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Hello everyone,

Here is our 2007 schedule.
Check it out and comment.

See ya in April when we open and work on the track in preparation of the May
Opening.

Thanks,
Dale Hughes
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2007 Schedule
Velodrome at Bloomer Park

May - September: Velodrome Open Riding

Major Events:

6/15 & 17 - USAC Summer National Qualifier Races
6/22 - NAS-TRACK #1
6/29 - NAS-TRACK #2
7/6 - NAS-TRACK #3
7/13 - NAS-TRACK #4
7/20-22 - NAS-TRACK INTERNATIONAL 3 DAY
7/27 - NAS-TRACK #5
8/5 - NAS-TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
8/10,11,12 - NAS-TRACK 6 DAY (3days+
8/17,18,19 - NAS-TRACK 6 DAY  3days)
8/31 - CAN/AM CHAMPIONSHIPS
9/8,9 - USAC Winter National Qualifier Races
9/16 - SOUPerBOWL SUNDAY

Weekly Schedule:
Monday Nite - MOTOR PACE TRAINING (Sprint focus)
Tuesday Nite - Kids Only
Wednesday Nite - Wed Nite Races featuring the Points Race.
Thursday Nite - New Rider Class 101
Friday Nite - NAS-TRACK RACES
Saturday Morning - New Rider Class 101
Saturday Afternoon - MOTOR PACE TRAINING (Keirin focus)
Sunday Afternoon - Women Only


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Hello everyone,

Rob Good gave me a holler and asked that I send this email out to announce the
Forest City Velodrome's next 6 Day Race.

The MS 6-Days of London, will be contested over 2 weekends beginning Friday
March 23rd at 7pm.

Get off your butt and start training for this 6 day - you will have fun
suffering.

Contact Forest City Velodrome for more info.

Thanks,
Dale

ps. Out 2007 Racing Schedule will be announced in the next few days.


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Summer of 2005 I was hanging out with some pals at a bar/art show during the
Cycle Messenger World Championships in NYC.  I was going on and on about what to
eat before a big race.  And wondering what would be the best to eat after a long
race as well--particularly due to my special dietary needs.  My friend Kevin
pointed to a man I didn't know and said, "Oh, yeah.  He knows all about what to
eat before, during and after races."  So I turn and ask "Oh? What kind of racing
do you do?"  "A little of everything, really." Was the reply.  Kevin finally
does the introduction: "Meredith, this is Gary; we go way back.  Gary,
Meredith....."  After a bit more conversation I say, "Well, good to meet you,"
and I walk away.  A little while later Kevin comes over to view the courier art
work with me and says, "You know that was Gary Fisher."  My jaw just dropped.
If anyone has access to a Washingtonian magazine February 2007 issue, turn to
page 52 for a pic of my pal Kevin.  If I ever want advice on touring cross
country, Kevin is an expert.

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Please join us at the Royal Oak location of American Cycle & Fitness
  (Woodwardward Ave. just north of of 12 mile) on Saturday, February 10
  from 5:00pm until 10:00 pm to meet the man himself Gary Fisher.Gary
  will be milling around the store meeting and conversing with all.Fell
  free to ask questions and get an autograph.Everyone is invited.Win an
  autographed T-shirt,have your Fisher ride signed or enter the look-a-
  like contest.Check our web site for more
  details.WWW.americancycleandfitness.com
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Please join us at the Royal Oak location of American Cycle & Fitness
(Woodwardward Ave. just north of of 12 mile) on Saturday, February 10
from 5:00pm until 10:00 pm to meet the man himself Gary Fisher.Gary
will be milling around the store meeting and conversing with all.Fell
free to ask questions and get an autograph.Everyone is invited.Win an
autographed T-shirt,have your Fisher ride signed or enter the look-a-
like contest.Check our web site for more
details.WWW.americancycleandfitness.com
Cullen Watkins

I enjoyed reading Brian Warner's post back in November about the
Munich 6-Day, so I figured I should share my recent Euro 6-day
experience...

