newcastlecycling

Im curious on the avg speeds e grade is on their 34 km handicap st kocc
just curious so I have something to work at before having my first dig at racing

My advice is just to give it a go. If/when you get dropped from the bunch, you simply learn from the experience. It's all part of the fun. 

From my recorded data for graded scratch races, KOCC E grade runs around the 34km/h (+-1km/h) average. Vets runs slightly slower (33.5km/h) and seems less aggressive (i.e. everyone seems to be out for a ride, without too much surging). HD Friday nights ran anywhere between 32km/h and 37km/h (usually dependent on how many people turned up and how many laps).  Handicaps run a bit faster, depending on who turns up and how organised the group is.

Remember though, that drafting will allow you to go much faster than you can solo, so don't be concerned by the speeds (I'm pretty sure certain I couldn't time-trial at the speeds we run around at during graded scratch races.