2020 Race Book – COVID addition Currently racing and classes are NOT running, we will keep everyone up to date on the website and social media. MONDAY NIGHT RACING Dates: PreSeason (May 4th- May 18th), Regular Season (June 1st – August 31st) Categories: Juniors (C,D) Novice Men/Women, Sprintmania (Open), Open TTs Sanction: ATRA Coverage (no USAC license needed) WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACING Dates: Regular Season May 27th June 3rd – September 2nd Categories: Cat 4 Men, Cat 4 Women, Open 1/2/3s, Open B’s (3/4) Sanction: 2020 - 1132 FRIDAY NIGHT RACING Dates: PreSeason (May 1st – May 22nd), Regular Season (May 22nd June 5th – September 4th), PostSeason (Sept 11th) Categories: Pre/PostSeason (1/2 Men, 3 Men, Women(1/2/3/4), Cat 4 Men) Regular (P/1/2 Men, Cat 3 Men, P/1/2/3/4 Women, Juniors, Cat 4 Men) Sanction: 2020 – 1113 SUNDAY AFTERNON RACING Dates: May 31st, June 28th, July 12th, August 2nd, August 23rd – 1pm Categories: Cat 1/2/3 Men, Cat 4 Men, Women 1/2/3/4, Juniors, Sprinters Sanction: 2020 – 1135 SUNDAY AFTERNON BEGINNER RACING Dates: May 31st, June 28th, July 12th, August 2nd, August 23rd – 4pm - Once Category racing finishes. Categories: Novice Men/Women Sanction: ATRA Coverage (no USAC license needed) SPECIAL RACES: Special Race flyers/details start on page 20. KickOff Weekend: May 22nd & 23rd (Cat 1-4 Men/Women & Juniors) Fred’s Race: June 12th – 14th (Elite/Masters/Juniors Regional Championship) Schools Out for Summer Event: June 28th 1pm (Cat 1-4 Men/Women and Juniors) Marymoor GP: August 14th & 15th (Elite Men, Elite Women, Masters 35+ 1/2/3, Juniors) WHERE: The Jerry Baker Memorial Velodrome located at King County’s Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA. Take SR 520 to Marymoor Park Exit and follow signs to park and velodrome. WHEN: Racing starts at 7pm unless noted otherwise, reg closes 20 min prior. See date ranges above. WHAT TO BRING: USA Cycling or UCI License, a fixed gear bike with no brakes and an approved helmet. Novice/Cat 4 Men and Women need to have the correct gearing, rollout 22’3” (86” easily achieved by 48x15), New for 2020, 45+ Cat 4/5 riders with their own bikes can ride a 90” gear (50x15), this will be a trial until mid-June and then we will make a final decision. Juniors need to follow their USAC approved gear restrictions. NIGHTLY ENTRY FEES: See 2020 Schedule of Fees on page 18 PRIZES: Prizes are not available for PreSeason racing. Regular Season Nightly and Omnium prizes are available for Friday Night Racing, see page 17 for breakdown of nightly and season prizes. Special events have their own prize purses. Updated 4/9 2020 Race Descriptions Australian Pursuit – A race where riders start at differing equidistant points around the track. The object is to catch the riders in front and therefore eliminate them from the race. The winner is the last rider remaining (not passed by anyone), or who catches the most in so many laps. Avalanche - Unknown Snowball (see Snowball definition) Belgian Win-n-Out - 12 lap race(4x3) with the first bell ringing with 10 to go in the race. The first rider across the line on the next lap takes 4th place. The second bell is rung at 7 to go and that is for 3rd place, 3rd bell is at 4 to go and that is for 2nd place. With 1 to go the final bell is indicates 1st place, however if you place 2nd in the final sprint you would win 5th place (not 2nd). Being greedy my not pay! A bit of a gamble to wait for the win and not get it. BlackJack Points Race – A type of points race where the goal is to get 21 points, if you bust you start over at zero. After a neutral lap points are awarded every other lape. The points awarded are randomized by drawing a card from a deck. Once a rider hits 21 points the remaining places are awarded by the current points totals. If the joker is pulled the race turns into a 1 lap scratch race where the points accumulated do not matter. Chariot Race – A chariot is an all out one-lap sprint for the finish line from a held standing start. Holders can push riders but may not step across the start line. Riders generally win from heats of 3-8 to make a final. At the starting gun there is one lap to go! Cops and Robbers - A 5 lap race where the goal is to catch the rider off the front. One rider “robber” starts from a flying start. The pack “cops” start once