6/19 - Last Practice Crit of the season

Hey all,

We rescheduled the 6/12 crit to this Wednesday, 6/19. Come out and get some practice in before ToAD. Short clinic at 6:30, the 30 minute B race at 6:50, and the A race after that. Hope to see you there!

6/12 crit is CANCELLED due to weather

The weather isn't looking great, so we're cancelling this week's crit. We'll try to reschedule for next week, 6/19. Stay tuned for more info!

5/29 Practice Crit

For the 5/29 practice crit, we'll be taking a bit more of a clinic approach, with 20 minutes of skills talk starting at 6:30, a 25 minute B race at 6:50, and then a 35 minute A race at 7:25.

Show up early for the talk, or show up a little later if you just want to race! See you tomorrow!

Practice Crits ON for tonight!

The rain is gone and we've got plenty of time for things to dry out, so the practice crit is ON for tonight. See you there!

The Practice Crits are Coming Back!

The Practice Crits will be back again for 2019, again at Madison International Speedway. The details are pretty much the same as last year (see old flyer, new flyer coming soon), and here are the 2019 dates:
May 1
May 15
May 29
June 12

Stay tuned for the updated flyer and course info. See you all soon!

Week 4 course

Week 4's course is going to be the same as week 1's. Numbers on the left!

Get your one-day license ahead of time!

Important: we've had so many new racers come out that we're running low on one-day license forms. If you don't have an annual license and you want to be sure to be able to race, buy your one-day license ahead of time and bring the receipt tomorrow.

Just search for "Madison Practice Crits" in the USAC event finder and select 6/20 for the one-day license date. We love seeing new riders, so please keep coming out!

https://www.usacycling.org/get-involved/membership/one-day-licenses

Which course would you like to race next week?

Hi practice critters,

We have one more practice crit scheduled for 6/20. Which course do you want to race? Fill out the survey here!

Today's crit is ON

There was a little rain earlier in the day, but it's shaping up to be a beautiful evening. See you all down at Madison International Speedway!

Practice Crit #3 (6/6)

We're back tomorrow for edition number three of the practice crits. The weather looks to be warm and overcast, but we're not supposed to get any rain.

This week's course is a little ambitious:

It's somewhat similar to week 1, but there's a bit of almost two-way traffic as riders have to cut across the infield and use the access lane to get to the climb on the near side banking.

Once again, thanks to Machinery Row for providing the prizes this week.

Hope to see you all out there!

This Week's Practice Crit (5/23)

Some updates for this week's crit:

Second race is free!
Juniors race free!
Please bring your number from last week! If you lost it, that's okay, but please keep your new number.
Numbers on the right.

This week's course is like the reverse of last week's, making use of the narrow lane to bring a little Euro feel to the proceedings:

Many thanks to our awesome sponsor, Machinery Row, for supplying the prizes this week.

Today's practice crit is ON

The sun is out and the radar looks clear. See you all tonight!

Course for week #1

We're planning a nice simple loop tomorrow with a slight hill towards the end of the lap. The bank of the turn is probably about 20 feet of elevation gain.

Registration is at the booth by the entrance. There are port-a-potties behind the building in the parking lot.

Here's hoping it stays dry!

First practice crit of the year tomorrow

The first practice crit of the year will be tomorrow, 5/9, at 6:00 PM at Madison International Speedway. The weather looks a little iffy, so keep an eye on this space for cancellation information. Alternatively, email madisonpracticecrits@gmail.com, and I can put you on our listserv so you can get actively notified of changes to the crits. Hope to see you all tomorrow!

Would you attend the practice crits at Madison International Speedway?

Hi practice critters,

We're considering a new venue for the 2018 Madison Practice Crits and would like your feedback. Please take 2 minutes to fill out this short survey so we can make the event the best it can be!

https://goo.gl/forms/dPhl8Kk8EIZgpRRa2

LAST CRIT OF THE YEAR (7/12)

We're going to do one more crit TONIGHT and then call it for the year. It's late in the season, but there's at least one more crit that should be on everyone's calendar. Come on out and race Research Park one more time (and stick around to corner guard, of course).

Crit tomorrow (7/12)?

Can you fill out this poll to let us know if you're interested in racing tomorrow (assuming the weather is okay)?

7/5 cancelled

There's been a little too much extra rain and a little too much cloud cover, so it looks like the course will still be wet at 6:30. That plus another incoming rainstorm means we're going to cancel once again.

Practice Crits happening tomorrow (7/5)

Hey everyone,

We're planning to do a few more practice crits this summer. Come out if you want to keep racing or you want to get tuned up for the state crit this weekend!

Practice Crits cancelled for 6/28

The weather is looking iffy and it seems like people are a little worn out from ToAD, so no practice crit this week. We'll try again next week.