Roller racing extravaganza in Seattle tomorrow, June 4th. Details here.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Monday, July 13, 2009
42Below Goldsprints - Race Night 2
The second night of 42Below Goldsprints in Chicago is happening at Victory Liquors, 2619 N. Halsted, on Saturday, July 18th, at 10pm. It's run by the OpenSprints crew, so head along and give Evan some abuse on my behalf. He loves it!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
OpenSprints at the Elgin Classic
The crew from OpenSprints will be running some roller races at the Elgin Classic this Sunday, July 12th, 3pm, at the Douglas Street Bar and Grill. Whether you race the Classic or not, head over to the OpenSprints and take out some aggression on the rollers.
Photo by Luke.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
42Below Goldsprints
To celebrate the arrival in Chicago of the 42 cyclists that are currently riding the US from coast-to-coast, 42Below is hosting a massive sprints party in Moonshine, 1824 W. Division, on Wednesday, July 8th. Check out all the details of the 42Ride here.
Oh, and, the sprints at Moonshine will be run by the excellent crew behind the OpenSprints system, so a good time is guaranteed.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
July Events
There are a good few events going on in July. Here are a few of them. If you're planning an alleycat or a race or whatever, drop me a line and I'll try to get the word out.
Broadway 4th of July Race - New York, NY.
Black and Gold Sprints (running on the OpenSprints system)- July 2nd - Pittsburgh, PA - Details here.
Broadway 4th of July Race - New York, NY.
Black and Gold Sprints (running on the OpenSprints system)- July 2nd - Pittsburgh, PA - Details here.
Friday, June 26, 2009
This Weekend
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Rollapalaluza Winter League Grand Finale
The finale of the London's Rollapalaluza Brass Monkey winter roller-race league is this coming Wednesday, March 18th, at Reliance Square studios, New Inn Yard. Lots of prizes from people like Knog and Pig Dog bags, plus you don't even have to be a league contender to race. Just head over there and try it out. Details here.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Street King Invitational
Another roller race night run on the phenomenally successful OpenSprints system. Street King Invitational - April 4th, 7pm - Boulders on Broadway - Tempe, AZ.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wheels of Glory III
The Wheels of Glory III roller race night will happen on March 11th, at Atomic Cowboy in St. Louis, MO. It starts at 7pm, costs $5, and the proceeds go to charity. This is your last chance to destroy your friends and enemies at sprints, because with the winter almost done, outdoor races are about to take over. For all the details, and to see Chris' photos from the NAHBS, head over to STLSprints.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Salt City Sprints
This flyer is stellar. Salt Lake City, UT. Winter sprints series starts on Feb 26th. Details here.
[update] Salt City Sprints are run on the OpenSprints system. OpenSprints: Taking Over the World, One Bike Hipster at a Time.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Wheels of Glory II
Not a ton of track racing going on in the Midwest right now, given that the velodromes are under a few feet of snow, but there are a lot of roller races happening, like the Wheels of Glory series in St. Louis:
Wheels of Glory I.
Wheels of Glory I.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Rollers!
Team Pegasus member Evan Farrar and his band of cycling techies are taking over the roller race world with their OpenSprints system. Here are a couple of roller nights that use OpenSprints to bring roller chaos to the masses.
BYOV Going Away Homecoming Sprints - Nashville, TN - Saturday, Jan 31st
BYOV Going Away Homecoming Sprints - Nashville, TN - Saturday, Jan 31stTuesday, January 20, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
IRO Sprints Finale
This report on the finale of IROSprints in Chicago, is by the man himself, Evan Farrar.
"Well, last night was the third and final night of IROSprints in Chicago at Cobra Lounge. We got off to an eager start around 9:45 and raced 4 up with one advancing in order to rip through the tournament and get on with the real business of the night: setting a record time to immortalize two people and distribute our top prizes.
In the first round's first race Ben Van Couvering of Team Pegasus SMASHED his old record. Coming into the race he had 15.698 seconds and he left it with 15.461 seconds.
The women's first round races were slightly less eventful, Hannah, Laura and Amanda took their races but no one managed to Amanda's record from the second night: 18.371.
