4th July Update: ENTRIES ARE CLOSED. NO ENTRY ON THE DAY.

30 June Update:

Entries are now fully closed. Total entries = 233 - every age group has a full Championship to contend for ie. Jersey + 3 medals.

23 June Update:

Organiser's Concession: Entry deadline has been extended (one time only) to 12 Noon on Saturday 30 June. Entries will now be on a "first come first served" basis. There will be no further extension. 

NOTE: NO ENTRY ON THE DAY.

SUBJECT TO THE TOTAL ENTRIES RECEIVED AT CLOSING (1200 SATURDAY 23 JUNE), CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO EXTENDING ENTRIES FOR A MAXIMUM OF 1 WEEK (whereupon subsequent Acceptance will be on a first come basis).

SEE BC REGS BELOW, YOU MUST HAVE THE PREFIX GBR ON YOUR LICENCE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

MASTERS ARE FROM 30 YEARS OF AGE, WITH CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR EACH 5 YEAR AGE GROUP, BASED ON YEAR OF BIRTH NOT DOB. FOR EXAMPLE YOU CAN BE 29 NOW - JUST AS LONG AS YOU ARE 30, SOMETIME DURING 2018.

LOCATION: ROCKINGHAM SPEEDWAY - NEAR CORBY, NORTHANTS.

A 7 RACE PROGRAM (SUBJECT TO ENTRIES) IN A 2.5 HOUR TIME WINDOW. ALL RACES WILL BE COMPLETED DURING THE EVENING OF 21 JULY. AN INTENSE PROGRAM, BUT PROVEN THAT IT CAN BE DONE AS PER 2017.

Rockingham is a superb facility and race course, with minimal marshaling requirements.

The 2018 British Cycling (Men's) National Masters Circuit Race Championships will be held on Saturday 21 July with 50-60 mins races at 1820 and 1930.

In order to provide racing for as many categories as possible, will require a mix of either concurrent (no more than 2 races at the same time on the same circuit) or combined age groups (but with separate 5 year age group results).

The 65+ age group will include Championships for each subsequent 5 year age group, provided that there is a minimum of 3 entrants in each 5 year age group. Failing which you will be consolidated with the next lower age group.

We reserve the right to flexibly adapt this timetable according to entries. The current proposed timetable is therefore "Provisional". If the timing changes, the event posting will be updated, and it will be incorporated in the published "Race Book". Please be cooperative as we shape the program for your benefit.

At this time we propose using 2 totally separate circuits at the same time - "National" at 1.7miles long and "Oval" at 1.5 miles long - for further details see www.rockingham.co.uk. We are also looking in to other options within this facility. The Provisional schedule is as follows:

Oval Circuit:

1820: Men 60+; 45-49

1930: Men 55-59;

National Circuit:

1820: Men 30-34; 40-44

1930: Men 35-39; 50-54

There will be no discussion as to which group races on which circuit

Please note that per BC guidelines:

1. To be eligible to enter, your licence, wherever issued, must have the Nationality as "GBR", and to have been issued at least 28 days prior to race day.

2. You must have a full licence and be a Silver or Gold member of British Cycling.

3. Age group is based on year of birth, not the actual date of birth.

4. No entry on the day. Day licences are not applicable.

5. Entries close 28 days prior ie. at 12 Noon on Saturday 23 June  2018.

Note: To ease cashflow, and to minimise the payment issues that often arise, PROVISIONAL Acceptance will be made on a regular basis up to closing date. If we are oversubscribed, for a National Championship I am obliged to choose the best field. That cannot be 100% completed until closing date.

Based on past experience we are unlikely to be oversubscribed in Masters races with E/1/2 cats – especially in the 40+ age groups. Thus E/1/2 cats have been notified of Acceptance (though technically this is still only provisional). Similarly, all 60+ age group entrants.

Based on a review of 3rd cats points (on 8 June), those 3rd cats with 10 or more points have been (provisonally accepted). The remaining  3^rd or 4^th cats are not being accepted until closing date, whereupon, if we are oversubscribed, I will go through the laborious task of checking what points they have, in order to as fairly as possible determine who is accepted. This will be done within 48 hrs of close (12 Noon on 23 June) – and all will be notified accordingly.

Within 48 hours of the initial close, those who do not qualify, will also be notified and offered the opportunity to be a Reserve or to withdraw, with their entry refunded (less the BC admin charge). We can have up to 100 riders on each ciruit at any one time, so with some flexibility from all concerned, we should be able to accommodate most, if not all, of you. Maximum in any one field = 60.

No refunds will be given (for any reason) after closing date.

In case anyone wonders - we cannot afford this circuit before 1800 - it costs £10,000+ per day!