Raw Track

This week’s Races
• Round 1 warm up Scratch
• Round 2 “no rnd2 racing this week”    
• Round 3 Div 2 – 5  ½ field sprint (max 12 over 5 laps) Div 1 200m fly
• Round 4 Mystery lapper  
• Round 5 Combines

Explain these races
Half Field 5 lap scratch/sprint.  Your Division will be split into two heats. So if there are 18 riders in div 2 there will be two heats each containing 9 riders. However the maximum in a field is 12 riders, so if we have more than 24 sign on in any division we will actually have 3 heats.  The race is run under standard scratch race rules. At only 1.25km in length this race is considered more like a sprint than a scratch race.  Here is a video, but please do not emulate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaW_2E_bPU0

Mystery- This is a standard scratch race however the number of laps is predetermined by the organiser and concealed. The riders are given a bell with 1 lap to go.  


200m Fly procedure  
•   A handler will be on the back straight waiting for you
•   As the previous competitor goes past doing their final lap, you will be push started
•   You will receive 2 laps to go as you past the start/finish.
•   Upon completion of your Fly you will be allowed 1 warm down lap only vacating the track down the back ramp.
•   The above procedure must be the same for all competitors

200m Fly, Record  
•   The RAW/FNWTR record is held by Tim McMillan  10.99 Aug 2011

200m Fly, for non Div 1 riders    
•   Every year, I get asked by a heap of riders if they can ride the 200m fly
•   I must be mindful of the amount of riders that do participate, as this is a time consuming process.
•   If you are not Div 1 and wish to participate, you must email me stating your reason for consideration before 12noon Friday.

Point Score info

Last week’s top scorers


• Div 1 Jack Edwards 18 points
• Div 2 Bradley Heap 18 points
• Div 3 Tom Bolton 18 points
• Div 4 Stelio Pappas and Sean Moran 18 points
• Div 5 Alex Cameron 20 points
TWE Wheels Division leaders
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•   Div 1 Ben Harvey  113 points  
•   Div 2 Scott Mills 123 points
•   Div 3 Nathan Garard  + Tom Bolton 115  points    
•   Div 4 Stelio Pappas  124 points
•   Div 5 Mark Fakhouri 105 points


Teams/Clubs Challenge

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1   Dulwich Hill   2330
2   Lidcombe   1449
3   Penrith   1316
4   St George    1296
5   Hunter Districts    951
6   Central Coast   861
7   Sutherland   753
8   Illawarra   679
9   ATTA nsw   600
10   Bankstown Sports    563


Junior Development this week
•   Please prompt for a 6pm start
•   Senior warm up will be stopped for about 10minutes at 6:15pm
•   First Junior demonstration event will be at 7:02pm

LACC proposed a challenge to DHBC this week
•   I made a modified challenge
•   After this there has been much debate and proposed modifications on various forums with no real acceptance or agreement.  
•   DHBC are the rightful leaders in the Hillbrick club challenge through commitment to participation and will most likely continue on to be the 2012 RAW Club champions.
•   Just to stir up the hornets’ nest a little! On paper  DHBC had a significantly stronger team and would have most likely won the sub-fight anyway.




Canteen @ the DGV  
•   Our good friends from Bankstown Sports Cycling  club will again be running a canteen this Friday
•   They provide a range of foods and drinks and well worth supporting.
•   To allow for a prompt pack up please order you food before the last race of the night.
 
Wednesday training @ the DGV  
•   Our good friends from Bankstown Sports Cycling  club will again be running track training this Wednesday.
•   This is a great opportunity to advance your track skills or just learn some.
•   Training starts at 6pm for the beginners and after 7pm there is a 160 lapper above the blue.

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Thank you Paul & everyone for your constant support!!! This win for Australia is for everyone who had helped us get here...

Photo by Mark Gunter

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