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Track meeting – TUESDAY DECEMBER 2ND 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. 

Venue: Johnston Park Feilding

TRACK BIKES: Warm up        5:30pm

First Race      6:10pm (please note this being an evening meeting racing will start promptly at 6:10pm)

1. U15’s Warm up race (7 Laps, on whistle)

2. U17/ Open Women Points race (6 Laps, 2 sprints, whistle 4 to go and bell lap)

3. A Grade Points race (7 Laps, 2 sprints, whistle 4 to go and bell lap)

4. All Grades: 1 lap Standing start Time Trial (2 riders at a time, order as for events 1, 2, 3) – Prizes for riders beating times from 19/10/14 by biggest margin.

5. U15 Handicap (2 Laps)

6. U17/ Open Women Handicap (3 Laps)

7. A Grade Handicap (3 Laps)

LONG HANDICAPS

9. U15’s Handicap (8 Laps)

10. U17’s/ Open Women Handicap (12 Laps)

11. A Grade Handicap (16 Laps)

 

TRACK OFFICALS:

Race Manager: Ian Gray/ John Arbuckle

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

Chief Judge: Grant Shearman

Time Keepers:

  1. Brent Zimmerman
  2. Chris Croton
  3. Rebecca Allan

Starter: John Stewart

Lap Board: Wayne Fenn

Recorder/ Results: Kate Stewart

Handicapper: Ian Gray

First Aid: Rob Gardner

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