The DISC-O Track Wrap… or should that be Rap!?!

Gangham style was the call as the lights dimmed on what’s been a hugely successful early-season track series.  Yep, DISC-O Track was indeed track, but like very few knew it: restricted gears, limited recovery, short-sharp racing, mixing it up indeed!

Dance Master Cam kept things lively and people guessing.  It felt like you’d just finished a cool down only to be called up for your next race.  What was telling, was that the juniors that had raced DISC-O track #1 and #2 did very well up in Sydney for the first round of the National Junior Track Series (NJTS) – so the proof is very definitely in the pudding for how good DISC-O Track had been for them!

Round #3 was were things got serious with the final of the BONT Wheelraces and the Henry & Lorna Hill Motorpaces.  Combine that with a mix of sprint derbies and keirins and the dreaded points accumulator and leg sapping was an understatement.

The overall teams and individual prizes were also on the line and with tight contests in some of the categories, this meant even more was at stake… namely some decent prize money!

48 juniors fronted up for round #3 and the motor pace finals got things underway.  Winners were Charlotte Thompson, Riley Hart, Courtney Field and Kurt Santagada.  From there it was Flying 200 qualifying.  That these young riders have now done three Flying 200’s over the course of the series will prove invaluable for the upcoming Vic Track Cup and the State Championships later in the season.

Before the sprint derbies got underway, it was time for the BONT Wheelrace finals and not surprisingly, all four winners had come off the back of racing up in Sydney at the first round of the NJTS.

Brunswick’s Nick Abels (off 105m), one of the most improved riders going around this early season, held on for the last lap-and-a-half in the JM17 Final refusing to allow anyone to come around.  His win was tough, sweet and well deserved.  Dylan Thompson (100m) took second and Kallum Parlevliet (120m) third.

In the combined women’s 15/17 BONT Final, Charlotte Thompson (110m) backed up her motorpace win with a strong victory in the wheelrace.  Back marker, Ruby Roseman Gannon, was valiant in her chase but came up just short with Charlotte beating Georgia Mylonas (120m) and Greta Curran (90m).

In the JM15s Riley Hart (5m) doubled-up with a strong showing on the front of the back markers, as they passed the front markers on the last lap.  Isaac Buckle (Scratch) was second and Harrison McClimont (65m) third.

The sprints were the same three-up format used in the earlier DISC-O’s with the loser of a heat going down and the winner coming up.  It was a mixed and even contest with only Courtney Field going through undefeated throughout.  While the kieirins also saw a mix of winners.

The session finished with the dreaded points accumulator and surprisingly it was the sprinters who seemed to still have something left with wins to David Koroknai, Courtney Field, Isaac Buckle and Charlotte Thompson.

Overall winners will follow, but results from the day were:

