John Rose Inline Cup Series

July 22 - Event Schedule

2009-07-22T09:58:00.000-07:00

RACES START AT 6pm:

JUNIOR SCRATCH 200
WOMEN / REC SCRATCH 1000
CAT 2 SCRATCH 1600
CAT 1 SCRATCH 1600
JUNIOR SCRATCH 400
WOMEN / REC SCRATCH 1200
CAT 2 MATCH SPRINTS HEATS
CAT 1 MATCH SPRINTS HEATS
JUNIOR SCRATCH 100
WOMEN / REC SCRATCH 500
CAT 2 MISS AND OUT 2 LAPS FREE/ONE OUT EACH LAP
CAT 1 MISS AND OUT 2 LAPS FREE/ONE OUT EACH LAP
JUNIOR SCRATCH 300
WOMEN / REC SCRATCH 700
CAT 2 MATCH SPRINTS QUARTERS
CAT 1 MATCH SPRINTS QUARTERS
JUNIOR SCRATCH 50
WOMEN / REC SCRATCH 2000
CAT 2 MATCH SPRINTS FINALS
CAT 1 MATCH SPRINTS FINALS
CAT 2 SCRATCH 15 LAPS
CAT 1 SCRATCH 20 LAPS

July 15,2009 - Wednesday Night Racing

2009-07-22T09:31:00.001-07:00

Madison! Need I say more? Tonight the Madison (aka – Tag Team) Champions received their belts – the racing was a lot of fun and the events are exciting, mainly because of the relay pushes. The Madison is only contested by the Cat 1 and 2 skaters.

Cat 2
With Andrew Hansen and Doug Hansen winning the first Madison of the evening in a commanding fashion – it appeared as though the Championship was already decided going into the last event. However, the longer relay distance took its toll on the pair and they we faded to second at the hands of John Schulte and Greg Miller. With the top two teams tied in points officials needed to invoke the rule a standing rule that states – “In the event of a tie in points, the tie is broken by the athlete or team with the highest place finish in the longest distance contested”. That being said, the winners were the team of John Schulte and Greg Miller. They were awarded the first ever Tag Team Championship presented at the John Rose Oval by some lovely podium girls!

Cat 1
The Cat 1 races were over the same distance as the Cat 2’s (4000m and 6000m). The race format is the same as well: all skaters start at the same start line, all skaters must stay on the race track (don’t go in the warm-up lane or the inner oval), all skaters must skate in a counter clock wise direction, and relay tags are permitted at anytime. Next season a rule change is proposed so that the Madison partners are permitted to start on the opposite side of the track (across from the start line). The Madison is a relay event – teams are encouraged to arrange their pair well before race day and practice their exchanges. Next season there will be specific Madison practices at the oval to prepare for this event. The first event saw some changes in team pairings with David Sarmiento (Adams Inline) working with Paul Meyering (Team Aloe-up), this was a change for both David and Paul. The 6000m event was the most thrilling. The pair of Danny and Mike opened up a large gap and the race for second place between Sarmiento/Meyering and the Pierce duo of Tony Fiorillo and Ovid Westin was very exciting. Tony and Ovid had gotten a about 50m on Sarmiento/Meyering – then with about 600m to skate – Sarmiento stayed on the track and passed on an tag and closed the gap for the second place win. Great strategy by the Adam’s/Aloe-up team! The team of Mike Anderson and Danny Frederick won both races and were awarded the Championship Belts (it is possible that Danny is still wearing his).

Women / Rec
It was great to see Carla Langenthal in town and competing at the oval. She is normally only here when there is ice, so it was great to see her in shorts and a t-shirt! She is training is Milwaukee with the Swift team (www.swiftspeedskating.com). No big surprise here though, Kari kicked everyone’s butt.

Junior
There were two new racers out this week and we hope to see them again next time.

Races continue next week with Match Sprints and Miss and Outs. Only two weeks left so get to the oval!

July 8,2009 - Wednesday Night Racing

2009-07-08T20:27:00.000-07:00

It was a light showing tonight at the oval, but the racing was very exciting. I would like to extend a great big welcome to first time competitors Rayna Meyer and Greg Miller. It was also great to see long track skater Doug Smith at the oval - maybe he will join us racing next time.

There was a new addition to the Cat 1 group, Andrew Hansen just moved up from Cat 2. He did very well in the shorter distances and in the 20 Lap final worked very hard to keep one of his teammates off the front of the pack (his teammate faded later and finished third). It was also great to see the Midwest Skate Club members working on team tactics. Plan A worked great and we delivered Ovid Westin to the finishline in the 20 lap race just as planned.

David Sarmiento continued his dominance in the Cat 1 division winning all four events as did Kari Cox in the Women/Rec division.

Ian Frederick was the sole Junior competitor and easily won all his events.

The real action was in the Cat 2 division. There were four different winners this evening and the omnium (overall winner) was decided by points that came from consistency in all the events. Jim Deuthman took home the honors tonight winning the Cat 2 omnium with 20 points. Andy Uttke was second with 18 points, followed by John Schulte - 17 points, and Doug Hansen 15 points. This was by far the closest grouping of Cat 2 skaters this season!

Racing continues next week with the Madison. The distances will be 4000 and 6000m for both Cat 1 and Cat 2 divisions. The Madison Champions will be crowned next week! Get your team together and practice at the oval - it is free to skate there! If you need to change teammates that is not a problem - we will work it out on a case by case basis for the overall.

Check back for posted results from tonights racing.

2009 John Rose Inline Cup Series

2009-07-08T13:48:00.000-07:00

Racing starts June 3rd at the John Rose Oval. Come check it out! Dates of racing: June 3, 10, 17, 24 and July 7,15,22,29. The oval is reserved for speed practice at 5pm. Racing will begin promptly at 6pm. There will not be much rest between events. Please listen closely for your division and stay ready to race (especially on Match Sprint night). Races will not be held up once athletes are called to the starting line.

This year there will be a variety of event types:

Time Trial:Individual time trial. The clock stops when the skater crosses the finish line.

Team Time Trial: Four person team time trial. The clock stops when the third skater crosses the finish line. Distances - 4000 meters and 6000 meters.stops when the skater crosses the finish line.

Scratch: First skater across the line upon completion of distance is the winner. (Pack racing)

Miss and Out: First lap is a free lap, then one skater is eliminated per lap (or every two laps) until there is one skater left.

Match Sprints: Three skaters on the line - double elimination - first two across the line advance to next round - in the final the first across the line wins.

Madison: Two person team relay racing - first skater (team) across the line upon completion of the distance wins. Distances - 4000 meters and 6000 meters.

Divisions:

Category 1: Elite racers (male and female)

Category 2: Advanced racers (male and female)

Women/Rec: Women (all abilities) and Recreational Skaters competing in fitness or recreational
type inline skates or quads (male and female)

Junior: 12 and under

Schedule for June:If it is received well, then we will continue with a similar format in July. If participation is down or the format is not accepted by the skating community at large, then we will return to the format used in previous seasons.