Thames Turbo Series 2003

Thames Turbo Triathlon Race Series 2003
Race Dates Race 1 Monday 21^st April 2003 Race 2 Monday 5^th May 2003 Race 3 Monday 26^th May 2003 Race 4 Monday 25^th August 2003 Race Start Time 06:45 AM Closing Dates for Postal Entries Race 1 > 05/04/2003 Race 2 > 19/04/2003 Race 3 > 10/05/2003 Race 4 > 09/08/2003 Please see our Refunds Policy	Race Director & Organiser Mark Ellis-Jones Email: thames_turbo@yahoo.com for any entry enquiries Race Venue Hampton Open Air Pool High Street Hampton, Middlesex Also on local roads by the River Thames towards Chertsey & back, plus the charm of Bushy Park	Race Series Sponsors
	Special News Item GREAT NEW PRIZES ANNOUNCED FOR 2003 THAMES TURBO RACE SERIES - There are literally dozens of prizes on offer for the 2003 Thames Turbo race series. You will have a great chance of winning something from our generous sponsors, whether as a category winner or in the form of a spot prize. And if you fancy your chances as a series winner then you should block out the first week in September in your diary! Because that's when the overall male and female series winners will be whisked to the sunny climes of the Med courtesy of our sister club in Malta, Birkirkara St Josephs Sports Club. Your air ticket, transfers, breakfast and lodging will be taken care of so that you can compete in their Olympic distance triathlon on 6 September. You'll just need to cover your race entry, the rest of your meals and spending money. Regrettably we will be unable to substitute these fantastic prizes.
All entrants to BTA sanctioned events are required to be members of the BTA which provides them with Civil Liability and Personal Accident insurance cover whilst taking part in the event. The fee for non-BTA members includes Day Membership of the BTA. Submitting this form without declaring a valid BTA license number is acceptance of the BTA day membership scheme outlined below. If a valid BTA license cannot be provided by the competitor at registration, a Day Membership will have to be purchased to compete in the event.		Race Results Race 1 >>> here Race 2 >>> here Race 3 >>> here Race 4 >>> here
Race Distances & Format Swim 438m 12 lengths of a heated open air pool Bike 21km Out and back on flat open roads Run 5km On flat pavement and parkland	Race Series To be decided by best 3 results from all 4 races. In the event of a tie, highest finish position in a single race wins Mens Current Standings >>> more Womens Current Standings >> more	Race Series Photos Here
Race Pack Provided to postal entrants only, 5 days prior to each race For all reference information see Race Maps and Other Race Information	Race Maps - Examples from 2002 - these may change for 2003 Click for Bike Route Map Click for Run Route Map

2003 Entry Fees
16 yrs (on 31/12/03)	17 yrs (on 31/12/03)	18+ yrs (BTA)	18+ yrs (non-BTA)
Ł14	Ł14	Ł16	Ł20
Ł14	Ł14	Ł16	Ł20
Ł14	Ł14	Ł16	Ł20
Ł14	Ł14	Ł16	Ł20

** Very Important Notice - Race Insurance
Anyone that pays the 'BTA' entry fee (Ł16) must produce a valid race licence at registration. If you cannot produce your valid licence on race day, a Ł4 charge is required - this makes the difference up to the 'non-BTA' entry fee. This is to ensure that everyone has personal insurance for the race. In essence, No Insurance, No race!

## Special Note : - No postal entries received after the closing dates will be accepted. The entry will be returned. This is because we are volunteer race organisers and so the time we can put aside for race organisation is limited. We need the final week before each race to prepare for the day to ensure the event is to the standard you have come to expect.
There will probably be spaces left for entries on the day, although numbers may have to be limited. This will be clarified closer to the time. If there is space for entries on the day, we will run a priority system for these entries by holding a list of 'interested competitors'. The 'interested competitors' list will be a first come first served priority list for OTD entries. This will allow us to give a reasonable expectation to people as to whether they are likely to get a race if they turn up on the day.

Clearly, this could be a bit of a lottery. The 'easy life' option is to enter before the closing date.

Our policy on refunds and transfers to other races is as follows.

Race entries are NOT transferable between people. The only transfers available are for the same person to move their accepted (1) entry to a different race in the same race series as per the rules below.

If the competitor notifies (2) us up to 2 weeks before the race we will allow refund or transfer of entry to another TT race in the same year (i.e 2003 race series).

If the competitor notifies (2) us up to 1 week before the race, and we have not advertised the race as full, we will allow a transfer of entry to another race in the same year (i.e 2003 race series).

If the competitor notifies (2) us up to 1 week before the race, and we have advertised (3) the race as full, we will not allow any refund or transfer. This is because we will have turned entries away and so cannot offer the place to anyone else, hence it is unfair to the club, to then lose revenue by offering a transfer.

(1) An accepted entry is an entry form received by Thames Turbo Triathlon Club for entry into our race series on the correct and current entry form which has had the funds accepted by the club, i.e. we have taken cash or cashed your cheque.

(2) Notification by the competitor means sending an email to thames_turbo@yahoo.com or the club receiving a letter at the following address within the above stated time scales.

(3) If any 1 race fills to the limit of our event, we will advertise this fact on the club website, www.thamesturbo.co.uk. Postal notification by a competitor of an intention to transfer their entry must arrive at the below address no more than 2 days after the 'race full' message appears on the web site."

Thanks,

Thames Turbo Triathlon Club
PO Box 298
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 0YA