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News and Information

For Series 7

2008

RAW Track Newsletter 2008 sponsored by:

WWW.Bicisport.com.au

Pre-season news

FNWTR has a new name ……RAW Track 08

Race All Winter Track 08

2008 RAW

First week’s Races Friday June 20

Round 1 warm up Scratch: Div 4 10 laps, Div 1 15 laps
Round 2 Div 1 The RAW TRACK 1.5km wheelrace
Round 3 Win’n’Out
Round 4 Point score (Div 1 “1Lap2Win” race)
Round 5 Div1 + 2...30 lapper “Time Blaster” and Div3 + 4..20 lapper.
Round 6 Race video replays, Cyclists pasta and Beer in the HBT.

Points for 2008 series starts week 1

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 Week 11 August 29 place getter points are doubled.
Last year’s Div 1 series came down to the last event on the last night when Gavin White beat Jason Roberts.

Junior Development Starts Week 2 June 27

The Junior development will not run in week 1
It will start week 2 June 27
This year again Lionel and Brad Cox will be hosting Junior development
coaching starts at 6pm
Again this year the first race of the night will be a Junior development demonstration race starting at 7:05pm

Introducing the major RAW Track sponsor for 2008

Greg Ryan from Twe Wheels has Joined the FNWTR team last year
And in 2008 has become the major sponsor of Raw Track dedicating TWE Wheels to the value of $3000
Greg is a specialist wheel builder for Twe Wheels enterprises and can specifically build a wheel to meet your needs
In future News-letters expect to see some Twe Wheel features.
Check out the web www.ridetwe.com.au for some kickarse wheelsets

2008 Sponsors

Stay tuned for more to come

Hillbrick Racing Frames	Twe Wheels www.ridetwe.com.au


Cycling NSW	WWW.Bicisport.com.au

Want to join the RAW Track Party as a sponsor

Drop me an email and I will send you an info package

What’s New for 2008?

I have two new races

1lap2win

To win this race all you need to do is lead the race for one full lap!
The rider who crosses the start finish line first owns the lap and is the only rider who can win the race.
If this rider leads across the line at the completion of the lap he/she has won the race and will pull out.
This will continue until we have the top 4 place getters

Dueling Dernys

Devil comes down to Bass Hill

This is a motor paced event where by the Derny will start off at a respectable speed (40km/h) with the entire field in a pace line
As riders approach the front of the pace line (back of the derny) they must put their front wheel ahead of the Derny by the pursuiters line in the back straight.
They must then maintain the lead by the Pursuiters line in the front straight
If a rider fails to achieve this they are eliminated from the race
The final four riders to beat the derny will claim the top 4 places
The winner is not necessarily the last man standing

New Website

The New RAW Track website is on its way

What’s back in 2008?

Spectators

Spectators in 2008 will again be able to view the exciting racing from the grandstand
The DGV management has allocated the bay on the start/finish line for RAW Track
It is a strict requirement that this area be left clean after each RAW Track
Spectators are again free in 2008

Team’s night

Over the last two years some of the best racing was on the Teams Night
On two occasions this year the feature event will be a Teams night.
When you sign on you will be placed in one of six teams (Red , Blue, Orange, Green, Yellow or Purple)
We will pick the teams randomly.
Normal racing is conducted
Every Race will score 5,3,2 and 1 point for 1^st to 4^th
The final event will be an Italian Pursuit.
1^st on points will race 2^nd on points for the win
3^rd will ride against 4^th for 3^rd place and so on

Teams will score bonus points for the series
Individual riders will still earn standard points for the series point score
The idea of this night is to promote cross division friendships.
I guarantee that our Div 1 riders will be watching the Div 4 race intently and visa-versa.

Div 1 200m fly

On two occasions this year I will be having a 200m fly night for Div 1.
This will have to be done on a strict system to ensure that this event does not become a massive time consumer.
The RAW Track 200m fly record holder is Daniel Ellis with 11.01sec
With the fly being conducted on two occasions Div 1 riders will have a chance to compare their form over the season.

Money troubles?

If you are experiencing money troubles please do not hesitate in approaching me so we can come to an arrangement.
I would much prefer to see you race than stay home.
In the past I have had reduced rates for families, pensioners and uni students in confidentiality.

