NOTICE: New Time For Intro Class

Please note that the new time for Encino Velodrome’s Intro To Track Racing class beginning October 6th is 7:00pm to 10:00pm. But don’t worry too much if you can’t make it there till 7:30, you’ll just be missing the warm-up period.

The course begins in less than two weeks. If you’ve never ridden the track before, take the Beginner’s Class this Saturday at noon.

Our previous Intro To Track Racing sessions wrapped up last night and everyone had a great time racing and BBQ’ing. Thanks to all the riders who attended the course. You’ve all come a long way in just six weeks.

For the next two Wednesdays, everyone is welcome to come back to the track and have some fun riding and informal racing. We’ll hold a pre-intro orientation session on the 29th for folks who haven’t taken the course before and are planning to attend the Oct 6th course.

REMINDER: Space is limited for the Oct 6th course so don’t forget to reserve your spot!

Velodrome Portraits by Beaver

Last night was the prep night for our new Wednesday night Intro To Track Racing class at Encino Velodrome and it was a blast. We had a huge turnout with most of our riders from the June test-run of the course returning for more night-time racing and a bunch of new riders looking to learn and practice. Some folks also showed up just to watch from the stands and enjoy some delicious BBQ.

Beaver was celebrating his birthday and had gotten himself a nice new camera. He was taking some real sexy shots of our riders and here they are…

Tim.

Hernan.

Henry was also celebrating his birthday which was on Tuesday.

Ryan Barrett.

Ace.

Jeremy — he’s straight edge.

Tony Zaldua showing us his “cartoon face”.

Matt (right) completely psyched to be next to the legendary Jared Thayn (left).

Beaver’s awesome mom made a surprise visit to be his birthday cheerleader.

Great photos, Beaver! See more of his photos from last night on Flickr.

Less than a week before the official start of the six-week Intro To Track Racing class. Space is limited so if you haven’t pre-registered yet, you’d better get on it (Encino Velodrome’s Beginner Class or prior track experience is a PREREQUISITE)!

Sign Up For “Intro To Track Racing” Class At Encino Velodrome

Encino Velodrome volunteer Jared Thayn has been collaborating with yours truly on creating a course to help new riders get used to the strategies and rules of different track racing events. For the past 6 months we’ve been running the program and tweaking the curriculum and now we’re finally ready to make it legit!

“Intro To Track Racing” is a six-week course where each week we focus on a different type of race (pursuit, points race, match sprint, etc). The program is perfect for riders who are relatively new to the track and want to become more comfortable in racing situations as well as more experienced racers who want the practice. Most of all, it’s just fun. When we ran the program in June, we had a full field and every rider had a great time (most of them will be back for this round too).

All six sessions will be on Wednesday nights from 7:30pm to 10:30pm starting on August 11th. It’s $60 for the full course. Space is limited so please pre-register — hit the Paypal button below and bring your receipt to the first session.

New riders must complete the Encino Velodrome Beginner’s Class prior to taking this course (there’s a Beginner’s Class being held on Saturday, July 24th). If you’ve ridden on the track before, you might want to stop by on Aug 4th at 7:30pm for a little prep/evaluation session to determine rider skill levels — nothing serious, just some fun races and such.

For more info contact me or Jared Thayn. Hit the Paypal button to pre-register. For the record, all the money goes directly to Encino Velodrome and none of it goes into our pockets.