by Vaughan Hunt | Dec 2, 2010 | Track Results
An excellent nights racing between the 23 riders that rolled up tonight. It was a stellar night for weather and the by the time the four riders went for their respective flying one lap records the wind had dropped completely. The highlight of the night was the breaking of three track records. First was to Lachie Ferguson who shaved 0.07 seconds off his own under 17 boys record by travelling the distance in 27.33sec. Second up was Kate Stewart who took 0.18sec off her under 15 girls record, ridding 32.54sec and then Megan Blatchford completely smashed Catherine Cheatley’s senior women’s record, taking off a massive 1.8 seconds to record 27.92 sec. Well done to all 3 riders!!!
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by Vaughan Hunt | Nov 25, 2010 | Track Results
Results for 23rd November 2010
Another dry clear sky greeted the riders but the cool South-westerly ensured the bikinis and board shorts stayed out of sight. The stellar appearance tonight was left to a restored war plane humming away in the sky above resplendent in camouflage livery and red nose cone. While the wind was a factor in preventing Lachie Ferguson’s gutsy effort to break his own under 17 flying lap record it was not enough to impact significantly of the nights results.
We had another good turn out of 22 riders with a few being new for the season but not new to the track and still we had riders away, so we certainly do have a solid core of riders and potential to move into the 30 plus category. If this line sounds familiar, you are right as it was the same in last weeks report but still valid.
The racing started with graded warm up races of 4 to 6 laps followed by Lachie’s record attempt that came up a second short on the time he set last season, but with the right conditions or an indoor velodrome Lachie has the ability to set a very challenging record. The warm up races are used to give the handicapper, Ian Gray a guide in estimating the respective handicaps for the nights handicap races. The riders competed in 2 to 3 lap and 1 lap handicap races in their grades followed by longer 10 to 12 lap handicap races. The handicapper performed the magic required to treat the spectators to some superb tight finishes with riders spread 4 and 5 wide across the narrow track dragging all power and speed from their tiring legs and warming the spirits of the cold and hypothermic spectators.
These are the results:
Rider of the night was Sean Whitehouse with a strong and dominant performance with 3 wins and a third, all from the scratch mark. The third was in the best race of the night when he finished within a wheel width to the winner Cameron Gibbons.
Under 15 girls/ under 13 4 laps
1st Campbell Stewart
2nd Kate Stewart
3rd Robert Stannard
4th Liam Barber
Under 17 5 Laps
1st Damien Lardner
2nd Jonty Hapeta
3rd George Roberts
4th James Hutton
A & B Grade 6 Laps
1st Sean Whitehouse
2nd Megan Blatchford
3rd Lachie Ferguson
4th Barry Gilliland
Under 17 flying lap record attempt
Lachie Ferguson 28.53 sec (current record 27.40sec)
Under 15 girls/ under 13 2 Laps handicap
1st Liam Barber
2nd Kate Stewart
3rd Campbell Stewart
Under 17 3 Laps
1st Jonty Hapeta
2nd Damien Lardner
3rd George Roberts
4th Kelsi Eccles
A & B Grade 5 Laps
1st Sean Whitehouse
2nd Brent Zimmerman
3rd Megan Blatchford
4th Lachie Ferguson
1 Lap Handicap races
Under 15 girls
1st Kate Stewart
2nd Elizabeth Stannard
3rd Brittany Ingram
4th Ruby Perry
Under 15 boys
1st Robert Stannard
2nd Liam Barber
3rd Campbell Stewart
4th Takumi Clarke
Under 17
1st James Hutton
2nd Mike McMinn
3rd Kelsi Eccles
4th Catherine Young
A & B Grade
1st Cameron Gibbons
2nd Lachie Ferguson
3rd Sean Whitehouse
4th Peter Wenborn
Under 13 5 Lap handicap
1st Campbell Stewart
2nd Elizabeth Stannard
3rd Robert Stannard
4th Liam Barber
B Grade 10 Lap handicap
1st George Roberts
2nd Barry Gilliland
3rd Megan Blatchford
4th Mike McMinn
A Grade 12 Lap handicap
1st Sean Whitehouse
2nd Jonty Hapeta
3rd Lachie Ferguson
4th Damien Lardner
by Vaughan Hunt | Nov 17, 2010 | Track Results
The night started with an at times stiff Norwest wind and overcast sky but as the racing heated up the weather gods cooperated and the wind eased off and the sky cleared to allow all to enjoy another mild relatively still night.
