week 9 12 August 2016

News and Information
For Week 9
Friday, August 12 2016

RAW TRACK
2016

first race 7:05pm

This week’s Races
•   Round 1 Warm up Scratch
•   Round 2 -- no race
•   Round 3 Handicaps (6-8 riders 2 laps, Start top and bottom)
•   Round 4 Snowball
•   Round 5 Combines
Note: Point scoring rounds are in Blue.

Explain these races
Handicaps – These will be run in heats of approximately 6-8 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.
False start punishment.
•   Official notes minor false start = relegation of 1 position
•   Official notes significant false start = relegation to last of the group (may differ to Last)
•   Official notes major false start = relegation to last.

Snowball- Sometimes called a progressive point-score. The race is run similar to a point score-however each lap is a sprint for first place only with the points earned corresponding to the laps completed i.e. the winner of the first sprint gets 1 point winner of the 10th sprint gets 10points. The overall winner is the rider with the most points.

Point Score info

Last week’s top scorers
•   Div 1 Tom Cornish + Tirian McManus 16 points
•   Div 2 Gav White + Geoff Baxter 18 points
•   Div 3 Lindsey Small 20 points
•   Div 4 Nosh Mistry 20 points
•   Div 5 Daika Scott 20 points

series
•   Div Tirian McManus 122 points
•   Div 2 Matt LeDilly 132 points
•   Div 3 Bat Yilldrim 123 points
•   Div 4 Nigel Apps 112 points
•   Div 5 Angela Jones 111 points

Teams/Clubs Challenge
Dulwich Hill 1988
Randwick Botany 1525
St George 1308
Hunter Districts 897
Lidcombe 728
Illawarra 638
Bathurst 498
Southern Cross 449
ATTA-NSW 421
Central Coast 414

Again in 2016- 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 retain Div 5 as its intended purpose and encourage riders to step up, there will be no series prize for Div 5 in 2016 Riders will continue to score points in Div 5 and can take them up to Div 4 (as per RAW Track Constitution)
•   As in previous years 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.

RAW TRACK 2016 ….Bring It!