After making several business trips to Stuttgart in the last 18
months, I finally managed to schedule one to catch the last day of the
Stuttgart 6-Day (or  "Hofbrau 6-tage"), last Tuesday.  I recruited 4
of my American coworkers (mostly cycling novices) to join me (none of
the Germans in the office seemed interested), and we drove through the
snow to get to the Schleyer Hall where the race is held.  In contrast
to Brian, we only had a 30 minute drive to contend with.

We bought the cheap tickets (11 euros each), but as we were there
early, we were still able to snag a table in the track center beer
garden, right next to the track, in the back straight (beer garden
seats by the finish line are the most expensive).  The hall is like a
small hockey stadium, with seating for just over 5000 people, and the
track is large by 6-day standards, at 285m (sorry Dale, its another
Schuermann design!), but that leaves plenty of room in the track
center for pit areas and beer gardens.  Due to the length of the
track, the organizers decided a few years ago to introduce 3-man teams
for the 6-day.  There were 12 teams in this years race, so 36 riders
total.

The evening got underway at 7.30, with team introductions a la Bloomer
Park. There were 6 all-German teams, a Swiss team, a Danish team, a
Czech team, and then some mixed teams: German/Swiss, Dutch/German,
German/Italian.  The first race was a miss'n'out.  I knew I was going
to be bringing some newbies with me, so I did try to prepare ahead of
time by using an online translator on the official Hofbrau 6-tage
website  but after I got this result for miss'n'out, I decided to just
try and explain things on the fly:

"CREW-ELIMINATION-DRIVE According to the principle "the latter bite
the dogs" must after each round at this time the letztplatzierte crew
separate. And the combat judges at the goal line pay attention only
here exeptionally to the rear wheel. The two last remaining teams
decide in conclusion-kept in track on the winner."

After the miss'n'out came the first of three "6x6" races.  This was
basically a 36 lap points race, with sprints every 6 laps, with only
one rider from each team in the race.  Interestingly, the 5 laps
between each sprint seemed to be ridden more or less under control, up
on the blue line, with only the sprint laps really raced.  Later on,
during the second "6x6", I noticed that the teams were actually
exchanging riders between sprints as well.  I found out later that a
team can get a bonus lap awarded by making up 100 points in these
races (but with only 5-3-1 points for each sprint, that's a lot of
sprinting!)

After that, came the first of three derny-paced races.  12 riders on
the track, each following their own derny rider.  Very noisy, and a
bit difficult to explain to a newbie...  Basically this is like bike
racing without drafting (as each rider has his own personal
draft-maker in front of him), so it all seems to come down to pacing.
  Each race was 10Km, which only took about 10 minutes, and there were
some exciting last-minute dashes as the some of the faster riders made
up 4 or 5 places on the last lap.  The crowd went really wild for the
last derny race, where the top two teams were side-by-side for almost
the whole last lap.

In between 6x6 and derny races came a time trial (I can hear Dale
yawning...) but thankfully only a short one, a flying-start olympic
sprint.  One at a time, the teams warmed up at the top of the banking,
and then dived down to start their 3 laps, shedding one rider after
the first lap, another after the second, leaving the last guy to
finish the third lap on his own.  The teams were well seeded (maybe
from 5 previous nights of racing?) and each seemed to go faster than
the previous one.  This, along with being able to see the time ticking
away on the big screen, meant that this race got some of the biggest
cheers from the crowd of the whole night.  The times started around 52
seconds, and the last teams were down to below 50 seconds (which,
according to my calculations is like riding back-to-back 11.6 second
laps at Bloomer!)

Then, after more 6x6 and derny races, we got to the
"Balunstradensprint", the strangest race I have ever seen on a
track...  The music got going, and the whole string of 36 riders
cruised around the top of the banking, leading the crowd in a mexican
wave (the riders joined in too), occasionally zooming down the banking
and back up again (like we do in velodrome 101 classes) just to add
dramatic effect.  This went on for 10 or 15 minutes, and then there
was a frantic 5 lap race to the line.  Hmmm.