the “robber” hits the pursuit line or start line on the home straightaway. The “robber” starts with $30, if they stay away they keep the money. The first “cop” that catches the robber gets $15, the 2nd $10 and the 3rd $5. Elimination – This is run exactly like the Miss-n-Out (see Miss-n-Out definition) but goes until there is only one rider remaining. Elimination to Keirin – After a neutral lap, the riders will get a bell indicateing that on the next lap, the last wheel across the finish line will be pulled. This will happen on each lap until 6 riders are remaining. The remaining riders will fall in line behind the motor as it rolls out on the back straight. The rider who was first across the line on the last elimination lap will have the obligation to take the motor unless it is taken by another rider. From there the riders will see 3 laps to go with the motor bike pulling off the track on the back straight pursuit line with 1.5 laps to go. As soon as riders are behind the motor, standard keirin rules apply. JB Tempo – a tempo is run just like a Point-a-Lap, but with 2 and 1 points going to the first and second riders across the line each lap. The final lap is also worth 2 and 1 points. The rider with the most points at the end of the race wins. Ties are broken by the final sprint. Updated 4/9 JB Keirin – The JB Keirin is our take on the traditional Keirin - a 4 lap race with 6-8 riders starting from a standing start. The riders draft behind a motorpacer for the first 2.5 laps with the motorcycle gradually accelerating up to 50 kmph before it departs from the track. Riders draw for position prior to the race and must fall into order once the race starts, after half a lap riders can reposition themselves. Once the motor pulls off, with 1.5 laps to go, it is an all-out sprint for the finish line. Riders cannot fully pass the motor before it exits the track. Keirin – The Keirin is a 4 lap race with 6-8 riders starting from a standing start. The riders draft behind a motorpacer for the first 2 laps with the motorcycle gradually accelerating up to 32 mph before it departs from the track. Riders draw for position prior to the race and must fall into order once the race starts, after 1 lap riders can reposition themselves as long as one rider takes the position directly behind the pacer. Once the motor pulls off, with two to go it is an all-out sprint for the finish line. Riders cannot pass the leading edge of the front wheel of the motor before it exits the track. International Omnium - Points are accumulated in the first 3 races (scratch, tempo, elimination) (1st – 15, 2nd – 14, 3rd – 13 , etc). Each point then won during the final event – the points race – is added to the riders point total. The rider with the highest score at the end of the points race is the winner. Prizes and upgrade points are based off the overall omnium results for the night. International Tempo – after the completion of 3 laps the bell will be rung to indicate the start of the sprint laps. The first rider in each sprint shall be awarded 1 point, including the final sprint. Any rider that gains a lap on the main field is awarded 20 points and any rider that loses a lap will lose 20 points. Madison – The Madison is a high speed, two person points race relay. One partner from each team starts the race from the rail while the “resting” partner pedals slowly along the top of the track. Partners exchange positions by pulling even with each other and then relaying or “slinging” the incoming partner into the race. Like a points race, sprints occurs at pre-determined intervals (typically every 5 laps) during the race, with points awarded the same as a Points Race. If a team laps the field 20 points are awarded, ties are broken by finishing position in the final sprint. Marymoor Crawl (The Original Longest Lap!) – An event typically open to all racers on that evening. It is a timed track stand (balancing) contest rolled into a chariot race. Riders stage in turn 4 of the velodrome and roll off once the race is on. They may not cross the start line until an unknown timed bell is rung, indicating a 1 lap sprint. During the time prior to the bell, riders may not roll backwards per Sprint Rules; may not touch another rider; may not touch the rail; must stay on the track surface; may not put a food down on the track surface.