Encino Velodrome Announces Its 2008 Race Season

The Encino Velodrome 2008 race season will once again be split between a spring "themed" omnium series, and the summer championship season.
Encino will help racers prepare for District, National and World Championships by once again providing qualification and championship length endurance races (points, scratch and Madison) in our omnium series.
Back by popular demand in 2008 is the Masters 40+ category.
We will continue our "split session" schedules on race day to cut in half the amount of time spent sitting around waiting for each category's races. All races in 2008 will start shortly before sunset to avoid the heat of the day.
The race season at the Encino Velodrome will start April 5th with the Mechanized Mayhem Omnium that will include motor paced scratch races and keirins. The second omnium of the season will be the Long Rider Endurance Omnium with scratch, points and miss & out races for every category. The third omnium of the season will be the third annual Festival of Speed Omnium including match sprint and keirin tournaments. The final omnium of the spring will be the Olde Skool Omnium with points races, miss & outs and "one mile" scratch races.
Encino velodrome will be offering a P/1/2/3 Madison open to men and women at every event, omnium and championship, throughout the year in 2008.
The Bob Hansing Memorial Cup Series omnium categories for 2008 are: Juniors 12 & Under, Juniors 13-16, Women (1-4), Masters 40+, Masters 50+, Masters 60+, Category 5 Men, Category 3/4, and Pro/1/2. Masters 50+ and 60+ will race together but be scored separately. Juniors 17-18 will race their license category. Boys and girls will race and be scored together in the 12 & Under and 13-16 categories. Trophies will be given to the best overall, best endurance racer, best sprinter and most aggressive racer in each category. A trophy will also be given to the two best riders in the Madison races.
The omnium series races will take place on the first Saturday of the month from April through July. The Encino Velodrome Championships (Elite Nationals Qualifier) will be held August 16th & 17th. The Far West Championships will take place August 30th & 31st. The Southern California / Nevada Cycling Association Elite Track Cycling Championships will take place at the Encino Velodrome September 13th & 14th.
The Encino Velodrome is located at 17301 Oxnard St. in the Franklin Fields Baseball complex, conveniently located in the Sepulveda Basin just a few miles from the intersection of the 101 and 405 freeways in the San Fernando Valley.
Omnium race entry fees will be $15 per racer, and will include Madison race entry fee for racers with a Professional, Category 1, 2 or 3 license. Racers only racing the Madison will be charged $30 per team. Additional omnium categories may be entered at each event for $10 each. Entry fees for championship events will be $15 per race. Race entry fees include track usage fee at the Encino Velodrome. Juniors race for free at all events in 2008 at the Encino Velodrome courtesy of the Southern California / Nevada Cycling Association.
Reigning National and World Champions who notify the race director of their intention to race at the Encino Velodrome at least one week before race day will have their entry fees waived courtesy of the Encino Velodrome Association. Women who register to race against the men in the Pro/1/2 omnium races at the Encino Velodrome in 2008 will have their entry fees waived courtesy of the Encino Velodrome Association.
The full schedule is available online at http://encinovelodrome.org/schedule.htm
Alfred Nash
Race Director
Encino Velodrome
http://encinovelodrome.org