam-Filled Babbage Engine, blatted the Windows updates, and am trying to remember how the #BHPC race timing system works...

Unofficial session at Derby Velodrome on Sunday. Should be interesting, though the wrong kind of interesting for me after losing all my strength to a week of gastroenteritis.
Show threadKimMar 10
Yeah, distinctly underwhelming performance by me, masked to some extent by the structurally modified bike (which hit 35mph without any hint of shimmy - with the disclaimer that turning right and significant braking remain untested). Finished the race with cramp in three different muscles, followed by a particularly ungraceful dismount.

Timing results are now up at the usual place. No points for this one, as it's unofficial.

Cramp and such aside, it was great fun, and the enthusiasm from the velodrome staff was wonderful.. Hopefully we'll be able to drum up enough interest to run another session next year.

(Whatever photographic evidence there might be is hidden behind a Facebook login page, unfortunately.)
2026 Races - British Human Power Club

Sunday8th March DerbyArena Velodrome closes12:00 noonThurs Mar 5 Saturday11th April HillingdonCycle Circuit closes12:00 noonThurs Apr 9 Saturday16th May RhylMarsh Tracks closes12:00 noonThurs May 14 Sunday17th May RhylMarsh Tracks closes12:00 noonThurs […]

British Human Power Club
Show threadKimMar 16
Video evidence: https://vimeo.com/1172928841

(I'm in the white streamliner, ran out of steam around lap 16 and spent the last three minutes mostly freewheeling while fighting with cramp.)
Russell Bridge & Streamliners at Derby Arena, March 2026

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Show threadsi2mev #antifa lover
@kim Nice video! Massive speed. Also #rule17.
Mar 17 at 6:01amPachli