Series 1 of track wrapped up on friday night. It was a bit of an anti-climax as the final race was washed out. Kinda sucked. The B’n’C support team had all turned out and even some stray Victorians (Nathan and Brent) had rocked up wanting to race.
Anyway it ended well for team Bottles and Chains with a 1st and a 10th place overall for the series. Hats off to Vanders and Dave for running the whole show.
1st. Ben Storer 100.5 (Team Bottles and Chains)
2nd Danny Pullbrook 89
3rd Janelle Smith 87.5
4th Steve Rossendell 81
10th Clinton Turner 68.5 (Team Bottles and Chains)
This year has seen a real growth in the numbers of riders at track. But there is just one comment I’d like to make.. I noticed that there were alot of cyclists turning up to watch who showed a real interest in having a go but were turned off due to the cost of buying the required CA licence. If a cheaper alternative could be found, be it a club membership or alike, I think we would have seen the numbers participating double. Perhaps this is something the Hobart Wheelers could investigate?
Track will be back after xmas/nye with Series 2. Keep and eye on www.track/hobartwheelers.com for more details.
Yes it was great to see a heap more people at track this season. Unfortunately the only option open to riders is the CA (Cycling Australia) licence model. It does seem expensive however the licence allows the Club to be extensively covered by insurance (track is inherently dangerous). The licence includes club membership and allows people to race other events as well (road, TT and crits).