Finally, at about 10.45pm, it was time for the main event, a 75 minute
madison.  After 5 days of racing, there were only two teams with a
chance of winning the overall event, the Swiss team of
Risi/Marvulli/Aeschbach (wearing black) and the local boys
Bartko/Fulst/Lampater in yellow.  Team yellow definitely had the home
advantage, with hundreds of yellow t-shirts and flags in the crowd,
but were trailing 416 to 434 in the overall points.  All the other
teams were between 2 and 27(!) laps down at this point.  I had of
course spent the evening trying to explain to my colleagues the
intracacies of madison scoring, and I had promised we could leave
early if they got bored.

The gun went off, and the race took off at an unbelievable pace.  Team
yellow immediately went on the attack and gained a lap, only for team
black to respond and gain it back.  The same thing happened another
two times.  15 minutes into the race, they were still doing 17 second
laps (37 mph!).  With the 3-man teams, each rider was only in the race
for 15-20 seconds before getting a double recovery.  Maybe we should
try this at Bloomer!  After about 20 minutes, the race settled down a
bit, and I reluctantly suggested to my colleagues that we should head
back to the hotel.  "No way! We want to see how this ends!" was the
response.  With about 20 minutes to go, team black went on the attack
and managed to gain another lap, and get back onto the pack before
yellow could respond.  All they had to do to win, was stick on
yellow's wheel to the end of the race.  With about 15 minutes to go,
the clock was replaced with a 50 laps to go board.  Time after time
yellow attacked and opened a gap, and every time, black (usually
Franco Marvulli) shut them down again.  The team yellow fans in the
crowd were going wild, trying to urge their team on, but in the end,
they just couldn't do it.  Victory went to the Swiss team, and the
local boys had to settle for second.

We headed outside around midnight to find about 4 inches of fresh
snow, and an unplowed autobahn, but our Mercedes E-Class cruised
effortlessly through it (had to get that plug in there!).  We got
stuck once on the way home when we took a wrong turn off the main road
and had to stop to help some locals push their car up a hill.  We made
it back by 1am, still buzzing from the excitement (and maybe a little
bit from the beer!)

Compared to Brian's Munich experience, there were no jugglers, no
BMXers, just a lot of close racing.  I'd say the stadium was 3/4 full
by the end of the night, so along with everyone in the infield I would
guess there were 5-6000 people there.  It was a great experience, and
I'll definitely be looking to schedule a trip that covers more than
just the last day next year.

"Out of the cold" is a relative term with respect to FCV!

- KA


----- Original Message -----
From: David Koesel
To: kirkalbers ; velodrome@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 2:49 PM
Subject: RE: [velodrome] Forest City Velodrome


Funny how coming from the 333M and 250M tracks the suicide move of going w/ 3 to
go almost makes it too late.

When there was a 81 inch gear restrictiong in the "old days" at Forest City,
almost all the sprints were 3 wide out of turn 4 and won by inches.

Glad you had a good time Kirk, just getting out of the cold is a treat!

-Dave Koesel










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   To: velodrome@yahoogroups.com
   From: kirkalbers@...
   Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:29:33 +0000
   Subject: [velodrome] Forest City Velodrome


   Greetings Bloomer Parkers,
   I finally pulled it together and got myself to the Forest City
   Velodrome for the CanAmQue challenge over the past weekend. The racing
   and instruction were among the best organized I have experienced at any
   track in North America, the Canadians should be proud of what they have
   accomplished in such a short time, especially considering the technical
   nature of the track.

   A group of 12 or so made the trek down from Quebec, Ontarioans added
   another 30 or so, 2 Americans (Wisconsinite Junior and Jersey Master)
   plus myself made up the American contingent. The racing was definitely
   a learning experience, "track savvy" as much as speed determined the
   outcome of many of the races.

   I definitely was glad to have made the trip and expressed to Rob Good
   "riders don't know what they're missing here..."!!

