(melb) 2008 Winter eastern combine road racing - Lang Lang thisweekend

Lang Lang kicks off the 2008 Eastern Combine winter road racing
season. Map here :

http://www.aboc.com.au/maps-and-race...d-race-course/

I had to rip this from the event PDF (silly Blackburn ... NO PDFs for
race info ... *sigh*)

Dear Rider
The Blackburn Cycling Club would like to invite you to compete at the
Annual "Lang Lang Classic" Teams Race and Regional Race on Sunday 27th
April 9:00AM.

The club takes pride in naming one of its best one day races after its
late life member Damian McDonald. Damian was one of the three people
tragically killed in the Burnley Tunnel accident in early 2007.

Teams Race Entry: CSV by 20th April. $250 per Team or $50 per rider.
Regional Race Entry: $15 if you register your interest to

or $20 on the day at the start line before 8:45AM.

Registration: 8:00AM to 8:45AM
Race starting time: 9:00AM, Sunday 27th April 2008
Location: Lang Lang Primary School (parking in the School grounds).
Melway ref 512 R8.
Distances: 144KM Teams race, A and B grades
72KM C grade - 60KM D Grade
Prizes: Teams Race $2,000 plus Damian McDonald Trophy -
Regional Race $1,000
Best wishes and good racing
Regards, John Nicholson
President - Blackburn Cycling Club
Club Mobile: 0407 308 755


The weather forecast makes this a race for the hard men and women :

Sunday Showers. Possible hail. Min 8 Max 16

I'll be at corner 4, with my raincoat and a red flag