Capital Region Masters – Weekly Bleat, 29 July 2024

Masters, In this week’s Bleat

• Winter track training sessions for novices and experienced riders
• Next Road Race – Sutton Super Series round five – Saturday 10 August 1.30 PM
• Latest points score for Sutton Super Series
• Photos from The Memorial Trophy Handicap on Saturday 29 July
• Upcoming races requiring volunteers – race calendar can be found here
• GMD – Gym Meals Direct – offer for club members

WINTER TRACK TRAINING SESSIONS FOR NOVICES AND EXPERIENCED RIDERS

We are offering 4x 1hr track sessions every Sunday afternoon fortnight, with the next one this Sun 4 August 2-3pm, and ending on 15 September. The goal of this training is to stimulate and reinvigorate our track program. Participants must be members or trial riders to register and pay $5 per session online https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar?5021613 . We require a minimum of 2 riders to register to run these sessions. This is for track practice only, no racing, no moto-pacing.

We are also providing this opportunity for club members unacquainted with the art of fixed wheel riding, to come out and try track in the hope that you will join our Thurs afternoon racing program from October 2024. These track practice sessions will be staffed by knowledgeable ‘Club track wardens’, who will open up the velodrome for our booked timeslots, brief participants particularly novices about protocol and safety. Novices wishing to learn on one of the club’s donated track bikes should establish early contact with membership@crmcc.org.au so that we can fit you to the bike.

Note that the velodrome has a high bank and road bikes and street fixies are not appropriate for this venue. Please only bring your kids along as spectators if they are actively (not passively) supervised, due to the risk of serious injury with riders exiting and entering the velodrome gate.

Conan
CRMCC President

NEXT ROAD RACE – RD 5 SUTTON SUPER SERIES

Round 5 of the Sutton Super Series at Sutton Road Training Centre on Saturday 10 August 2024

We require a race director and a marshal for the event to proceed so please contact race.committee@crmcc.org.au if you can help the club.

Direction is anti-clockwise.

Race registration cut-off is Friday 9th August at 9pm. Cost is $10.
You need to register by looking up the calendar entry in the RMS https://rms.crmcc.org.au/calendar?5019056
You must wear your CRMCC assigned race number to race.
Late registrations will be assessed by Race.committee@crmcc.org.au and if allowed, a late fee of $10 will be applied.
If you are unregistered and show up to the crit track, you must convince a committee member (not the Race Director) of your club member financial status for insurance purposes, before being allowed to participate.

Latest points score for Sutton Super Series Current points standing after round 4 of the Sutton Super Series:
Riders with an * are still eligible for the bonus 12 points at the end of the series if they race all six events.
The final round on 21 September 2024 will be worth double points.
Riders must compete in the final race to receive a prize and be present at the prize ceremony.

A Grade

B Grade

C Grade

D Grade

E Grade

F Grade

Photos from the Memorial Trophy Handicap on Saturday 27 July

Photos courtesy from Ian Hutchings here – https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACTVets/permalink/2197417553961961/ , https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACTVets/permalink/2197425033961213/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACTVets/permalink/2197426450627738/ .

Photos from Michael Fawke – https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACTVets/permalink/2198602377176812/.

Thank you Ian and Michael.

Upcoming races needing volunteers

10 August 2024 – Sutton Driving Training Centre – Graded scratch:
We require a race director and a marshal.

17 August 2024 – Iron Mike handicap – Stromlo Forest Park western car park:
We need an ETC and a van driver.

7 September 2024 – Club Championship – Uriarra Homestead:
We require a race director, two ETCs and a van driver.

21 September 2024 – Sutton Driving Training Centre – Graded scratch:
We need a race director, a marshal and a van driver.
Please contact race.committee@crmcc.org.au if you can fill any of these roles for the club.

Thank you to those members who have offered their services to fill roles so the races are run.

GMD – Gym Meals Direct – offer for club members

An offer to club members from local business GMD Canberra.