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Lawrence Grass Velodrome, 1014 N 1800 Road, Lawrence, KS (2026)

07/27/2026

Here are a few photos from today's 2026 Great Plains Regional Championships out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome. [Most photos by Jared Gab.]

07/26/2026

Oh, my! Probably our hottest/humidest race-day out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome today for the 1st Great Plains Regional Championships. Three races today -- 500 Meter Individual Time Trial, the "Kilo" (1,000 Meter Individual Time Trial), and the 8 KM Scratch Race.

Here are the results of the 500 M --

Cat A --
Gold - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 49.25 sec
Silver - Ian Jones, Team Blitz, 51.59 sec (PB)
Bronze - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 54.75 sec

Cat B --
Gold - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 57.15 sec
Silver - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 57.68 sec
Bronze - May Liu, Team Liu, 58.81 sec (PB)

Cat C --
Gold - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 1 min 04.63 sec

Here are the results of the "Kilo" --

Cat A --
Gold - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 1 min 40.91 sec
Silver - Ian Jones, Team Blitz, 1 min 45.50 sec (PB)
Bronze - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 1 min 51.31 sec

Cat B --
Gold - May Liu, Team Liu, 2 min 0.93 sec (PB)
Silver - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 2 min 02.44 sec
Bronze - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 2 min 15.66 sec

Cat C --
Gold - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 2 min 28.25 sec (PB)

And here are the results of the 8 KM Scratch Race --

Cat A --
Gold - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing
Silver - David Hamby, Paceline Racing
Bronze - May Liu, Team Liu

Cat B --
Gold - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing
Silver - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club

Cat C --
Gold - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing

Thank you one and all for a great season and finale out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome! Extra special thanks to Matt Gilhousen of Sunflower Outdoor and Bike and the Steve Tilford Foundation for the season-long mowing and the life-saving shade today! See you all next season!

07/26/2026

It's on! Matt Gilhousen did the final mowing and Coach Pat did the final grooming and painting this evening (in 110 deg F Heat Index) for tomorrow's Great Plains Regional Championships out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome! Gates open at 8:30 AM, Track Certification Clinic for any first-timers at 9:00 AM (FREE), racing begins at 11:00 AM ($10). (No racing license required, so no excuses.) Yes it's going to be hot (duh, it's late July in NE Kansas) but we will have some shade (bring a pop-up sun shelter if you have one, the more shade the better) and chairs and the Sunflower Sag Van will be out there with extra water. After the racing, we will have the Podium Ceremonies and the Legendary After Party! Be there, Aloha!

07/22/2026

Nice turn-out tonight for the 2026 Kansas Track Cycling Regular Season Finale as well as the final race in the six-race 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome. Tonight's Omnium race was the Elimination Race, after the neutral lap the last rider across the line each (and every) lap is eliminated until there are two riders left who sprint it out for the win. Here are the results of tonight's Elimination Race --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 10 Omnium Points
2nd - Tim Hassett, Team Hassett, 8 pts
3rd - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 6 pts
4th - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 4 pts
5th - JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 2 pts
6th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 1 pt
7th - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 1 pt
8th - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 1 pt

And here are the final Overall Standings in the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Series --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 54 pts
2nd - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 23 pts
3rd - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 21 pts
4th - Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling, 18 pts
5th - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 13 pts
6th - JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 13 pts
7th - Tim Hassett, Team Hassett, 12 pts
8th - Emily Chellis, Team Chellis, 11 pts
9th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 11 pts
10th - Roger Williams, Move Up Off-Road, 8 pts
11th - Jackson Simmons, Oh, Canada, 8 pts
12th - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 6 pts
13th - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 6 pts
14th - Jeremy Richards, Team Richards, 3 pts
15th - Ryan Nahm, Team Nahm, 1 pt
16th - Henry Hosek, Team Hosek, 1 pt

But we are not finished yet . . . this Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! is the first ever Great Plains Regional Championships! (Non-USA Cycling event this year so no racing license needed.) Join us ONE AND ALL for a day of track cycling racing out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome this Sunday, 26 July 2026.

