Kidz Clinic

Kid's Track Cycling is on Every Saturday from 10 am to 12 Noon

  • Saturday 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. at the track.
  • A Kidz licence is available for $10.00
  • Contact: Junior Development Officer is Alex Szuba 9308 9714 or 0438 387 620
  • All kids welcome to come along and learn cycle racing skills.
  • Click Here to download: Kidz Licence Information

April 9th 2011

Saturday got off to a good start (on time) with a very strong NW wind blowing and an expected top temperature in the high twenties.

This was the last day for all to compete in the Summer Aggregate Series.

This was a special day as our President Hugh Schulz had arranged for his great nephew - Alex Morgan to give a talk to our "Kidz" and their parents. Alex has just been selected for the Australian team which will compete in the UCI Junior World Championships in Moscow.

He held a very captive audience and talked of his quick rise to stardom and his new bike. His first bike was the Hugh's bike which has since been returned - minus the handle bars as these have become a favourite of Alex's'. He then impressed all by doing a six lap (2 km) time trial in a very respective time. His talk was excellent and the "kidz" thought he showed a lot of maturity for sixteen years.

New member Steven Carroll must have been inspired by Alex has he won the Div 1 scratch race and placed 2nd in the handicap riding off scratch. Just like Alex he was on a clinic bike for his first race and won in convincing style.

Division 1
First Name Surname Scratch Race Results 3 Laps Handicap Results
Tom Slingsby 3 0
Steven Carroll* 1 0 2
Abraham Fiddler 2 10
Luca Tarticchio dns 70
Terence Hore dns 80
Josiah Fiddler 100
Jesse Fiddler 120 1
Gabriella Tarticchio dns 140
Alana Humphreys-Grey 150
Ben Cobone dns 160
Aarish Alinizar 160
Zac Pekin 170 3
Mick Wotton dns 180
*Steve is a new member and this was his first with us.

Division 2
First Name Surname Scratch Race Results 3 Laps Results
Hayden Veld 1 70
Zoe Coull dns 110
Ariel Fiddler 2 130 2
Evan Humphreys-Grey 3 140
Sarah Fiddler 160 3
Nicholas Dempsey 185 1
Tom Wotton dns 190
Division 3
First Name Surname Scratch Race Results 3 Laps Results
Jamie Hazelden 1 130 3
Billy Armstrong 2 150 2
Oscar Coopes dns 240
Natalie Humphreys-Grey 3 280 1

March 19th 2011

Division 1
First NameSurnameScratch Placing3 Lap HandicapPlacing
AbrahamFiddler103
TerrenceHore240
LucaTarciccioDNS30
JosiahFiddler570
Jesse Fiddler4802
Tom Slingsby3901
BenCobone DNS125
ZacPekin6130
ZacWottonDNS150
Division 2
First NameSurnameScratch Placing3 Lap HandicapPlacing
GabriellaTariccioDNS90
AlanaHumphreys-GreyDNS100
HaydenVeld1110
Zoe Coull3 1402
Ariel Fiddler2150
NicholasDempsey170
Evan Humphreys-Grey 180 1
Tom WottonDNS190
Sarah Fiddler 200 3
Division 3
First NameSurnameScratch Placing3 Lap HandicapPlacing
BillyArmstrong21602
JamieHazelden11803
OscarCoopesDNS260
Natalie Humphreys-Grey3 3301

March 12th 2011

Chooka's Wheel Race
A sunny and humid morning at 10 am with a strengthening NW wind and climbing temperature. With three new faces and the return of Ben Cobone we had 20 starters. With so many starters we decided to have 3 Divisions with most of the younger riders in DIV 3.

After fitting the new boys on bikes we started with the 2 lap TT. Some very impressive times were ridden with the best improvement coming from Sarah Fiddler. Sarah took a mammoth 21 secs off the time she rode in January.

New boy Tom Slingsby gave a good performance for the first time on a fixed wheel. Billy Armstrong and Jamie Hazelden (also, first time on a fixed wheel) under performed in the TT but made amends in the DIV 3 handicap. Billy won very convincingly with Jamie not too far behind.

DIVISION 2
Ariel Fiddler showed that her 6 second improvement in the TT was no accident with an excellent win in the 3 lap handicap. Evan Humphreys-Grey held on for 2nd and Zoe Coull (in her new shoes) finished a creditable 3rd.

DIVISION 1
Mick Wotton, riding off limit, paced himself and just won from a fast finishing bunch. Josiah Fiddler was second, with his brother Jesse half a wheel in arrears. Abraham Fiddler riding from Scratch for the first time showed a lot of class and was close behind.

