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Forest City Velodrome
London, Ontario, August 26, 2006
Track Lap Record Smashed - Twice
The long standing flying lap record of 8.17 seconds held by Zach bell was smashed - twice - at the Forest City Velodrome last night.
Gordon Singleton riding his last tuneup before heading for the World Masters Championship at Manchester England clocked an 8.16 to beat the record by 1/100th.
Just as the excitement started to settle Jamie Shankland stepped up and clocked an 8.06 to beat Singleton's new record by 10/100ths of a second. Shankland leaves for the Canadian Senior Championship on September 6.
Racing continues September 16 at 7pm
Other results
Sprint Tournament - Ryan Crawford Team Madison - Stephen Meyer and Dave Byer Miss and Out elimination race - Eric Robertson Velo-kids category Ryan Lave with 2 wins Scratch Races: 20 Lap - Simon Dearing 25 Lap - Vince DeJong 20 Lap - Gord Singleton 25 Lap - Jamie Shankland
