Darell Provencher
We are a definite GO for this Tues and the Good Day Oregon Show on KPTV
Channel 12 with Drew Carney. By the way, Channel 12 no longer sends out
tape dups, so if you want a copy of the show, you will need to record it on
your own (i.e., program it or ask a friend).
I've tried to update the list below as best as I can remember, so my
apologies in advance if I don't have your information below listed
correctly. Just let me know asap if I need to revise it.
We'll probably start riding the track at 5:30am and get some pace lines
going by 5:45am. From there, based on what Drew may be looking for, we may
do some mass start stuff as needed, and maybe a madison near the end of the
show.
Again, there's still room for more track riders if you are interested.
NOTE: When entering Alpenrose on Tues am, please use the Main Entrance by
the main dairy building and the Cadonau family residence. When you get to
the velodrome, remember to be considerate of the neighbors next to the back
stretch of the track between 5am - 7am with regards to noise.
THANKS!! SEE YOU THERE!!
-- Darell
-----Original Message-----
From: Darell Provencher [mailto:darellp@easystreet.com]
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 8:46 AM
To: 'Darell Provencher'; obra@list.obra.org
Cc: 'Provencher, Darell'; 'Drew Carney'; 'Christopher Kautzky'
Subject: RE: Track Racers Show of Support -- Tuesday May 9, KPTVFOX Channel
12 - List of Riders/Volunteers
Greetings. Here's my list so far of who has confirmed to come ride Alpenrose
on Tuesday, May 9, for KPTV's Good Day Oregon Show. By each name I've put
the time period I believe you've confirmed with me. Remember there are 15
live on-the-air shots, from approx 5:43am to 8:45am. So please make sure
you're ready to ride while you're there! Forecast calls for sunny skies, but
it will be chilly (mid to high 40's), so dress accordingly.
Here's the list (Not on the list but want to join in? Just send me an email
or call me at 503-984-2837):
John Forbes 5:30a - 9:15a
Eryn Barker 6:30a - 8:00a
Greg Magnus 5:30a - 9:15a
Ron Magnus 5:30a - 9:15a
Drew Nelson 5:30a - 9:15a
Jonathan Long 5:30a - 9:15a
Scott Wonder 5:30a - 9:15a
Guus Sophie 5:30a - 9:15a
Jerry Powell 5:30a - 9:15a
Craig Sinanian 5:30a - 9:15a
Jason Pfeifer 5:30a - 6:30a
Steve Truesdale 6:30a - 9:15a
Dave Clipper 8:00a - 9:15a
Keith Prior 8:00a - 9:15a
Lon Leneve 6:30a - 9:15a
Aaron Harrison 5:30a - 9:15a
Steve Brown 6:30a - 8:00a
Fiona Graham 5:30 - 8:00a
Darell Provencher 5:00a - 9:15a
Don't worry, if you've read Drew Carney's email below, those were his ideas
about track records, flying laps, kilos, etc. Instead we'll do some pace
lines, mass start stuff, maybe a few short pts races with unknown sprint
laps, and maybe a madison at the end.
Any questions, call me at 503-984-2837 (cell); 503-532-1696 (work).
THANKS !!!
Darell
-----Original Message-----
From: Darell Provencher [mailto:darellp@easystreet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 9:34 PM
To: 'obra@list.obra.org'
Cc: 'Provencher, Darell'; 'Christopher Kautzky'; 'teamrosecity@topica.com'
Subject: FW: [OBRA Chat] Track Racers Show of Support -- Tuesday May 9,
KPTVFOX Channel 12
Importance: High
Greetings --
Before I share the update, I want to again say THANK YOU for your
overwhelming willingness to show up in front of TV cameras at a very weird
hour of the morning to ride the velodrome and show your support for the Eric
Kautzky Memorial Track Race on May 13.
AND NOW THE UPDATE:
Heard back from Drew Carney of KPTV 12 yesterday afternoon. Their best date
to televise live on Good Day Oregon is next Tuesday, May 9th. So we will
need track riders from 5:30am thru 9:15am. We already have permission from
Carl Cadonau Jr to have this live shoot on Tues 5/9. He does want us to be
very considerate of the neighbors on the west side of the track, especially
watching our noise levels between 5:30a - 7am. Please use the dairy main
entrance (by the main processing building and the Cadonau home) when driving
to the velodrome.