8:30 AM -- Gates Open
9:00 AM -- Track Certification Clinic (FREE) required of all first-timers to our track.
9:30-10:30 AM -- onsite registration -- $10 for the day of racing.
11:00 AM -- racing begins -- 500 Meter Individual Time Trial followed by the "Kilo" and the 8 KM Scratch Race.

After the racing we will have the Podium Ceremonies and the Legendary After Party! You don't want to miss that. It is BYOE (Bring Your Own Everything) so bring everything you will need to enjoy a day of track cycling in a pasture in NE Kansas in late July (sunscreen, bug spray, shade, chair, fluids, snacks, ice socks, ice vests, etc., etc.).

Be there, Aloha!

07/15/2026

Great turn-out tonight out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome for the fifth out of six races in the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series -- the 6-Lap Individual Pursuit (IP). After Bill Anderson conducted the Track Certification Clinic for one first-timer, Coach Pat paired up riders who started on opposite sides of the 333.3 Meter track to race over six laps against the clock (and each other) from a held start. While the Track Record (TR) of 3 min 15.57 sec was safe, many Personal Bests (PB) were set! After the Omnium IP, the grass trackies line up for the (non-omnium) 2nd Annual KS Krawl! -- 0.5 laps of the track with the last rider across the line for the win! Here are the results of tonight's Individual Pursuit --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 3 min 20.25 sec, 10 Omnium Points
2nd - Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling, 3 min 24.82 sec, 8 pts
3rd - JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 3 min 37.66 sec, 6 pts
4th - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 3 min 38.66 sec (PB), 4 pts
5th - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 3 min 42.22 sec, 2 pts
6th - Tim Hassett, Team Hassett, 3 min 44.50 sec (PB), 1 pt
7th - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 4 min 12.78 sec, 1 pt
8th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 4 min 15.06 sec (PB),1 pt
9th - Ryan Nahm, Team Nahm, 4 min 20.16 sec (PB), 1 pt
10th - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 4 min 27.25 sec, 1 pt
11th - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 4 min 32.47 sec (PB), 1 pt
12th - Emily Chellis, Team Chellis, 4 min 33.12 sec (PB), 1 pt

Here are the Overall Standings in the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series after five out of six races --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 44 pts
2nd - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 19 pts
3rd - Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling, 18 pts
4th - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 15 pts
5th - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 13 pts
6th - Emily Chellis, Team Chellis, 11 pts
7th - JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 11 pts
8th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 10 pts
9th - Roger Williams, Move Up Off-Road, 8 pts
10th - Jackson Simmons, Oh, Canada, 8 pts
11th - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 5 pts
12th - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 5 pts
13th - Tim Hassett, Team Hassett, 4 pts
14th - Jeremy Richards, Team Richards, 3 pts
15th - Ryan Nahm, Team Nahm, 1 pt
16th - Henry Hosek, Team Hosek, 1 pt

And here are the results of the 2nd Annual KS Krawl! --

1st - JD Finch, Sunflower Devo
2nd - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek
3rd - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing
4th - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club
DNF - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney
DNF - Emily Chellis, Team Chellis
DNF - Tim Hassett, Team Hassett
DNF - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing
DNF - Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling

Join us next Tuesday out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome for the final Velodrome Tuesday of 2026 and the final race in the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series -- the Elimination Race.

6:30 PM -- Gates Open
6:30-7:30 PM -- Open Track (FREE)
~6:45 PM -- Track Certification Clinic (FREE) required of all first-timers regardless of experience.
7:45 PM -- Training Race(s) of the Week -- Omnium Elimination Race (FREE)

After the Elimination Race, Omnium Podium followed by the obligatory Group Photo! (I hope someone remembers to bring a camera.)

Be there, Aloha!

