News and Information
For Series 10
2012
For Week 10
Aug 31 2012
RAW Track Newsletter 2012 sponsored by:
WWW.Bicisport.com.au
Week 10 Bring it!
The Action Snaps FAT-MANS • This week’s feature race will be the much anticipated Action Snaps Fat–Mans Wheel-race
• First Place: Your weight in $1 coins i.e. 110kg = $110 + ActionSnaps printed photo of the moment + Perpetual Fat-Mans Trophy + ActionSnaps Cap
• More info http://www.rawtrack.com.au/index.php/topic,530.0.html
This week’s Races• Round 1 warm up Scratch
• Round 2 “FAT MAN’s Wheel-Race”
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Round 3 Handicaps (8 riders 2 laps, Start top and bottom)
• Round 4 Div 5 Scratch Div 4 – 2 Madi-lead Div 1 Madison • Round 5 Combines + CNSW Time Blaster 8:34 for $100
Explain these races Handicaps – These will be run in heats of approximately 8 riders over two laps (500m) I will determine your starting position upon entry to the track. Four riders will start off the top fence and four will start off the bottom fence about 20m behind. Whistle start.
Madi-Lead The pace in this race is set by a Madison team (see Madison). The bunch follows the Madison team for ??laps until, with 5 laps remaining the Madison leaders take off leaving the bunch to sought out the winner in scratch race style finish. The Idea of this race is to allow the lower grades to experience following a Madison change (which is a key skill in learning to ride a madison). The pace of this race can often change with the experienced leaders putting in a few hard attacks to stir up the bunch.
Madison- A high speed, two person continuous race relay. Think of tag team wrestling meets track cycling - while one partner is racing the other is resting at the top of the track. This race is named after Madison Square Garden in New York where the event was first held. Two man teams contest the event, which is typically an endurance event. Only one rider from each team is allowed in the race at a given time, meaning that teams must take it in turn each lap (or more) to have a rider in the race. Changeovers are quite dangerous, but impressive to watch when done well - one rider circles around waiting for his teammate, who joins hands and imparts his momentum to the slower rider. At RAW Track we usually ride this on a scratch race format reference www.cyclingnews.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XZ4_QbZJks&feature=channel Point Score info
Last week’s top scorers • Div 1 Tim McMillan and Bradley Heffernan 15 points
• Div 2 Jack Schwartz and Scott Mills 18 points
• Div 3 Gary Mandy 20 points
• Div 4 Tim O'mahony 18 points
• Div 5 Alex Cameron 20 points
TWE Wheels Division leaders 
• Div 1 David Browne and Josh Cornish 117 points
• Div 2 Scott Mills 140 points
• Div 3 Nathan Garard 129 points
• Div 4 Stelio Pappas 137 points
• Div 5 Logan Oliver 120 points
Teams/Clubs Challenge
1 Dulwich Hill 2551
2 Lidcombe 1693
3 Penrith 1432
4 St George 1406
5 Hunter Districts 1012
Special Ranking of Clubs by riders average score For clubs with more than 500points
1 ATTA nsw 82.5
2 Penrith 79.6
3 Dulwich Hill 77.3
4 Sutherland 75.4
5 St George 74
6 Bicisport 72.9
7 Lidcombe 70.5
8 Bankstown Sports 70.3
9 Hunter Districts 67.4
10 Parramatta 66.7
11 Syd Uni Velo 63.6
12 Central Coast 59.1
13 Canberra 59
14 Illawarra 53.1
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.