Juniors
Event 1 U17M Motorpace
1 Kurt Santagada
2 James Tickner
3 Dylan Thompson
Event 2 U17W Motorpace
1 Courtney Field
2 Ruby Roseman-Gannon
3 Britt Jackson
Event 3 U15M Motorpace
1 Riley Hart
2 Godfrey Slattery
3 Liam Pino
Event 4 U15W Motorpace
1 Charlotte Thompson
2 Georgia Cummings
3 Sarah Gigante
Event 5 U17M Flying 200m
1 David Koroknai 12.03
2 Stephen Ellul 12.09
3 Kurt Santagada 12.19
4 Connor Rowley 12.21
5 James Tickner 12.36
6 Nicolas Abels 12.41
7 Callum Parlevliet 12.72
8 Kyle Muir 12.79
9 Dylan Thompson 13.04
10 Nathan Northby 13.44
11 Adam Jackson 13.47
12 Trey Freeman 13.72
13 Jacob Mumford 13.82
14 Isaac Gibbs 14.09
15 Jarrod Wilson 14.44
Event 6 U17W Flying 200m
1 Courtney Field 12.79
2 Ruby Roseman-Gannon 13.73
3 Greta Curran 13.75
4 Britt Jackson 13.78
5 Jordyn Hassett 13.88
6 Emily Dunk 14.03
7 Georgia Mylonas 14.36
8 Jaime Gooding 14.96
Event 7 U15M Flying 200m
1 Isaac Buckle 12.81
2 Godfrey Slattery 13.02
3 Riley Hart 13.12
4 Tom Benton 13.37
5 Liam Pino 13.57
6 David Currie 13.88
7 Ryan Koroknai 14.53
8 Harrison McClimont 14.70
9 Nathan Bof 14.86
10 Luca Tarticchio 15.43
11 Will Height 15.58
12 Robert Northby 16.00
13 Luke Plapp 16.03
14 Angus Collins 16.09
15 Michael Richie 16.32
16 Zac Pekin 16.36
17 Jordan Jackson 16.64
18 Will Maughan 16.72
Event 8 U15W Flying 200m
1 Charlotte Thompson 14.27
2 Alana Field 14.53
3 Georgia Cummings 14.95
4 Sarah Gigante 15.40
5 Shanelle Freeman 16.68
Event 9 – U17M Bont Shoes 1500m Wheelrace Final
1 Nicolas Abels
2 Dylan Thompson
3 Callum Parlevliet
Event 10 – U15M Bont Shoes 1500m Wheelrace Final
1 Riley Hart
2 Isaac Buckle
3 Harrison McClimont
Event 11 – U15W & U17W Bont Shoes 1500m Wheelrace Final
1 Charlotte Thompson
2 Georgia Mylonas
3 Greta Curran
Event 12 – U17M Sprint Derbys R1 H1
1 David Koroknai
2 Kurt Santagada
3 Stephen Ellul
Event 13 – U17M Sprint Derbys R1 H2
1 James Tickner
2 Nicolas Abels
3 Connor Rowley
Event 14 – U17M Sprint Derbys R1 H3
1 Callum Parlevliet
2 Dylan Thompson
3 Kyle Muir
Event 15 – U17M Sprint Derbys R1 H4
1 Trey Freeman
2 Adam Jackson
3 Nathan Northby
Event 16 – U17M Sprint Derbys R1 H5
1 Jarrod Wilson
2 Jacob Mumford
3 Isaac Gibbs
Event 17 – U17W Sprint Derbys R1 H1
1 Courtney Field
2 Ruby Roseman-Gannon
Event 18 – U17W Sprint Derbys R1 H2
1 Britt Jackson
2 Jordyn Hassett
3 Greta Curran
Event 19 – U17W Sprint Derbys R1 H3
1 Jaime Gooding
2 Georgia Mylonas
3 Emily Dunk
Event 20 – U15M Sprint Derbys R1 H1
1 Riley Hart
2 Isaac Buckle
3 Godfrey Slattery
Event 21 – U15M Sprint Derbys R1 H2
1 Liam Pino
2 Tom Benton
3 David Currie
Event 22 – U15M Sprint Derbys R1 H3
1 Harrison McClimont
2 Ryan Koroknai
3 Nathan Bof
Event 23 – U15M Sprint Derbys R1 H4
1 Luca Tarticchio
2 Will Height
3 Robert Northby
Event 24 – U15M Sprint Derbys R1 H5
1 Luke Plapp
2 Michael Richie
3 Angus Collins
Event 25 – U15M Sprint Derbys R1 H6
1 Zac Pekin
2 Will Maughan
3 Jordan Jackson
Event 26 – U15W Sprint Derbys R1 H1
1 Alana Field
2 Charlotte Thompson
Event 27 – U15W Sprint Derbys R1 H2
1 Georgia Cummings
2 Sarah Gigante
3 Shanelle Freeman
Event 28 – U17M Sprint Derbys R2 H1
1 David Koroknai
2 Kurt Santagada
3 James Tickner
Event 29 – U17M Sprint Derbys R2 H2
1 Stephen Ellul
2 Callum Parlevliet
3 Nicolas Abels
Event 30 – U17M Sprint Derbys R2 H3
1 Dylan Thompson
2 Trey Freeman
3 Connor Rowley
Event 31 – U17M Sprint Derbys R2 H4
1 Kyle Muir
2 Jarrod Wilson
3 Adam Jackson
Event 32 – U17M Sprint Derbys R2 H5
1 Jacob Mumford
2 Isaac Gibbs
3 Nathan Northby
Event 33 – U17W Sprint Derbys R2 H1
1 Courtney Field
2 Ruby Roseman-Gannon
3 Britt Jackson
Event 34 – U17W Sprint Derbys R2 H2
1 Jordyn Hassett
2 Jaime Gooding
3 Greta Curran
Event 35 – U17W Sprint Derbys R2 H3
1 Georgia Mylonas
