Anyway race report
Background: Last week I missed the racing due to being down with the flu and I was still recovering but decided to race. This combined with the fact that I suck at Wheel races as I don't get off the line quick enough and lose the race in the first 50 mtrs
Anyway just because you suck at something doesn't mean you shouldn't do it 
Preparation: I've ridden a track bike twice this year, 1. the Aust masters champs, where I was also recovering from the flu and came 6th off memory in the points race. 2. DHBC track open (don't talk about the rain) Entered B and did pretty good, placed or won every event except the wheel race (I did say I suck at wheel races)
Equipment: Decided just to use my training wheels, as I didn't see the point of risking expense stuff on a race where I wasn't fit and it wasn't my type of event
Results:
Warmup scratch race: 7th out of about 15 in a quick race, told me I had the speed but not the stamina, no doubt due to the sickie
Wheel race qualification: 5th out of about 15, first 2 qualified..Too much time out by myself and cooked
Wheel race repecharge: 2nd out of 12, so I qualified for the final. It was so close between 2nd and 3rd that we had to go to the officials to find out who came 2nd. I rode tactically and had wheels to follow for most of the first 4 laps, then poked my nose out in the wind with 1 lap to go to go from 5th to 2nd.
Clarence st cup wheel race: 7 laps, I was off 160mtrs, there were 3 riders in front of me at 10 mtrs each so there is opportunity if I could get their wheel. After 250mtrs I was still 10 mtrs behind the rider in front of me and started cooking, wasn't able to get behind a wheel and got swallowed finishing close to last.
It was a great evening and I'm glade I went. The repecharge showed me that I can break the wheel race bogie, if I stick to my strengths which is tatics. For the Clarence st cup itself, it was great to be in it, we were called onto the track introduced one at a time, a great idea and while I wasn't competitive, I enjoyed the race.
