A great day out at round three of the Imperial Winter Series in sunny Hillingdon, with 7 LP riders (Tom, Jonathan, Jean Paul, Nigel, Robert, Guy and myself, Ken) battling our way through a pacy 4th Cat race. The 48 strong field lacked the nervous jitters of round one, and the overall tempo was significantly higher.

Two non-LP riders managed to break free a third of the way through the race and went on to claim an inspired win, while the rest of us hustled our way to the finish line. A post xmas party Robert was the leading LP rider on the day with a great seventh place, with the rest of us close behind but out of the points.

There were a few close shaves during the final stages of the race but the only faller of the day was Guy, who dramatically toppled onto an innocent bystander at Southall Station…