Narrabundah Track Open

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Join us at the Narrabundah Open Track Carnival

Vikings Cycling Club (VCC) and the Canberra Cycling Club (CCC) will be hosting the 2023 Narrabundah Open Track Carnival.

The event will be part of the NSW/ACT Country Track Series which will be bringing the best regional U19, Elite and Master trackies to compete to become the Series Champion. https://auscycling.org.au/page/202324-nswact-country-track-series

Cyclists will compete for prizes and glory and have the chance to race in Canberra at the renowned “Bundahdome”.

• Location: Narrabundah velodrome
• Dates: 04 November 2023
• AusCycling Race All Discipline Licence & Track bikes only

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THE PROGRAM

The carnival will be split into a Junior Carnival and a Senior Carnival

Junior Carnival

9.00am - Gates open and registration

9.30am - Track open for warm up

10.30am - Racing start

Senior Carnival

12.00pm - Registration

1.00pm - Track open for warm up

2.00pm - Racing start

Both Carnivals will include:

• Graded Scratch races (Junior age categories | Seniors A/B/C/D)

• 1000 meter handicaps - qualifier for Wheelrace (Junior age categories | Seniors A/B/C/D)

• Merv McDonald Memorial Handicap Wheelrace - Finals (Juniors)

• Derek Aisbitt Memorial Wheelrace - Finals (Seniors, including a women's Final with the same prize money)

• Motorpaced Graded Scratch races (Junior age categories | Seniors A/B/C/D)

Please be advised that the Narrabundah Velodrome is a steep track and participants should have experience riding similar tracks

If you are unfamiliar with this Velodrome, the track will be open for training (Saturdays) and racing (Mondays) in the weeks leading up to the event. Refer to https://entryboss.cc/calendar/vikings for more details.

The Race Director and Commissaires reserve the right to stop riders from participating if they are deemed to be a danger to themselves or others

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COST

Seniors (U19+)

$45.00

Juniors (U9-U17)

$25.00

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JUNIOR GEAR RESTRICTIONS

Gear restrictions apply to all junior cyclists in events conducted under AusCycling regulations on the road and track.

The restriction is the distance one revolution of the crank arm will propel the bicycle, this is known as the ‘roll out’.

More info here on junior gearing and roll out here:

https://assets.auscycling.org.au/s3fs-public/2022-02/junior-riding-up-policy-v3.pdf?FKKNEPv3uEvqgGpHbT0zg8flbizDDUcb=

For all junior categories, male and female, the following maximum rollout distances shall apply:

• Junior U17 7.0 metres
• Junior U15 6.1 metres
• Junior U13 5.5 metres
• Junior U11 and below 5.5 metres

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LICENSING

Riders must have a current AusCycling RACE License. License Information is available here: https://www.auscycling.org.au/membership

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MORE INFO

Contact our Race Directors: Jim Veal & Michael Buerger

Contact information

E: president@vikingscycling.org.au

W: https://m.facebook.com/events/1445780819534825?mibextid=Z0UBBX

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