Creakyknees

The DFW area will have FOUR weekly weeknight race series in 2011. These are all safe, low-key criteriums, very good places for new racers to get their starts and build experience.

All of these are starting in March (when daylight savings kicks in)

Tuesdays - East Plano / Richardson, 190@ Renner) www.dallascrit.com

Wednesdays - Dallas (Las Colinas, 635@190) https://www.championcoregroup.com/

Wednesdays - Fort Worth (121/35 area) https://www.teambicyclesinc.org/Wednightcrit.htm

Thursdays - Dallas (Fair Park) - https://www.txbra.org/db/events/2011T...CritDallas.pdf

aikigreg

Man, I gotta find a way to talk those Ft Worth dudes into letting me race. Maybe if I promise not to get in the mix until they get used to me......

StephenH

I did the Turkey Roll up in Denton last fall, and happened to remember that there was a Time Trial run on the hills out by Aubrey. For some reason, I thought of that just now, and it's coming up this weekend:
https://www.txbra.org/db/events/2011HorseCountry.pdf
I won't be out there, as I've got other plans, but I may try that yet. I checked their past results a while back and they pretty much had times from about 28 to 48 minutes or so, and based on other rides, I'd be at the 48-minute level, so I might actually beat somebody.

Doohickie

That's 820/121 area. 820/35 is directly north of downtown; this address is east of downtown.

Creakyknees

yep, new course this year, I'll edit the OP.

Creakyknees

This one is a great course, proceeds to a good cause - and a special Firefighters / Police / EMT / Public Safety category - if you know someone, pass the word.

aikigreg

I've rced in that Aubrey TT, and it's definitely a good time. I may have to go to the one in May.

bj.bonnette

I wanted to go, I did end up going to the Jesuit race the next day. It was my first road race.

Creakyknees

I raced the Fair Park crit last night and was pleased to see something like 20 first time riders in the C race! Very cool

bj.bonnette

I will be at the irving race tomorrow night for my first crit race.

Creakyknees

cool... if work permits I'll also be there, doing the B and A races

ddscyclist

Never done a crit before, any advice?

StephenH

My advice: Go to the "Racing" subforum in the Road Cycling, read the stickies.

Creakyknees

Yea, what Stephen said... start lurking there, read everything, (apply the internet BS detector liberally)

Also, get to the race early, I like to target at least an hour before start time. Gives you time to register, pin number, warm up. Expect the race to start at super-fast speed for the first 10-15 minutes. Just do whatever it takes to stay in the draft. With the cool weather and light winds today, I expect the C race to stay together in a bunch.

bj.bonnette

Well I made it, it was cold and windy... and I got dropped. It was a good learning experience though. Next week should be better. I hope at least.

Creakyknees

just keep showing up... I should've asked how to recognize you so I could say hi or heckle you!

bj.bonnette

Same bike as my sig.

Bright blue Trek madone, Easton Carbon wheels. I drive a silver jetta with a roof rack.

I will be back next week. It was fun. I just have to keep trying and keep training.

bj.bonnette

Didnt make it this week. I tweeked my back this last weekend and I have been out the last few days. Hope to be back on the back this weekend.

Creakyknees

you didn't miss anything.... that wind was brutal

hrt4me

My wife would be interested in racing during the Wednesday night crits in Las Colinas were it not for that lying POS Clarence from Mad Duck being involved. He's such a worthless two-faced lying MFer that we want absolutely nothing to do with his bunch of scammers.

Creakyknees

Um...ok...so, don't race.

But as far as I know, Mad Duck is just a sponsor - the organizer is the FCS / Metro VW cycling team, Heath Lambert.