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2017 Nicol Jackson Women's Series

This year the format is a weekend mini-tour, consisting of a kermesse (circuit race) around the undulating Lakeside raceway at Kurwongbah on Saturday morning, and then on Sunday morning a time trial at Pinkenba, followed with a criterium at Albert Bishop park at Nundah.

There are four different grades - A,B,C & D and there are prizes for each event, as well as an overall series winner prize for each grade.

To enter simply turn up and pay your entry fee on the day. You can do any or all events.

Entry fees:
  • $10 for each event, plus riders at Lakeside also must pay a $10 track usage fee to the circuit managers
  • Total Series Entry: $40
The overall series winner is the rider with the most points after the criterium.

James Eckersley Junior Classic

Before the 3 hour 'The Hamilton' race, we are conducted a special event for Juniors - the James Eckersley Classic.

James is a Hamilton Wheelers life member, joining in 1953, serving the club as president and many other roles, has a swag of state medals, and has ridden well over 20 Challenge 25 rides.

James has continually supported juniors both morally and financially, and has donated junior bikes to the club.

As Juniors are not eligible to receive prize money, riders who place will be awarded some great prizes as James has been very generous with his support. Prizes include some great cycling equipment and clothing.

The schedule of events is:
U11 8am-8:15am  15min+2 laps
U13 8am-8:15am  15min+2 laps
U15 8:25-8:45am  20min+2 laps
U17 8:25-9:55am  30min+2 laps
 
There are seperate races and prizes for boys and girls but fields may be combined if there are not enough competitors.

 

“The Hamilton”   - a new cycling event.             

When:  Saturday 26th, August 2017 9am Start
Where:  Nundah Criterium Circuit
Event type:  Restricted Open
 
Teams must nominate by Midnight Thursday 24th August 2017 to Wayne Wilson
If more than 20 Teams nominate, preference will be given to Hamilton rider teams and teams that nominate earliest. You will be notified if your Team is not accepted prior to the 26th August.
 
Nomination Fees are to be paid on the day of the event.

Riders must Register prior to 8am in the Hamilton clubhouse to allow time for a briefing by the Chief Commissaire and have any questions regarding the vent answered.
 
There will be no other racing conducted on the day of the event except for the James Eckersley Junior event scheduled for earlier in the day.
 
“The Hamilton” is an endurance cycle race event – a modern version of 6 day cycle races.  
·              Event duration 3 hours.
·              Open to teams of any composition, but teams can only have one A grade rider (meaning they are graded A with HWCC or equivalent). The other riders in the team must come from lower grades (male or female). 
·              A maximum field of 20 three rider teams.
·              Entry $60 a team.
·              Prizemoney - 1st $600, 2nd $300, 3rd $150 Prime Points Winners $150 (Prizemoney contingent on receiving a full field of 20 Team entries).
·              Criterium style bikes only permitted (ie NO TT bikes)


The winning team is determined by the one who has recorded the most laps covered in the 3 hours. In the case of two teams finishing on the same number of laps, the team with most points gained through the “Points” periods will be the winner.

The regulations of the event are as follows......
 
                  a) The three hours is broken up into 15 minute segments – each alternate 15 minute period will be called a“Points” period. There will be a maximum of 3 Primes in each period – points will be awarded to the first 3 teams on a 5,3,2 basis. The final Prime carries double points – 10, 6,4.
 
                  b) The 15minute “Points” period will be signalled by a Flashing Orange light at the Finish line – the actual Prime lap to be indicated by a whistle at the finish line and will be at the 5, 10 and 15minute points into the "Points" period.
 
                  c) A clock indicating the elapsed race time will be displayed at the Finish line.
 
                  d) Time outside the Points period is “free” - teams may do as they like (eg attempt to get a lap on the field) but one member must be on the track at all times.
 
                  e) Each team carries one electronic “Baton” that is passed between the riders so that it is on the track at all times. Laps are counted electronically at the Bridge on the straight.
 
                  f) Each rider in the team will have the same number, but a different colour.
 
                  g) A "lap"board will also be displayed at the Start/Finish line indicating the laps gained by the leading teams

The Fine print:-
 
The "Baton"
                  The "Baton" will be a CQ Transponder inserted into an empty water bottle to make it easy to pass between riders. Operation of the transponder might be problematic if it is above seat level as the rider passes the recording sensor at the Bridge in the straight, so it is important that a bottle carrier be available on each bike to carry the baton as low to the ground as possible. It is not recommended to carry the baton in your Jersey pocket.
                  Note also the recording software has a facility to compare each lap time against a predetermined one to ensure that there is no "short laps" taken. This is another reason that the lap sensor will be located at the bridge in the straight.
 
The Primes.
All Teams will compete for Prime points irrespective if they are one or more laps "up" in the race. In the event that there is a breakaway by one or more Teams as they approach the Prime lap they will have the "jump" for the Prime - just like in a regular Crit event.
 
The Prime lap sprint will be signalled by a Whistle blast as in a normal Crit.
 
The Prime sprints will be at the 5, 10 and 15minute times into each alternate 15 minute "Points" period.
 
All riders will be able to see the "Race time" which will be indicated by an Elapsed time clock at the Start finish line.
 
In the event that there is an accident or other incident, when a Prime lap is scheduled, that prime will not be conducted.
 
In the event of an accident:-
a) If all riders are together in one pack – everyone stops at the next marshal point.
b) If there is a breakaway happening, all riders stop at the next marshal point they come to.
Advice will be given to the marshals to restart the event.
The overall time clock will continue to run at all times.
 
In the event of a mechanical:-
a) If two or more riders in the team are on the track, another rider must take the “Baton” and continue alone or with the third team member until the rider can get the problem remedied.
b) If only one rider from the team is on the track, he stops at the next marshal point where the marshal will get advice to his team who will be sent to the marshal point to get the “Baton” and continue while the repairs are made.

