News and Information
For Week 3
Friday, July, 03 2015
RAW TRACK
2015 first race 7:05pm
• Round 1 Warm up Scratch
• Round 2 not this week
• Round 3 Kierins
• Round 4 Motorpace • Round 5 Combines + (Div 3 up) RAW Crawl
Note: Point scoring rounds are in Blue.
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CxkGOgoAOM&feature=channel
Motorpace- A derny motorbike paces the riders from the start at 45 km/h for the first few laps. The Derny rider will up the pace to a steady 48km/h. During this time, riders will rotate positions completing a max of one lap behind the derny. With about four laps to go, the derny bike pulls off and a standard scratch race starts. This event is intended to be an endurance race, with the pace of the derny ensuring fatigue has set in by the time it swings off.
RAW Crawl - There will be three graded races for the RAW Crawl. A whistle will blow to start the race. Riders have 10 seconds to make their way on to the track; any rider not on the track by this time is eliminated. Any rider who crosses the start line or comes off the track is eliminated. Any rider comes in contact with the track (foot down etc.) or another rider is eliminated. A second whistle will blow after 1 minute but before 2 minutes (random) this will indicate the start of the one lap race. You can work out the tactics from here.
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• Graded Racing for juniors including a novice grade
• First Race 3pm (sign on from 2pm)
• $8 entry
subsidised by RAW track.
This week’s J-RAW Races• Round 1 Warm up Scratch
• Round 2 Wheel-Race
• Round 3 1 Lap Screamers
• Round 4 Point’a’Lap • Round 5 Combines + Time Blaster
Note: Point scoring rounds are in Blue.
Point Score
Last week’s top scorers • Div 1 Cameron Scott 20 points
• Div 2 Declan Prosser 20 points
• Div 3 Garth Heron 18 points
• Div 4 Craig Barnes 20 points
• Div 5 Frank Arazzia 20 points
series • Div 1 Cameron Scott 36 points
• Div 2 James Orton 33 points
• Div 3 Garth Heron 38 points
• Div 4 Craig Barnes + Deb Coulls 30 points
• Div 5 Frank Arazzia 40 points
Teams/Clubs Challenge
1 Dulwich Hill 509
2 St George 329
3 Lidcombe 263
4 SUVelo 175
5 Hunter Districts 174
6 Sutherland 151
7 Bicisport 149
8 Penrith 133
9 Bankstown 101
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.
Again in 2015- 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.
• 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.
6 month Licence available • The Cycling Australia 6 month licences are available from July 1
• If you wish to join ATTA-nsw, they have a representative at RAW track that can assist you.
• ATTA-NSW will be conducting its July Time Trials at Calga this weekend (first Sunday of the Month)
Should I go up a grade? • At RAW you will be never be told what grade you have to ride.
• However your peers may politely suggest you change grades.
• Added to this, I may offer some advice, in an attempt to pre-empt your peers.
• In the history of RAW, the “choose your own” grade policy has only been seriously rorted on three occasions, are you interested in being the fourth?
RAW TRACK 2014 ….Bring It! 
