Darell C. Provencher

Oops, and I forgot to say a very, very special THANKS to THE voice of
Northwest bicycle racing, Splinter Wrenn. THANKS SPLINTER!

Darell

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Darell C. Provencher
wrote:

> Thanks again for a fantastic turnout and great racing yesterday at the
> third annual Eric Kautzky Memorial Track Race. It was amazing to see 84
> riders yesterday across 10 categories (we added Masters Men 50+ literally
> on-the-spot while lining up for the Masters 40+ points race), and two Cat 5
> groups! This was possibly the largest number of racers ever assembled at
> Alpenrose for a one-day mass start racing event! The racing venue was fast
> and exciting until Mother Nature decided to slow us down with a few
> sprinkles that were followed shortly by a brief shower, which forced us to
> end the day early, halfway through the second round of racing. Lorna Kautzky
> was on hand to give out the omnium winner jerseys.
>
> After all was raced and done, it looks like we will be sending apprx $1300
> to the Eric L. Kautzky Scholarship Fund at Tigard High School. Addtional
> jersey sales and raffles will add another estimated $1000 - $1500. Scholarships
> are awarded to a graduating senior from Tigard High who is pursuing a future
> in either *sports medicine* or *biology* (both subjects Eric taught at
> Tigard for over 24 years).
>
> Re: Raffles. Only 2 entrants so far for the LiveStrong hat personally
> autographed by Lance Armstrong. Most autographed Lance items go for $80 -
> $5000. Most of his autographed hats go for about $80 - $100. We will
> continue to collect raffle tickets for this item through Thurs, May 29, and
> announce the winner that evening at the Alpenrose Velodrome.
>
> The prize drawing beginning May 3 and ending June 19 at Alpenrose for a
> Veloforma F1R frame continues. Proceeds to benefit the Eric Kautzky Memorial
> Scholarship Fund at Tigard High School. Enter as often as you wish at Tues
> and Thurs track nites thru June 19. $15 per entry. Winner will be announced
> on June 19. See www.veloforma.com
>
> Thanks again very much to our OBRA officals (Luciano, Candi, Eric), first
> aid support (Kate), Team Rose City volunteers, and to KGW for the great
> publicity.
>
> Please visit or say thanks to our following sponsors:
>
> - River City Bicycles
> - Veloforma
> - Hincapie Sportswear
> - bicyclinghub.com
> - Nike
> - CrankMyChain Cycle TV
>
> See you again next year!
>
> Darell Provencher
> Team Rose City
>
>
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