With six races completed in 2006, the VC Track Team has recorded 4 wins racing in the newly formed Grade “A” Racing Category. The core of the team remains the same from last year, returning Vic Williams, Brent Hanlin, Bruce Hitchcock and Jeff Paul. At Tuesday’s venue the team was firing on all cylinders resulting in 3 wins in 3 races. In the 5 lap scratch race all four riders found themselves in the same qualifying heat. Bruce went to the front and rode tempo, Jeff lead out with 500 meters to go and Vic and Brent went through to the finals. Vic did the leading out in the finals with Brent easily taking the sprint for the win. In the Tempo race Jeff did the attacking to take the early points, Vic countered to ride away for the win with Jeff holding on for 3rd. The session ended with the first Madison of the year. Brent took the win riding as a free agent with Bruce and Jeff taking 4th.
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The team will continue it’s racing progress on Tuesday and Thursday nights with major targets at the 4th of July UCI Gran Prix, Elite and Master District events, Master Nationals, the Fred Cappy UCI Gran Prix and the Master World Championships in Manchester England. Please visit the CVA website at http://colorado-velodrome.org/ for more Track Racing information.