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Track meeting – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9TH 2014

Despite the current ‘cost of living challenges’ facing all community events, Bike Manawatu is 100% committed to ensuring the 51st year of the Novice Tour – once again provides a safe, fun, competitive cycle racing event.
 

We will adopt a high-quality assured approach in implementing the Local Roading Authority’s/Cycling New Zealand’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) standards which ensure best practices and rider and spectator safety.

 

If the level of community funding secured is not sufficient to contract in external road management service providers with the ability to stop/go traffic, the Novice Tour will proceed on a ‘local club racing’ model, whereby our team of trained/experienced road marshals will, where necessary, pause racing in order to give way to traffic and ensure rider safety. 

 

Although funding  external road management services with the ability to stop/go traffic is ideal, if this is not feasible – we are confident that the event’s ‘Safe Traffic Management System’ (STMS) will provide a competitive, fair, enjoyable and importantly safe racing environment.  

 

Irrespective of which model of traffic management/racing is finalised, as with all CNZ/Bike Manawatu events, normal road rules will apply and a full rider briefing confirming the event rules will be provided to all riders prior to the start of each race. 

Schools Cycling Prizegiving: 12:15pm at the Feilding Yellows Club Rooms.

If you don’t already race on the track bring your road bike and your gear and race with other road bikes on the track!

 

ROAD BIKES: Warm up        1:15pm

Racing                        1:30pm – 2:30pm

TRACK BIKES: Warm up        2:30pm

                        First Race      3:00pm Sharp

~ Today ride the excitement of Keirin Racing! ~

1. U15’s Points Races

  1. Boys – 5 laps, 2 Sprints
  2. Girls- 5 Laps, 2 Sprints             

2. U17/ Women Points race (7 laps, 2 Sprints)           

3. A Grade Points race (7 laps, 2 Sprints)

4. Keirin Races (5 Laps) Motorbike leaves track 1 ½ Laps to go (end of back straight)

  1. U15s maximum of 4 riders per heat
  2. All other grades 5 riders per heat

NOTE: Riders must not go ahead of the rear of the back wheel of the motorbike pacer.

5. .2 LAP HANDICAP RACES

  1. U15 Boys
  2. U15 Girls
  3. U17’s and Women
  4. A Grade

*Note: Heats may be needed if more than 10 riders

6. LONG HANDICAP RACES

  1. U15s (8 laps)
  2. U17’s and Women (12 laps)
  3. A Grade (16 Laps)

 

TRACK OFFICALS:

Race Manager: John Stewart

Commissaire/s: Mike Simpson (Chief), Wayne Fenn

Chief Judge: Brent Zimmerman

Time Keepers:

  1. Chris Croton
  2. Peter Robson
  3. Rebecca Allan

Starter: Grant Sherman

Recorder/ Results: John Arbuckle

Handicapper: Ian Gray

First Aid: Rob Gardner/ Joanne Stewart

Gate Control:

NOTE: Extra Judges and Timekeepers to be appointed on night by Race Manager, as required.

Please phone/ text Ian Gray (0211205751) by Saturday evening if not available.