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22.01.2022 2019 Christmas Carnival Day 2 - A Grade 1 Lap Screamer - Daniel Great start from the block and when the rider in black made his push to the front, Daniel showed his experience by having a second kick on the final quarter

18.01.2022 End of an era. Crafty will sadly be missed as Sydney Christmas Carnival Organizer Extraordinaire On behalf of the entire track community I would like to thank ...you for all the hard work you have done. I keep saying it, but you have done so much for me as a racer, a rider, a human. I’m better because you have been such a big part of my development. Thank you And not just me, but so many other riders. This year’s legacy being ‘That year women's A grade was the feature race’ will live on in folklore and hopefully inspire other race organizers to follow suit. As with many great Sydney Christmas Carnivals I started day 5 in 2nd place on overall points. In true tradition, there were 5 points separating 2nd through 8th. This was anyone’s chance. Except Lucie, there is always an enduro who is absolutely on form who manages to be head and shoulders above the rest. Great form Lucie! Not that I’m competitive or anything, but I had Sarah, Tyler, Keira, McKenna, Heather and Brooke on tight surveillance. For the wheelrace I was on scratch with Tyler, then most of the other girls were in a bunch ahead of me. For a side Joke, Crafty put Maddy Godby and Felice Beitzel on 55 and 65. My hope was those 2 got away, then the front markers. My job was to sit in with the bunch and contest the wheelrace if someone up there on the points was in the mix. it almost worked to plan. The sprinters, Maddy, Selina, and Hannah got up. But I couldn’t get close enough to the finish, and little Sarah claimed a point Next up the One lap screamer. This was the make or break event for the sprinters, and with 5 points separating the top 2-8 this was the chance for a few of the sprinters to strategically place themselves away from each other (except the top 4, sorry Tyler) and collect maximum points. The winners in this were Mckenna and Heather. With their wins, it put them in contention to take out 2nd if they won the final scratch. But the real winner was Maddy. Her one lapper was the fastest of the night, up until John Trovas in the final of A grade men took the title. The last race on the last night is a scratch. Points are usually close so the placings are recorded all the way down the field. If you finish on equal points, the highest finisher in the scratch takes all. I hate how the wheelraces and sprints, and heck the whole series is cooked. It hurts my legs. But I also love how it keeps the points close and the racing fierce. Winning stuff sucks if it’s easy. I race for the competition (and the fun, and the smack talk and the post-race beverages). I spent the race monitoring the top racers, Mckenna, Heather, Keira, Sarah, Tyler. Luckily I still have some endurance in my legs. The pace was on from go, Tyler and Heather dropped off the back. I was no longer having fun. This hurt, and when the bell went I noticed Keira in the mix. I had to go for it. I dug deep and came 4th. If Keira won that, and I didn’t place, the overall standings would have been different. With nothing left in my legs I n=finished the night with a Madison with my partner extrodinare Lucie. We survived some questionable chnges by the guys teams to finish up a respectable 3rd. Go team Well that’s a wrap for 2019. I’m off to ride my bike up some hills. Final results are here https://www.rawtrack.com.au/index.php?topic=1062.0 Pictures are here https://www.facebook.com/pg/StGeorgeCycling/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10156653726211767&ref=page_internal

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