As the Olympics come to an end...

I thought this was a pretty neat little guide to Olympic track races.

Cycling Tips Track Guide

I hope everyone has been watching as much as they can! I watch these races and get a surge of excitement and inspiration. There have been some incredible, beautiful races happening during the course of these games.

Keep watching, continue riding, remain inspired.

-Molly

August 2, 2012 Penrose Park Velodrome 50th Birthday Bash

Happy 50th Birthday Mr Bumpy Face! What a fun night of racing! and celebrating!

Huge thank yous go out to Brian "Kayce" Shelton for organizing such a great night of racing and birthday festivities!

We may or may not have held the first Keiren in a long time (First rule of Penrose Keiren - no one talks about Penrose Keiren, or at least the driver of the moto).

Tyler was certainly busy all night, with the grilling of burgers and dogs and what-not ;).
Molly made the most amazing cake replica of the track (Look out Cake Boss!!) - it was delicious too!

Special thanks to the Penrose Birthday Sponsors: Big Shark, Stephen Wilkes, Russ & Adrienne Murphy/Mesa Cycles, Schlafly (! For the KEG!!), Joe Stahl and Karl Becker (apologies to anyone I may have inadvertantly left off)

The weather looked uncertain for a while, with some not so pretty, dark clouds moving by. Just as it was time to start racing, a little rain fell but it was as if the track knew we wouldn't accept no for an answer and dried up pretty quickly.  Eva tested it out on her unicycle to be sure it was ready.

We had 31 registered racers and several new-to-the-track people who just gave it a spin between races. I think the spectators for the night stole the show. I don't think I've seen that many people out at the track at one time (the picture here doesn't do it justice!)  Joe Stahl and Karl Becker provided some excellent commentary/track rules and a few history lessons!

The above photos were taken on my iPhone, but we had some fabulous "real" photographers out there:

Photo's from Mike Martin, thevikingstudio.com

Photo's from Tom Bremer


The "Firecrackers" at the end of the night were a nice touch ;)   The cars speeding away on to hwy 70 added to the excitement!

As an aside, we have started to fund raise to maintain/resurface the track. Donations are gladly accepted on race nights at registration.

RESULTS

Keiren - A:

1. 23     Luke Bligh
2. 256   Hayden Warner
3. 52     Zach Slavens
4. 16    Robert Mayfield
5. 15    Devlin McDonough
6. 46    Chak Lattanand
7. 239  Dave Stone
8. 37    David Gray

Keiren - B:
1. 9         Andrew Petty
2. 32       Tom Petty
3. 50       Matt Karnowski
4. 238     Bill Howells
5. 69       Soli Johannes
6. 5         Erik Seaver
7. 41       Dennis Roberts
8. 12       Kayce Shelton

Keiren - C:
Group 1:
1. 4         Todd Nowlin
2. 267     Matt Dale
3. 277     Tom Guttman
4. 244     Brad Gutting
5. 283     Darren Marhanka
6. 241     Kate Hrubes
7. 286     Stephen Rhodes
8. 266     Jeremy Roberts

Group 2:
1. 44    Andrew Mullins
2. 251  Jeff Stein
3. 0     Molly Brady
4. 40   Jim Smith
5. 284 Emmett Wilson


Team Pursuits:
Race 1:

1. "Home" team 2:49:10
Hayden Warner
Luke Bligh
Matt Karnowski
Jeff Stein


2. "Away" team   2:54:59
Zach Slavens
Tom Petty
Dennis Roberts
Darren Marhanka

Race 2:
1. Away team: 2:49:87
Devlin McDonough
Dave Stone
Erik Seaver
Tom Guttman

2. Home team 2:59:42
Kayce Shelton
Soli Johannes
Chak Lattanand
Molly Brady

Race 3:
1. Home team: 2:59:14
David
Jeremy
Todd Nowlin
Jim Smith
Matt Dale
Stephen Rhodes

2. Away Team:  3:00:96
Bill Howells
Andrew Petty
Andrew Mullins
Emmett Wilson
Kate Hrubes
Brad Gutting

Crawl:
1. 256      Hayden Warner
2. 46        Chak Lattanand
3. 52        Zach Slavens
4. 37        David Gray
5. 32       Tom Petty
6. 50        Matt Karnowski
7. 267      Matt Dale
8. 37        David Gray
9. 40        Jim Smith
10. 12       Kayce Shelton
11. 286     Stephen Rhodes
12. 9         Andrew Petty
13. 244     Brad Gutting
14. 266     Jeremy Roberts

