My apologies, but I think it’s been long enough since we’ve had the great pleasure of watching one of our generations finest artistic contributions. So in the spirit of FNR, good luck getting that auto-tuned and adorable little ear worm out of your head for the next 24 hours! You’re welcome!!! (Scroll to bottom for video, that’s where it shows up in the full story)
One HECK of a Friday Night!
This Friday is basically one in a million – so much packed in to one evening, we just had to write about it! The excitement Friday Night Racing is alive and well, but this week we are running our absolute top-hit race formats as well as inviting even more racers into the evening program. We’re bringing back wine to the beverage garden, we got Spicy Papaya showing up, the excitement of our best races going on… if you’re a fan of the track, you owe it to yourself to clear out your evening and visit the track this Friday!
Let’s sweeten the deal a bit – Cascade Bicycle Club members get in free with proof of membership! Not good enough? Let’s make it even BETTER! We’re raffling a pair of STP tickets! This sold-out event is a big time ride around here, and we got two tickets some lucky spectators this Friday. Still not convinced? Fine, we’ll throw in two pairs of tickets to the Seattle Night Ride. Ok, now you have to come.
And we got your hunger and thirst covered – we even got O.S. Winery back on track to serve up fantastic wine alongside of our delicious beer and cider. Spicy Papaya is going to be around to treat your taste buds to some wonderful heat. Really, you got nothing to lose coming out on a Friday!
The Main Event – A Look at the Races
This week, athletes in our Cat 1/2 Men, Cat 3 Men, and Cat 1/2/3 Women will choose to either compete in the Madison or the Keirin, depending on their racing style and preference. Let’s take a closer look.
Madisons – The first even of interest is the Madison, run with the 1/2/3 Men and Women on the track. Omnium points will be awarded to each rider for their own category based on their finishing place in each race. We’ll be running three Madisons Friday night, so there will be plenty of this ride on display. What makes this race so special? All the hand holding of course!
Madison riders compete in teams of two, with one rider resting while the other one is in the action. To switch out, the riders hold hands, exchange momentum and effectively “tag in” the other rider. It’s a really fun race to see and a very different format then we ride on a regular basis!
Keirins – The Keirins are the Championship of Speed! Our Keirins this week will be run with 1/2/3 Men and Women and include heats, reps, semis and finals. (For you non-racing jargon peeps out there, the “reps” are for those that don’t qualify from their heats so they get another ride, and the semi determines the final group). Riders in the finals will get TRIPLE the omnium points for their category based on their finishing places in the race. This makes the point potential as even as possible between riding in the Madison or the Keirein. So pick your poison athletes!
Setting this ride apart is the use of a motorcycle to pace the group around the track for 3 and 1/2 laps. The moto alows our competitors to be shot out at 30 mph with maximum reserved energy. This sets up for a all-out, top-speed finish. The final 600m of this race is something to behold!
Cat 4 Men – We’ll be inviting our Cat 4 riders to compete this Friday as well. The top 20 riders in the Season Omnium will be automatically invited to compete, based on omnium points following competition this Wednesday. Already know you can’t make it out? Let our race director know either by email or at racing Wednesday so we can invite the next rider up.
See you at the track!
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