track report
From: Dan Schueller
Date: Aug 3, 2007 3:13 PM
The track races last night were a good diversion from the images drilled
in my mind of seeing all those people in shock on the bridge. But I
didn’t race that great partly because I didn’t care too much about
doing well. The first race was an unknown distance race and after about
16 laps I took a gamble and took off with hopes of the bell ringing.
But it didn’t and I regrouped. The bell rang two laps later and I
took 6th in the sprint.
The second race was a 2-lap Chariot race where I qualified for the
6-rider final but then took last place in the final. I hit 37.0 mph in
the final but it’s difficult to beat guys like Taylor Olsen who can hit
40 mph and Dan Currell who can hit 39mph. Then I took 5th in the last
race which was a 50 lap scratch race.
In last Saturday’s Masters Championships I took 4th in the match
sprints (I realized this is my worst track event because it requires
brute sprinting strength and I’m more of an endurance rider), 2nd in the
1,000 meter time trial, 4th in the 3,000 meter time trial and first in
the points race (State gold metal, yea). I also was in a team 4,000
meter time trial with Lionel Space, Kevin Shaeffer and Dan Currell where
we did a 5:07 (29.1mph average). I was most happy about finishing only
..2 seconds behind Jim Cullen in the Kilo time trial, and he was using
aero bars while I wasn’t. Results:
Masters 40-49
Masters 40-49 1000m TT
Place Racer Name Club Time
1 Jim Cullen Loon State 00:01:16.530
2 Dan Schueller Gopher Wheelmen 00:01:16.770
3 Todd Cravens Team Urthel 00:01:17.220
4 Fred Stephens U/A 00:01:19.070
5 Kevin Schaeffer Loon State 00:01:19.230
6 Doug Regester MCT 00:01:19.780
7 Thomas Oliphant Flanders 00:01:25.370
Masters 40-49 3000m TT
Place Racer Name Club Time
1 Jim Cullen Loon State 00:03:53.160
2 Doug Regester MCT 00:03:59.640
3 Kevin Schaeffer Loon State 00:04:02.670
4 Dan Schueller Gopher Wheelmen 00:04:04.890
5 Todd Cravens Team Urthel 00:04:14.740
6 Fred Stephens U/A 00:04:21.090
7 Thomas Oliphant Flanders 00:04:26.610
Masters 40-49 Points Race
Place Racer Name Club Points(Race) Laps
1 Dan Schueller Gopher Wheelmen 3 0
2 Kevin Schaeffer Loon State 2 0
3 Thomas Oliphant Flanders
2 0
4 Todd Cravens Team Urthel 2 -1
5 Fred Stephens U/A 0 -6