Here are the details from Drew Carney on how they want to proceed during the
show. AFTER YOU READ THE DETAILS BELOW, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY THIS FRIDAY
5/5 IF YOU PLAN TO BE THERE, AT WHAT TIME, AND HOW LONG YOU CAN STAY. In
general I think we could do three "Shifts" if necessary:
5:30a - 6:30a: min 6 riders
6:30a - 8:00a: min 6 riders
8:00a - 9:15a: min 6 riders
You can stay as long as you like! THANKS!!
-- Darell Provencher
503-984-2837 (cell)
From: Drew Carney [mailto:Drew.Carney@kptv.com]
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 6:25 PM
To: Christopher Kautzky
Cc: darellp@easystreet.com; Provencher, Darell; Drew Carney
Subject: RE: Eric Kautzky Alpenrose Bike Ride - please respond
Hey Chris,
I'm terribly sorry it's taken so long to get back to you, but I do
appreciate your patience. Now that we've entered the month of May, I have a
better understanding of what the schedule holds. Next week, to be honest,
is probably the busiest of the month, with some previous commitments already
in the books. I can't make Friday morning, the 12th work, unfortunately; in
fact, the closest day to the actual event that I have available would be
next Tuesday, the 9th. It's also my birthday, but what better way to
celebrate than an early morning race around the Alpenrose Velodrome?
If the 9th works for you, Darell, and the other [OBRA] members, then I'd
definitely like to spend that morning previewing the Track Race in honor of
Eric during my LIVE segments on Good Day Oregon. With that in mind, I'm
leaving you a copy of my LIVE rundown on the show below to give you an idea
of exactly how much time we have to fill in the morning. As you can see, we
have a total of six (6) longer "Full Segments" ranging between 1½ - 3
minutes in length, to go with a handful of teases that range anywhere from
10 - 60 seconds in length.
As always, I'd like to make each of these segments as fun, interactive,
visual, and informational as possible. Obviously, the segments start just
before the 6am hour, so we'd need some riders there even before 6am. We
could do the initial segment with me dressed in riding gear and talking with
an event rep about the general details. Once we get into the 6am hour, we
could start to focus on the actual riding... I could get some lessons on how
to attack the track. Maybe at some point, we could have some riders attempt
to break some of the "quicker" track records live on TV, e.g. the flying
lap, flying 200 m, or 500m.
I'm open to ideas, so let me know what you think. Obviously, the main
question right now is whether or not next Tuesday will work for you. Feel
free to call me anytime on my cell phone (503-572-1231) with questions or
concerns. I look forward to speaking with you more about this and making
something happen for next Tuesday, but in the meantime, here's a look at
that LIVE rundown (with a few ideas that we can always change):
5:00am - Crew Arrives on Site
5:43am - :10 Scene Setter - strapping on my bike helmet getting ready to
ride.
5:50am - :15 Tease - on the Velodrome track ready to ride.
5:53am - 1½ minute Full Segment - introduce 1st guest to talk about
Saturday's Eric. L. Kautzky Memorial Ride; riders warming up around us.
6:23am - :60 Long Transitional Tease - riders tackling the track while I
share the details of Saturday's race.
6:50am - :10 Scene Setter Tease -
6:53am - 1½ minute Full Segment - Team Rose City member talks me through
some of the challenges in tackling the Velodrome while other riders race
around the track.
7:20am - :20 Tease -
7:43am - :10 Tease -
7:50am - :10 Scene Setter Tease -
7:54am - 2½ minute Full Segment - Chris Kautzky joins me to talk about his
dad and what it means to have a Memorial race in his honor.
8:14am - :10 Tease -
8:21am - :20 Tease -
8:25am - 3 minute Full Segment - Team Rose City Member attempts to break the
Velodrome 1 K record (1:08.76?) as a preview to Saturday's Eric. L. Kautzky
Memorial Race.
8:42am - :20 Tease -
8:45am - 3 minute Full Segment - I'll try to break the men's Flying lap
record (15.24?) as a preview to Saturday's Eric. L. Kautzky Memorial Race.
MORE Good Day Oregon
9:07am - 2 minute Full Segment - Team Rose City rider attempts to break the
men's Flying lap record (15.24?) as we give the details for Saturday's race
one final time.