Deuce, a former Chicagoan, was in town from San Francisco repping the Godspeed Courier Race Team. During his race however, he and his opponents cavorted and playfully decided to race one-legged. The joke was truly on him however, when he won the one-footed race and had to advance to the next round! Brandon Scheiner (also of Team Pegasus), Ben and Jeff Perkins all met Deuce in the second round and when the race was over both Ben and Brandon broke yet another record, however Brandon won it with 15.178 and Ben VC had a time of 15.188, only one HUNDREDTH of a second behind. Josh Hughes won his race again, and Josh and Brandon both elected to take a breather before their finals.
We raced the women's championship next, and Amanda won the tournament and set a new record that would stand for the rest of the night. While Brandon and Josh continued to rest up we recruited people who wanted to try to set a record. Ben (the man who held the record for most of the series up until about 5 minutes earlier) immediately stormed up to the stage. He gave an AMAZING effort, and got within less than one tenth of a second of Brandon.
When Brandon and Josh got up there, they BOTH smashed Brandon's previously held record. They really spun it and it was quite an exciting race where only the computer's 36,000 times a second accuracy could actually tell if Brandon, Josh, or Brandon's ghost time was in the lead. Brandon won with 14.979. Hughej had 15.081. Commendations to Josh, that's just a tenth of a second behind Brandon, and nearly a full tenth of a second ahead of the previous record set by Brandon. For his consolation prize, he got all of the usual swag from Planet Bike, Swobo and Rapha, plus a very nice bag from PAC.
Brandon and Amanda, congrats on winning a frame from IRO. Here they are posing with the super special frog trophy:
Again, thanks to Evan for the report, and for being the main force behind IROSprints. If you're interested in putting on roller races, check out the OpenSprints page here. Oh, and St. Louis get ready, your own roller race series is coming soon.
"Well, last night was the third and final night of IROSprints in Chicago at Cobra Lounge. We got off to an eager start around 9:45 and raced 4 up with one advancing in order to rip through the tournament and get on with the real business of the night: setting a record time to immortalize two people and distribute our top prizes.
In the first round's first race Ben Van Couvering of Team Pegasus SMASHED his old record. Coming into the race he had 15.698 seconds and he left it with 15.461 seconds.
The women's first round races were slightly less eventful, Hannah, Laura and Amanda took their races but no one managed to Amanda's record from the second night: 18.371.
Deuce, a former Chicagoan, was in town from San Francisco repping the Godspeed Courier Race Team. During his race however, he and his opponents cavorted and playfully decided to race one-legged. The joke was truly on him however, when he won the one-footed race and had to advance to the next round! Brandon Scheiner (also of Team Pegasus), Ben and Jeff Perkins all met Deuce in the second round and when the race was over both Ben and Brandon broke yet another record, however Brandon won it with 15.178 and Ben VC had a time of 15.188, only one HUNDREDTH of a second behind. Josh Hughes won his race again, and Josh and Brandon both elected to take a breather before their finals.
We raced the women's championship next, and Amanda won the tournament and set a new record that would stand for the rest of the night. While Brandon and Josh continued to rest up we recruited people who wanted to try to set a record. Ben (the man who held the record for most of the series up until about 5 minutes earlier) immediately stormed up to the stage. He gave an AMAZING effort, and got within less than one tenth of a second of Brandon.
When Brandon and Josh got up there, they BOTH smashed Brandon's previously held record. They really spun it and it was quite an exciting race where only the computer's 36,000 times a second accuracy could actually tell if Brandon, Josh, or Brandon's ghost time was in the lead. Brandon won with 14.979. Hughej had 15.081. Commendations to Josh, that's just a tenth of a second behind Brandon, and nearly a full tenth of a second ahead of the previous record set by Brandon. For his consolation prize, he got all of the usual swag from Planet Bike, Swobo and Rapha, plus a very nice bag from PAC.
Brandon and Amanda, congrats on winning a frame from IRO. Here they are posing with the super special frog trophy:
Again, thanks to Evan for the report, and for being the main force behind IROSprints. If you're interested in putting on roller races, check out the OpenSprints page here. Oh, and St. Louis get ready, your own roller race series is coming soon.
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