Racing this Saturday May 19th is Graded Scatch Races at Yarra Glen , Melway Ref 266 J11. Racing starts at 2.pm with entries closing at 1.45. As this is a circuit race (kermesse), each of the grades will complete a set number of laps. ALL RIDERS MUST HAVE GOOD QUALITY ,WORKING TAIL LIGHTS FITTED TO THEIR BIKES
If you are going to be late ring Peter Mackie ON: 0400 710 610, as there will be no late entires taken.
Long term members of Eastern will be sad to hear the news regarding Colin Smythe. Colin suffered a stroke in 2005 and has been in a care facility since then. He suffered further medical problems last week and passed away on Monday, May 14.
Colin was a champion track cyclist in the glory days of the Essendon Board Track and won the selection race for the Helsinki Olympics, but for some unknown reason, Lionel Cox (winning Gold with Russell Mockridge) was selected. Colin raced regularly with the Vets and in his later years enjoyed passing advice to F grade riders. You can read more of his story on the attachment. Colin also collapsed in a race at AFL Park. Alan Cunneen stopped to administer CPR, got Colin's heart working again and hopped back into his race and won!!!
Read Colins story here.
KIDS Foundation
The GiantCeltic boys (Frank, Gerard, Boyd, et al) are embarking on a fund raising ride and are looking for some support to their efforts. The event is a 1200k ride from Ballarat to Port Macquarie in late April in support of the KIDS Foundation (http://www.kidsfoundation.org.au/).
Donations can be made through the following link; http://www.ironmancharitychallenge.com.au/giantcelticdecor
Please Note: Due to the continual problems of club members not turning up to do their duty the club will be implementing the following process: When there are not enough marshalls on race day to safely run the race then volunteers will be called for to fill the missing places, if no volunteers come forward then numbers will be drawn out of a hat from 1 to 150 .E.G. If the number 25 is drawn out of the hat then the rider who has that number will forego their race to do duty on the day , this will continue until all of the marshalling positions have been filled. Due to the increasing demands of the insurance company it is crucial that Eastern vets conducts it races as per the plans and permits given.
Watch this space for the full details and the start date for this process.
Race Day Number : 0407 688 154 Ring to see whats happening on the day. (Cancellations etc.)
Memberships are now open for 2012. Go to the membership form and complete as required.
