KV-BATT is the Kissena Velodrome's Best All Around Time Trialist competition. Just because the Coronavirus is ruining our lives, doesn’t mean we should let it ruin our lives. Racers gotta race, and with inspiration from Paul Coluccio and his Long Island Social Distancing Individual Time Trial, we have developed a way to do it, while also keeping ourselves socially distanced.

In a nutshell, each rider will submit times for their time trials to be done at the track to a submission web form listed below. The times will be translated by our magic website (ENIAC) into points for each TT and tabumatized. Results will be posted on the results page (link coming soon.)

For the Championship event, participants will need to complete the events listed under Group 1 and Group 2. Riders must complete each group on different days. Riders are free to choose which day to complete the Grouped events. Events in one group can not be mixed and matched with events in the other group, but the events within the group can be raced in any order.

You may take more than one crack at any element within each group, but the last crack you take is the one that counts, regardless of the time, so think hard about that decision (and honesty is a virtue.) Multiple submissions for each week will result in the least favorable submission being used for scoring.

All starts are off the rail, behind the appropriate start line (more on where that is later.)

You will need a person to time, the “Timer”, a mass start-legal track bike: drop bar, fixed gear, no aerobars, no front disks, no visible electronics (tape covering screen is okay), no brake, and anything else I can’t think of at the moment. Also needed are something to write down the times recorded, a stopwatch (or just use your phone, Skippy), and a pen.

Label each card with the name of the element: Flying 200, Flying 500, Kilo, or 4k Pursuit. You can also just use a pad of paper, I just picture index cards working better. Specific instructions for prepping the card for the Pursuit is included below.

Should you not have a buddy available to help with the timing, despair not.  On weekends a PRR member will be on hand during certain time periods on either Saturday or Sunday to time you. For announcements on when that will happen, please check the Kissena Facebook group page or the Kissena Instagram account.

Be safe. If you are doing this right, you will be riding cross-eyed at some point, I hope. Don’t let that crash you out.

There are often others using the track for walking and casual riding. Please respect them, this is the kind of positive activity that should be encouraged as we go through life, especially in these times. They are also likely to be in the lane as you are racing one of your elements. Ya just gotta deal with it –just make sure you give them plenty of space (obviously, at least 2 meters.) You should also take time before you start to politely explain what you are doing and what they should expect. It is easy to get frustrated and develop an attitude. A trick I use is to pretend I am talking to a relative (one of about the same age) who has no idea what is going on. It works sometimes.

Group 1 (Monday, October 12 - Sunday, October 25: 8pm)

• Flying 200m

• Flying 500m

• Standing Start 1000m

Submit Your Results Here.

Results Page.

Group 2 (Monday, October 12 - Sunday, October 25: 8pm)

• Standing Start 2000m

• Standing Start 3000m

Submit Your Results Here.

Results Page.

Flying 200 Meter

Two laps in total, the final 200 meters is timed. Rider gets whistle off the rail and Timer yells “Last lap!” the next time across the line. Timer starts time at the 200m line (white line approaching turn 3), and the normal start/finish line is the finish. Timer should stand near the S/F line. As in all these elements, the front of the front wheel stops the clock.

Index card: Simply record the time.

Flying 500 Meter

2 laps (though only the final 1.25 laps are timed). Rider starts riding at the front-straight pursuit line (red) and ramps up speed until she crosses the 500m line (the red one halfway between turns three and four), crucially, IN THE SPRINTER’S LANE, at which point the time starts and the rider has 500m to complete. Upon crossing the front-side pursuit line, Timer should call out “One to go!” and the next time across that line stops the clock.

The 500m line does not cross the entire track. This is why we need the racer to cross the line in the lane. The Timer should position herself in the exact middle of the infield for start, and for starting the time. When the rider crosses the 500m line the first time and the time starts, Timer should walk towards the front-side pursuit line to get an accurate reading for the finish, 1.25 laps later.

Index card: Simply record the time. 

1000 Meter/Kilo

2.5 laps starting from the back straight pursuit line (red line halfway round the track from the middle) and ending on the pursuit line directly across the track (the other red line). Timer should, after assuring that Rider is on the rail behind the pursuit line, stand about 2/3 of the way back to the finishing pursuit line. Timer starts rider with “Rider ready?” Upon confirmation that Rider is indeed ready (if not, repeat the question when you suspect Rider is now ready), “Go!” (or whistle) starts the time and Rider releases from the rail. Timer walks towards the finishing pursuit line. As Rider crosses the first time, Timer should call out “Two!” The next time by, Timer should call out “One! (or make a loud ding dingy sound)” Time ends when the front edge of the front wheel crosses that pursuit line again.

Upon a mishap in timing (my finger has slipped and missed the button -what a horrible feeling), Timer should try her best to stop the rider as soon as safely possible so as to save energy. Then apologize (these things happen) and try again.

Index Card: Index card should have a very short column consisting of the numbers 2 and 1. Upon first crossing of the line, and upon calling out “Two!” Timer should cross off the 2. Optional crossing of the 1 next time around, but it makes good habit. Following the finish of the element, record the time.

4000 Meter/Pursuit

10 Laps, starting and ending on the front-straight pursuit line. Timer can stand up to 2m from the rider. Timer starts rider with “Rider ready?” Upon confirmation that Rider is indeed ready (if not, repeat the question when you suspect Rider is now ready), “Go!” (or whistle) starts the time Rider releases from the rail. Rider now has ten laps to complete and Timer should be extra nervous about not messing up.

Upon a mishap in timing (my finger has slipped and missed the button -what a horrible feeling), Timer should try her best to stop Rider as soon as safely possible so as to save energy. Then apologize (sheesh, get it together) and try again.