   Regards,

   Kirk Albers
   Columbus, OH





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Funny how coming from the 333M and 250M tracks the suicide move of going w/ 3 to
go almost makes it too late.

When there was a 81 inch gear restrictiong in the "old days" at Forest City,
almost all the sprints were 3 wide out of turn 4 and won by inches.

Glad you had a good time Kirk, just getting out of the cold is a treat!

-Dave Koesel




To: velodrome@...: kirkalbers@...: Thu, 25 Jan 2007
19:29:33 +0000Subject: [velodrome] Forest City Velodrome




Greetings Bloomer Parkers,I finally pulled it together and got myself to the
Forest CityVelodrome for the CanAmQue challenge over the past weekend. The
racingand instruction were among the best organized I have experienced at
anytrack in North America, the Canadians should be proud of what they
haveaccomplished in such a short time, especially considering the
technicalnature of the track.A group of 12 or so made the trek down from Quebec,
Ontarioans addedanother 30 or so, 2 Americans (Wisconsinite Junior and Jersey
Master)plus myself made up the American contingent. The racing was definitelya
learning experience, "track savvy" as much as speed determined theoutcome of
many of the races.I definitely was glad to have made the trip and expressed to
Rob Good"riders don't know what they're missing here..."!!Regards,Kirk
AlbersColumbus, OH



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Greetings Bloomer Parkers,
    I finally pulled it together and got myself to the Forest City
Velodrome for the CanAmQue challenge over the past weekend.  The racing
and instruction were among the best organized I have experienced at any
track in North America, the Canadians should be proud of what they have
accomplished in such a short time, especially considering the technical
nature of the track.

    A group of 12 or so made the trek down from Quebec, Ontarioans added
another 30 or so, 2 Americans (Wisconsinite Junior and Jersey Master)
plus myself made up the American contingent.  The racing was definitely
a learning experience, "track savvy" as much as speed determined the
outcome of many of the races.

    I definitely was glad to have made the trip and expressed to Rob Good
"riders don't know what they're missing here..."!!

Regards,

Kirk Albers
Columbus, OH

I would be very interested.  That would allow people to ride to the track.
The traffic is so bad that it would almost be as fast and you wouldn't have
to waste the gas and time in the car. Great idea,
We could get our endurance work in to and from, and rock the intensity on
the track.

Alan




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>Reply-To: cvs@...
>To: velodrome@yahoogroups.com,  wolverine-northville@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [velodrome] Velodrome Bike Storage
>Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:11:45 -0500
>
>Are you tired of hauling your track bike to the velodrome every time you
>want to ride?  Well, we are working on a plan to provide bike storage at
>the velodrome for this coming season.  The plan is to get a couple of 40
>foot shipping containers and partition them into individual
>compartments.  The compartments will be available to rent for the
>season.  This storage method is already in use out in Portland at the
>Alpenrose velodrome.  The containers and materials will cost about $2000
>each and we're looking for financial assistance to get this moving (the
>Clinton River Riders have already pledged $500).  Thanks.
>
>Craig
>

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Are you tired of hauling your track bike to the velodrome every time you
want to ride?  Well, we are working on a plan to provide bike storage at
the velodrome for this coming season.  The plan is to get a couple of 40
foot shipping containers and partition them into individual
compartments.  The compartments will be available to rent for the
season.  This storage method is already in use out in Portland at the
Alpenrose velodrome.  The containers and materials will cost about $2000
each and we're looking for financial assistance to get this moving (the
Clinton River Riders have already pledged $500).  Thanks.

Craig

Kacey,
   Take a look at these:

Bill Bowerman bio: 
http://www.amazon.com/Bowerman-Men-Oregon-Legendary-Co-founder/dp/1594861900

or if you're into basketball:
http://www.amazon.com/Season-Brink-John-Feinstein/dp/0671688774/sr=1-1/qid=11687\
85503/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-3021438-3863108?ie=UTF8&s=books

a host of John Wooden bio's: 
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-3021438-3863108?url=search-alias%3Dstrip\
books&field-keywords=john+wooden+biography

or if you're into football:
http://www.amazon.com/When-Pride-Still-Mattered-Lombardi/dp/0684870185/sr=1-1/qi\
d=1168785030/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-3021438-3863108?ie=UTF8&s=books

and of course I couldn't resist: Woody

Regards,

Kirk Albers



----- Original Message -----
From: "Kacey Manderfield" <kmande5@...>
To: <wolverine-list@yahoogroups.com>; <velodrome@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 11:45 PM
Subject: [velodrome] book on or by a coach?


