It was so good to get RAW finally started for 2019 however, for me it didn’t feel like RAW until the division 2 riders took to the track for the warm up scratch race. It was an uncharacteristic start to the season with 2 falls in the first 3 races.
Understandably I was feeling a bit out of sorts. When the div 2 riders launched into an extraordinarily high pace, that has become typical of this grades warm up scratch race that I finally felt like “this is RAW track”
The night had in my opinion 3 outstanding riders with 3 very different characteristics. In Division 3 Bankstown Sports CC rider Michael West stood out as not only someone who is fast enough to win this division but also someone willing to put himself into a world of hurt to achieve a result. In the sprint round he easily showed his speed, but it was in the endurance round (point’a’lap) that Michael showed true grit.
In Div 2 it was the young U15 rider from Orange CC Ben Anderson, that stood head and shoulders above the rest of the field. Despite his restricted gearing the Australian champion showed glimpses of his potential as he managed to destroy a class field of riders.
Finally, in the top-grade Dubbo’s Kurt Ether proved to be in a different league as he managed to ride clear of the filed on two occasions. In the final race of the night Kurt was literally, toying with the field when he hit the front with 4 laps remaining. His run to the finish, despite being rolled on the line, only earnt him the respect of his division 1 compatriots.
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Dunc Grey Velodrome, Sydney, Australia
Week 1 June 28 2019
Round 1 Warm up Scratch Races Div 5 Name
1 Gordon Cornish
2 Laura Brienesse
3 Suzanne Jackson
Div 5 heat 2
1 Alex Galca
2 Bailey Macdonald
3 Oliver Kennedy
4 Olilie Taylor
Div 4 Heat 1
1 Eddie Marks
2 Lachlan McDonald
3 Patrick Maye
4 Liam Goltman
Div 4 heat 2
1 Nigel Apps
2 Tom Stilwell
3 Morgan Ho
4 Andrew Stevenson
Div 3
1 Rob Hall
2 Kai Goltoman
3 John Caley
4 Michael West
Div 3 heat 2
1 Bob Barrett
2 Isaac Silva
3 Keira Will
4 Sarah Cliff
Div 2
1 Ben Anderson
2 Geoff Wilson
3 Nick Smith
4 Jonah Hammer
Div 1
1 Kurt Eather
2 Dylan Eather
3 Jack Bennett
4 Devraj Grewal
ROUND 2 WHEEL-RACE
Nil this week
ROUND 3 Sprints Div 5
1 Gordon Cornish
2 Laura Brienesse
3 Suzanne Jackson
4 Blair Chandler
Div 5 h2
1 Oliver Kennedy
2 Bailey Macdonald
3 Lucus Mahon
4 Christian Mantinez
Div 5 h3
1 Olilie Taylor
2 Lauren Chandler
3 Annie Taylior
Div 4 h1
1 Eddie Marks
2 Lachlan McDonald
3 Patrick Maye
4 Hudson Rowley
div 4 H2
1 Gordon Marcks
2 Peter Trovas
3 Colin Williamson
4 Johnny Tselikas
Div 4 H3
1 Caitlin Williamson
2 Georgia O'Callaghan
3 Jamie O'Callaghan
4 Georgia Bonora
Div 4 H4
1 Andy Verdon
2 Andrew Stevenson
3 Morgan Ho
4 Alexander Munoz
Div 4 H5
1 Nigel Apps
2 Tom Stilwell
3 David Dang
4 Phil Stilwell
Div 3 H1
1 Michael West
2 Francisco Allaiza
3 Ricardo Ruiz de Gamboa
4 James Bush
Div 3 H2
1 Kristen Twomey
2 Lily Strafford
3 Mia Wallace
4 Hannah Sanderson
Div 3 H3
1 Claudia Marcks
2 Tess Wallace
3 Sarah Cliff
4 Keira Will
Div 3 H4
1 Jamie Och
2 Rob Hall
3 Jeff Morris
4 Trevor Smith
Div 3 H5
1 Vasili Zygouris
2 Kai Goltoman
3 Isaac Silva
4 Aaron Rowan
Div 2 H1
1 Tirian McManus
2 Ben Anderson
3 Dominic Kennedy
4 Mack Apps-Tulip
Div 2 H2
1 Kalinda Robinson
2 Jules Gali
3 David Ludenia
4 Jonah Hammer
Div 2 H3
1 Hayden Smith
2 Rodrigo Notaro
3 David Browne*
4 Scott Mills
Div 2 H4
1 Nick Smith
2 Geoff Wilson
3 Ian Grant
4 Mark Ron
Div 1 H1
1 Devraj Grewal
2 Rohan Haydon-Smith
3 James Schneider
4 Jordan Lewis
Div 1 H2
1 Jonathan Och
2 Shaun MacWilliams
3 Christopher McInnes
4 Alex Chubb
Div 1 H3
1 Dylan Eather
2 Kurt Eather
3 Jarrah Anderson
4 John Trovas
ROUND 4 Point a lap Div 5 Name
1 Gordon Cornish 3pts
2 Blair Chandler 2pts
3 Bailey Macdonald 1pt
4 bunch
Div 4 H1
1 Nigel Apps 5pts
2 David Dang 3pts
3+4 bunch
Div 4 H2
1 Tom Stilwell 4pts
2 Gordon Marcks 3pts
3 Morgan Ho 1pt
4 bunch
Div 3 H1
1 Kai Goltoman 3pts
2 Tess Wallace 3pts
3 Keira Will 1pt
4 Claudia Marcks 1pt
Div 3 H2
1 Rob Hall 3pts
2 Michael West 3pts
3 Francisco Allaiza 2 pts
4 John Caley 1pt
Div 2
1 Ben Anderson 5pts
2 Geoff Wilson 4 pts
3 Tirian McManus 2pts
4 Dominic Kennedy 1pt
Div 1
1 Kurt Eather 9pts
2 Daniel Barber 2pts
3 John Trovas 2pts
4 Jordan Lewis 2pts
ROUND 5 Combine
Quick Group
1 Tom Stilwell
2 Eddie Marks
3 Caitlin Williamson
4 Gordon Marcks
Fast Group
1 Trevor Smith
2 Sarah Cliff
3 Kai Goltoman
4 Isaac Silva
Faster group
1 Nick Smith
2 Jonah Hammer
3 David Ludenia
4 Dominic Kennedy
Fastest
1 Daniel Barber
2 Jack Bennett
3 Kurt Eather
4 Jordan Lewis
