THE 2013 BC CS Calendar is now all on the BC Website and no doubt Phil will be making any changes to our own Website calendar to reflect this in due course.
Below is a copy of the email recieved from British Cycling’s Cycle Speedway Administrator Paul West today.
“As in the past all updates and changes to events will be reflected within this Database. Do check out the current listings when you get the opportunity and feel free to let me have any comments.
Below is the list of 2013 British Cycling Cycle Speedway National Championships along with the closing date for entries for each.
|
Championship |
Venue | Close |
| at 4th May – U10 Club | Poole | 4th April |
| Sun 5th May – U13 Ind | Swindon | 5th April |
| Mon 6th May – U13 Club | Exeter | 6th April |
| Sat 1st Jun – U19 Club | Sheffield | 1st May |
| Sat 15th Jun – 50+ Ind | Exeter | 15th May |
| Sat 22nd Jun – U16 Club | Ipswich | 22nd May |
| Sat 29th Jun – Home Inter | Wednesfield | N/A |
| Sat 13th Jul – 40+ Ind | Astley & Tyldesley | 13th June |
| Sat 13th Jul – 60+ Ind | Astley & Tyldesley | 13th June |
| Sat 3rd Aug – 40+ Club | Norwich | 3rd July |
| Sat 17th Aug – U19 Ind | Newport | 17th July |
| Sat 24th Aug- U10 Ind | Bretford | 24th July |
| Sat 24th Aug- Open Q 1 | Birmingham | 24th July |
| Sun 25th Aug- Open Rep | Leicester | N/A |
| Sun 25th Aug- U16 Ind | Leicester | 25th July |
| Mon 26th Aug- Open Final | Coventry | N/A |
| Mon 26th Aug – Women Pre Q/Final | Coventry | 26th July |
| Sun 8th Sept – Knockout Cup Final | East Park | N/A |
| Sat 21st Sept – Open Club | Hull | 21st August |
| Sat 21st Sept – Women Club | Hull | 21st August |
As previously advised, entry for these Championships is by the BC On Line System only.
I am aware that there has been some criticism of this change in process. Just some of the benefits of the BC On Line Entry System include the following-
· The phoning or submission of Debit and Credit Card payments leads to a security risk with the potential for such details being left in files or on desks.
· The submission of entries either over the phone or by post is open to disputes over entries having been submitted but either lost or perhaps never actually sent.
· The current system of phoning in an entry is reliant on BC Cycle Speedway Events Development Officer being in the office and available to take them.
· The On Line Entry System removes the hassle both completing and posting paper entry form or phoning in. The current Transaction Fee of 60p per entry more than compensates for the cost to the entrant of these alternative methods
· In the first year (2012) of the BC Online Entry System over 100, 000 entries were successfully submitted through this system. Signs are already that this figure will be significantly higher in 2013
In addition to the above list of National Championships, the Women’s Pairs and Individual GP League entries will also be managed On Line with entries closing a week before each round
Any worries, do come back to me”.
All the best
Paul West
Events Development Officer – Cycle Speedway, Paracycling, Track
British Cycling, National Cycling Centre, Stuart Street, Manchester, M11 4DQ
Telephone: +44 (0)161 274 2021 | Mobile: +44 (0)7507 641267 | britishcycling.org.uk
If you have any questions, by all means speak with our very own Club secretary Dave Hill in the first instance and he can speak to Paul West, beasue if you have questions, you can bet that someone else does too.