> Hello everyone,
>
> Well my second semester of the school year has begun...ugg. Anyhow i have to
> read a book on a coach, so if anyone knows of a good book written by or
> about a coach that you think may be relavent i would appreciate a response.
> Any suggestions would help? Thanks.
>
> I hope all is going well with everyone and i look forward to seeing everyone
> this summer!
>
> Take Care,
>
> kacey manderfield
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Hello everyone,

Well my second semester of the school year has begun...ugg. Anyhow i have to
read a book on a coach, so if anyone knows of a good book written by or
about a coach that you think may be relavent i would appreciate a response.
Any suggestions would help? Thanks.

I hope all is going well with everyone and i look forward to seeing everyone
this summer!

Take Care,

kacey manderfield

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I went home to Montreal for Christmas, and while looking through the
bookstore I found a book about Lori-Ann Muenzer, titled "One Gear No
Breaks".  It is about her struggles to become an Olympic Champion,
and the trials and tribulations she went through.  It is well written
and a great read.

Some things that I found of interest, she started racing street when
she was 22.  She was too old to make the Canadian National road team,
even though she was placing well, but did get support to start track
racing.  There is a lot of info about the different training she did,
and how she managed to keep in shape and driven through the long cold
Edmonton winters.  Some serious accidents, and a lack of real support
from the Canadian team should have side lined her, but she still
managed to pull it off, with the help of her trainer/coach Steen
Madison, and other supporters.

It is amazing what she went through to become an Olympic Champion,
and at the age of 38!

There is also a follow up movie on her 05 season, which sounds very
interesting, but I haven't seen it yet.  More info and clips are
available at

http://www.onegearnobreaks.com/

The book is currently published in Canada, (I have also seen it at
the Chapters Bookstore in Windsor) but there are copies available on
Amazon.  Also when I Googled it the Wal-Mart web site indicated a
Spring/07 release for the US.

Brian Warner

Hi,There will be a pleasant ride originating from the Community House in
Birmingham at Noon on Monday. At least 20 miles but the route and pace
will be determined by those who show up.  Recommended: Mountain bikes or
cross bikes as we will probably be on some dirt roads and again that
dependent on how muddy it is. Seasons Greetings.
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Wolverine SC ride leader

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Maybe this is an event we could try next summer...or not.


24-hr Crake Madison appeal raised $13,000
New Zealand Commonwealth Games representative Matt Randall and Alan Dunn
rode a total of 3464 laps at the ILT indoor velodrome, a distance of
866km, in a bid to raise funds for Paul Crake this Friday. In 24 hours,
Randall and Dunn had targeted 2800 laps, but exceeded this goal "with
ease", according to Dunn. The pair also raised $13,000 instead of the
estimated $5,000, "a quite staggering sum considering it is almost
Christmas."

Dunn and Randall even managed a little sprint towards the end of the
event. "The last 10 minutes of the ride Matt and I rode together
completing 21 second laps," Dunn told Cyclingnews. "This was very
surprising considering that we had been hard out for just on 24 hours.
The crowd and support riders were our saving grace, keeping us occupied
during the event."



You can find the story on Cycling News at:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/dec06/dec22newsReg
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/dec06/dec22newsReg>

Happy Holidays!

Craig



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Hello everyone,

Well, I was not able to get to the computer until today.

Their are 8 Asian Games Records on the track and everyone was broken.

I hope to have photos and stuff when I return home.