Featured Wheelrace

Each week we have a featured wheelrace that rotates through the divisions
The Sponsor has naming rights
Wheelrace Prizes will always exceed $100 in value.

Special nights

As per previous years the last Friday of each month will contain a Madison
The second Friday of each month will be Kierin night which will also incorporate the now infamous Miss’N’Out Point score.
Every second Friday will feature a Time Blaster

Beer on tables

Again in 2008 each week I will purchase $50 worth of beer for our tables in the HBT

The FNWTR Website still exists

The old website is still the best place to get all you info.
East to remember www.fnwtr.tk
But if you are adding it to your favorites use http://home.vtown.com.au/~pcraft/ it has no pop ups

The Hillbrick Series

Paul Hillbrick from Hillbrick racing frames has once again shown his support to Cycling in Australia with the return of the Hillbrick series.
Last year this event was won by Gary Mandy
The Format will be the similar to last year
Dates have not been confirmed as of yet so stay tuned to news letters for announcements
First Prize is a complete Hillbrick Track Bike

The “Time Blaster” and “Last Man Standing”

Last year these events have been sponsored by Maersk Logistics, CNSW and Ivan Colig Mortgage consultant.
As of yet I have been a bit slack and not approached the above mentioned businesses for a renewal of sponsorship.
Nevertheless this event will run again in 2008
If I do not manage to renew sponsors, I will reduce the prize money and/or seek new sponsors

So what is the "Time-Blaster"?

In previous years, one of the most competitive races was the night ending A+B combined 30 lapper.
3 years ago I hoped to make this race even more spectacular by making every second week’s final race the "Time-Blaster Challenge"
It has proven to be extremely successful.
The time for the 7.5km race continually increased and ended with a ridiculously fast 52km/hr race to conclude the series
Alex Carver Holds the record at 8min 40 sec
In this race the winner can collect prize money ($100) as long as the winning time breaks the previous record.
What if the time is not fast enough? The money jackpots for the next challenge in one fortnights time (making it $200).
This Race will start week 1. On the even weeks the A+B combine will have no prize money.
The first “Time-Blaster Challenge" time is 9 minutes 05 seconds which is a mere 48.5km/hr. Beat this time and the winner of the race scores $100….sponsorship pending.

LAST MAN STANDING Prize

Each week of the Time Blaster the final Div 2 rider to be dropped will be deemed the "Last Man Standing"
This Div 2 rider will receive the special cash prize so long as final time is successful in the Time Blaster.
If the group fails to beat the time, the "Ivan Colig LAST MAN STANDING Prize" Jackpots for the next week.

Divisions

Again this year I intend to have 5 divisions. If numbers substantially increase more divisions will be introduced.
Div 1- Serious “hard-core” top class athletes. This division hosts a number of Australian champions.
Div 2- Only slightly easier. This division hosts some former and current Master World medalists.
Div 3- Now we’re talking. This grade has fast racing for riders who race hard but train soft.
Div 4- Love your racing but hate to train. This division is for those who are learning or those who just enjoy the fun.
Novice/Div5- This is for first timers

Novice Grade / division 5

Three years ago a novice grade was introduced and proved to be extremely successful.
In fact we now have Australian Representatives who started track racing in Div 5
Two years ago Kaarle McCullock did her first FNWTR race in Div 5 Now she is Australian Sprint Champion and possible Olympic rider.
Novice races are usually of a simple nature and are intended to be less competitive.
Each night there will be 3 novice races
Novice riders are not eligible to ride the round 5 combines
Novice riders earn entry points but do not accumulate placing points towards the point score

Personalised numbers

As per previous years you will be able to get your own cool number to keep.
Riders who already have a number please re-book your number for 2008.
Email me or see me before July
There is no cost for this.
Want a number? Check out the old website to find out what is available
Than email with
Line 1: Name / Nick name
Line 2 : # (no more than 3 digits)
Line 3 : club, sponsor or comment
Cost for new # is $5

Kids at the DGV

o As always I encourage spectators and kids to be a part of the FNWTR experience

o However over the years, DGV management have found Kids in places they shouldn’t have been.

o One of these occasions directly resulted in the break-down of the elevator.

o My 2008 contract again stipulates that “Children must be supervised”

o Penalties apply if this is not adhered too.

o Please help out in this area by making sure your Children know the do’s and don’ts of the venue and be extra vigilant.

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