News and Information
2011
For Week 5
July 15 2011
Week 5 Bring it! RAW TRACK Newsletter 2011 sponsored by:
www.Bicisport.com.au• Round 1 warm up Scratch
• Round 2 No Race this week (wheel-races every 2nd week)
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Round 3 ½ field sprints (half your grade (max 12) over 5 laps)
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Round 4 Mystery Lapper (bell @ 1 ½ to go)
• Round 5 Round 5 Combines + CNSW Time Blaster 8:48 for $200
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. (Tonight this will happen at 1.5 laps) Point Score info
Last week’s top scorers • Div 1 Nick Yallouris 18 points
• Div 2 4 x riders 15 points
• Div 3 Keith Bennett 18 points
• Div 4 4 x riders 15 points
• Div 5 O’Mahony + McEwen 16 points
TWE Wheels Division leaders 
• Div 1 Gavin White 80 points
• Div 2 Scott Mills 75 points
• Div 3 Bradley Heap 73 points
• Div 4 Phillip Dobe 79 points
• Div 5 Lizanne Willmot 69 points
Teams/Clubs Challenge
1 Dulwich Hill 1836
2 Lidcombe 1175
3 Illawarra 976
4 Penrith 789
5 Central Coast 586
6 Sutherland 565
7 St George 546
8 Bankstown Sports 481
9 Randwick Botany 459
10 Bicisport 445
Points for 2011 series • For every week you attend you receive 10 points
• In rounds 3,and 4 top 4 place getters receive 5,3,2 and 1point respectively
• From August 26 place getter points are doubled.
Big thanks to those who supported the Fund Raiser? • We raised over $1000 for Tim and Jackson
• It was brought to my attention that despite the riders levy being around $7000 this is only a % of the actual costs. The significant support of Cycling Australia, AIS and the Commonwealth Games Association is as always greatly appreciated.
Should I go up a grade? • At RAW you will be never be told what grade you have to ride.
• However your peers may politely suggest you change grades.
• Added to this, I may offer some advice, in an attempt to pre-empt your peers.
• Division 5 over the past weeks has been anything but the slowest grade making it very difficult for the true Div 5 riders to get a respectable race.
• In the history of RAW, the “choose your own” grade policy has only been seriously rorted on three occasions, are you interested in being the fourth?
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.
Again in 2011- No series prize for winners of Div 5 • Div 5 was introduced to be a stepping stone to riding in a higher grade
• In the past, some riders have not progressed to a higher grade because they were highly ranked for the point series. Even though they had progressed in speed and ability.
• To return Div 5 to its intended purpose and encourage riders to step up, there will be no series prize for Div 5 in 2010
• Riders will continue to score points in Div 5 and can take them up to Div 4 (as per RAW Track Constitution)
• As with 2010 Trophies are still awarded to the top place getters, along with the season DVD, however they receive no money or tickets for the prize pool.
6 month Licence available • The Cycling Australia 6 month licences are available from July 1
• If you wish to join ATTA-nsw, they have a representative at RAW track that can assist you.
• ATTA-nsw offer a subsidised rate for joining and will have forms next to the sign on table.
