Getting started with track

Just started out at the track - did the first few intro to racing nights, and got upgraded.

Did a few Cat 4 races (http://velodrome.org/mva/node/64?results=night&id=6, http://velodrome.org/mva/node/64?results=night&id=8, http://velodrome.org/mva/node/64?results=night&id=9), and did pretty well, so I got to move up to Friday night (the big show).

It's a big jump from not having ever ridden on the track to the Cat 3 races on the velodrome for me. First Friday night was a big leap for me - I felt pretty good in the scratch race, but got boxed in. I got boxed in during the miss-and-out and was third to be eliminated. Last race of the night was a points race - I felt good, and tried to get in a breakaway. Unfortunately, I wasn't even close to getting away, so I just toasted myself for the finale sprint.

All in all, a pretty disappointing first Friday night, but I was pretty excited to be able to upgrade so quickly.

Here's a picture of thee points race:

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