The last two years the main event on a trackies calendar would be the National Track Championships in Invercargill, where all the medals and titles where contested for. Reputations and legends have been born and broken at this wooden indoor velodrome.
This weekend the Ramblers will provide you with a opportunity to become a legend in your own right at the Taupo Velodrome, where you could become the 2008 RCC Track Champion.
The races are open to all riders, we have confirmation of riders from New Plymouth, Taupo and Levin coming over for this event. But only 2008 RCC financially paid up members can win the RCC Track Title.
The event will be run as a Omnium, where your placings in the different events will be added up and the one with the lowest score will be declared the winner.
The following events will be part of the Omnium:
1. 200mtr flying start
2. 500mtr standing start
3. Handicap race (seeding from event 1&2) 4. Miss and Out (last one over the line is out, until 3-4 riders left to sprint for placings) 5. Points race (Points every set lap, 5,3,2 and 1 point) 6. Madison, this one does not count for title.
Our own local weather man, Garry "Fuji" Wellwood, has consulted the maps and statistics and concluded that weatherwise we can't go wrong this Sunday. Come and have a crack at Track racing this Sunday. We're going to be at the Track from 9am, racing starts at 10am, track bikes will be available.
Taupo Velodrome is situated in Owen Delany Park, Centenial Drive Taupo, next to Top 10 Holiday Resort.
For more information call Ivar Hopman on 021 451588