2 Emily Dunk
Event 36 – U15M Sprint Derbys R2 H1
1 Isaac Buckle
2 Riley Hart
3 Liam Pino
Event 37 – U15M Sprint Derbys R2 H2
1 Godfrey Slattery
2 Tom Benton
3 Harrison McClimont
Event 38 – U15M Sprint Derbys R2 H3
1 David Currie
2 Luca Tarticchio
3 Ryan Koroknai
Event 39 – U15M Sprint Derbys R2 H4
1 Nathan Bof
2 Will Height
3 Luke Plapp
Event 40 – U15M Sprint Derbys R2 H5
1 Robert Northby
2 Michael Richie
3 Zac Pekin
Event 41 – U15M Sprint Derbys R2 H6
1 Jordan Jackson
2 Angus Collins
3 Will Maughan
Event 42 – U15W Sprint Derbys R2 H1
1 Alana Field
2 Georgia Cummings
Event 43 – U15W Sprint Derbys R2 H2
1 Charlotte Thompson
2 Sarah Gigante
3 Shanelle Freeman
Event 44 – U17M Keirins R1 H1
1 David Koroknai
2 Kurt Santagada
3 James Tickner
Event 45 – U17M Keirins R1 H2
1 Nicolas Abels
2 Connor Rowley
3 Dylan Thompson
Event 46 – U17M Keirins R1 H3
1 Jacob Mumford
2 Jarrod Wilson
3 Nathan Northby
Event 47 – U17W Keirins R1 H1
1 Courtney Field
2 Ruby Roseman-Gannon
3 Britt Jackson
Event 48 – U17W Keirins R1 H2
1 Greta Curran
2 Georgia Mylonas
Event 49 – U15M Keirins R1 H1
1 Godfrey Slattery
2 Isaac Buckle
3 Riley Hart
Event 50 – U15M Keirins R1 H2
1 Nathan Bof
2 Ryan Koroknai
3 Luca Tarticchio
Event 51 – U15M Keirins R1 H3
1 Luke Plapp
2 Michael Richie
3 Will Maughan
Event 52 – U15W Keirins R1
1 Charlotte Thompson
2 Georgia Cummings
3 Alana Field
Event 53 – U17M Keirins R2 H1
1 Kurt Santagada
2 David Koroknai
3 Nicolas Abels
Event 54 – U17M Keirins R2 H2
1 Callum Parlevliet
2 Kyle Muir
3 Jacob Mumford
Event 55 – U17M Keirins R2 H3
1 Jarrod Wilson
2 Trey Freeman
3 Isaac Gibbs
Event 56 – U17W Keirins R2
1 Courtney Field
2 Ruby Roseman-Gannon
3 Britt Jackson
Event 57 – U15M Keirins R2 H1
1 Isaac Buckle
2 Godfrey Slattery
3 Liam Pino
Event 58 – U15M Keirins R2 H2
1 Tom Benton
2 Ryan Koroknai
3 Harrison McClimont
Event 59 – U15M Keirins R2 H3
1 Robert Northby
2 Michael Richie
3 Will Maughan
Event 60 – U15W Keirins R2
1 Charlotte Thompson
2 Alana Field
3 Sarah Gigante
Event 61 U17M Points Accumulator
1 David Koroknai
2 James Tickner
3 Kurt Santagada
Event 62 U17W Points Accumulator
1 Courtney Field
2 Ruby Roseman-Gannon
3 Jordyn Hassett
Event 63 U15M Points Accumulator
1 Isaac Buckle
2 Riley Hart
3 David Currie
Event 64 U15W Points Accumulator
1 Charlotte Thompson
2 Georgia Cummings
3 Sarah Gigante
Seniors
Event 65 A Grade Men Motorpace
1 Cam Woolcock
2 Greg Hogan
3 Chris Eichler
Event 66 B Grade Men Motorpace
1 David Randall
2 Kyle Thompson
3 Riley Terrans
Event 67 Women Motorpace
1 Ruby Greig-Hurtig
2 Jessica Laws
3 Rebecca Williamson
Event 68 A Grade Men Flying 200m
1 Ben Abels 10.90
2 Jacob Schmidt 11.10
3 Braeden Dean 11.20
4 Jaron Gardiner 11.30
5 Jay Castles 11.40
6 John Cochran 11.45
7 James Dann 11.67
8 Greg Hogan 11.88
9 Jerome Bechaz 11.98
10 Aaron Ross 12.15
11 Steve Leishman 12.17
12 Chris Kennett 12.20
13 Chris Hickey 12.25
14 Callan Douglas 12.26
15 J Dougrey 12.38
16 Nick Edwards 12.53
17 Chris Eichler 12.66
18 Nicholas Cockerell 12.75
19 Cam Woolcock 12.90
Event 69 B Grade Men Flying 200m
1 Kyle Thompson 11.93
2 David Randall 12.29
3 Riley Terrans 12.40
4 Daniel Jackson 12.42
5 Matthies Kernan 12.49
6 J Madden 12.59
7 Trevor Griscti 12.64
8 J Walk 12.66
9 Will Key 12.67
10 Nick Mahoney 12.90
11 Liam Cochlan 12.98
12 Sam Murphy 13.10
13 Ash Key 13.33
14 Scott Gigante 13.35
15 Stefan Northby 13.64
16 Tom Floyd 13.65
17 J Holland 13.77
18 J Patrick 13.91
Event 70 Women Flying 200m
1 Caitlin Ward 12.45
2 Jessica Laws 12.87
3 Emily Apolito 13.03
4 Ruby Greig-Hurtig 13.35
5 Emma Jackson 14.24
6 Madeleine Cardillo 14.29
7 Rebecca Williamson 14.60
8 Michelle Scurr 14.65
9 Nina Greig-Towers 14.68
10 Rachael Swain 14.80
