And The Winner Is...

Mike Geim with his photo of Weston Giem taking a Junior National Championship. His photo will be featured on the cover of the ATRA 2013 Season Guide. If you want a copy of the guide, please say so over here: http://www.raceatra.com/support/index.html . We expect the guides to be in the mail in about 4-5 weeks.


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2013 Season Guide Finalists and Voting

The Finalists have been chosen and their photo's are waiting for your likes over at our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/raceATRA .

Finalist #1 is John Klupar, his photo is from the Keirin Final of the Marymoor Grand Prix, Marymor, WA

Finalist #2 is Chris Kelly / www.ckdake.com , his photo from the Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point, GA

Finalist #3 is Mike Giem, his photo of Weston Giem taking a national championship win

Voting is now open and will end ad midday on Monday February 18th. The photo with the most likes at the end of the week will be the winner of the competition and be featured on the cover of the 2013 ATRA Season Guide. So get over to our facebook page and like your favorite.

https://www.facebook.com/raceATRA
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Coatesville, PA Velodrome Survery

The City of Coatesville, a western suburb of Philadelphia, is considering
the development of an indoor velodrome. It is envisioned that the facility
will include a 200-meter, banked track with a wood racing surface. The
velodrome would include 2,000 to 3,000 permanent seats and would host a
variety of uses including national/international cycling competitions,
weekly racing leagues, training and cycling development programs. The venue
may also include a training/fitness center, a restaurant/pub, specialty
retail such as a bike shop and physiotherapy services.

The development group behind the velodrome project in Coatesville includes
David Chauner, a former U.S. Olympic Cyclist and race promoter in
Pennsylvania.

Please take a few minutes to complete a survey about your participation in
cycling, and interest in the velodrome project in Coatesville.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Velodrome
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2013 Season Guide Cover Photo Contest

It's that time of year and it's on again: The American Track Racing Association will be hosting a photo contest for the cover of it's 2013 Season Guide. The Season Guide is distributed to ATRA member velodromes and riders around the country to provide information about other velodromes and the National Championship Series(NCS).
Submissions for the contest can be sent to Jeff Hopkins, jeff@dicklanevelodrome.com. Entries must be submitted by February 4th. Of all the entries submitted the top 3 will be chosen by the ATRA Board of Directors for the final vote. Those three photo's will be loaded onto the ATRA Facebook page for an open vote to decide the winner and the photo to be featured on the cover of the Season Guide. The winner will also receive photo credit on the front cover of the guide, as well as online recognition for their winning photo. Here is a look at the 2012 cover design:



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Florida Velodrome Association 2013 Winter-Spring Race Series

Kicking off on Tuesday January 29th at 7:30pm the Florida Velodrome Association will begin its 2013 Winter/Spring Tuesday Night Track Racing series. If you're a fan of the temrate climates and ready to get your season started early, the Brian Piccolo Velodrome is the place to be.


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