News and Information
For Series 9
2010
For Week 2
July 02 2010
Week 2 Bring it! RAW TRACK Newsletter 2010 sponsored by:
www.Bicisport.com.au• Round 1 Warm up Scratch
• Round 2 “No – Race this week”
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Round 3 1 Lap Screamers (drag race)
• Round 4 Snowball • Round 5 Combines + CNSW Time Blaster” (Time Blaster time is 8:55 sec for $100)
Explain these races 1 lap Drag race- Riders draw lots to start in position 1-4 up the track. The riders start in a Time trial hold (No-Push) for whistle start. First one back wins. Easy
1 lap screamer record
• 19.27 seconds set by Alex Bird on 4th June 2008
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. 1 lap screamer procedure • Groups of 4 will be selected as you come up ramp
• Riders will assemble at top of ramp before race
• Holders will select a rider which will allocate a starting position 1 bottom 4 top
• Riders are held for a time trial start on the pursuit line
• The starter will say ready, Whistle.
• Holders will release with no push!
• Holders required
• Please be prompt to your start.
Junior Development Starts this week • This year Michelle Ferris will be hosting Junior development
• coaching starts at 6pm
• Cost is $5
• Again this year the first race of the night will be a Junior development demonstration starting at 7:05pm
Junior Development has control of track from 6 to 6:35pm
Point Score info
Last week’s top scorers • Div 1 David Stevens 20 points
• Div 2 Nick Yallouris 20 points
• Div 3 M. Chidgey and S. Lewis 20 points
• Div 4 H. Baird and J. Mills 18 points
• Div 5 3 x Riders 15 points
Teams/Clubs Challenge• Dulwich Hill 253 points
• Illawarra 151 points
• Bicisport 143 points
• Lidcombe 117 Points
• Sutherland 111 points
Points for 2010 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 27 place getter points are doubled.
Sign on’s and Licences • If this is your first RAW Track for 2010 you will need to show you licence
• I record your licence as sighted and you are fine for the season.
• Sign on’s are in Point score order.
The famous TWE mid-season Wheel-Race will be held week 6 (July 30 2010)• The wheel-race rewards those who start the season strongly.
• The top 4 of each grade (div4-div1) at the completion of week 5 will qualify for the wheel-race
• each rider will be individually handicapped; any rider who I perceive to be sandbagging will be severely disadvantaged.
• First prize is a set of custom built TWE wheels.
These wheels will be professionally built by Greg Ryan to meet your specific requirements
In 2010- No series prize for winner 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)
