This week’s Program • Round 1 warm up Scratch
• Round 2 The Riding Focus 1.5km Wheel-Race
• Round 3 Win’n’Out
• Round 4 Div 5 Scratch Race, Div 4-2 Madi-Lead Div 1 Madison • Round 5 Combines + Time Blaster 8:45 for $50
Blue indicates Series Points scoring rounds
Explain these races Win’N’ Out This is the opposite of a Miss’N’Out race. After a designated number of laps a whistle is blown for the first sprint. The winner of the first sprint is deemed the winner of the race and allowed to carefully withdraw from the race. Each proceeding lap sprint will produce the consecutive places from 2nd to 4th. Tip if you go for a sprint make sure you win it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28iqHThZspM&feature=channel
Madilead- 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
Non Madison
• Div 1 riders who are not riding the madison are invited to ride the Div 2 Madi-Lead
• Whilst results will be recorded, only the top 4 div 2 riders will receive points towards the overall series.
Attention Div 1 riders Whilst numbers were great in Div 2, 3 and 4, they were very light in Div 1 and with the “Time Blaster” on this week, they will need some fire power. So for this
week only, introduce a new Div1 rider to RAW track and I will cover your race entry.
Conditions
• Must be a rider who has never competed at RAW
• Must be a certified track A grader (track racing experience required.)
• The free entry can be used by you or the A grader or shared between you both.
• This offer is open to any rider from any division that introduces the Div 1 rider. Point Score info
Last week’s top scorers • Div 1 Nick Edwards 18 points
• Div 2 Tom Cornish 18 points
• Div 3 Garth Heron 20 points
• Div 4 Deb Coulls 20 points
• Div 5 Frank Arraiza 20 points
Teams/Clubs Challenge1 Dulwich Hill 237
2 St George 134
3 Lidcombe 97
4 Sutherland 78
5 Bicisport 72
6 Penrith 53
6 Vikings 53
8 Illawarra 49
9 SUVelo 44
10 Manly 35
St George are looking like a serious threat to the DHBC dominance.
Points for 2015 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
• Last 4 weeks place getter points are doubled.
Sign on’s and Licences • If this is your first RAW Track for 2015 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.
RAW Track 2015 Sponsorship Got something to promote? Want to be a RAW Track Sponsor?
Opportunities exist to get exposure and support Track Cycling
Feature Wheel Race Sponsor: Round 2 each week is a Feature Wheel Race. Sponsor is required to supply product with a minimum RRP value of $199 (prize on night) + product with a minimum RRP value of $149 (for end of season prize pool). Cash can replace product at 60% of said values. RAW track also contributes some prize money to a W-R to boost the prize.
Time Blaster sponsor: Every second week Round 5 features a Time blaster which currently has a prize purse of $50per week which Jackpots. To double the prize I require a cash sponsor, to a minimum value of $400 which will give you title rights to the event for the whole season. Any amount over this figure can also be added to jackpoting Prize.
General supporting sponsor: Happy to have any product/business on display on the night so long as you run it by me first (to prevent stepping on existing sponsors toes). No contribution is necessary however if you want to show your gratitude I will include the gratuity to the end of season Prize pool.
contact :
[email protected]RAW Track 2015 Sponsors Don’t miss out on the fun at RAW Track
Week 1 was a fast flowing fun loving week, check out this video by photographer Martin Muller, which kind of captures the ethos of RAW Track. “Completive racing in a fun atmosphere”
https://youtu.be/1me8UhDibGg RAW TRACK 2014 ….Bring It!