11 Gabrielle Belz 15.00
12 Penny Robinson 15.99
13 Penny Robinson 16.33
14 Rebecca Sutherland 16.60
Event 71 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H1
1 Jacob Schmidt
2 Ben Abels
Event 72 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H2
1 Jaron Gardiner
2 Braeden Dean
Event 73 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H3
1 John Cochran
2 Jay Castles
Event 74 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H4
1 James Dann
2 Greg Hogan
Event 75 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H5
1 Aaron Ross
2 Jerome Bechaz
Event 76 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H6
1 Steve Leishman
2 Chris Kennett
Event 77 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H7
1 Callan Douglas
2 Chris Hickey
Event 78 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H8
1 J Dougrey
2 Nick Edwards
Event 79 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H9
1 Chris Eichler
2 Cam Woolcock
3 Nicholas Cockerell
Event 80 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H1
1 Kyle Thompson
2 Riley Terrans
3 David Randall
Event 81 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H2
1 Daniel Jackson
2 J Madden
3 Matthies Kernan
Event 82 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H3
1 J Walk
2 Will Key
3 Trevor Griscti
Event 83 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H4
1 Sam Murphy
2 Nick Mahoney
3 Liam Cochlan
Event 84 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H5
1 Scott Gigante
2 Stefan Northby
3 Ash Key
Event 85 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R1 H6
1 Tom Floyd
2 J Patrick
3 J Holland
Event 86 – Women Sprint Derbys R1 H1
1 Caitlin Ward
2 Jessica Laws
3 Emily Apolito
Event 87 – Women Sprint Derbys R1 H2
1 Emma Jackson
2 Ruby Greig-Hurtig
3 Madeleine Cardillo
Event 88 – Women Sprint Derbys R1 H3
1 Rebecca Williamson
2 Nina Greig-Towers
3 Michelle Scurr
Event 89 – Women Sprint Derbys R1 H4
1 Rachael Swain
2 Gabrielle Belz
3 Rebecca Sutherland
Event 90 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H1
1 Jacob Schmidt
2 Jaron Gardiner
Event 91 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H2
1 Ben Abels
2 John Cochran
Event 92 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H3
1 Braeden Dean
2 James Dann
Event 93 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H4
1 Jay Castles
2 Aaron Ross
Event 94 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H5
1 Greg Hogan
2 Steve Leishman
Event 95 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H6
1 Jerome Bechaz
2 Callan Douglas
Event 96 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H7
1 Chris Hickey
2 Chris Kennett
Event 97 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H8
1 Nick Edwards
2 Chris Eichler
Event 98 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H9
1 Nicholas Cockerell
2 Cam Woolcock
Event 99 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H1
1 Kyle Thompson
2 Riley Terrans
3 Daniel Jackson
Event 100 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H2
1 David Randall
2 J Walk
3 J Madden
Event 101 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H3
1 Sam Murphy
2 Matthies Kernan
3 Will Key
Event 102 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H4
1 Trevor Griscti
2 Nick Mahoney
3 Scott Gigante
Event 103 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H5
1 Tom Floyd
2 Liam Cochlan
3 Stefan Northby
Event 104 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R2 H6
1 J Patrick
2 J Holland
3 Ash Key
Event 105 – Women Sprint Derbys R2 H1
1 Caitlin Ward
2 Jessica Laws
3 Emma Jackson
Event 106 – Women Sprint Derbys R2 H2
1 Emily Apolito
2 Ruby Greig-Hurtig
3 Rebecca Williamson
Event 107 – Women Sprint Derbys R2 H3
