St Patrick's Day brings LOTS of Luck

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Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!! Wishing you all LOTS of good ole fashioned luck this year!

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From today’s edition of CyclingNews.com ~ The Encino velodrome opens with improved track surface. The complete article can be read at:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/mar08/mar18news2

Bald Eagle Cams ~ I love this time of year. The racing season has started, winter is fading, spring is coming and the Bald Eagles are nesting!

Eagle Cam #1 ~ This is the third year that we have followed the annual nesting of a pair of Bald Eagles living high above the Atlantic Ocean on the coast of Maine. After the trials of last spring and this year’s long snowy winter, Mom & Dad are back at the nest preparing for the new brood. They have been busy fluffing up the nest and ‘doing the deed’. No eggs have been laid yet but it should happen any day now. No one knows what this spring holds for this Eagle family, but it sure has been fun following their story.

Eagle Cam #2 ~ This will be our second year following a pair of breeding Eagles off the coast of California near the Santa Cruz Islands. This pair has also successfully raised a chick or three in their nest located high up on the tip-top of a tall pine tree perched on the tip-top of a high cliff. (You don’t want to wander off the top of this nest!). Late winter here is much kinder to the our California eagles than the Maine winters are for the Maine family. The CA Eagles have already laid a pair of eggs and have been incubating them for about 2 weeks. They are due to hatch in early April.

It is pretty amazing to be able to see through these windows into the lives of these amazing creatures as they hunt, breed, nurture their young and live such simple lives.

Enjoy!
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Please note: The next two LOTS sessions, Saturday April 12th and Saturday May 10th will NOT be sandwiched in between anything. We expect to have a great time with plenty of room for everyone to ride till you can’t turn the pedals one more time! Please be early so you will have time to sign in and get ready. The sessions begin at 12noon.

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Saturday March 22 ~ The Encino Velodrome presents “Low Key Time Trials” a USAC Non-Competitive Event Series. March 22, April 19, May 10, June 14 & July 19 2008. The TRACK & REGISTRATION Opens at 8:15am & Closes at 9:15 am. RACING starts at 9:30am. Entry $10, One entry free gets you into as many events as you like. No Pre-Reg; Race day entries only.
All athletes must provide a signed 2008 USAC Athlete Release form (see below). RULES: Must have track experience. All 2008 USCF rules apply. Helmets must be worn at all times while on the bike.

Individual Events Include ~ 500m, 1k, 2k, 3k, & 4k
Team Events Include ~ 3k & 4k, Teams must provide your own holders!
Team Sprints (2 women) & Olympic Sprints (3 men)

Please note: Rental bikes ARE available for all races at Encino.

For additional Race information, please email: Trattenero@hotmail.com
LOCATION: Encino Velodrome17301 Oxnard St, .Encino, CA. 91416

Please visit the Encino Velodrome’s website at http://www.blogger.com/www.encinovelodrome.org

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Saturday March 22 ~ Del Mar Crit #2 ~ The WCat 3-4’s will be racing together in the morning. Later in the afternoon, the WCat 1-3’s will be racing. Series winners in each division will be awarded special prizes. Bring the whole family ~ there’s a bounce house for kids and for the kid in you! For more info, please see the race flyer.

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Sunday March 23 ~ Ontario Crit #2 ~ This Easter Sunday Criterium will be run on the 7 corner course. Ladies, as usual for this year, there will be two women’s events; the WCat 1-3’s and the WCat 3-4’s. Please note: the WCat 3-4’s will NOT be sharing the course with any other groups. Another great opportunity for WCat 3’s to race two events in one day.
Please see the race flyer for more info.

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March 26-30th, 2008 ~ The UCI (Elite) Track World Championships will be held this month in Manchester. USAC will be sending the following athletes there to represent the United States:
For the Men ~ Michael Blatchford (men's sprint), Adam Duvendeck (men's sprint), Michael Friedman (men's scratch race & Madison), Bobby Lea (men's omnium), Colby Pearce (men's points race & Madison) &Taylor Phinney (men's individual pursuit)
For the Women ~ Becky Quinn (women's scratch race & points race), Jennie Reed (women's sprint & keirin) and Sarah Hammer (women's individual pursuit)
Please let these guys ‘n gals know how much we support them and how proud we are of them!! Most of these athletes consider the ADT Event Center their “Home Track”.

You can follow the Home Team while they are racing abroad by checking out the official event website. ~ http://www.worldtrackcycling.com/

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Saturday April 5th @ 4pm ~ Everyone is invited and encouraged to Come race the Season Opener at the Encino Velodrome ~ the Motor Tabs Mechanized Mayhem Omnium. Discounted online registration (save $5) is available now. The event includes motor paced races for every category: Juniors 12 & Under, Juniors 13-16, Women (1-4), Masters 40+, Masters 50+/60+, Category 5 Men, Category 3/4, and Pro/1/2 and a Pro 1/2/3 Madison.

The race flyer is available on-line.

Commemorative T-Shirts and posters can be purchased at
http://www.zazzle.com/aeniii/product/235557810947601772 and
http://www.zazzle.com/aeniii/product/228518202444692979

All proceeds benefit the racing program at the Encino Velodrome.

Omnium race entry fees will be $15 per racer. Race entry fees include track usage fee at the Encino Velodrome. Juniors race for free at all events in 2008 at the Encino Velodrome courtesy of the SCNCA.
Reigning National and World Champions who notify the race director of their intention to race at the Encino Velodrome at least one week before race day will have their entry fees waived courtesy of the Encino Velodrome Association. Women who register to race against the men in the Pro/1/2 omnium races at the Encino Velodrome in 2008 will have their entry fees waived courtesy of the Encino Velodrome Association.

Alfred Nash
Race Director
Encino Velodrome
http://encinovelodrome.org/

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Friday Nights at ADT ~ Attn Ladies the TT’s at ADT and at Encino are fantastic opportunities for beginners to race your first track race and for more experienced Ladies to fine tune their IP and put together a Sprint or Pursuit Team or two! If you are interested in training for these events and more, please plan to join me at ADT each Friday evening for open (ie co-ed) training from 6-9PM. I will be there to help you discover & develop your track racing potential!

Please send me an RSVP email so I know who to expect this week. Normal track fees apply.

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Saturday March 1st (done), April 5th, October 11th, & November 9th ~ The Curt Sutliff Memorial Santiago Canyon Time Trial Series. The 2nd TT in this series will be on Saturday, April 5th. The Reg Fee is $25. There will be No Pre-Reg ~ Race Day Reg is available from 7:15-8:30AM. There is a mandatory Pre-Race Meeting at 8:45AM in front of Rock N Road Cyclery near the corner of El Toro Rd/Marguerite Pkwy. The first racer will go off at 9:00am. For more info please see the Event Flyer.

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The 2008 USAC Athlete Waiver is available on-line.

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The 2008 SCNCA Racing Calendar is available.

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The 2008 USAC Rule book is available on-line.

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Thank you Scott!
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Have a super week Ladies!!

Julia