Spring Fling Racing

Two more weekends of Spring Fling Racing and we are certain there will be no snow in the forecast! Race #6 is this Saturday April 3rd, the rescheduled Race #4 is Saturday April 10th… Give your late Spring legs a boost by coming out to race at Sunny Clinton Lake. In several of the race categories the top 3 are separated by mere points.

SPRING FLING #4 CANCELED!

Racers,

We have decided to cancel the Spring fling this Saturday March 19th. The threat of the winter storm and travel complications led us to this choice. We’ll be adding an additional race on Saturday April 10th. This week’s race #4 will be on April 10th. That means the last race of series won’t have any bonus points. We at Revolution Racing understand that moving races can complicate your life and race schedules…

In 15 years we’ve only had one cancellation and then in 2009 there were 2 and this year 1. We’ll be honoring Al Gore on April 10th with a special snowballing expose.

Thanks

Revolution Racing

 

PROLOGUE COURSE UPDATE!:

Racers, due to cabin construction at Campground #1 the Prologue Time Trial course is being shorten from around 2.5 KM to around 1.5 KM. This should shorten the race duration by around 40 to 60 seconds and add 2 sharper corners. Your road bike with aero wheels is probably the best equipment for the job. The shorter the race the harder and faster you go but no doubt a different type of athlete might shine at this distance. The weather looks to be dry or a slight chance of for Saturday and we anticipate a hard fought battle between the major Spring Fling Contenders. More on the new Cabins out there later.

Spring Fling 2010

Click here for flyer

Click here for results from weekend #1

Road Cyclists,

The 15th Annual Spring Fling is off and running with a solid Race #1 turnout. A relatively warm day of 33 degrees with modest wind kept the winter chill to a minimum. The last 3 months have chilled the legs of most cyclist and speeds were a little lower than normal Race #2 weather is predicted to be in the mid 50’s which will surely cause a few polar bears to overheat and crank the speeds up.

You might have noticed Professional Photographer Kim Morris roaming the course with his 400mm Telephoto lens. Check out his site and purchase a couple pro shots. http://www.kimmorris.com/

You’ll see more on our Bike Shop Sponsors but special shout out to Sunflower Outdoor & Bikes who’s sponsored the spring fling since its inception, in 1995. Special thanks to all our quality independently owned Bicycle Shops who contribute to Cycling. BUY LOCAL if you want to RACE LOCAL.

We’d like to thank Team GP VeloTek, KU Cycling and KSU Cycling for volunteer support. We are offering free race entries to collegiate athletes who don’t mind helping the Spring Fling grow. Drop us an email prior to race day if you want to help out.

SCORING: Remember your overall all placing on the day is the summation of all the points you scored in the points lap(s) and final lap. You could very well win the final sprint and not place 1st in the race. Please reference the race flyer for more info as this is a common misunderstanding to new Fling racers. Also be sure to check your race results shortly after posting as you only have 15 minutes to protest results if they are incorrect. We can not and will not change results if you bring it to the race officials attention hours later… Those are the rules, and the rule book is here for your viewing. http://www.usacycling.org/forms/USAC_rulebook.pdf

Results posted and photos to follow next week.

Sincerely,

Jim Whittaker
15th Annual Spring Fling Promoter