Re: [CR] Keirin Questions

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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:57:44 -0500
From: "Angel Garcia" <veronaman@gmail.com>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Keirin Questions


FYI: Italy is in the process of constructing a new world class track of 250 meters in length. I just wrote about it today coincidentally: http://italiancyclingjournal.blogspot.com/2009/01/armstrong-new-velodrome-in-montichiari.html

Angel Garcia Long Valley, NJ

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 5:48 PM, Tom Sanders <tesanders@comcast.net> wrote:
> Now that the Nihon Jitensha Shinkoukai (NJS) has been succeeded by Japan
> Keirin and Autorace (JKA) to administer Keirin races, will approved parts
> be stamped "JKA"? I've never seen any and there still seem to be new NJS
> marked stuff all over.
>
> Is there any movement to standardize race tracks from the 250 meter to the
> larger 350-500Meter tracks Keirin races use? Seems like until we
> standardize the racing conditions, there never will be anything like a true
> World Championship of track racing.

>

> Tom Sanders

>

> Lansing, MI USA