why is it not track related? Those wheels are no longer legal on the road for mass starts, but are on the track (and are quite common)- there have been other threads on them in here.

Depending on the version you can convert a rear to a front just by changing the axle. I just did it a couple weeks ago when I finally killed my front tri-spoke in a crash. The pair are so old they're labeled "Specialized". At least from that era, the front and rear are identical except for the axle. To convert a rear to a front you just unscrew the track adapter, take out the axle, and put in a front axle.