Chariot
1. 256     Hayden Warner
2. 32      Tom Petty
3. 52      Zach Slavens
4. 239    Dave Stone
5. 69      Soli Johannes
6. 238    Bill Howells
7. 46      Chak Lattanand




~Steph

Results 7.26.12

Sorry for the delay! Here are the results for 7.26.12

Women's & Jr 7 lap scratch race
1.  282      Rachel Byus
2.  69        Soli Johannes
3.  0          Molly Brady
4.  266      Jeremy Roberts

A Scratch
1.  265    Chris Miller
2.  43     Rubin Aymerich
3.  16     Robert Mayfield
4.  23     Luke Bligh
5.  280   Nick Chevalley
6.  52     Zak Slavens
7.  281   Dave Smith
8.  49     Dan Wenzburger
9.  37     David Gray
10. 32    Tom Petty
11. 46    Chak Lattanand
12. 239  Dave Stone

B Scratch
1.  52    Zak Slavens
2. 32     Tom Petty
3. 281   Dave Smith
4. 49     Dan Wenzburger
5. 46     Chak Lattanand
6. 37     David Gray
7. 69     Soli Johannes
8. 282   Rachel Byus
9. 12     Kayce Shelton
10. 41   Dennis Roberts

C Scratch
1. 277    Tom Guttman
2. 4        Todd Nowlin
3. 251    Jeff Stein
4. 12     Kayce Shelton

Women/Jr Win & Out
1. 282  Rachel Byus
2. 69    Soli Johannes
3. 0      Molly Brady
4. 266  Jeremy Roberts

A Win & Out
1. 280    Nick Chevalley
2. 52      Zak Slavens
3. 16      Robert Mayfield
4. 23      Luke Bligh
5. 37      David Gray
6. 46      Chak Lattanand
7. 265    Chris Miller
8. 281    Dave Smith
9. 43      Rubin Aymerich
10. 239  Dave Stone
11. 32    Tom Petty

B Win & Out
1. 23     Luke Bligh
2. 43     Rubin Aymerich
3. 32     Tom Petty
4. 49     Dan Wenzburger
5. 52     Zak Slavens
6. 37     David Gray
7. 239   Dave Stone
8. 281   Dave Smith
9. 41     Dennis Roberts


C Win & Out
1. 277   Tom Guttman
2. 12     Kayce Shelton
3. 251   Jeff Stein
4. 4       Todd Nowlin


Women/ Jr Tempo

1. 282      Rachel Byus 19 pts
2. 0          Molly Brady  15 pts
3. 266     Jeremy Roberts 2 pts
DNF: 69 Soli Johannes

A Tempo
1. 280    Nick Chevalley 17 pts
2. 16     Robert Mayfield 13 pts
3. 32     Tom Petty 8 pts
4. 52     Zak Slavens  5 pts
5. 239   Dave Stone 3 pts
6. 281   Dave Smith 2 pts
7 49.     Dan Wenzburger
8. 37     David Gray
9. 43     Rubin Aymerich
10. 23   Luke Bligh


B Tempo
1. 281    Dave Smith
2. 32      Tom Petty
3. 52      Zak Slavens
4. 239    Dave Stone
5. 37      David Gray
6. 41      Dennis Roberts
7. 46      Chak Lattanand
8. 69      Soli Johannes




C Unknown Distance
1. 4        Todd Nowlin
2. 277    Tom Guttman
3. 12      Kayce Shelton
4. 0        Molly Brady
5. 251   Jeff Stein

Bill H's chicago velodrome experience

Little did I know but our very own Bill has his own race blog.

Here is a link to view his most recent excursion : Bill's Blog!



Also, lets not forget that this Thursday is our anniversary party. Bring snacks, bring your friends, bring yer race legs!

-Molly

p.s. hopefully we'll get some race results posted soon, I know Mr. Wilkes is a busy busy dude.

Recap... sorta

Gah! I think that mentioning the heat will soon be like telling someone that they have no hair, when they don't. Obvious and unnecessary. Welcome to the midwest! It's what we live in. So okay, another hot one (can you tell that the heat is annoying me?)
We yet again had an excellent turnout of 23, despite the nasty haze that hangs over Mr. Bumpy.

Caitlin Silovsky officially gets the furthest traveled award for this season, as she journeyed from Topeka Kansas just to race with the lot of us. She then made the trek home after a pretty tough night - a 4+ hour drive! Thanks for coming out Caitlin!

