2008 Westlake Race Series
2008 Race Info
Race Promoter: Chris Riccardi
Web Site: Tris Hopkins  

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5/31: Garret Wonders Memorial Crit, Westerville, OH
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6/1: Nelsonville Star Brick Criterium, Nelsonville, OH
6/1: Race For Alex, Columbiana, OH
6/8: Mill Creek CR, Youngstown, OH


Printer-Friendly Results

2008 Race Results
April  8  15 22 29
May  6  13 20 27
June  3  10 17 24
July  1   8  15 22|29
August  5  12 19 26
September  2   9  16 23|30

"A" Race Top 10
Rank Points Name
145Paul Martin
242Dave Chernosky
334Bob Martin
433Rudy Sroka
516Cameron Jackson
 16Matthew Weeks
713Jim Baldesare
812Shawn Adams
 12Greg Jackson
1011Brian Batke
Complete Standings ...

"B" Race Top 10
Rank Points Name
135Steve Foy
231Jason Rapp
330Scott Ertl
426Rick Bennett
519John Vilevac
616Michael Larimer
712Gary Burkholder
811Peter Deucher
 11Mike Griffith
109Rick Adams
Complete Standings ...



Race Results: May 13, 2008
  "A" Race  -  19 laps
Place Points Rider Team
1st 10 Rudy Sroka Team Lake Effect
2nd 8 Bob Martin RGF Solutions/Panther
3rd 6 Greg Jackson Spin/RR Donnelley
4th 4 Paul Martin Texas Roadhouse
5th 2 Shawn Adams Team Lake Effect

prime $ Dave Steiner SnakeBite Racing
prime 1 Cameron Jackson RGF Solutions/Panther
prime 1 Shawn Adams Team Lake Effect
prime 2 Tris Hopkins Team Columbus / Torelli
prime $ Shawn Adams Team Lake Effect
prime 1 Paul Martin Texas Roadhouse
prime 1 Ray Huang Team Columbus
prime 1 Dave Steiner SnakeBite Racing
prime 3 Stefan Kadar RGF Solutions/Panther
 
  "B" Race  -  15 laps
Place Points Rider Team
1st 10 Jason Rapp SnakeBite Racing
2nd 8 Steve Foy Case Western Reserve
3rd 6 Scott Ertl Team Extreme

prime $ Alan Marcosson PDQ Cleveland
prime 1 Rick Adams SnakeBite Racing
prime 1 Michael Larimer SnakeBite Racing
prime 2 Rick Adams SnakeBite Racing
prime 1 John Vilevac SnakeBite Racing

Race Results: May 06, 2008
  "A" Race  -  18 laps
Place Points Rider Team
1st 10 Bob Martin RGF Solutions/Panther
2nd 8 Dave Chernosky RGF Solutions/Panther
3rd 6 Rudy Sroka Team Lake Effect
4th 4 Matthew Weeks Team Lake Effect
5th 2 John Davis Spin/RR Donnelley

prime 1 Dave Steiner SnakeBite Racing
prime 1 Matthew Weeks Team Lake Effect
prime 2 Andrew Clarke RGF Solutions/Panther
prime $ Brian Batke
Courtesy: Brecksville Velo Sport
Team Columbus / Torelli
prime 1 Andrew Clarke RGF Solutions/Panther
prime 1 Chad Thompson Team Inferno Pro Cycling
prime 1 Rudy Sroka Team Lake Effect
prime 1 Chad Thompson Team Inferno Pro Cycling
prime $ Chad Thompson Team Inferno Pro Cycling
 
  "B" Race  -  14 laps
Place Points Rider Team
1st 10 Gary Burkholder SnakeBite Racing
2nd 8 Michael Larimer SnakeBite Racing
3rd 6 Rick Bennett unattached

prime 1 Steve Foy Case Western Reserve
prime 1 Michael Larimer SnakeBite Racing
prime $ Jason Rapp
Courtesy: Brecksville Velo Sport
SnakeBite Racing
prime $ Gary Burkholder SnakeBite Racing
prime 1 Gary Burkholder SnakeBite Racing
prime 1 Rick Adams SnakeBite Racing
prime $ Rick Adams SnakeBite Racing

Race Results: Apr 29, 2008
  "A" Race  -  17 laps
Place Points Rider Team
1st 10 Paul Martin Texas Roadhouse
2nd 8 Rudy Sroka Team Lake Effect
3rd 6 Cameron Jackson RGF Solutions/Panther
4th 4 Brian Batke Team Columbus / Torelli
5th 2 Dave Chernosky RGF Solutions/Panther

prime 1 Matthew Weeks Team Lake Effect
prime $ Rudy Sroka Team Lake Effect
prime 1 Matthew Weeks Team Lake Effect
prime 2 Tony Marut Team Lake Effect
prime 2 Ray Huang Team Columbus
prime $ Matthew Weeks Team Lake Effect
prime 1 Matthew Orehek SnakeBite Racing
prime 1 Thomas Humphrey Spin/RR Donnelley
 
  "B" Race  -  13 laps
Place Points Rider Team
1st 10 Steve Foy Case Western Reserve
2nd 8 Scott Ertl Team Extreme
3rd 6 Rick Bennett unattached

prime 1 Matthew Tuskan SnakeBite Racing
prime $ Scott Ertl Team Extreme
prime 1 Scott Ertl Team Extreme
prime 2 Scott Ertl Team Extreme