Regards,
Dale Hughes

ps. If Ed, Ken, Bruce or Craig moved to some Asian country they could be fast
enough to make their Olympic team. Some of the new Asian countries 200m time
were in the high 12's. The oldest rider was from Japan, he is 49 yr old. He rode
a great 4000m pursuit - they came in 4th just out of the medals.


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Hello,

Just arrived at the Aspire for the 2006 Doha Asian Games on the velodrome. They
begin today and end on the 14th.

Men finished the qualifing for the 4000m pursuit.
New Asian Games Record was set.
Finals tommorrow.

Women finished the qualifing for the 500m tt.
New Asian Games Record was set.
Finals tommorrow.

Two events - Two New Records even before the Finals.

I will keep you up to date daily.

Regards from Qatar,
Dale Hughes
V-WorldWide







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According to the Spanish press, Galvex and his partner collided at high
speed during a Madison exchange, following which Galvez was ejected over the
top of the track eventually stopping when he went backwards into a post
causing a fatal internal injury which stopped his heart/breathing due to
internal pressure on key nerves.  Probably neither predictable nor avoidable
unless racing Madison's in a rubber room.  GAlvez was poplular in SPain, and
truly a tragic event.

Jeffrey
Regular reader of the Spanish sports press (in Spanish, of course)

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On Behalf Of E.J. Levy
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 1:44 PM
To: velodrome@yahoogroups.com
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Subject: [wolverine-list] Tragic track event.



Hello all,

I presume most of you learned that world champion Isaac Galvez from
Spain, died last week at the age of 31 after sustaining injuries from
crashing into the railing during the second to last day of a 6 day event
in Ghent. It was the first fatality at the facility which has been
running for 45 years.

I have not seen a specific cause of death posted but I write this to
encourage all of you, track riders or just riders in general, to consider
getting a mouth-guard to ride with. The mouth-guard I use was developed
by the U of M Dental School for the football team and in the first year
of use the number of concussions went down 76%. This implies that the
risk of brain injury is dramatically diminished with the use of of a
mouth-guard. I've been using one for two full seasons now while riding
and skiing. As it happens, I feel stronger when riding with it on as I
feel the alignment and strength through my body feels more direct and
powerful. On cold days my teeth feel warmer! Weight lifters lift more
weight with a guard in. You know the feeling of vulnerability you get if
you were to mount your bike without a helmet on now, well I feel that way
too if I get on the bike without my mouth-guard. I strongly recommend
that you get your dentist to outfit you with a set and they are more
useful than to just protect your teeth, but your brain as well. My
dentist recommends it to all athletes and you can contact him if you
wish: Dr. Daniel Benton on Woodward Avenue at Long Lake, 248 642-2283.

Regards,

E.J. LEVY
248 388-3854
EJLMotiveForce@ <mailto:EJLMotiveForce%40bikerider.com> bikerider.com

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Hello all,

I presume most of you learned that world champion Isaac Galvez from
Spain, died last week at the age of 31 after sustaining injuries from
crashing into the railing during the second to last day of a 6 day event
in Ghent.  It was the first fatality at the facility which has been
running for 45 years.

I have not seen a specific cause of death posted but I write this to
encourage all of you, track riders or just riders in general, to consider
getting a mouth-guard to ride with.  The mouth-guard I use was developed
by the U of M Dental School for the football team and in the first year
of use the number of concussions went down 76%.  This implies that the
risk of brain injury is dramatically diminished with the use of of a
mouth-guard.  I've been using one for two full seasons now while riding
and skiing. As it happens, I feel stronger when riding with it on as I
feel the alignment and strength through my body feels more direct and
powerful.  On cold days my teeth feel warmer! Weight lifters lift more
weight with a guard in.  You know the feeling of vulnerability you get if
you were to mount your bike without a helmet on now, well I feel that way
too if I get on the bike without my mouth-guard.  I strongly recommend
that you get your dentist to outfit you with a set and they are more
useful than to just protect your teeth, but your brain as well. My
dentist recommends it to all athletes and you can contact him if you
wish: Dr. Daniel Benton on Woodward Avenue at Long Lake, 248 642-2283.