Many familiar faces joined us for the first time this year including Devlin McDonough, Nick Chevalley, and Dave Smith. Kate Hrubes jumped back in before heading off to Colorado next week and Ms. Soli is back and stronger than ever!

Missin some folks who are trading weeks with the Dirt Crit series! Too bad two awesome types of racing are happening on the same night. For some pretty solid hilarious updates on Dirt Crittdom check out the Team Seagal Blog.


We had some fun races to watch like when Andrew Petty sprinted from the line in the scratch race and staved off the field taking first place in the A's! Dave Stone had some solid wins and I am convinced that the points race is his event. During the C scratch race Todd Nowlin had a very good lead and held it and held it until Caitlin's legs exploded with power and she came from half a lap back to take the win.
I usually know its especially good when I have trouble staying off the track during a race. When things get really good I tend to make my way as close as possible to the edge of the track, as if it's going to help me see better. Last night was like that.


Thanks as always to those who get there early, stay late, and do what they can to help out!

Keep an eye out on the Facebook jazz to get info about our 50th anniversary party!

-Molly

Results 7.19.12

Unfortunately I wasn't there to race or spectate this week but I heard it was  another HOT one!


 RESULTS 7.19.12

Women's 5 Lap Scratch Race
1. 279  Caitlin Silovsky
2. 69    Soli Johannes
3. 0      Molly Brady
4. 241  Kate Hrubes

Men's A 5 Lap Scratch Race
1. 9     Andrew Petty
2. 15   Devlin McDonough
3. 256 Hayden Warner
4. 16   Robert Mayfield
5. 43   Rubin Aymerich
6. 52   Zachary Slavens
7. 280   Nick Chevalley
8. 38    Rob Ollermann
9. 281   Dave Smith
10. 32   Tom Petty

Men's B 5 Lap Scratch Race

1. 239   Dave Stone
2. 52     Zachary Slavens
3. 32     Tom Petty
4. 9       Andrew Petty
5. 50     Matthew Karnowski
6. 41     Dennis Roberts
7. 238   Bill Howells
8. 244   Brad Gutting
9. 12     Brian Shelton
10. 40    Jim Smith

Men's C 5 Lap Scratch Race
1. 279   Caitlin Silovsky
2. 4       Todd Nowlin
3. 40      Jim Smith
4. 244    Brad Gutting
5. 50      Matthew Karnowski

Women Unknown Distance
1. 69     Soli Johannes
2. 0      Molly Brady
3. 241  Kate Hrubes

Men's A Unknown Distance
1. 256     Hayden Warner
2. 280     Nick Chevalley
3. 16       Robert Mayfield
4. 281     Dave Smith
5. 43       Rubin Amyerich
6. 9         Andrew Petty
7. 15       Devlin McDonough
8. 23       Luke Bligh

Men's B Unknown Distance
1.  52    Zachary Slavens
2.  32     Tom Petty
3. 239    Dave Stone
4. 23      Luke Bligh
5. 281    Dave Smith
6. 9        Andrew Petty
7. 50      Matthew Karnowski
8. 41     Dennis Roberts
9. 38     Rob Ollermann
10. 238 Bill Howells
11. 12    Brian Shelton


Men's C Unknown Distance
1. 4     Todd Nowlin
2. 40   Jim Smith
3. 12   Brian Shelton
4. 244 Brad Gutting
5. 32   Tom Petty


25 Lap  (A/B) Points Race #1
1. 256   Hayden Warner (11)
2. 280   Nick Chevalley (11)
3. 16    Robert Mayfield  (11)
4. 32    Tom Petty (6)
5. 9      Andrew Petty (4)
6. 23    Luke Bligh (-2)
7. 281  Dave Smith (-4)
8. 38    Rob Ollermann (-9)
9. 15    Devlin McDonough (-10)


25 Lap (B/C) Point's Race #2
1. 239    Dave Stone (20)
2. 41     Dennis Roberts (9)
3. 69     Soli Johannes (7)
4. 50     Matthew Karnowski (7)
5. 238   Bill HOwells (5)
6. 244   Brad Gutting (2)
7. 0       Molly Brady (0)
8. 4      Todd Nowlin (0)
9. 50    Matthew Karowski (0)
10. 241 Kate Hrubes (0)
11. 40   Jim Smith (-5)

A PARTY!