Supervets Racing: With lots of Supervets holidaying, 11 racers fronted up to race for chocolates 🍫! The weather wasn’t bad. Ian Sumner held off the field on the last minute change of course due to road works on Hendy Main. 2nd & Fastest Time: Sharon J Boyd3rd David Lambourn See who attends next week and what the weather gods decide to dish up. 🚴♂️🚴🏼♀️🚴♂️🚴🏼♀️🚴♂️🚴🏼♀️🚴♂️Thanks to all the volunteers for share their time to make racing possible. It wouldn’t happen without you. Start line: 21min Ian Sumner & Kent Fuller 7 min Terry Collie, Eugene Crulij , Alan Green , Carl Judd & Tina Stenos Scratch David Lambourn , Jessica Douglas , Tony Peach , & Sharon Boyd.Conditions on the day were good, a cloudy sky with a Westerly wind. As the Surfcoast Shire were pruning trees on Hendy Main Road the circuit was changed from 3 laps to out and back Forest Road which was good for the limit riders as distance was 9 km less.Kent dropped off Ian half way down Forest Rd and Ian continued solo to win the race . Two minutes behind was a combined group of seven riders of Scratch and the7 minute groups. The group were closely followed by Carl Judd , Kent Fuller and Terry Collie. This was fortunate for Ian as the group would have caught him if the race was run over a further 9 km.1st Ian Sumner Ave 25.7 2nd Sharon Boyd Ave 35.65 km and fastest time3rd David Lambourn.Compiled by Ian Sumner. ... See MoreSee Less
Supervets Racing will go ahead with a small field tomorrow. I have extended entries to 8pm. See you tomorrow! Come & race for chocolates 🍫! ... See MoreSee Less
This Sunday's race is a Scratch race in Winchelsea.entryboss.cc/races/16014Scratch Racing ExplainedA scratch race is a race where riders of equal ability race in a group and do not compete against other groups. This kind of race is most often run as a criterium. This means racing around a circuit that is between approximately 1.0km and 2.5km for about 45 to 60min. They are also run occasionally on longer road circuits or on an out-and-back course over distances ranging from 35km to 50km.This racing is usually punctuated by short bursts of speed as riders try to shake loose their competitors with breakaway attempts but can often finishes in a mass sprint.Tactics and also etiquette are entirely different for a scratch race than a handicap race. For example, sitting on becomes a tactic to be overcome rather than something to condemn. In scratch races, a fast sprinter will not want to have to thrash themselves out on the road and dull their sprint. A strong rider who is not so fast at the finish will either try and break away or give the sprinter such a hard ride that their sprint is not so effective. If a rider is up the front setting a really hard tempo, they cannot expect all riders to want to match their speed. Remember, if you are that rider, it is your choice to force the pace, if you are left in front you cannot abuse anyone, you must change your tactic. Only when the pace is smooth and even can you expect each rider to roll through. As soon as you attack you have declared war and you are on your own. Altering tempo by surging or jamming and easing is a legitimate tactic and should be no more condemned than sitting on. In a scratch race, this is often a good tactic to break up a bunch, in a handicap you work as a team until you are in for the win then you are on your own. ... See MoreSee Less
