Photos & Winners of our "Summer Casual" Short Track Night! (+ Other Series Updates)

Kris Schamp

2016-07-15

Hello, everyone!

We are in the home stretch of the 2016 Portland Short Track Series (3 more weeks left of Short Track fun!) and so far the races have been a blast. If you haven't made it out yet, we definitely hope you'll come out on Monday and give it a shot. It's the best way to kick-start your week in high gear and enjoy an extra dose of race-induced endorfines!

Here are some updates I like to share ahead of next Monday's race # 6:

1) Our 2016 "Casual Summer" nominees and winners are in!
Last Monday's Summer Casual Race Outfit Contest drew another great crowd of racers who shed the lycra or sported some truly casual race outfits. Check out our 2016 Summer Casual Photo Gallery at https://flic.kr/s/aHskEkSgBT to find out who received our "summer casual certified" stamp of approval (good for a pat on the back by their fellow racers), who earned a "special mention" (good for a loaf of Dave's Killer Bread or a pack of Bob's Red Mill steel Oats), and which 7 racers won the award for "Best Casual Race Outfit" in their race heat (good for a very cool Portland Design Works Birdcage, a PDW Shiny Object CO2 inflator, and a totally casual Short Track trucker hat). Thanks everyone for playing and for showing that you can race hard and have fun, no matter your threads!

2) Still time to pre-register for Monday's race and save $5. Or pay for two and race all three!
To encourage everyone to attend the last 3 races of the season in numbers, we discounted the adult pre-registration race fees to just $20 (junior pre-reg rate is only $10)!
You can register online at OBRA for next Monday's race until tomorrow (Saturday) at noon at http://obra.org/events/24567/register.
And, per popular request, we will offer our Rest-of-Series Pass at a discounted rate for one more week. For just $50 (or $30 for junior racers), you'll get to race all 3 remaining short track races! The passes can be purchased at registration on Monday.

3) Photos & results of race # 5, series & team standings.
- 1,000+ race photos of race # 5: https://www.facebook.com/portlandracing/photos?ref=page_internal
- Results of race # 5: http://obra.org/events/24566/results
- Series standings after 5 races: http://obra.org/events/24562/results
- Team standings after 5 races: http://obra.org/events/24936/results
- Results of our FREE Kids Races: http://www.portlandracing.com/results-kids-2016-07-11.html

4) Get Ready for the Series Grand Finale & Ultra Short Track Team Relay!
That's right, we're just over two weeks away from our traditional Series Grand Finale and Ultra Short Track Team Relay! The 25 available slots for the team relay race will be awarded on a first-come first-serve basis, so don't wait too long to register your team!
more details: http://www.portlandracing.com/short-track-finale-2016.html

That's it for this week's updates. I hope you have a great weekend and we're looking forward to seeing you on Monday at PIR, for another great night of Short Track fun!

Cheers!
~Kris

www.portlandracing.com

PS: we are still looking for two extra volunteers, one to help out with set-up (from 3 to 5pm) and another one to help with lap counting from 7 to 8pm and clean up afterwards. Either position will earn you a free race entry each week for yourself or a friend. As usual, we will fill these spots on a first-come first-serve basis. Just email me at kris@portlandracing.com