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National track champs
Postby warthog1 » Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:32 pm
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Re: National track champs
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Re: National track champs
Postby Eleri » Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:45 pm
Can't go tonight unfortunately but it was a good night! Just wished we had the replay of that men's sprint at the time But have since seen it online.
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Re: National track champs
Postby wombatK » Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:43 pm
People don't know about it. Cycling Australia run its events incognito, and Bankstown SportsEleri wrote:I went out to the 'drome last night. Hard to know why more people don't go but Dunc Gray is in a stupid location so perhaps that's part of it.
(the venue operators) do their utmost to keep the secret.
Drive or ride by the 'drome, and you won't find any signs announcing the event - or indeed that
much is happening there.
Pretty much every other sports ground I know of puts signs up advertising their coming events,
but not Dunc Gray. The only sign near it is the For Lease sign put up for the now closed
Handlebar Tavern.
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Re: National track champs
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:12 pm
And this here is the p**s poor reason why, cycling in Australia is so retarded. The people that run the show have no bloody idea of how too promote it!wombatK wrote:People don't know about it. Cycling Australia run its events incognito, and Bankstown SportsEleri wrote:I went out to the 'drome last night. Hard to know why more people don't go but Dunc Gray is in a stupid location so perhaps that's part of it.
(the venue operators) do their utmost to keep the secret.
Drive or ride by the 'drome, and you won't find any signs announcing the event - or indeed that
much is happening there.
Pretty much every other sports ground I know of puts signs up advertising their coming events,
but not Dunc Gray. The only sign near it is the For Lease sign put up for the now closed
Handlebar Tavern.
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Re: National track champs
Postby Strawburger » Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:06 pm
Some great racing, good atmosphere and generally everyone enjoying themselves. Got to speak to Brad McGee and A gold medalist, and even bumped into Crafty & Mike Tommolaris!
Photos soon!
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Re: National track champs
Postby Derny Driver » Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:17 pm
Crafty aint famous dudeStrawburger wrote:Just coming back from the racing tonight. Absolutely brilliant! Even got the wife to approve to have a go at the track soon.
Some great racing, good atmosphere and generally everyone enjoying themselves. Got to speak to Brad McGee and A gold medalist, and even bumped into Crafty & Mike Tommolaris!
Photos soon!
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Re: National track champs
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Re: National track champs
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Re: National track champs
Postby AUbicycles » Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:26 am
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Re: National track champs
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:00 am
I noticed they didn't have a roller on the back of it neither but then again I can't say I have seen one on the Dernies neither, why?Strawburger wrote:By the way, is the red derny only for special occasions? They used the motorbike tonight and reckon the derny adds to the keirin event.
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Re: National track champs
Postby Derny Driver » Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:32 am
Dernys dont have rollers, just a mudguard. The mudguards have black tyre marks all over them. They are rounded so that if you run up onto it the tyre just slices left or right. The motorbike though, if you hit it, you will crash. Dont know why they havent fitted a roller to it.foo on patrol wrote:I noticed they didn't have a roller on the back of it neither but then again I can't say I have seen one on the Dernies neither, why?Strawburger wrote:By the way, is the red derny only for special occasions? They used the motorbike tonight and reckon the derny adds to the keirin event.
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The red dernys are actually very old and quite cantankerous to start (push start). They are pretty awful to ride, having a push throttle like a lawnmower ... I guess the moto is just easier. The dernys havent been used for a year or two now.
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Re: National track champs
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:45 am
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Re: National track champs
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:23 am
They use the red derny all of the time at DGV, I've ridden behind it multiple times.Derny Driver wrote:Dernys dont have rollers, just a mudguard. The mudguards have black tyre marks all over them. They are rounded so that if you run up onto it the tyre just slices left or right. The motorbike though, if you hit it, you will crash. Dont know why they havent fitted a roller to it.foo on patrol wrote:I noticed they didn't have a roller on the back of it neither but then again I can't say I have seen one on the Dernies neither, why?Strawburger wrote:By the way, is the red derny only for special occasions? They used the motorbike tonight and reckon the derny adds to the keirin event.
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The red dernys are actually very old and quite cantankerous to start (push start). They are pretty awful to ride, having a push throttle like a lawnmower ... I guess the moto is just easier. The dernys havent been used for a year or two now.
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Re: National track champs
Postby vander » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:45 am
They had problems with it this year (it not working) and used the motorbike a couple of times maybe they just went the safer option which they knew would work yesterday.bigfriendlyvegan wrote:They use the red derny all of the time at DGV, I've ridden behind it multiple times.Derny Driver wrote:Dernys dont have rollers, just a mudguard. The mudguards have black tyre marks all over them. They are rounded so that if you run up onto it the tyre just slices left or right. The motorbike though, if you hit it, you will crash. Dont know why they havent fitted a roller to it.foo on patrol wrote: I noticed they didn't have a roller on the back of it neither but then again I can't say I have seen one on the Dernies neither, why?
Foo
The red dernys are actually very old and quite cantankerous to start (push start). They are pretty awful to ride, having a push throttle like a lawnmower ... I guess the moto is just easier. The dernys havent been used for a year or two now.
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Re: National track champs
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