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Darell Provencher
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 6:32 PM
To: obra@list.obra.org
Cc: 'Provencher, Darell'; 'Christopher Kautzky'
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Track Racers Show of Support -- Friday am May 12
KPTVFOX Channel 12
Team Rose City's Eric Kautzky lost his life tragically last year on
Saturday, June 18, 2005, when hit by an 18-yr old driver while out on a
training ride on Tualatin-Sherwood Road. Just this past Wednesday the
accused motorist was found guilty and sentenced to 17 months in prison for
negligent homicide. Eric was 56. (see Oregonian article dated April 5, 2006
below)
Drew Carneyfrom Channel 12 FOX TV is interested in covering our May 13th
track race on Friday, May 12 , live during the Good Day Oregon Show that
airs 5am - 9am. What we need to confirm coverage are enough volunteer track
racers willing to come out EARLY that Friday morning (6-8 am) and ride the
track while Drew reports. We may also be able to mount a mini-cam on a fork
to give viewers a real sense of what it's like. We would also most likely
have Eric's son Chris talk, as well as hopefully a representative of the
Bicycle Transportation Alliance to discuss their recent plans for improving
bicycling safety in the Portland metro area.
Let me know asap if you are interested. I figure if we can get a minimum of
10 riders we can get Drew to come out and report.
Thanks,
Darell Provencher
Team Rose City
http://www.obra.org/track/flyers/2006/eric_kautzky_track_race.html
For some very useful information about ongoing BTA plans for bike safety:
http://bikeportland.org/2005/08/08/bta-responds-to-cyclist-deaths/
Driver, 19, pleads guilty in bicyclist's death
Negligent homicide - Joel Flores is sentenced to 17 months for hitting a
retired Tigard teacher
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
HOLLY DANKS
The Oregonian
HILLSBORO -- A 19-year-old Washington man who fell asleep driving to work
after a night of partying and veered into a bicyclist pleaded guilty Tuesday
to criminally negligent homicide.
Thomas W. Kohl, Washington County presiding judge, sentenced Joel Brigido
Flores to 17 months in prison in the death of Eric Kautzky, a retired Tigard
High School teacher. Before a plea deal, Flores had been charged with
second-degree manslaughter, punishable by a mandatory minimum of six years
and three months in prison.
During an emotional hearing, Kautzky's family said a good man is dead, and
Flores' friends and family said a good kid is going to prison. Flores, who
nearly committed suicide over the incident, said no good can come of it
except his pledge to try to spare others such pain.
"I am not standing before you today to ask forgiveness because in my heart,
I can never forgive myself," Flores said, turning to look at Kautzky's wife,
son and sister.
Falling asleep "is not an excuse," Deborah Branderhorst, Kautzky's younger
sister, told Flores. "This could have been avoided if you chose not to
drive. You chose to stay out and party. . . . You took a killing machine and
ran over him."
"He is dead, and I feel dead inside," she said.
Flores apologized to the family and said that what occurred about 6:30 a.m.
June 18, 2005, made him look at how he can change his thinking and that of
others.
"I will speak to high school, middle school, driver's ed classes, anybody
who will listen about this tragedy and how I have to live with it the rest
of my life," he said.
Flores, 18 at the time, went out on a Friday night with friends and got
about three hours' sleep before heading out from Vancouver to a construction
job in Sherwood.
Witnesses said he was driving erratically, weaving on Southwest
Tualatin-Sherwood Road at about 40 mph. He drifted into the bicycle lane,
where his car struck Kautzky from behind, throwing the 56-year-old onto the
hood and windshield. Kautzky, whose dream was to ride part of the Tour de
France route, was wearing a helmet.
Sean Lemoine, Washington County deputy district attorney, said Flores' car
continued onto the sidewalk, back onto the roadway and through an
intersection before a driver stopped him.
Police found no drugs or alcohol in his system. But he told them he was "the
most tired he'd ever been in his life," Lemoine said.
About 800 people, including family, friends and former students, attended
Kautzky's funeral, his wife, Lorna, said Tuesday. He was a science teacher
and athletic trainer at Tigard High for 24 years.
"He was a mentor to hundreds and a role model to all," Lorna Kautzky said,
recalling his caring nature.
"We were supposed to grow old together."
Holly Danks: 503-221-4377; hollydanks@news.oregonian.com