Question on ameteur race scene in Melbourne

flyingdutch Wrote:
Myth has it that you go around for 30 minutes, hear a Bell and then 3
laps to finish. listen up careful at the starting line as the
commisaire will explain all the rules (starting line is at the hairpin
bend, bottom of the hill)
FYI the few Dgrade races I have done here have been anywhere between
25-35kph up the hill. Do half an hour round there and try and maintain
the same pace over 25kph. gives you some idea
wont prepare you for the pushing in to get on a good wheel stuff tho

The Hawthorn CC site says that it's the Lower Loop, Melway ref 44 G4.
Is it just that small loop? If so, how far is each lap approximately?
I'd love to see if I could hold the speed.


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Walrus

Walrus Wrote:
The Hawthorn CC site says that it's the Lower Loop, Melway ref 44 G4.
Is it just that small loop? If so, how far is each lap approximately?
I'd love to see if I could hold the speed.


Yep. the bit in between the start of Johnston St and Dight falls area

Im guessing each lap is about 1km but havent measured it...


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flyingdutch

Walrus Wrote:
The Hawthorn CC site says that it's the Lower Loop, Melway ref 44 G4.
Is it just that small loop? If so, how far is each lap approximately?
I'd love to see if I could hold the speed.

Lap distance is almost exactly 1km. Fastest average speed I've had for
a 45 minute race is about 35 kph which hurt like hell. If you try
riding it solo, remember that in a race you would expect to average
maybe 5kph faster due to drafting and riders taking turns to do the
work.


By the way, racing is in the anti clockwise direction, ie opposite to
normal traffic [of which there is none during a race ]

Also watch out for (ie avoid) any furtive activity in the bushes if you
go there on a non race day - that's a different sort of scene
altogether!


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Unregistered

Unregistered wrote in message ...
Walrus Wrote:
The Hawthorn CC site says that it's the Lower Loop, Melway ref 44 G4.
Is it just that small loop? If so, how far is each lap approximately?
I'd love to see if I could hold the speed.

Lap distance is almost exactly 1km. Fastest average speed I've had for
a 45 minute race is about 35 kph which hurt like hell.

The fastet I've had is 40.1 kph in B grade. I don't know what the A
grade speeds get up to there, perhpas 41-42 kph ?

The Kew circuit is the most brutal crit circuit we use in Melbourne
IMO. I would reccomend that a novice starts off at Gelnvale. I could
see a newbie not being able to hook into the bottom corner at Kew and
dropping a wheel going up the hill could find thmeself out the back in
a few laps. It's much easier to hang on at Gelnvale.

[snip]

rickster Wrote:
The Kew circuit is the most brutal crit circuit we use in Melbourne
IMO. I would reccomend that a novice starts off at Gelnvale. I could
see a newbie not being able to hook into the bottom corner at Kew and
dropping a wheel going up the hill could find thmeself out the back in
a few laps. It's much easier to hang on at Gelnvale.

[snip]

where was that advice back in Feb?!?!?!

F-when's the next Glenvale meet?-D


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flyingdutch

flyingdutch wrote in message ...
rickster Wrote:
The Kew circuit is the most brutal crit circuit we use in Melbourne
IMO. I would reccomend that a novice starts off at Gelnvale. I could
see a newbie not being able to hook into the bottom corner at Kew and
dropping a wheel going up the hill could find thmeself out the back in
a few laps. It's much easier to hang on at Gelnvale.

[snip]

where was that advice back in Feb?!?!?!

F-when's the next Glenvale meet?-D

This Sunday !! 9:00 am C and D (and E if enough begginers) 10:00 am A and B