As we only managed the run the F200 on the original date it has be approved by Cycling Ireland that we will rerun the event on Saturday June 20th. All entries stand and we will open up entry again for anyone who may have been unavailable on the original date.
This will be a complete re run of the event including the F200
Saturday 20th June Sundrive Velodrome (New Date)
ENTRY NOW REOPENED
Entry Fee €20 with prizes for Top 3 in each group and Top 3 Overall
Entry closes 10pm Wednesday 17th June.
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Parking : Please show consideration for residents. No parking on footpaths double yellow lines or blocking entrances. There is also on street parking on the Sundrive Road side of the park
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Hire Bikes Available – Track Accreditation Required
This is an event for all accredited track riders including Senior, Masters, Junior and UI16. The competition will comprise of a F200 TT, a Scratch Race and a Mile race with riders grouped by ability and finishing with a points race.
We are extending eligibility to experienced U14 riders, as in riders who would compete in the Sundrive Track League ‘C’ section or equivalent.
We reserve the right to allocate riders to groups based on perceived ability and riders may be further shuffled after the F200. Our aim is to create close competition within groups and equalize the possiibility of the overall winner coming from any of the groups
Schedule
We will set up groups of similar numbers. Groups loosely similar Sundrive Track League where riders will be grouped by ability competing within their ability group over 4 events (F200 / Scratch / Kilo Dash / Points Race) . Every effort will be made to try to ensure that the overall winner can come from any group.
F200 Order : Starting with highest number at bottom of C to top of A group
Scratch A Race 16 Laps
B Race 14 Laps
C Race 12 Laps
Mile : Rolling 3.5 Lap bunch start
Points Race : Sprint every 5 Laps . Points 5/3/2/1 (No double points for last sprint)
Schedule
Race Order C – B – A
Infield open from 9am
0930 to 1010 Open Track
1015 Flying 200 (37 Riders)
1115 Scratch x 3
1145 Mile x 3
1215 Lunch (30 min)
1245 Points Race x 3
Events
(1) Flying 200 (2) Scratch (3) Mile (4) 20 lap 4 Sprint Points Race for each category with points after each sprint added to accumulated score. We may include an extra sprint for Group 1 as this tends to be the most competitive group
Prizes Top 3 in each category, and Top 3 Overall
“Duane joined Finglas Ravens in the late 80s. He was a very honest rider and loved bike racing. Every race he rode he gave it his best. Never got annoyed, always had a smile and a joke after the race no matter how hard it was. The damp weather in Ireland used to affect his breathing so he decided to head off to Australia where his father Tony was from. He joined Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club and made great progress on the track in particular. Duane had just turned 30 (1997) and was cycling home from a race with his teammates when he was involved in a serious road traffic accident. He was in intensive care for eight days and never regained consciousness. He was a big loss to the club and of course his family. There was a mass service for him in Australia and he was brought home. He is buried out in Dardistown along with his mother who passed away in 2013. This race run in his honour reflects his sense of fair play and encouragement to all and is unique in that overall honours goes to the rider who excels within his class irrespective of category.”
Berni McCormack (Finglas Ravens)