THANK YOU:

Commissaires John Buckton All grades, Richard Jenkins & Joanne Buckton A, B & C grades. Thanks to Ritchard Jenkins & Matthew Hynes who deployed and retrieved all the witches hats and signs. Thanks to Anna Fortuna for manning the canteen.  HUGE THANKS TO ROCKY FORTUNA (See Report below)

Thanks to our safety marshals Charles Dalrymple-Hay & and Joe Gatt.  Thanks to Sue Shavkin who assisted Joanne on the Registration table.  Thanks to Leeann Emery & Joe Gatt for being our First Aid Officers. 

CLUB SPONSORS (see logos right)

Randwick Botany Cycling Club is proudly sponsored by FRF Couriers. FRF Sports is the distributor of products including BH bicycles, Argon 18 bicycles,  Cinelli bicycle accessories, Colnago bicycles & accessories, 3T cycling assessories, Vittoria shoes and Speedplay pedals.  Bike Bug carries all our major sponsors bikes and products such as Colnago, Cinelli and Argon 18.  Bike Bug is offering all Randwick Botany members a 15% discount off parts and accessories.  Go to cyclebits.com for all your cycling consumable needs like tyres, tubes, bar tape, etc, etc.  Order online from an Australian company, and have your cyclebits arrive at your door a day or two later Long term RBCC sponosr DS Labels – Marrackville. Sponsors of our club jersey include Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers,  Tenpoint, Vantage Freight, Sydney Morning Herald.

REPORT

Before I get to the report I have to mention Rocky Fortuna It has been remiss or me to leave Rocky out of the race report (other than having a dig at him every chance I get) but jokes aside, Rocky works selflessly in the background.  Now that I have said something nice about him I can get back to running him down.  Perhaps you don't know this but Rocky:

	Is the first to the club and opens up every week.
	Takes the witches hats and trailer out of the clubhouse by himself every week
	Vacummed out the clubhouse last week and informed us that it took him 3 hours
	Takes the photos every week.
	Empties the garbage bins every week and takes the wheelie bin out for council to pick up
	Places the advertisment baricades out every week
	Takes the El Presidential chair and public address system out to the start line so that I merely have to walk out and sit down.  (A cup of coffee might be nice too!!)
	Is on the 2 way radio where he is first to the scene of any problem. (he did take on about 20 Bra Boys the last time I sent him to check on a problem but that's another story)
	Calls the approaching bunches because the President's eye sight is not the greatest.
	Was runner up in the Mongrel of the Year Award for the past 3 years.

How do I know all these things?  Because Rocky put them all in an email to me. Not sure why he reminded me that he was runner up for the Mongrel of the Year Award for the last 3 years.  Perhaps he is upset that he hasn't won it outright yet.  I can assure you Rocky you are leading the points this year !!

Now that you have had your pat on the back, can I do the Race repot !

Well with many of the A open riders off doing the Canberra Tour, we combined A Club and A open this week into a single A grade.  Dave Early tried to get away a couple of times but they brought him back.

In the end it was regular RBCC Thursday night Track Sprinter, Dave Walton from Parramatta Club who did it easy.  Fine sprint by Kevie Black to just beat Dave Early to the line for second place.

Left - Big victory for young Keiran Bull in the Seniors.  Keiran narrowly held off big John Siounis in an exciting E Grade sprint	I promoted Bazza to B grade Captain this week and told him to behave himself.  I felt that Bazza was a very suitable choice for the position as if anyone knows how to spot someone doing the wrong thing, it's Bazza.  He's done them all himself.

START TIMES

As we are outside daylight saving, racing times are now:

Juniors start at 12.30pm. Seniors D, E, & F grades will start at 2pm and A, B & C grades will start at 3pm.

RACING SHEDULE

A handicap race for A B & C grades will be conducted on the first Saturday of every month.  Other Saturdays will be normal scratch races. 

For more information please contact the club secretary Joanne Buckton on 02 9315 7801 or email: secretary@randwickbotanycc.com

Web page layout & editing by: John Buckton

Photos by: Rocky Fortuna & Charles Dalrymple-Hay

Report by John Buckton

Contact:
John:   webmaster@randwickbotanycc.com