What news??? Are they removing them? (!!!)
Nope (sorry shower break).
To annoy Bill I was experimenting a bit with the dead stops.
One of the main things I think I have uncovered is to go with the flow.
On several occasions Bill and I dead stopped but in slightly different positions.
I think I found that if you charge into and inevitable dead stop at speed then just freewheel as you hit the steep gradient you may dead stop earlier than others but don't panic just keep freewheeling and the Sim will keep you going, all be it a bit slowly for a while with no effort.
If you slog away in the dead stop you gain nothing.
After a short while the dead stop will release you but just keep freewheeling and you will be gifted with a sudden spurt of power and speed and at this point you can slam on the power again.
To test this theory I am going to set up a session some time and practise this theory.
Other than that that course just did not work well with BSim with all those sudden gradient changes.
For a while, at the start were clicking along well and then we dropped Monte (sorry Monte) and Bill and I carried on quite nicely at pace until those sudden +7's etc cut in followed by similar short downhills.
I think we soared over a few of the shorter ones before the Sim kicked in the resistance as is often the case.
cheer him on.. 
.... wish him well..