Race Results: Apr 22, 2008
  "A" Race  -  16 laps
Place Points Rider Team
1st 10 Paul Martin Texas Roadhouse
2nd 8 Dave Chernosky RGF Solutions/Panther
3rd 6 Tris Hopkins Team Columbus / Torelli
4th 4 Matthew Weeks Team Lake Effect
5th 2 Shawn Adams Team Lake Effect

prime 1 Mike Vega Spin/RR Donnelley
prime 1 Zak Dieringer Spin/RR Donnelley
prime 1 Brian Batke Team Columbus / Torelli
prime 2 Stefan Kadar RGF Solutions/Panther
prime $ Paul Martin Texas Roadhouse
prime $ Paul Martin Texas Roadhouse
prime 2 Brian Batke Team Columbus / Torelli
 
  "B" Race  -  11 laps
Place Points Rider Team
1st 10 Jason Rapp SnakeBite Racing
2nd 8 Rick Bennett unattached
3rd 6 John Vilevac SnakeBite Racing

prime 1 Jason Rapp SnakeBite Racing
prime 2 Gwen Davis Team Lake Effect
prime $ K. Scott Carter Team Lake Effect


Map image of race course

Parking 2008

PARKING / REGISTRATION

For the 2008 season, we will park / register / stage from the Westlake Board of Education Transportation Center, 1097 Bassett Road. This lot is located just after the 1st turn on the course on the East side of the road. Look for the yellow school buses.

Please respect any late bus traffic / employees leaving the lot (typically done by 5:30 p.m.), all vehicles on the lot, and please make sure no litter is left behind. Access to this property required special permission and insurance coverage, let's not compromise our use of it.


Please Note: There are some changes for 2008   ·   2008 Race Flier
 TimeNoteCategoryDistanceEntryPrizes
 5:30-6:20 p.m.Registration    
 6:20-6:27 p.m.Staging / Instructions    
 6:27 p.m.Start"B" (4/5/Cit)16 - 40 miles$12.00  cash / 3 pl
 6:30 p.m.Start"A" (1/2/3)20 - 50 miles$12.00  cash / 5 pl
No start line registration, no late lap, no exceptions.
Minimum 5 entrants per category.

DIRECTIONS:
I-90 to the Crocker Rd. exit (#156). Travel North on Crocker Rd to Clemens Rd. and turn right. Continue 1/3 mi. East on Clemens Rd. to Bassett Rd. and turn left. Continue North to Westlake Board of Education Service Building, 1097 Bassett Rd. (on the right). Parking, registration, and staging located in the parking lot to the left of the main drive. Restrooms located in Roman Park on Ranney Parkway.

COURSE:
Completely flat 2 mile loop, located primarily in a suburban office park. Fields will stage in the lot at 1097 Bassett Rd. Neutral start from Staging to S/F located on Clemens Rd. Course proceeds right onto Bassett Rd., right onto Ranney Parkway, right onto Clemens Rd back to S/F. Distances increase April through June, then decrease through September. Organizer reserves the right to adjust distance to ensure safe finish.

REGISTRATION:
· No advance entry, 5:30-6:20 p.m. day of event only.
· This race is a non-sanctioned event. No license, membership, club, or team affiliation required. · Prior to racing, participants must:

  • Complete the annual liability release for each field entered (once per season). NOTE: If you race in the A field, complete the GOLD form. If you race in the B field, complete the PINK form. If you move back/forth between fields, you must complete the proper color form for the field you are racing that week.
  • Initial the date of participation (each week)
  • Complete the sign-in sheet (each week). NOTE: Please PRINT LEGIBLY, this sheet is used to score/judge the race.
  • Pay entry in full (each week)

· No start line entries. Unregistered entrants may not participate in the race.
· Minimum 5 entrants per field. Women / Juniors / Masters may race in either field.
· Organizer reserves the right to combine or create fields.

PRIZES:
Weekly cash prizes based on turnout. Points awarded for places; 10-8-6-4-2 in the "A" race, and 10-8-6 in the "B" race. 1 point will be awarded for participation each week. Point, cash, or merchandise primes may also be offered. There will be no overall cash prizes for 2008. All available prize money will be awarded for the race date it is collected, based on turnout. Participants will still be awarded points accumulating toward overall series ranking.

One (1) point will be awarded for all racers, for each week of participation, and applied to overall point totals. You MUST RACE to be awarded a PARTICPATION POINT.

RULES:

  • Organizer reserves the right to disqualify participants for any event rule infraction.
  • Disqualified participants must exit the race course immediately and may not complete the race.
  • The course is open to traffic and the centerline rule is in effect at all times.
  • Overtaking of traffic under any circumstance is prohibited, regardless of your position in the race.
  • Fields will proceed neutral from staging to start line on initial lap.
  • No free laps, wheel pit, or feed zone.
  • Lapped riders are encouraged to rejoin the main field, however, they must remain at the back and cannot participate in primes or the finish, nor ride in a manner that affects the outcome of the race.
  • No pacing from motorized vehicles permitted.
  • A slower field must ride single file and stay to the right when overtaken by a faster field.
  • No mixing of fields.
  • Participants are permitted to change fields mid-race, however, they forfeit their status in both fields and must abide by the lapped rider rules.
  • Final lap is designated by "1" on lap card and ringing bell.
  • Riders must maintain their line in the final 200m of the race.
  • Organizer reserves the right to adjust race duration to ensure safety of riders.
  • Approved helmets must be secured at all times on the bike.
  • No radios, media players, headphones, audio receivers or transmitters of any kind permitted.
  • No aero bars permitted.