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Friday Night Winter Track Racing #8

Dunc Gray Velodrome, July 18, 2003

By Paul Craft

The Feature Race this week was the Nokian Tyre Wheelrace for Division 2, which was dominated by the middle markers. Although the scratch riders, Chad Schneider and Michael Mellish, were able to join the leaders, they were unable to make it around the wall of riders to contest the sprint.

David South (Waratah Vets) took victory by the slightest of margins over Shane Wood. This was a big surprise, as David was on his first race back after breaking a collarbone in training. He is no Tyler Hamilton, but well worth a (gentle) pat on the back for a successful return to racing.

Malcolm Rodgers from Nokian Tyre's was on hand to present David South with his prize. He also had a display of the full range of Nokian Tyres. You can contact Malcolm for more details on 94151204 or visit: www.aeropannier.com.au.

All the races were hotly contested including the Italian pursuit rounds. These are proving to be most popular with all participants. Each team consisted of two women, three Div 3's, four Div 2's and three Div 1's, with the pace continuously building in this 12 lap team event. The winning teams were Team Sommer and Team Hobbs. Both races came down to the wire with both team captains having to extend themselves to take victory.

Although outstanding performances for the night were plentiful, two Port Stephens riders were notable.

Chad Schneider from Port Stephans has changed from a contender to a dominator in division 2. He has made steady progress throughout the FNWTR season and may find himself mixing it with the big boys in Div 1 if he continues to improve.

Kelly Furey also made the trip from up north to the DGV. Kelly had a fantastic night finishing first or second in all her Div 2b Races. Unfortunately she was DQ'd in the 15lap Scratch race after she made an illegal move in the final 100m under Keely McNamara.

Next week will be our monthly Division 1 Madison. If last months race is any guide it will be an action packed night with Alex Sommer and Phil Dixon out for some serious revenge after being narrowly defeated four weeks ago.

Results

Warm up scratch race winners
 
Jnr's   Ben  Grant
Jnr's2  Scott  Law
Div 1   Alex Sommer
Div 2   Chad  Schneider
Div 2B  Dan  O'Callagham
Wom+3   Matt Guillan
 
H'cap Miss 'n' Out Div 1
 
1 Alex Sommer
2 Matt Loupis
3 Chris Guillan
 
Nokian Tyre Wheelrace
 
1 David  South
2 Shane  Wood
3 Geoff Hopkins
 
H'cap Miss 'n' Out Div 2b+3
 
1 Kelly Furey
2 Skye Armstrong
3 Scott Mills
 
H'cap Miss 'n' Out Wom
 
1 Kylie Spencer
2 Catriona  Croghan
3 Deana Falkner
 
Italian Pusuit Team 1 vs. 2
 
1 Team 1 Sommer
2 Team 2 Dixon
 
Italian Pusuit Team 3 vs. 4
 
1 Team 4 Hobbs
2 Team 3 Stokes
 
Scratch race 15 laps Div 1
 
1 Alex Sommer
2 Brett Johnston
3 Chris  Guillan
 
Scratch race 15 laps Div 2
 
1 Chad Schneider
2 Peter Barnard
3 Michael Mellish
 
Scratch race 15 laps Div 2B
 
1 Dan O'Callaghan
2 Geoff Worthington
3 Skye Armstrong
 
Scratch race 15 laps Div 3+Wom
 
1 Mat Guiian
2 Mike Tremaine
3 Brett Hansen
 
Scratch Combine Div 1+2 35 laps
 
1 Phil Dixon
2 Chad Schneider
3 Michael Mellish
 
Scratch Combine Div 2b+3+wom 25 laps
 
1 Trevor Wait
2 Skye Armstong
3 Mike  Tremaine 

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