Friday Night Track racing starts next week!

Candi Murray

2001-04-26





Track Racing







at the Alpenrose Velodrome

Racing for Masters, Novice Women and Juniors

Every Friday Night at 6 pm - May through August



*Categories: (Brand new GT rental bikes for those without a bike, only $5)

Masters A: 30 plus and a cat 1/2/3 Masters B: 45 plus any category or=20

Masters 35 category 4/5

Masters C: First Year Masters 30+ Novice Women: First and second year=20

women, any age, cat 4/5

Juniors A: 10-14 (race 6-6:30pm) Juniors B: 15 to 18 (race at 6-6:30pm)



Races: Mass start events of random distances, everything from long points=20

races (final race during June and July) to the Alpenrose mile. Racing=20

canceled in the event of rain. Juniors start at 6pm sharp and race until=20

6:30pm, Only Masters and Novice Women's fields will race from=20

6:30pm-Dark. Fields with under 5 riders will be combined.



Prizes: Sports Kilts for the top Junior Male and Female, and for the top=20

first year Novice Woman and Men's Master rider. There will be primes each=

=20

night and end of the year team prizes determined by the number of riders=20

who show up during the season.



Fees: ORBA membership required, Registration opens at 5:30

Spectators and Parking=85. free! Bike rental=85. $5

Masters and Women: $7/night or $75/year;

Juniors: $5/night or $50/year

Helmets required and all OBRA track racing rules apply.



Alpenrose web page: www.obra.org/track



Contact: Jamie Mikami (503) 452-0312;

e-mail: Friday-@BoyVelo.com

Event organized by: Jamie Mikami and Geri Bossen

Location: Alpenrose Dairy; 6149 SW Shattuck Road; Portland



Take the Twilliger exit off of I-5, then go (north) on Bertha St. or

Twilliger to Highway 10 and take a left (west). Follow Highway 10,

also called the Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, until you get to the Wendy's

and take a left (south) on Shattuck Street. Follow Shatuck for half a

mile, and turn right into the Alpenrose Dairy, and go until you see it.



*You can be moved between A and B and C depending on performance (not=20

restricted to categories). There must be at least 5 people in a category=20

to have a separate mass start race. Any less will make it a time trial=20

night and/or sprint rounds.