Regards,

E.J. LEVY
248 388-3854
EJLMotiveForce@...

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For sale track wheels

Suntour Sprint high flange hubs (1990ish vintage)
14/15 DT double butted stainless spokes
UC-19 aero rims (Nashbar branded, either Mavic or Sun, probably Sun)
Wolber SP1 sew ups with kevlar belt (wheels originally built for Dorais
Velodrome, had to be tough!) never flatted
14 and 15 tooth cog with lock ring

$125 OBO

Ken Ward
313-805-8507


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I remembered a couple other details that might be of interest to
those that read my previous post.

Somewhere it is written that up to 14,000 people can attend the race
at Munich.  The night I was there, Friday, was the second day as
their 6 days runs Thursday to Tuesday.  That night I figure about ¼
of the seats were taken, and the infield was pretty full, so I would
estimate maybe 4,000 were in attendance.  Not bad, but I was
anticipating a larger crowd, in particular for a Friday night.  I
wonder if they get most spectators on Tuesday?

Part of the draw, along with the races is the party atmosphere.
Aside from the restaurants, beer vendors, and bike shops in the outer
ring, the infield was set up as a restaurant/bar/party area.  There
were a number of couples apparently on dates.  It was a bit like
going to a rock concert, and in fact they had music and lights to add
to the atmosphere.  Being by myself, and having to 2 hour drive to my
hotel, I limited my partying and concentrated on the races.  Maybe
next time I will get a hotel near the event, so that I can get the
full experience.

I hope at some point we get a similar series over here.  Beer, food,
tight racing and some rock and roll entertainment, sounds like a
recipe for success.  Maybe the France family needs to get into a
different style of track racing?

Brian Warner

I thought I would post a spectators perspective of my first
experience in watching a bike race in Europe.  This is long.

Over the last two years Karen and I have become die-hard velodrome
fans.  We were newbies to this type of racing and had watched with
interest the building of the velodrome, and stopped to watch every
now and then when we were off-road tandeming through Bloomer.  Now
almost any night there is a race at Bloomer we will be there.  The
competition and excitement is fantastic.  And the Pit Crew are a
delight.  We have come to enjoy watching the races so much, that come
winter we have discussed making a trip to London and "visiting"
Karen's brother, so we have a place to stay after watching the races
there.  The only thing is how do we sneek out for a couple of hours
to get our fix?

Well, I knew I would be traveling to Germany a couple of times this
winter, and I also saw a post (Craig von Seeger) about the Six Days
in Europe.  As luck (well maybe a bit of planning) would have it I
was in Stuttgart at the start of the Six Days in Munich.  So Friday
Nov 11th, I drove the 200 km or so and went to the Olympic Hall.  I
couldn't find anyone else interested so I went myself.  Not speaking
or being able to read German added a bit of excitement to the trip,
but I only got lost once, and even then was only 3 blocks from the
Olympic Hall.

I really didn't know what to expect, but figured it would be fun.
And with some big names it would have to be exciting, right?  When I
got there, at 6:30 the "Open Talents Cup" was just starting.  I
bought a 40 Euro ticket and had a spot 17 rows up on the finish
line.  And to think I only pay $3 for a seat 2 rows up at Bloomer.
But then again I got to buy some curry franks and beer (10 Euros).
Although the race had started, I decided to walk around the upper
ring and see all the exhibitions.  Also I wanted to find a t-shirt as
evidence that I had been there.  Lots of bike shops had bikes and
gear on sale.  A number of restaurants, including some very fancy
ones.  Seems like the Germans take eating and drinking and watching
the races to a new level.  We normally bring a couple of grinders
with us and some beverages to Bloomer, but it would be nice change if
Dale had a 4 Star restaurant on the hill.  After walking once around,
and never finding a t-shirt (I guess I will just have to keep wearing
my Bloomer one) I decided to take my seat.  I watched the finish of
the race.  It was a Madison style race and there were a lot of
teams.   I don't know how long it was.  But the competition was
pretty good.  In the end I don't know who won, but one of the riders
had hair like Ronnie Sink.