Division 1
First NameSurname15th Jan 2 Lap TT12th Mar 2 Lap TT3 Laps HandicapPlacing
AbrahamFiddler1:091:000
LucaTarticcio1:041:0210
TomSlingsbyDNS1:0490
JesseFiddler1:131:05903
Josiah Fiddler1:141:06802
Zac Pekin1:111:11110
BenCoboneDNS1:11110
GabriellaTarticcio1:141:12100
AlanaHumphreys-Grey1:161:13120
MickWottonDNS1:231901
Division 2
First NameSurname15th Jan 2 Lap TT12th Mar 2 Lap TT3 Laps HandicapPlacing
ArielFiddler1:241:181901
SarahFiddler1:461:25150
ZoeCoull1:251503
Nicholas Dempsey1:271:26 160
Evan Humphreys-Grey1:281:261802
TomWotton1:32190 DNS
Division 3
First NameSurname15th Jan 2 Lap TT12th Mar 2 Lap TT3 Laps HandicapPlacing
OscarCoopes1:471:422603
NatalieHumphries-Grey1:453004
JamieHazelden1:483102
Billy Armstrong2:193201

March 5th 2011 (Junior Carnival)

See report for the Junior Carnival under News

Division 1
Number First Name Surname 8 Lap scratch Placing
1 Abraham Fiddler 1st
2 Josiah Fiddler 2nd
3 Jesse Fiddler 3rd
4 Mick Wotton 4th
5 Zoe Coull 5th
Division 2
Number First Name Surname 4 Lap Scratch Placing
6 Finlay Whitehead dns
7 Nicholas Dempsey 4th
8 Evan Humphreys-Grey 2nd
9 Ariel Fiddler 1st
10 Sarah Fiddler 3rd
11 Tom Wotton 5th
12 Oscar Coopes 6th
13 Natalie Humphreys-Grey 7th
Division 1
Number First Name Surname 3 Lap Handicap Placing
1 Abraham Fiddler 10 5th
2 Josiah Fiddler 100 2nd
3 Jesse Fiddler 120 1st
4 Mick Wotton 150 4th
5 Zoe Coull 240 3rd
Division 2
Number First Name Surname 3 Lap Handicap Placing
6 Finlay Whitehead 90 dns
7 Nicholas Dempsey 120 6th
8 Evan Humphreys-Grey 160 4th
9 Ariel Fiddler 200 2nd
10 Sarah Fiddler 220 5th
11 Tom Wotton 240 1st
12 Oscar Coopes 280 3rd
13 Natalie Humphreys-Grey 320 7th

February 12th 2011

Weather conditions weren't ideal as the wind was cool and gusting from the SW. New riders, Mick and Tom Wotton felt right at home on the track and will have their first handicap ride next week. Good luck boys! Zoe Coull (in Div 2) had her first ride in a handicap and finished with a creditable 2nd.

Division 1
First NameSurname320 m TT10 Lap Scratch Placing3 Lap HandicapPlacing
LucaTarticchio33.01st0
TerenceHore31.33rd20
AbrahamFiddler32.72nd803rd
ZacPekin34.45th120
Jesse Fiddler 36.46th 1402nd
Gabriella Tarticcio 37.0 DNF160
Alana Humphreys-Grey 39.04th165
Josiah Fiddler DNS7th170 1st
Division 2
First NameSurname320 m TT6 Lap Scratch Placing3 Lap HandicapPlacing
FinlayWhitehead37.91st80DNS
HaydenVeld38.42nd90
EvanHumphreys-Grey40.43rd1603rd
ArialFiddler42.45th210
Zoe Coull 42.84th 2152nd
Sarah Fiddler 45.7 7th220
NicholasDempsey 43.86th280 1st
Oscar Coopes DNS8th290
Kobe Veld DNSDNS320 DNS
Mick Wotton 40.39thDNS
Tom Wotton 57.6DNS DNS

January 29th 2011

Perfect conditions for the day at 10am. The temperature climbed and the racing was excellent. Tight finishes were the order of the day.

Division 1. 3 Lap Handicap: Jesse Fiddler bridged the gap to Alana Humphreys-Grey quickly and then after catching Gabriella Tarticcio rode a smart race for his first major win this season. The girls (Gabi and Alana) teamed well and held onto a convincing lead over the boys (Luca and Terence) off scratch.

Division 1
First NameSurname3 Lap Handicap12 Lap Paced Point Score5 Lap Scratch
LucaTarticchio1st 13 pts2nd
TerenceHore2nd 11 pts1st
Jesse Fiddler 1st3rd 4 pts (on countback)
Gabriella Tarticcio 2nd 3rd
Alana Humphreys-Grey 3rd4th 4 pts

Division 2. 3 Lap Handicap: Sarah Fiddler took giant steps today and won the handicap in a very convincing manner. Evan is proving to be a better rider each week and rode well for his placing. Hayden , back from a long holiday rode well for his placing also.

