ACT Veterans Weekly Bleat, Monday 11th June, 2018

Hello Vets,

In this week’s Bleat;

• Event Traffic Controller courses for 2018
• Indoor Training
• Racing this Week
• Race Report

Please send me your contributions at: TheBleat@actvets.cc

Ian Morton

Event Traffic Controller courses for 2018

We only had a couple of members attend the last training course, which was very disappointing. Having enough controllers available in the club is critical to our ability to run races in the ACT and it is likely we will need to have ETCs for NSW races in the future. ETCs are eligible for reimbursement of $100 for marshalling at ACT road races.

The next course for Event Traffic Controllers is on 8 September. Details are available on Cycling ACT’s web site http://www.act.cycling.org.au/Road/News/2018-cycling-event-traffic-controllers-course-dates-confirmed

Members previously accredited as ATCs will need to do the updated training course to get ETC accreditation. Having enough controllers available in the club is critical to our ability to run races in the ACT and it is likely we will need to have ETCs for NSW races in the future. Please register for a place on one of the courses ASAP as numbers are limited.

Ian McVay
Race Committee

Indoor Training

Don’t Forget indoor training is on again this coming and every winter Tuesday commencing at 6:30pm. Hall is open at 6pm for setup.

The Hall in the Weston Community Centre is hard to find in the dark. The turnoff is off Hilder St Weston directly opposite a set of very attractive white concrete lions. Once you have turned in veer to the right to find the lower car park. The hall is adjacent.

A reminder that attendees must be competition members of the club.

Bruce Griffin

RACING THIS WEEK:

Saturday, 16th June: Pierces Creek Graded Scratch

Where: Park and sign-on at the Cotter Reserve car park. Note: Officials only are to park at the start at the top of Pierces Creek Hill. Competitors are to ride up to the start.
When: 1:30 pm.
Sign on: 15 mins before scheduled start time wearing your registered number. DO NOT BE LATE. You need to ride up the hill for the race start!
Race Description:
Start at the top of Pierces Creek Hill and ride toward the turn point just before Tidbinbilla NP for one lap (28km) for EFG and 2 laps (56km) for ABCD.

Race Director: Brian Holloway Contact: Email: bholls001@hotmail.com    Ph  0407 383938

Marshals: Chris Short, Owain Tilley, Howard Moffat [Seymour Savell-Boss to be mentored]

Upcoming Marshal Roster

Thank you to those who volunteered to help (noted below in black) at the races to September. The remaining nominees (in blue) have been selected based on results from the previous summer race season and the period since they last helped at a race. Please advise your availability or unavailability to the race committee (race.committee@actvets.cc) as soon as possible.

We need to have the required number of marshals for races so they can be run safely and in compliance with our race approvals.

* denotes ETC required for ACT races.

I am also looking for nominations to help at the Summer series races to the end of the Year. Crit races at Stromlo Forest Park on Tuesdays will require a Race Director and one Marshal. Road races are on Sunday mornings.

* denotes ETC required for ACT races.

Ian McVay
Race Committee