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.

 

More info:

http://www.houstoncycling.org/

http://www.facebook.com/AlkekVelodrome

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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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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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2011 ATRA Season Schedule

The American Track Racing Association(ATRA, www.raceatra.com) is proud to announce it’s 2011 season schedule of major events. With most ATRA member velodromes kicking off their regular season activities sometime between April and May this year, the major race calendar will be kicked off at the Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point, GA on May the 13th and 14th with it’s Pro Race Series event, Ethic, Inc. presents ‘The Keirin’. The five month major race season will conclude early in September with the Encino Velodrome hosting its Far West Championship event on the 10th and 11th. Of the races listed in the full season schedule, each member velodrome will select one of its major events to be a part of ATRA’s second year National Championship Series(NCS). With track racing making a recent resurgence, ATRA is committed to providing it’s member velodromes with the ability to run some great track racing events, providing great service to their riders, and of course great entertainment for their spectators. More information and the full schedule can be found on ATRA’s website, http://raceatra.com/schedule/list .

2011 ATRA Season Schedule

Date Race Promoter Velodrome Location
05/13 Need for Speed Sprints Jeff Hopkins Dick Lane East Point, GA
05/14 Ethic, Inc. presents 'The Keirin' Jeff Hopkins Dick Lane East Point, GA
05/21-22 Matrix Cup Lura Popovich Superdrome Frisco, TX
06/10-12 Fixed Gear Classic Bob Williams National Sports Center Blaine, MN
06/24-26 UIV/IVBP 3 Day Madison Cup Dale Hughes Bloomer Park Rochester Hills, MI
07/01-02 Testarossa Velodrome Challenge Rick Adams Hellyer San Jose, CA
07/08 Need for Speed Sprints Jeff Hopkins Dick Lane East Point, GA
07/09 Outback Bikes presents 'The Omnium' Jeff Hopkins Dick Lane East Point, GA
07/09-10 SCNCA Masters State Track Champs. John Ledford San Diego San Diego, CA
07/15-17 Alpenrose Challenge Charlie Warner Alpenrose Portland, OR
07/22-23 Marymoor Grand Prix Dave Mann Marymoor Seattle, WA
07/26 Bob Pfarr Memorial Points Race Kenosha Kenosha, WI
07/31 AVC Elite Qualifier John Ledford San Diego San Diego, CA
08/04 Roger DeLanghe Trophy Race Ed Rudolph Northbrook, IL
08/13 Regional Championships / Nats Qual. Jeff Hopkins Dick Lane East Point, GA
08/18-20 Three Day Grind Bob Williams National Sports Center Blaine, MN
08/22-27 The Detroit 6 Day Dale Hughes Bloomer Park Rochester Hills, MI
09/09 Need for Speed Sprints Jeff Hopkins Dick Lane East Point, GA
09/10 Thomsen, LTD. presents 'The Madison' Jeff Hopkins Dick Lane East Point, GA
09/10-11 Far West Championships Alfred Nash Encino Encino, CA


For more information on this story, please contact Jeff Hopkins, 404 769 0012, jeff@dicklanevelodrome.com

About ATRA
The American Track Racing Association (ATRA) is formed by United States velodromes to advance the sport of track cycling, the capital improvements of our facilities and for the promotion of track riding and racing. ATRA's member tracks are working together to develop a base from which to build a strong track racing community. ATRA will also provide information, economical insurance rates, public relations and marketing services to member tracks. The American Track Racing Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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Vote for the Dryside Velodrome Project

From the folks working on the Dryside Velodrome project in Colorado(http://drysidevelodrome.wordpress.com/):

"Our entry into the Pepsi Refresh project has been approved and voting has started! We are in the running for a $50k grant to build the track and develop the racing and youth programs. Everybody can vote once a day every day for the entire month of December. Help us out by voting every day and telling everybody you know to do the same. Social media will help us out immensely. Cover twitter, Facebook, blogs, everything you can think of with new of the Dryside Velodrome Project and we may have a chance at this thing.

http://www.refresheverything.com/drysidevelodrome "

For all of us, this is a great opportunity to have a direct effect on creating a brand new velodrome, so head over to the Pepsi site and vote for the project.
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