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Are you getting antsy for track racing to begin?
Mon, 04/16/2007 - 9:32pm
Then try the velodromes in southern California. San Diego offers training races every Tuesday evening, Carson had one this past weekend (4/14) and holds another one on on May 12th, and Encino will hold an omnium for ALL categories on April 28th. Gates open at 1 pm, and racing starts at 2pm for the Women, Juniors and cat 5s. After 3:30 pm the 50+, cat 3/4, and cat 1/2 have their omniums. That's only about 5 hours from Hellyer.
The Encino velodrome is a blast -- short, steep banking. You feel like you're pulling a few g's when you're at speed on the line. Hellyer riders beware: you may want a slightly smaller gear, though.
Won my first track race ever ridden on that 'drome... fun!
The Pointsalapoosa was attended by more than 56 racers, prizes were 6 places deep, and 3 races run for each group--snowball, point a lap, and points race. TWO Junior fields had 6 riders each ( the girls outnumbered the boys), the women's field had 8 riders, the cat 5 field had 15 riders, and there were NO crashes.
Their next Saturday race is May 26th. Go to http://www.encinovelodrome.org for more information.
Register online at http://www.sportsbaseonline.com/Item.aspx?item_id=1559 and there's the Chuck Pontius Memorial Crit the next day in Valencia. Register online at http://www.sportsbaseonline.com/Item.aspx?item_id=1552