doggatas wrote:Sorry guys, didn't mean to start an e-war.
Assumption is the mother of all Fck ups. I assumed that the dropping of the V meant it was now an open club, I was wrong. Can't join for another 3 years. : (
I'll check out the Wheelers, join up there, and race the purple shaded races on the Vets calendar - sorted.
Your assumption is understandable dogga. For a change I am going to be polite, sincere, and even helpful.
Lets look at this thing positively.
When we look at the STCC race calendar for the second half of 2011, we find 13 days "open to all riders". Days restricted to masters licence holders are 12.
If you are interested in competing outside southern Tasmania you will find a number of events in the north, listed on the Cycling Tasmania site. This will give some more opportunities for you, however some will clash with STCC "open" events I expect, so it is not as good as "add all STCC opens to all CT events.
As STCC racing concludes in early December, it is probably reasonable to add at least 3 CT events to the STCC 13 and say that there are 16 opportunities to race in 24 weeks(five and a half months).
If we were in a formal debate, and I was on the side of people in your position, I would argue that most people find various weekends when they have other obligations, and therefore it is unlikely that the 16 events I suggest are open to you, will in fact fit in with your life.
You have already arrived at the "purple shaded races" solution.
What else could you do:-
One option might be to gather a group of likeminded elite grade licence holders, and ask the STCC to run a separate event for you on "non open" days. An advantage for STCC might be an offer by such a group to provide some marshalls from time to time.
Another option might be for the same like minded group to join Hobart wheelers (you need a licence anyway) and persuade them to run some road racing.
Best wishes
Jeff