I've made up a first draft of the proposed groups for this years club league. For the most part riders are left in the groups which they finished in last year and all noobs have been put in Limit (for now). New riders names are in green.

Everyone's opinions are welcome, if you think that you or somebody else should be moved up or moved down let me know. Just do it in this thread so everyone can see you for the whiner and or backstabber that you are!

Limit
Brian McConnell, Caroline Martinez, Cian Donnelly, Ciara Kinch, Conor Montague, Conor O'Brien, Dermot Sreenan, Ian O'Connell, Joe McSherry, John Devitt, John Lanigan, John Latham, Lyndsey Rankin, Michael Hanley, Niall Diamond, Noel Flanagan, Patrick Conlon, Patrick O'Brien, Peter Gerrard, Peter Seymour, Rodney Joyce, Sandra Telford, Tom Blennerhassett

Semi-limit
Aideen Collard, Barry Keogh, Brian McNamara, Damien Long, Daniel Whiting, David Murphy, Dick O'Brien, Eddy Lane, Greg Masterson, Ian O'Keeffe, John Marron, Julia Phillips, Malcolm Garland, Martin Ridge, Paraic Morrissey, Patrick Kindillon, Paul Burgess, Paul Tansey, Peter Killeen, Raymond McCann

Semi-scratch
Adam Fox, Aidan Collins, Barry Dace, Barry Redmond, Dave Tansey, Declan Byrne, Declan Quigley, Eddie Lynch, Enda Smyth, Ivan McAvinchey, John Dillon, John Sower, Noel Beggs, Noel Browne, Noel Murphy, Orla Hendron, Patrick Santini, Seamus Fitzgerald

Scratch
Dave McLoughlin, Gary McNulty, Graham Thomas, Myles Kirby, Stephen McNally

This might be statement of the obvious, but if you're name's not on the list you can't race.

I see the President has been demoted from scratch. Given his performances last year, this hardly seems fair to him or his competitors in semi-scratch.

Myles Kirby wrote:
To be honest Myles it wouldn't exactly reflect well on the rest of us that a 50year old could race in Scratch! For the sake of our dignity it's best that he is demoted to Semi.

Dave, I also note that there's no sign of Odhran. Has he joined the IRC payroll too or is has he just retired after his first glorious win last year?

Myles Kirby wrote:
There are quite a few riders from last year who haven't signed up again yet. The list above counts everyone who has paid up and has the appropriate licence.

There are late renewals coming in everyday, so I'd expect to see about another 35-40 names on that list by the time the regular season kicks off, mostly in the Scratch and Semi-scratch groups.

I presume Odhran will be back sometime soon, best to ask him yourself though.

To be honest Myles it wouldn't exactly reflect well on the rest of us that a 50year old could race in Scratch! For the sake of our dignity it's best that he is demoted to Semi.

I'm still only 49 if you don't mind

Eddie Lynch wrote:
Fine, you can stay in Scratch!

Lloyd Berry added to Semi-scratch.

Since we havn't got a "Tech " section yet , will post this question here ! has anyone ran a sram power link with a shimano chain ? if so any issues ?

Enda Smyth wrote:


No issues, on MTB & Road

Ian Mellor added to Semi-scratch; Odhran Connors added to Scratch.

Brian Ahern added to Scratch.

Romano Morelli added to Semi-limit.

Tommy O'Connell added to Limit, Graham and Shane Hurley added to Scratch.

Martin Caddow added to Scratch

Barry Browne added to Semi-Limit

Dave

As one of the noobs to racing this year I cannot race this Sunday but will marshall if we still need people.

If you need me to help out whats the meeting point and time.

John

Gary Fleming added to limit.

You look about 29 tbh (smile).
I finally got my password to work!

Diarmuid Collins added to Limit, James Olsen added to Semi-limit.