ATRA News

2/9/11

Alkek 2011 Race Season Schedule

Texas Cup Series (Saturdays) (USAC) (6 Dates)
April 9th
May 14th
...June 25-26 (Jr/Master Regionals)
July 23-24 (Elite Qualifier)
Sept 10th
Oct 8th

Alkek Championship Series (Cool new name for Friday Night Racing) (ATRA) (16 Dates)
April 1,8,22,29
May 6,13.20
June 3,10,17
Aug 26
Sept 2,9,30
Oct 7,14

Saturday Sprint Series (ATRA) (3 Dates)
April 2nd - 200m Qualifying
April 30th
June 18th
Oct 1st

Texas Cup Series and Alkek Championship Series will feed into the Alkek Cup (Rider/Team of the Year).

Saturday Sprint Series are not part of the Alkek Cup, but are a fun match sprint event. April 2nd is 200m time trials for seeding purposes. Those who don't attend the time trials will get the lowest seeds on race night. No time trials on the three Saturday nights. Just seed the racers and straight to the match sprints.

Traditional Potluck on last event night of the season (Oct 14th) and Awards Party scheduled for end of October or early November.

Saturday Racer Certification Classes (including Cat4 license upgrades): March 26, April 30, June 4, August 3

Special Schedule Notice: Based on feedback that we received from several riders, we are finalizing the dates for the Spring and Fall Voices at the Velodrome Track Crit Series.
 
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2/4/11

2011 Encino Velodrome Schedule

The Encino Velodrome has posted their 2011 race schedule, you can find it on their website here:
http://encinovelodrome.org/schedule.htm
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2/1/11

2011 ATRA NCS Series Rules

The coming season is not too far off and ATRA is proud to announce it's 2011 NCS Series rules. There are a few changes, the two major changes are a re-shuffling of the championship categories, and a paring down of the number of events that are part of the series. To read the full list, head over to the NCS page: http://www.raceatra.com/NCS/index.html

Here's some highlights:

1. Each ATRA member velodrome may host up to a maximum of one event for men and one for women. Separate dates for the men’s and women’s events at a given track are acceptable.

9. Points will be scored and Championships awarded for the following events :
a. Men Overall – All events
b. Men Sprint – All events less than 2km in distance
c. Men Endurance – All events over 2km in distance
d. Women Overall – All events
e. Women Sprint – All events less than 2km in distance
f. Women Endurance – All events over 2km in distance
g. Team Overall – All riders score points for their team
in every event
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