1 Rachael Swain
2 Nina Greig-Towers
3 Madeleine Cardillo
Event 108 – Women Sprint Derbys R2 H4
1 Gabrielle Belz
2 Rebecca Sutherland
3 Michelle Scurr
Event 109 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H1
1 Jacob Schmidt
2 Braeden Dean
Event 110 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H2
1 Ben Abels
2 Jaron Gardiner
Event 111 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H3
1 James Dann
2 John Cochran
Event 112 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H4
1 Jay Castles
2 Greg Hogan
Event 113 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H5
1 Aaron Ross
2 Steve Leishman
Event 114 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H6
1 Chris Hickey
2 Jerome Bechaz
Event 115 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H7
1 Callan Douglas
2 Nick Edwards
Event 116 – A Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H8
1 Chris Kennett
2 Cam Woolcock
3 Chris Eichler
Event 117 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H1
1 Kyle Thompson
2 Riley Terrans
3 David Randall
Event 118 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H2
1 Sam Murphy
2 Daniel Jackson
3 J Walk
Event 119 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H3
1 Matthies Kernan
2 Trevor Griscti
3 J Madden
Event 120 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H4
1 Will Key
2 Nick Mahoney
3 Tom Floyd
Event 121 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H5
1 Scott Gigante
2 Liam Cochlan
3 J Patrick
Event 122 – B Grade Men Sprint Derbys R3 H6
1 J Holland
2 Ash Key
3 Stefan Northby
Event 123 – The Grudge Match Ward v Gardiner
1 Caitlin Ward
2 Jaron Gardiner
Event 124 – Women Sprint Derbys R3 H1
1 Jessica Laws
2 Emily Apolito
Event 125 – Women Sprint Derbys R3 H2
1 Ruby Greig-Hurtig
2 Rachael Swain
3 Emma Jackson
Event 126 – Women Sprint Derbys R3 H3
1 Nina Greig-Towers
2 Rebecca Williamson
3 Gabrielle Belz
Event 127 – Women Sprint Derbys R3 H4
1 Madeleine Cardillo
2 Michelle Scurr
3 Rebecca Sutherland
Event 128 – A Grade Men Keirins R1 H1
1 Jacob Schmidt
2 Ben Abels
3 John Cochran
Event 129 – A Grade Men Keirins R1 H2
1 Jay Castles
2 Aaron Ross
3 Callan Douglas
Event 130 – A Grade Men Keirins R1 H3
1 Chris Eichler
2 Nick Edwards
3 Cam Woolcock
Event 131 – B Grade Men Keirins R1 H1
1 Kyle Thompson
2 David Randall
3 Riley Terrans
Event 132 – B Grade Men Keirins R1 H2
1 Trevor Griscti
2 Scott Gigante
3 Will Key
Event 133 – B Grade Men Keirins R1 H3
1 Liam Cochlan
2 J Holland
3 Ash Key
Event 134 – Women Keirins R1 H1
1 Caitlin Ward
2 Emma Jackson
3 Emily Apolito
Event 135 – Women Keirins R1 H2
1 Ruby Greig-Hurtig
2 Nina Greig-Towers
3 Madeleine Cardillo
Event 136 – Women Keirins R1 H3
1 Rachael Swain
2 Rebecca Sutherland
3 Penny Robinson
Event 137 – A Grade Men Keirins R2 H1
1 Jacob Schmidt
2 Braeden Dean
3 Jay Castles
Event 138 – A Grade Men Keirins R2 H2
1 James Dann
2 John Cochran
3 Aaron Ross
Event 139 – A Grade Men Keirins R2 H3
1 Greg Hogan
2 Nick Edwards
3 Cam Woolcock
Event 140 – B Grade Men Keirins R2 H1
1 David Randall
2 Kyle Thompson
3 Riley Terrans
Event 141 – B Grade Men Keirins R2 H2
1 Nick Mahoney
2 Liam Cochlan
3 Scott Gigante
Event 142 – B Grade Men Keirins R2 H3
1 J Madden
2 Tom Floyd
3 Ash Key
Event 143 – Women Keirins R2 H1
1 Caitlin Ward
2 Emily Apolito
3 Emma Jackson
Event 145 – Women Keirins R2 H2
1 Jessica Laws
2 Nina Greig-Towers
3 Rebecca Williamson
Event 146 – A Grade Men Bont Shoes 2000m Wheelrace Final
1 Braeden Dean
2 Aaron Ross
3 Jacob Schmidt
Event 147 – B Grade Men Bont Shoes 2000m Wheelrace Final
1 Kyle Thompson
2 Riley Terrans
3 David Randall
Event 148 – Womens Bont Shoes 2000m Wheelrace Final
1 Ruby Greig-Hurtig
2 Emma Jackson
3 Nina Greig-Towers