After the introductory race there was a lot of talking and then they
had a juggler.   He was pretty good, but he kept dropping the pins.
Then they did the introduction of the teams, just like they do at
Bloomer.  There was 14.5 teams and then the 0.5 dropped out.  Why, I
don't know.  Then there was a great individual race, where one of the
Italian riders got a lap on everyone.

The music was pretty good, though it was recorded and not live.  But
the DJ picked good tunes to go along with the race.  All the music
was America, and a lot of Motown.  This was the only English I heard
all night long, so it was very welcome.

Next they had some BMX rider messing up stunts.  And more interviews.

They had this very long Madison race, which was good, but not really
exciting.  Maybe I am spoiled, but it must have been about 200 laps
and there was no sprint for points except at laps 20 and 10.  They
need to take a page from Dale's handbook and throw in more sprints.
There was a lot of breakaways.  The Zabel/Rossi team got away 3
times, so they ended up winning.  It was pretty clear when they
decided to go, they were gone.  Some of the other teams also broke
away as well.  But it was very clear that Zabel/Rossi were going to
win.  And the competition unbalanced.  This is an area where Dale
does a great job keeping the races interesting for the spectators.
Another thing I missed, and maybe I am not as tuned into it as I
should be, but I didn't see any evidence of strategy, it seemed to be
just go for it.  With Rick it is pretty evident and exciting when he
is making a move or staring down an opponent prior to a sprint.

So another team with a Ronnie Sink look alike (well from row 17 all I
could see was the long blonde hair) won.

The juggler came back. And dropped some more pins.

Next was a Derny race.  This is the first time I have seen one, I
don't understand them, but still it was pretty cool.  First oddity I
noticed, 10 Derny's and 11 riders on the track.  The Derny riders
starting picking up riders and it seemed like they had the upper hand
in picking the rider.  Finally there was Rossi in second place with
no Derny, another rider in about 9th and one Derny.  The Derny rider
almost picked up the 9th place guy, but then he noticed Rossi up
front, and took off.  The race was pretty interesting.  Aerodynamics
seemed to be important.  For the longest time the team with the
fattest/widest Derny rider was winning.  Towards the end Rossi and
his Derny rider, the big man team and another were going around side
by side, pretty cool.

At this point is was about 11:30, and I was very tired, and had 2
hours of driving to do.  And while the race was on till 1, I really
need some sleep so off I went.

In the end the race was good, and I enjoyed it, but the races at
Bloomer are still my favorite.

Brian Warner

Arrived in Scotland today.  I will pop in to the local velodrome and take a few
photos for the gang.  Heavy winds/rain and a fleet of enourmous
barely-controlled double-decker busses does not seem to deter the local chaps
from commuting to work on their bikes!!

   Cheers!

   Brian Brinegar
   Flying Rhino at Large


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Just to let everyone know, if you raced in teh 3 day in the A Catergory,
I've probably got a few good pictures of you.  Send me and email if you'd
like them!

Nick

On 11/9/06, edgar gostin <ebgostin@...> wrote:
>
>   Hello again,
>
> In my haste earlier today, I forgot to note that Kirk Albers wrote this
> excellent article and that several of the photos were taken by NASTRACK
> racer Nick Bayma. Keep up the good work!
>
> Ed Gostin
> VBP Board Member
>
> edgar gostin <ebgostin@... <ebgostin%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
> To: Velodrome <velodrome@yahoogroups.com <velodrome%40yahoogroups.com>>
> From: edgar gostin <ebgostin@... <ebgostin%40yahoo.com>>
> Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:21:27 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: [velodrome] Must Read - An article on Dale on fixedgearfever.com
>
> Hello All,
>
> Here is a link to a very good article and interview of Dale Hughes that is
> posted on fixedgearfever.com:
>
> http://fixedgearfever.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=501
>
> Ed Gostin
> VBP Board Member
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