Track results          

Firstly a very poor turn out which is a shame because those that did turn up enjoyed themselves greatly.          Thanks to Derek for organising this event (50 points).

VELO 99 TRACK MEETING.

A good morning’s track racing was enjoyed by 13 members of Velo99 on Sunday 29th July. We were lucky with the weather; we had a lovely sunny day with very little wind making for ideal racing conditions. Two groups of riders were formed; one group from groups one and two and the other group from groups three, four and five.

After a short warm up race for each group the competition proper started. This consisted of an omnium of five events, the flying 200m, one lap sprint, devil take the hindmost, points race and a scratch race. Each competitor scores points depending upon his finishing position. The total of the points scored decides a competitors final finishing position.

The racing was very competitive with a small amount of handicapping taking place to ensure some very competitive finishes. Some good sprinting was seen from Terry Jarman in group A. The final of group B sprint showed all the tactical dangers of three up sprinting. Phil Etches and Steve King were in their own little world as they entered the last 200 metres high on the banking at walking speed. Three lengths behind and slightly higher was Dave Nelson who seeing his chance swooped down the banking below Phil and Steve. Dave had a six length lead before the other two realised they were sprinting to avoid last place. Dave is not noted for rapid acceleration or phenomenal top speed but he does not tire for an awful long time so he went on for a well deserved but rather unexpected win.

The final results were,

Group A

                1st            Terry Jarman

                2nd           Brian Newton

                3rd            Cliff  Cutts

 Group B

                1st            Phil Etches

                2nd           Terry Biesty

     3rd           Steve King

 

At the end of the racing, as the entries were down on last year, I asked those present if they would like me to promote a road race next year. It was unanimous that we should keep the track meeting. Ideally we need 8 to 10 riders to form three groups, 1A and 1B,  2 and 3,  4 and 5. This will ensure close racing without the need for handicapping.

In the discussion that followed it was felt that many people did not enter for fear of the unknown, they have never ridden track and do not know what to expect. This is understandable but if you are one of these do not let it put you off, you are missing a very good mornings racing. The track is easy to ride, after three laps most people are happy on the banking. The more experienced riders will be willing to give you some tuition. The racing is far less frightening than the gallop that takes place at the end of one of our races when the groups have all come together, it’s only like a group sprint without any potholes or oncoming traffic! To those who were present if each of you persuade one other member to come along we have the right number so lets look forward to another good meeting next year.

Omnium Results
Event group time F 200 sprint devil points scratch total position Velo points
31 P ETCHES 5 15.7 10 9 10 10 10 49 1 60
88 T JARMAN 2 16.1 10 10 9 10 8 47 2 59
22 T BIESTY 4 15.8 9 7 9 9 9 43 3 58
57 B NEWTON 2 16.9 9 7 7 9 10 42 4 57
 89 S KING 5 16 7 7 8 8 8 38 5 56
53 C CUTTS 1 17.5 8 7 8 6 9 38 5 56
G J ROZEE 5 15.8 9 8 5 7 7 36 7 54
20 C POXON 2 18.1 7 8 10 6 5 36 7 54
80 J LAWTON 1 18.2 6 9 4 9 7 35 9 52
90 D NELSON 3 17.3 6 10 6 6 6 34 10 51
50 C ABDY 3 18.1 5 7 7 6 6 31 11 50
28 J HARRIS 1 18.7 5 7 5 8 6 31 11 50
1 R CUTTS 1 21.O 4 7 6 7 4 28 13 48

plus 50 organisers points to Derek