Battle of the Bay

Batlle of the Bay alleycat and sprints - August 28th - Ybor City FL - Details here.

Events!!

Yes, we're still alive! I just got back from a year in the jungle and Aaron is still sleeping off his NYE hangover, so things have been slow of late, but they'll pick up, I promise! In the meantime, here are some events happening near you. Go to them.

Milwaukee, WI - Jan 23rd

Portland, OR - Feb 6th - details here.

Ann Arbor, MI - Jan 19th - details here.

Bakersfield, CA - Feb 7th - details here.

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!

Gastown Sprints

Gastown Sprints roller racing - Vancouver, BC - July 8th - Details here.

This Weekend

BackyardBlam & Radderday Roller Races - June 27th - Portland, OR - Details here.






















Cranksgiving in June - June 27th - Ypsilanti, MI - Details here.

Munich Super Sprints

Just got an email from Kevin in Munich, Germany, letting me know about some sprints happening there this weekend. This will be the first night of a sprints series, with the second night happening sometime in the next two weeks. Straight line drag-race style sprints are always great, so if you're in Bavaria then get yourself to Munich. If the racing is as good as the flyer, it'll be a blast (plus, lots of prizes, including caps from the always awesome Cognition.) Details here.

Emerald Sprints in Seattle Tonight

Details here.

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.

Coldsprints MPLS

Coldsprints - Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN - Nomad World Pub - March 14

Rollapaluza Donkey Derby

Does anyone actually race bikes anymore, or is it just roller racing these days? Seriously, I never get emails about track meets or alleycats anymore, just roller races. I suppose it is winter. Plus, these are the only races you can have in a pub, but still...


Rollapaluza Donkey Derby III - Fri. March 20th - The Horseshoe Bar, Clerkenwell, London - Racers must be couriers (this is the Courier Championships) - Proceeds to the London Couriers Emergency Fund - Details here

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.

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 II - Feb 11th - St Louis, MO - Details here.

Future Tense

More details over on Zlog.

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.

Roller Wars - Tempe, AZ - Saturday, Feb 7th - Details here.

BYOV Going Away Homecoming Sprints - Nashville, TN - Saturday, Jan 31st

Hell Yes Sprints

February 9th and 23rd - Ann Arbor, MI

St. Louis Roller Racing

Wheels of Glory - Jan 14th - St. Louis, MO - Details here.

OpenSprints

Since I posted about the IROSprints series in Chicago, I've been getting emails from people interested in putting on roller race nights in their own cities, but who don't know how to do it, or think they don't have the money for an expensive set up. Well, the good news is that the awesome team responsible for IROSprints have been working on open source software (ie: FREE) and affordable hardware that will allow anyone to put on roller races. The system is called OpenSprints, and it's about bringing GoldSprints to the masses. If you are interested in hosting your own roller race night, check out the OpenSprints page.

IROSprints action (run off the OpenSprints system) at the Sadie Hawkins' After Party, with Evan Farrar taking care of business in the foreground. Photo by Sam, more here.

OpenSprints science! Photo by Brad Quartuccio. More tech shots here.

Wow, this shit is from Italy! How fitting. Photo by Brad Quartuccio. More tech shots here.

So, if you want to put on some roller race nights in your town, then check out OpenSprints. Spiiiin!

IRO Sprints Report

The first night of IRO Sprints at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago was a huge success. Outside, snow lay fresh on the ground. Inside, fifty-four people raced and hundreds cheered. Check out these photos from Chris Dilts and Ed White.

Luke setting up the hardware.
Photo by Chris Dilts. See more of his stuff here and here.

Wait, there was soldering going on?
Photo by Ed White. See more of his stuff here.

The crowd at the Cobra Lounge, waiting for the ructions to kick off.
Photo by Ed White. See more of his stuff here.

Jeff Perkins, warming up.
Photo by Chris Dilts. See more of his stuff here and here.

AndrewFY's gameface.
Photo by Chris Dilts. See more of his stuff here and here.

Jake Blaze executes a flawless skid.
Photo by Chris Dilts. See more of his stuff here and here.

Come on!!
Photo by Chris Dilts. See more of his stuff here and here.

Wow. This guy really wanted to win.
Photo by Chris Dilts. See more of his stuff here and here.

Val and Evan (the man in charge) cheer on Josh (left) in one of his matchups.
Photo by Ed White. See more of his stuff here.

Max Riordan of the Chicago Cuttin' Crew. Natty shirt, Max!
Photo by Chris Dilts. See more of his stuff here and here.

The winner of the men's bracket, Brandon, going up against Hails and her new Nagel tattoo.
Photo by Ed White. See more of his stuff here.

There were some impressive results. Team Pegasus members Brandon, Hannah and BenVC all came out on top. Brandon and Hannah won the brackets, while Ben posted the fastest time of the night in his semi-final match up against Jeff Perkins of the Chicago Cuttin' Crew, and then came second to Brandon in the final. A Pegasus clean sweep. Proper order.

Remember, there are two more nights of this mayhem left, on the 15th and the 22nd of December. The fastest male and female of the series win a frame each! There are a bunch of other prizes too, so don't sleep.

Thanks again to Chris and Ed for their photos, and well done to Evan, Luke and the rest of the crew for putting on a great night.

IRO SPRINTS CHICAGO IS TONIGHT!!

If you are in Chicago, and you don't go to this, consider yourself barred. Preview video here.

Goldsprints SF