It happened!

Click picture for bigger version (this pic taken by Shamim)

I don’t think there are any pictures of the racing, because the digital camera is shit and cannot take action photos in the dark. There was no way I was bringing my fillum camera, it would have frozen or something, but never mind that:

I was bladdy surprised to see 13 people turn up, and I was also pissed off that my mask was rubbish, what a waste of £3. We had a bit of police attention, but luckily they weren’t interested and soon disappeared. Anyway, once everyone was present we went up to Smith Street car park to do the trackstand comp. Not everyone could trackstand so the comp didn’t last long and it didn’t get past the one-hand stage. Shamim won it, and recieved a few prizes from Bagaboo.

Next it was the elimination race AKA devil takes the hindmost. We had a bit more police attention while the race was going on, but I don’t think they actually saw the guys racing despite the fact that they were driving along the final straight (well it was actually bent but that’s not important). Anyway – they soon disappeared. The race was fast and exciting, and in my excitement I made a slight error about who was last on one of the laps, but never mind, it was clear that Brakeless Brooklyn Badboy Dan (real name Dave) from Knowle was gonna win it. He is now the proud owner of a House of Pistard t-shirt which can only be owned by race winners.

The final race was a sprint comp, which was awesome, there were 12 contestants, who raced in sets of 3. Shamim, Ben and Mike D were first, and surprisingly to me Shamim murdered them. Next up was Mike Tucker, Harsheek and Dan Goode. Dan killed these guys, and he was riding so strongly that I was actually a bit scared, and I think I wee’d my pants a bit. My money was on him winning it. The next three contestants were Dan (real name Dave) from Knowle, and two riders new to the Brum fixe ‘scene’, Paul and Andy. It was good to see some new faces, and as it happened, Dan (Dave) trampled on them. Lastly we had Dan from On Yer Bike, Nick from Wolverhampton, and Gavin ‘Blacksmile’. Dan won on his new On-One Pompino, which proves that a new bike will make you faster.

So, next, heat 1 winner Shammim vs heat 2 winner Dan Goode. In this case Dan G won, and it was clear that whoever was up against him in the final was going to have to work hard. That person was Dan OYB, having beat Brakeless Badboy Dave.

The final, Dan G versus Dan OYB. It was pretty close, but I could see Dan OYB running out of fuel as he came around the corner, and Dan G took the prize, an Archies Grobags mashton’s pocket thingumyjigga:

Mike Tucker won the HOP/Archies collaboration DFL bag for being last in the elimination race. That must be the easiest prize ever won!

So, a good night was had by all, and some people went to the pub afterwards, Ben broke his pedal somehow, and err… that’s about it really. More photos might be coming soonish….