And in particular, the Newcomers' A race?

Looks like it should be a great race. The top 6 have been consistently the top 6 all week long, with 4 of them putting in sub 20 minute laps.

The practice leaderboard looks like this:

1. Andy Fenton (19.41.91)
2. James Coward (19.46.70)
3. Shaun Anderson (19.50.67)
4. Tim Venables (19.52.29)
5. Jon Kennaugh (20.02.90)
6. Sebastian Buch (20.04.99)

All of them have been going quicker and quicker all week and putting in lap times that have had us glued to the official timing. James Coward has taken a minute off his lap time from Tuesday to Friday! And Shaun Anderson is sure to go quicker, as he's one session behind the others, due to the Irish boat not getting in on the right day!

And for general info, the running order of the race has been changed. Newcomers' A will start, followed by the Post Classic Senior then Newcomers' B and finally Post Classic Junior.