Congratulations to Rhyse Carpenter
02.02.09
 Congratulations
to Rhyse Carpenter who was recently chosen to be a member of the
State Under 19 Men's track team. We wish Rhyse all the best as
he travels to Adelaide this week to compete in the National Track
Championships which will be held at the Adelaide Superdrome from Feb
3 to 8.
Friday's hot weather meant racing started an hour later at 7.30pm
and a shorter program was put in place with race distances adjusted.
The upside to the hot conditions was a fast track with a good pace
being set from the start of the opening race which was the Senior A
Grade 12 lap scratch race. Ben Young lifted the pace further
about half way through the race with Nicole Goldring dropping about
a bike length off the back of the bunch with the riders dropping
into this space as they finished their turn at the front. Tim
Fulton led Rhyse Carpenter, Young, Ryan Ware and Goldring into the
final lap with Carpenter going up high on the bank and as they came
into the back straight Fulton moved up slightly to keep him there.
Young from third wheel, moved into this gap underneath Fulton and
Carpenter to take the lead which he held to the line to take out the
event from Carpenter with Ware just catching Fulton on the line for
third and Goldring fifth.
Senior B Grade set a steady pace in their eight lap scratch race
with Kelvin Rohrlach just slightly off the back for the last three
laps but maintaining the same pace as the rest. Keith Gibbons
led the bunch into the last lap and held them off to cross the line
ahead of Peter Werner, Dylan Starkey, Adrian Wilson, Rohrlach and
Darryl Fulton.
Bailey Kesby led Corey Gibbons and Chloe Hellowell into the final
lap of the Junior B Grade 4 lap scratch race. Gibbons slowly
made his way around Kesby to take the lead as they came down the
back straight and increased it to 15 metres as he crossed the line
while Hellowell was third.
In the Junior A Grade 5 lap scratch race it was Sam Campbell who was
in front as they got the last lap bell with Jessica Shore putting in
a strong lap to be side by side with Campbell as they came down the
straight to the line. Campbell just held her off to have his
wheel in front as they crossed the line in a very tight finish.
BMX rider Hannah Wilson was timed for her one lap sprint recording a
time of 1min 40.27sec in the first lap and 1 min 36.34 in the second
and was joined by Baden Wilsdon for a handicap race for her final
event. Hannah led until they came down the straight to the
line when Baden came underneath to take the lead and win the event.
The Seniors and Junior A then combined for an Olympic Pursuit with
the rider on the front of each team pulling out after completing one
lap with the team on the front straight taking it out by a few
centimeters.
The final event of the evening was a Senior 15 lap scratch race
which saw T Fulton make a break on the first lap which split the
field as Starkey, Goldring, Young, Carpenter and Ware chased him
down. Werner and Gibbons slowly reeled in the lead group to be
back with them four laps later. Gibbons made an attack off the
front and Werner sprinted after him but the rest of the pack soon
reeled them in then Fulton made his attack off the front with
Carpenter on his wheel and the rest of the pack further behind.
Ware made his move to try to bridge the gap in the last two laps and
although he put in a strong sprint in the final lap closing the gap
considerably Fulton's lead was too great and he wasn't able to catch
him before the line. |
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