Interclub Round 3 changed to Sun Aug 27

The date for round three of the HWCC/UQCC/SCCC interclub has been changed to from this Sunday Aug 6 to Sunday Aug 27

As we trail Uni by only 3 points we need a big effort for the final round! Nominate now as spots are limited to 15 per club per grade 

http://scccracing.wixsite.com/sccc/sccc-interclub-riders-race-3

This sunday is the Junior Individual Time Trial Championship for U9,U11,U13,U15 & U17 riders. (As there were no U17 entrants at the Pinkenba club ITT champs they can ride at Nundah if they wish to be eligible for club champion jerseys).

29th July 2017 HWCC-UQCC-SCCC Interclub Round 2 Lakeside Results

29th July 2017 Interclub Round 2 Lakeside Results


A cold morning greeted riders in round 2 of our interclub series with the Uni and Sunshine Coast Clubs at Lakeside on Saturday morning. Well done to all HWCC competitors.

C and D Grade Women - Great win by Maddie Dillon in the C grade and good work by our D grade riders. Points - D grade Women - Sunshine Coast - 5 points, HWCC - 4 points. C grade Women - HWCC 5 points, UQ 4 points.

D Grade Men - Well done to our 3 riders, Les Preston, Anthony Petit and Hugh Preston. Full points to them to help the HWCC score (we needed it!). Points - HWCC 12 points.

C Grade Men - Great break-away by our Mick Cole and Shayne King. They collected full points for the prime and the finish. Unfortunately our dedicated sprinters were done-over by the Uni and Sunshine Coast guys for the minors. Points - HWCC - 12 points, Sunshine Coast - 3 points, Uni 3 points.

B Grade Men - Nice work by Lachie Sinclair to get in a break with 4 other riders. In the end he managed to hold on to 5 place to pick up a point for us. Points - UQ - 14 points, Sunshine Coast - 3 points, HWCC - 1 point.

A Grade Men - There was good sized field in A grade with very strong riders from each club. Sunshine Coast provided Kaden Groves, who rode a fantastic solo effort for the win. Well done to Murray McClymont for his 5th place and a point for the club.Points - Sunshine Coast - 10 points, UQ - 7 points, HWCC 1 point.

Special mention to Kaden Groves who went solo early on in the A grade race and powered away for a great solo win!

So points for Saturday's racing were -
HWCC 35
UQCC 24
SCCC 25

Aggregate points after round 2 are -
HWCC 79
UQCC 82
SCCC 31

We will need a strong finish in round 3 to catch up to the Uni Club. Sunshine Coast will also be in full force on their home territory for the final race.

For details and to nominate for Round 3 to be held at Landsborough on Sunday 27th August - CLICK HERE.

Kim Flesser (Fless ) - HWCC Club Captain



2017 Interclub Series - Hamilton, Uni, Sunshine Coast

PLEASE NOTE: CLUB KIT IS ESSENTIAL SO WE KNOW WHO IS UP THE ROAD! Get in contact with Wayne Wilson if you need to buy or borrrow a jersey.

Race 1 Sat 8th July Nundah Hosted by University of Qld Cycling Club
Race 2 Sat 29th July Lakeside hosted by Hamilton Wheelers
 
Race 3 Sun 27th Aug  Skippy Park hosted by Sunshine Coast Cycling Club
Gradings
For Hamilton Members your grading for Interclubs is
A Grade = A Grade
B Grade = B1 Grade
C Grade = B2 and C1 grades
D Grade = C2 and D Grades
A/B Women = A/B Women
C/D Women = C/D Women

Getting Started Guide 

 

STEP 1. Get a Licence

Getting started in competitive cycling is easy. To race you need to be a member of a Queensland cycling club and also have a Cycling Australia race licence. You can join a club and obtain a licence online through through the Cycling Australia Membership HQ or click the button below or alternatively contact our club secretary directly who can help you complete and application form and accept your affiliation fee. If you are not sure about it and just want to give it a go you may purchase a temporary licence to try it out. The 3 race temporary licence is the best value.

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Wet Weather Policy

Our policy is that a call to cancel or modify the race schedule will only be made at the track by the chief commissaire. Should there be a cancellation every effort will be made to notify via the front page of this website, facebook and twitter as early as possible (6am weekends or 4:30pm for twilight series). 

HPRW Facebook Group

Our HPRW Facebook group is open to anyone with a Cycling Australia Licence interested in racing with us, and not just members. Feel free to join us! Remember content is monitored and any abuse will not be tolerated and will be reported. The group is a place to organise rides, talk about racing, and all things 'bike', but is not a place for promoting businesses, selling or spamming.

 
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Each Tuesday we produce a small e-mail to remind members of the next weekend's racing and training events.  The service is open to anyone and you may elect to be removed from the mailing list at anytime. Your e-mail address will not be made public. Many thanks to Kim Flesser for compiling this message every week.

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About our Club

The Hamilton Wheelers Cycling Club was formed in 1908 when it was known as Hamilton Amateur Wheelers and has conducted competition cycle races since then.

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Racing at Lakeside Park -Special Licence Required


To race at Lakeside Park you will need a Lakeside Licence in addition to your club licence. 
Please Download and fill in the form to save time!
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Racing Locations

We conduct criterium races at the Albert Bishop Park Criterium Course at Hedley Ave Nundah which is also the site of the HPRW Clubhouse, and at Lakeside Park (previously known as Lakeside International Raceway) the home of many great car and motorcycle races in the past. During the winter season we conduct road races (both scratch race and handicaps), time trials and a hill climb at various open road locations such as Closeburn (near Samford), Elimbah, Pine Dam, Somerset Dam and Mt Mee.

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