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HPTA Wind Del Race Day
at Wind Del Velodrome
Windham Centre, Ontario
( near Simcoe)
Date May 28 ( Sat )
9 AM - 5 PM
Cost - $25.00 per racer HPTA members $ 15.00 - HPVS ONLY ( OCA
insurance Regulations )
Spectators - $1.00 minimum donation to support the Wind Del restoration
Test your latest creation . Work out the winter kinks. Meet some
friends, have some fun. See some strange and interesting HPVS
Info: [email protected]
Planned races
*250 metre, 500 metre, or 1000 Meter Time Trial:*A timed race that pits
a solo rider against the clock, the "Kilo" is a test of speed and
stamina in which each rider tries to cover a distance of 250/500/1000
meters in as little time as humanly possible. Ridden from a running
start, the time trial is won by a rider pushing himself to the utmost
limits of endurance.
*Match Sprint:*Like the Kilometer, the Match Sprint is run over a
distance of 1000 meters, but in a Match Sprint, two to four riders
start
at the same time, and they race against each other rather than against
the clock. Although they are timed over the last 200 meters of the
race,
the winner of the race is the rider who crosses the finish line first,
regardless of how long it takes. Match sprints work by a process of
elimination, so that the riders must work their way up through several
rounds of sprints, called "heats." Only two riders compete in the
finals, which consist of three races. By scoring two wins in the
finals,
a rider becomes the winner of the event. It's in the Match Sprint that
you may witness a "trackstand," wherein a rider will bring his/her bike
to a complete stop and remain upright, balancing precariously. The
reason for this peculiar behaviour is that the rider in front is trying
to control the race and wants to force the rider in the rear to come
around, so that she can "draft" off of the front rider, following her
rear wheel *very* closely, to decrease wind resistance and therefore
conserve energy. By following in the slipstream of the other rider, a
rider can not only keep a watchful eye on her opponent, but can also
save enough energy to put on an extra burst of speed at the finish.
*Tandem Sprint:*
Like the Match Sprint, but ridden on two-man tandem bikes over a
distance of 1500 meters instead of 1000. The Tandem Sprint is one
of
the fastest events on the track.
*Olympic Sprint:
*
Take three of the fastest on the track (sprinters). Line them up,
Team Pursuit style, with three of the other fastest on the other
side of the track. When the gun goes off, each team moves into Team
Pursuit position, one in back of the other, acclerating to top
speed
as quickly as possible. The first person rides one lap on the front
and pulls off. The second continues, pulling off after the second
lap. The last person continues for the third and final lap, driving
through to the finish. This race is an all-out drag race, dependent
for success on speed, teamwork, and consistancy.
*Individual Pursuit:*A race in which two riders start on opposite sides
of the track and chase each other for a given distance. If one rider
"catches" the other before they've gone the full distance, the race
ends
immediately (although the winning rider may have to continue on to 'go
the distance' so that he may record his overall time). If neither rider
catches his opponent, the race goes the full distance, and is won by
the
rider who covers the distance in the least amount of time.
at Wind Del Velodrome
Windham Centre, Ontario
( near Simcoe)
Date May 28 ( Sat )
9 AM - 5 PM
Cost - $25.00 per racer HPTA members $ 15.00 - HPVS ONLY ( OCA
insurance Regulations )
Spectators - $1.00 minimum donation to support the Wind Del restoration
Test your latest creation . Work out the winter kinks. Meet some
friends, have some fun. See some strange and interesting HPVS
Info: [email protected]
Planned races
*250 metre, 500 metre, or 1000 Meter Time Trial:*A timed race that pits
a solo rider against the clock, the "Kilo" is a test of speed and
stamina in which each rider tries to cover a distance of 250/500/1000
meters in as little time as humanly possible. Ridden from a running
start, the time trial is won by a rider pushing himself to the utmost
limits of endurance.
*Match Sprint:*Like the Kilometer, the Match Sprint is run over a
distance of 1000 meters, but in a Match Sprint, two to four riders
start
at the same time, and they race against each other rather than against
the clock. Although they are timed over the last 200 meters of the
race,
the winner of the race is the rider who crosses the finish line first,
regardless of how long it takes. Match sprints work by a process of
elimination, so that the riders must work their way up through several
rounds of sprints, called "heats." Only two riders compete in the
finals, which consist of three races. By scoring two wins in the
finals,
a rider becomes the winner of the event. It's in the Match Sprint that
you may witness a "trackstand," wherein a rider will bring his/her bike
to a complete stop and remain upright, balancing precariously. The
reason for this peculiar behaviour is that the rider in front is trying
to control the race and wants to force the rider in the rear to come
around, so that she can "draft" off of the front rider, following her
rear wheel *very* closely, to decrease wind resistance and therefore
conserve energy. By following in the slipstream of the other rider, a
rider can not only keep a watchful eye on her opponent, but can also
save enough energy to put on an extra burst of speed at the finish.
*Tandem Sprint:*
Like the Match Sprint, but ridden on two-man tandem bikes over a
distance of 1500 meters instead of 1000. The Tandem Sprint is one
of
the fastest events on the track.
*Olympic Sprint:
*
Take three of the fastest on the track (sprinters). Line them up,
Team Pursuit style, with three of the other fastest on the other
side of the track. When the gun goes off, each team moves into Team
Pursuit position, one in back of the other, acclerating to top
speed
as quickly as possible. The first person rides one lap on the front
and pulls off. The second continues, pulling off after the second
lap. The last person continues for the third and final lap, driving
through to the finish. This race is an all-out drag race, dependent
for success on speed, teamwork, and consistancy.
*Individual Pursuit:*A race in which two riders start on opposite sides
of the track and chase each other for a given distance. If one rider
"catches" the other before they've gone the full distance, the race
ends
immediately (although the winning rider may have to continue on to 'go
the distance' so that he may record his overall time). If neither rider
catches his opponent, the race goes the full distance, and is won by
the
rider who covers the distance in the least amount of time.
