Week 2 Bring it!

 

 

Feature Race:

The RST Cycling Coach 1.5km Wheel Race Div 2

• This week’s feature race will be the Div 2 RST Cycling Coach  1.5km wheel-race
• 1^st – $150 C-A-S-H
• 2^nd – $20  
• 3^rd – $10 
• Wheel-races rotate through the Divisions each week.

 

Alex Simmons BSc, CA Cycle Coach - Richard Stern Training

Professional cycle coaching for cyclists of all levels

alex@cyclecoach.com

www.cyclecoach.com

 

 

Handicaps for div 2 are at the bottom of this page

 

 

This week’s Races

• Round 1   Warm up Scratch
• Round 2   Div 2 The RST Cycling Coach 1.5km wheel-race
• Round 3  Graded Sprints  (4-6 riders per heat) ….(Hillbrick Series)
• Round 4  Winners Race , Div 1= Madison
• Round 5  combines 
• Round 6  Race video replays, Cyclists pasta and Beer in the HBT.

 

Explain these races

Sprint- FNWTR sprints are usually run as 4-6 ups over 3 laps the first few laps are usually spent sizing your opponents up and positioning yourself for the optimum explosion to the finish. It is not uncommon for a sneaky rider to attack early in the hope of holding a lead to the finish. The sprint is a test of power, speed and above all, tactics. 

Winners Race- The race is over 16 laps. There is a sprint with 13laps to-go, the winner of this sprint qualifies for the final sprint, however he/she must continue to race, keeping a close eye on the winners of the sprints with 10, 7 and 4 Laps to go. Each of these riders also qualifies for the final sprint. With 4 laps to go all non-qualifying riders must withdraw from the race. Leaving a 4 up sprint to decide the final placing.  You can work out all the tactics on this one. 

 

 SERIES

 

• The Hillbrick series is a separate point-score over selected events
• The Hillbrick events will be well balanced between sprint and endurance events.
• Riders will score 5, 3, 2 and 1 points for 1^st to 4^th in any grade of a Hillbrick series event (not including Div 5)
• The final event will be a handicap for the top 15 point scorers of the series.
• First prize will be a “Hillbrick Carbon Pista” Frameset

 

The “Hillbrick Series" Starts this week

• Event 1 of the Hillbrick series is the Round 3 Sprint

 

Hillbrick Series events

Date	Race
Week 2 June 27	Round 3 Sprint
Week 4 July 11	Round 1 Scratch
Week 5 July 18	Round 3 Win’N’Out
Week 7 Aug 1	Round 4 Point’a’Lap
Week 10 Aug 22	Round 3 1 lap Drag
Week 12 Sept 5	Round 4 Miss’n’Out points
Week 13 Sept 12	Qualified riders Hillbrick Wheelrace

 

Junior Development Starts this week  

• This year again Lionel and Brad Cox 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 race starting at 7:05pm

 

Junior Development has control of track from 6 to 6:40pm

 

 

Wheelrace Video

• This year I am using Viocorp to host the weekly feature races.
• The quality is far superior to YouTube
• check it out on http://control.viostream.com/play/preview.asp?play=3600606D-6391-4605-80A4-054776B3C5B7&setplay=no
• definitely worth a look !
• I will continue to use YouTube (search FNWTR) but seriously the difference in quality is remarkable

 

 

 

Point Score info

Last weeks top scorers

• Div 1 Gavin White + Jack Bennett 15 points 
• Div 2 Tirian McManus 20 points
• Div 3 Grant Fahey + Owen Belton 15 points
• Div 4 Kor Sietsma  + Adam Alchim 18 points    

 

Teams/Clubs Challenge

• Illawarra  167 points
• Bicisport 142 points
• Lidcombe/Auburn 107 Points
• Waratah Vets 102 points

 

Points for 2008 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 29 place getter points are doubled.

 

Madison 

This week will see the first of our monthly Madison's.  Madison are run on the last Friday of each Month

• Madison riders are asked to organise their team this week along with their jerseys
• You must choose someone you are comfortable with.
• Each team must contain a division 1 rider
• Each team should organise their own Matching jerseys.
• It is possible to organise a partner on the night (bring a second jersey if possible)  
• I do bring a couple of jerseys.
• This weeks Madison will be will be in round 4
• Madison’s are run as scratch events.
• Non Madison div 1 riders will ride a kierin style race
• Series Points for Madison will be 5, 3 2 and 1 to each member of the top 4 teams
• Div 1 Kierin Points will be 2 and 1 only  

 

Sign on’s and Licences

• If this is your first RAW Track for 2008 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 Pointscore order.

 

Corections

• Div 1 Win’n’Out  4^th place = Andrew Herman

 

Handle Bar Tavern

• Don’t forget that again this year the HBT is supporting RAW Track by providing a special Cyclist Pasta at a special price
• When you arrive at the HBT we will have Jugs of beer on the reserved tables.

 

Div 2 Handicaps

Alex Simmons BSc, CA Cycle Coach - Richard Stern Training

Professional cycle coaching for cyclists of all levels

alex@cyclecoach.com

www.cyclecoach.com

 

Tirian McManus	Southern Cross	0m
Darren Cash	Sutherland	10m
Brock Roberts	Northern Sydney	15m
Brett Fenton	Lidcombe	20m
Chris Murray	Illawarra	30m
Matt Worley	Hunter Districts	35m
Gary Mandy	Illawarra	40m
Paul Kean	Sutherland	50m
Jim Gray	Waratah Vets	55m
Keith Oliver	Parramatta	60m
Andrew Herlihen	Sutherland	65m
Stephen Sanders	Waratah	70m
Adriano Maradini	Bicisport	75m
Steve Melrose	Sutherland	80m
Mitch Law	Illawarra	85m
Jim Brough	Penrith	90m
Brian Crawford	Korragang	95m
Grahame Heap	Northern Sydney	95m
Phillip Mullany	Illawara	100m
Bruce Masson	Hunter Districts	105m
Wal Mullany	Illawara	110m
Peter Harvey	Bankstown Sports	120m
Tom Harvey	Bankstown Sports	120m
Rick McArdle	Peloton Sports	130m
Tony Unicomb	Sutherland	140m
Brett Hansen	St George	150m
Hugh Gray	Waratah Vets	155m
Neil Leifels	Macarthur	160m
David South	Waratah Vets	160m

·         Felice from cycling projects has once again shown his support for Australian grass-roots racing in sponsoring RAW Track for the forth year in concession.

·         Cycling Projects are the Australian distributor of Campagnolo. Simply the classiest ensembles ever to grace the cycling industry (Track or Road)

·         Campagnolo will be the sponsor of the final night Wheel-race September 19

·         You must qualify for this wheel-race.  

·         Cycling projects are also the Australian distributor of Veloflex tyres

·         To put it in simple terms, these are not the most durable tyres ever made but if you want to go FAST than these are the tyres that will allow you to go your fastest.

·         Veloflex will sponsor a number of Wheel-races through-out 2008

 

·         Greg, master wheel-builder from Twe wheels has informed me that all RAW Track Twe Wheel-sets prizes will be specifically built to the requirements of the winners.

·         Twe wheels are built to the rider’s needs and requirements; ask yourself this, “who built the wheels you are racing on now?”

·         If you can’t answer this simple question you may not be getting the best out your equipment.

·         Take a look at this picture, than take a second look at the front wheel.

 

 

• Vivienne from Chiropaedic sent me an email during the week to say that she assessed 9 riders at FNWTR last week and is looking forward to assessing more this week Free of charge
• Vivienne has told me that even an easily rectified minor alignment problem can result in 1-5 percent loss of power!

 

 

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