Division 2
First NameSurname3 Lap Handicap8 Lap Paced Points Score5 Lap Scratch
EvanHumphreys-Grey2nd3rd2nd
Ariel Fiddler 2nd 3rd
Sarah Fiddler 1st
Hayden Veld 3rd1st 1st

January 22nd 2011

Humid conditions, with little or no wind made for very favourable conditions for riding. Close finishes were the order of the day with no crashes or mis-haps

Division 1. Terence Hore had his first ride for the year and won the 12 Lap scratch just ahead of Luca Tarticchio. Abraham Fiddler just won the handicap from Alana Humphreys-Grey. Terence and Luca nearly dead heated for third place. The judges gave it to Terence by a tyre.

Division 2. Evan Humphreys-Grey proved way too strong in the 6 lap scratch. Ariel Fiddler showed some grit and hung on for a well earned 2nd. In the Handicap,Finlay Whitehead was relegated to DIV 2 and just got up from a tiring Oscar Coopes with Evan Humphreys-Grey not far behind for third place.

Division 1
First NameSurname12 Lap Scratch Placing3 Laps HandicapPlacing
LucaTarticchio204
TerenceHore103
Abraham Fiddler 3100 1
Zac Pekin DNS70 DNS
Jesse Fiddler 6120 6
Josiah Fiddler 5140 5
Gabriella Tarticcio 4 160 4
Alana Humphreys-Grey 6180 2
Finlay Whitehead DNF   
Division 2
First NameSurname6 Lap Scratch Placing3 Lap HandicapPlacing
FinlayWhiteheadDNS1001
EvanHumphreys-Grey11803
Ariel Fiddler 2 200 4
Sarah Fiddler 3320 5
Nicholas Dempsey DNS220 DNS
Oscar Coopes 4330 2

January 15th 2011

The riding conditions were ideal today, with no wind and temperatures in the low twenties at 10am. It became very humid as the day progressed. 30 degrees at 12pm. After the 2 lap time trials, the handicaps were run and all riders acquitted themselves beyond their years.

Well done to all the that participated and a special thanks to Mel Humphreys-Grey for his help with the time trials.

Division 1. Gabriella Tarticchio and Alana Humphreys-Grey worked well together until they were caught by Abraham Fiddler and Luca Tarticchio with half a lap to go.

Division 2. Evan Humphreys-Grey showed a good turn of speed and won this race very easily.

Division 1
First NameSurnameRanking2 Lap TT3 Lap HandicapPlacing
LucaTarticchio11:04Scratch1
AbrahamFiddler21:09502
Zac Pekin 3 1:11 70 DNS
Jesse Fiddler 4 1:13 90 DNF
Josiah Fiddler 5 1:14 100 5
Gabriella Tarticcio 6 1:14 100 4
Alana Humphreys-Grey 7 1:16 120 3
Finlay Whitehead 8 1:16 120 DNS
Division 2
First NameSurnameRanking2 Lap TT3 Lap HandicapPlacing
ArielFiddler91:242004
NicholasDempsey101:272205
Evan Humphreys-Grey 11 1:28 230 1
Sarah Fiddler 12 1:46 320 3
Oscar Coopes 13 1:47 330 2

Every rider receives 1 point for each handicap they participate in.

Summer Program 2011

January
Sat 1510 am2 lap TT and Handicap
Sat 2210 amHandicap and Graded Scratch Races
Sat 2910 amPaced Points Scratch Races and Handicap
Sun 3010 am3 lap TT and Handicap
 
February
Sat 510 am1 lap TT and Sprint Derby and Handicap
Sat 1210 amPeter Wykes, Trophy Wheel Race and Graded Scratch Races
Sat 1910 amPaced Points Scratch Races and Flying 200 TT and Handicap
Sat 26No raceJunior Carnival follwing day
Sun 279 amAlex Szuba, Wheel Race Preston Junior Carnival
 
March
Sat 510 amGraded Paced Scratch and Handicap races
Sat 1210 amChooka's Wheel Race & 2 lap TT
Sat 1910 amGraded Scratch Miss and Out & Handicap
Sat 26No racePresident's Wheel Race & Graded Scratch Races
 
April
Sat 210 am1 lap TT & Sprint Derby & Paced scratch races.
Sat 910 amPresentation Day of Aggregate Trophy

Golden Oldies

Track Training for the Older Generation (but no slower)

  • Golden Oldies is for all those cyclists who classify themselves as such and love training around the track
  • Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning 8.00am to 10.00am
  • Provides exercise, fitness and social interaction
  • Standard Club fees are $25 per year

KIDZ Summer Program starts 15 Jan 2011

Aggregate points are being compiled from all handicap events. Starting from the Christmas wheel race, which was held on 18 December last year. A handicap will be run on each Saturday (weather permitting) giving a possible 12 races where points can be won. The last race will be the President's wheel race on 26 March.

A trophy will be presented to the Aggregate winner for him / her to keep.

Club Location

Melways Ref Map 18 K5. Click on map Map

Track Racing Saturday 29th January


Chookas Wheel Race

Chooka with Ariel Fidler winner of Div 2 and Mick Wotton winner of Division 1