Sunday "Mystery" Races! Lucca Rd - 08:00hrs.

[csfive]

The 2011/12 season will once again see a 'Mystery' Race on selected Sunday Mornings at Lucca rd, North Wyong. (usual crit course)

Race formats may look something like this:  (but are not limited to the following)  

- A,B,C combine mass start - A-16laps, B-14laps, C-12laps. Separate grade winners.
- "Devils Race" - 12lap Crit, after 12 laps top 5 then ride a Missin' Out to eventually winner is left.
- 3 race Omnium - 1 lap TT, Devils Race, Points Race. (run per grade)
- Point a lap - 1st across line each lap gets a point. Rider with most points at end wins.
- Points race - 3,2,1 Points for 1st, 2nd & 3rd every 3 laps.
- Derny Races - Each individual riders has a 'motor bike' lead rider. (a rider stronger than them they have to stay with)
- Teams races - 1 rider from each grade makes team.
- Mystery lapper - drawn from a deck of cards, riders don't know how many laps race is until there is 1 to go.
- Pairs "lead out race" - 'A' riders team up with 'B' riders and protect/help 'B' riders win race. (also run with C/D combo)
- Group H'Cap - Start at predetermined time gaps in ability groups.
- Individual H'Cap - start at predetermined time gaps one at a time.

and more.

Race Dates for 2011/12 season:


Races will be designed to be fair and encourage wins from all grades and all abilities.

Due to the shorter races on Sundays, the best way to make the most of these Sunday morning races is to meet up with the various bunches riding to and from the race for extra training km's.

This from another thread:

There's a bunch riding to the race, racing and riding back - leaving Terrigal Pub at 7am and heading past Shelley Beach roundabout.

[Ciaran]

Coffee after at Tuggerah McDonalds?

[csfive]

Coffee after at Tuggerah McDonalds?

True 53! Best bit of it.

Also, it will be FREE entry tomorrow to encourage good numbers for the first Sunday Crit of the season. This is a saving of 100% 

[dan the bike man]

i would pay twice that

[Chelsea]

Coffee after at Tuggerah McDonalds?

True 53! Best bit of it.

Also, it will be FREE entry tomorrow to encourage good numbers for the first Sunday Crit of the season. This is a saving of 100% 

So im guessing Mick you need to tell the peoples that turn up free entry no prize money then !!

[csfive]

Coffee after at Tuggerah McDonalds?

True 53! Best bit of it.

Also, it will be FREE entry tomorrow to encourage good numbers for the first Sunday Crit of the season. This is a saving of 100% 

So im guessing Mick you need to tell the peoples that turn up free entry no prize money then !!

If you turned up to races  you would know that there is no prize money on Sundays but the winner/winners usually have their post race coffee shouted to them by the other riders as a goodwill sporting gesture.

[Chelsea]

Well im sorry im in another area at the moment flying the orange jersey for the locals to see so there Mr Csfive 

[WHITE]

Well im sorry im in another area at the moment flying the orange jersey for the locals to see so there Mr Csfive 

Results pls.

[Chelsea]

Tell ya when I get back full report !!!

[WHITE]

Podium?

[Chelsea]

Good riding here Whity ill be giving a full report soon

[csfive]

Todays format: Teams of 2. Mystery lapper. Min 10 max 16.

Starters: 34 (excellent number for Sunday)

Report:

The pace started very smooth until 3 teams chanced their arm by sending one of their team mates up the road very early while other teams decided to save their legs and attack late in the race.

The 3 man break consisted of HODGEE, DAVE O & DAN TBM. Hodgee simply offered a Positive Contribution which was attentively followed by Dan. Dan was quoted after the race saying "You just can't afford to let strong men like Hodgee go so early in big races like these so I dug deep and started to work with him"
Dav O also saw the danger in such strong riders getting away and attack the bunch to bridge across the gap to round out the 3 man break.

The 3 looked over their shoulders and found themselves with a 12sec gap. They worked swapping turns and blew the gap out to 30sec.

The remaining bunch needed to do something and do it quickly because it was now lap 8 of what could possibly be a 10 lap race.

The 3 strong men had gambled on the Mystery lap to be 10 but were deflated when the prankster of a Commy gave the "ol' fake blow of the whistle" and left the bunch hanging in the head wind thinking that the next lap may "be the one"

The Commy pulled his fake whistle blow out for the following 4 laps taking the lap count up to 14 until finally the whistle sounded on the 15th lap making the race go the maximum distance of 16 laps.

The bunch split with the "workhorses' of the teams dropping off leaving the "go to men" of each team to fight it out.

Elliot Stevens (WAKI-Merida ) took the win with Hodgee his team mate delighted that his early Positive Contribution in the 3 man break paid off.

Hodgee enjoyed his FREE coffee for winning and gave renewed motivation to others to start training harder so they don't have to sit through the post-race synopsis of how Elliot capitalised on Hodgee's early attack and time spent in the Early Break ever again.  

See y'all on the 14 Nov 2010 for what may well be the most exciting format of this years Sunday 'Mystery' Crits.

[Andy H]

Love it!

Great interpretation of the race. Great morning out.

[Yoni C]

Good to have our Club Captain back Mick.  I think everyone will agree that this has been a great start to the crit season..... 

[PeZulu]

Good to have our Club Captain back Mick.  I think everyone will agree that this has been a great start to the crit season..... 

Hear, hear!