While we did not have an Olympian or a Commonwealth games medallist tonight we did have the newly crowned Manawatu Masters Sportsperson of the year in Megan Blatchford in attendance.
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by Glenys Taylor | Nov 17, 2010 | Track Results
The night started with an at times stiff Norwest wind and overcast sky but as the racing heated up the weather gods cooperated and the wind eased off and the sky cleared to allow all to enjoy another mild relatively still night.
While we did not have an Olympian or a Commonwealth games medallist tonight we did have the newly crowned Manawatu Masters Sportsperson of the year in Megan Blatchford in attendance. The club also wishes Matiu Kaihau all the very best for his first foray into the international track cycling scene when he represents New Zealand in the Oceania Track championships in Adelaide next week. While Matiu’s only presence at the track so far this year has been as a spectator when he was out on a training ride, we have all been witness to his development over the years as a result of his hard work and dedication to be the best he can be. The entire Kaihau family have been significant contributors to the sport and we look forward to their presence at future track nights.
We had another good turn out of 23 riders with a few being new for the season but not new to the track and still we had riders away, so we certainly do have a solid core of riders and potential to move into the 30 plus category.
The racing started with graded warm up races of 4 to 5 laps then all riders were placed in 3 to 4 rider pursuit teams for the purpose of practicing the skill of rolling through in formation and to work as a team. The next phase was to time every rider over one lap and then finished the night off with a hybrid C grade 10 lap handicap then an A and B grade 16 lap handicap.
These are the results:
Rider of the night was Campbell Stewart. In the handicap race he managed to make the most of his almost one lap handicap by catching the scratch bunch early and staying with them to the finish.
A Grade 4 lap scratch
1st Jaycob Humphreys
2nd Josh Chard
3rd Mike Rowe
4th Ross Castle
B Grade 5 lap mass start
1st Megan Blatchford
2nd Lachie Ferguson
3rd Barry Gilliland
4th Cameron Gibbons
Under 17 boys and girls 5 lap mass start
1st Jordan Castle
2nd Joshua Kendall
3rd Campbell Srewart
4th Kate Stewart
Team Pursuits
Jaycob Humphreys 2.12 sec
Josh Chard
Mike Rowe
Jonty Hapeta 2.14 sec
James Hutton
Jordan Castle
Joshua Kendall
Brent Zimmerman 2.17 sec
Cameron Gibbons
Richard Mills
George Roberts
Barry Gilliland 2.21 sec
Megan Blatchford
Lachie Ferguson
Ross Castle
Campbell Stewart 2.25 sec
Andrew Bengston
Takumi Clarke
Peter Wenborn
Kate Stewart 2.30 sec
Ruby Perry
Liam Barber
Kelsi Eccles
1 Lap time trial
Josh Chard 31.66
Jaycob Humphreys 31.83
Brent Zimmerman 32.54
Jonty Hapeta 32.69
Joshua Kendall 32.91
Jordan Castle 33.20
Richard Mill 33.25
Lachie Ferguson 33.58
James Hutton 33.75
Ross Castle 34.08
George Roberts 34.58
Kate Stewart 35.09
Peter Wenborn 35.32
Takumi Clarke 35.66
Cameron Gibbons 35.89
Barry Gilliland 35.98
Campbell Stewart 36.61
Ruby Perry 37.16
Andrew Bengston 37.39
Kelsi Eccles 37.98
Liam Barber 37.98
C grade 10 lap handicap race
1st Campbell Stewart
2nd Ruby Perry
3rd Kelsi Eccles
4th Kate Stewart
5th Jordan Castle
6th Andrew Bengston
A and B Grade 16 lap handicap race
1st Josh Chard
2nd Jaycob Humphreys
3rd George Roberts
4th Cameron Gibbons
5th Jonty Hapeta
by Vaughan Hunt | Nov 11, 2010 | Track Results
Last week it was impossible to want for a better night for track racing but tonight it was better again- clearly nothing is impossible. This weeks stella landing was Commonwealth games medallist, Japanese Kerin jockey and local boy Simon van Velthooven. Another good turnout from the cyclists with 24 riders across the grades.
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by Vaughan Hunt | Nov 3, 2010 | Track Results
It would be impossible to want for a better night to open the track season than the one presented tonight. The wind was on leave the sun was visible the sky was clear the track was hot and then when we thought things couldn’t get any better he arrived. Like the morning sun over the horizon or cavalry over the ridge Jesse Sergent appeared resplendent in Radioshack skinsuit, heads turned conversations stopped and we all new we had front row seats for the best show in town.
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