News and Information
For Series 9
2010
For Week 3
July 09 2010
Week 3 Bring it! RAW TRACK Newsletter 2010 sponsored by:
www.Bicisport.com.au
The A’qto 1.5km Wheel Race • This week’s feature race will be the A’qto 1.5km wheel-race in Round 2
• Riders finishing in the top 3 of the warm up scratch race from Div 1-4 will qualify
• In the event of a division being split, the top two of each heat will qualify
• Handicaps:
• Div 1 = 0m
• Div 2 = 50m-60m
• Div 3 = 85m-95m
• Div 4 = 140-150m
The A’qto 1.5km Wheel RacePrize List
• First Place = A’qto T + A’qto cap + $50 cash
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• Second Place = A’qto T + A’qto cap
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• Third Place = + A’qto cap
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www.aqto.com.auThis week’s Races• Round 1 warm up Scratch
• Round 2 The A’qto 1.5km wheel-race
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Round 3 Kierins
• Round 4 Point score • Round 5 combines
Explain these races
Kierin- The keirin is a motorpaced event that is very popular in Japan where it originated. In that country, huge amounts of money are bet on races and professional keirin riders command impressive salaries. It is similar to the match sprint, but features 6-8 riders on the track. A derny motorbike paces the riders from 25 km/h up to 45 km/h for the first few laps. During this time, riders jostle each other for the best position and this is often the roughest part of the event. With two and a half laps to go, the derny bike pulls off and the sprint is on. Team tactics are important here, as the leadout is often quite long. If one team can get two of their riders in the final, then they are at a distinct advantage.
Reference: www.cyclingnews.com
Point score- Riders must score points by sprinting for intermittent sprints every ?? laps for bonuses (5, 3, 2, 1 points). Lapping the field scores a bonus 20 points, consequently losing a lap to the field scores -20points. Winner of the race is the rider with the most points.Junior Development will not run this week
You can miss 2 nights and still be in the hunt • In the 2010 series everyone is eligible for 2 x bye weeks
• In these weeks you receive the basic 10 points
• This will mean that you will not fall out of contention because of your Cousins Wedding in Brisbane.
• Bye weeks are Red on the point score
Point Score info
Last week’s top scorers • Div 1 Dave Stevens 20 Points
• Div 2 Phil Dixon 20 Points
• Div 3 Sam Rutherford 18 points
• Div 4 Peter Rox 17 points
• Div 5 J Stockwell + P Harvey 17 points
TWE Wheels Division leaders 
• Div 1 Dave Stevens 40 points
• Div 2 Phil Dixon 38 points
• Div 3 Darryl Thorncraft 31 points
• Div 4 Henry Baird + Jared Mills 31 points
• Div 5 Paul Harvey 32points
Teams/Clubs Challenge Dulwich Hill 628
Lidcombe 368
Illawarra 307
Bicisport 294
Sutherland 240
Randwick Botany 217
Waratah Vets 187
Southern cross 142
Penrith 128
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)