07/08/2026

Nice turn-out tonight for the fourth of six races in the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome -- the 15-Lap Points Race. Every three laps (1.0 KM) the first four riders across the line earn 5, 3, 2, & 1 point, respectively. Here are the results of tonight's Point Race --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 25 Points, 10 Omnium Points
2nd - Roger Williams, Move Up Off-Road, 9 pts, 8 pts
3rd - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 7 pts, 6 pts
4th - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 5 pts, 4 pts
5th - Tim Hassett, Team Hassett, 4 pts, 2 pts
6th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 3 pts, 1 pt
7th - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 2 pts, 1 pt
Scorer - Coach Pat, 1 pt

Here are the Overall Standings in the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series after four of six races --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 34 pts
2nd - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 17 pts
3rd - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 12 pts
4th - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 11 pts
5th - Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling, 10 pts
6th - Emily Chellis, Team Chellis, 10 pts
7th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 9 pts
8th - Roger Williams, Move Up Off-Road, 8 pts
9th - Jackson Simmons, Oh, Canada, 8 pts
10th - JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 5 pts
11th - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 4 pts
12th - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 4 pts
13th - Tim Hasett, Team Hassett, 3 pts
14th - Henry Hosek, Team Hosek, 1 pt

After the Points Race, the grass trackies lined up for the (non-omnium) "Pinball." One of Coach Pat's many original concoctions. After the neutral lap, the first rider across the line each (and every) lap scores "some points." The kicker is that nobody knows how many points are on offer each lap until after the race. The number of points awarded each lap are determined by the roll of a single die during the neutral lap and are kept secret until after the race. In tonight's "Pinball" the number of points on offer were 1, 3, 2, 6, 6, 2, 5, 3, 6, & 1 point, respectively. Here is the result of tonight's "Pinball" --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 34 pts
2nd - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 1 pt
3rd - Tim Hasett, Team Hassett, 0 pts
4th - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 0 pts
5th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 0 pts
Scorer - Coach Pat

Join us next week for Velodrome Tuesday.

6:30 PM - Gates Open
6:30-7:30 PM - Open Track (FREE)
~6:45 PM - Track Certification Clinic (FREE) required of all first-timers regardless of experience.
7:30 PM - Held Start Clinic (FREE)
8:00 PM - Training Race(s) of the Week -- Omnium 6-Lap Individual Pursuit followed by the (non-omnium) Kansas Krawl! (FREE)

Be there, Aloha!

07/03/2026

It's big shout-out time for all those people who make the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome happen. First and foremost, land-owner Steve Schwada(!) for letting us play bikes in his "back yard." Bill Anderson, it was his crazy idea to go the grass-velodrome route in the first place (plus he supplies the port-a-potty, conducts the Track Certification Clinics, and houses the loner-bike fleet). Matt Gilhousen of Sunflower Outdoor and Bikes (go buy a bike from them) and the Steve Tilford Foundation (always wear your helmet) for the mow! (Nine weeks mowing a pasture into a "World Famous" sporting venue in the Kansas summer heat/humidity!) Jared Gab for spreading the word among the gravel-heads as well as having five(!) grass-track bikes available for use which he lugs out to the 'drome each Tuesday. And of course, all of you who come out, participate, and have fun! Without all of you, I'm just some bozo standing in a pasture by myself talking about track cycling. See you all next Tuesday!

07/01/2026

Despite the local Heat Advisory, a nice turn-out tonight out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome for the third out of six races that make up the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series -- the "500 M." After Bill Anderson conducted the Track Certification Clinic for one first-timer and Coach Pat conducted the Held Start Clinic, the racers lined up one at a time for 1.5 laps of the 333.3 M track against the clock from a held start. While the Track Record of 47.87 sec was safe, there were many Personal Bests (PB) set tonight. Here are the results of tonight's "500 M" --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 48.32 sec (PB), 10 Omnium Points
2nd - Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling, 51.35 sec (PB), 8 pts
3rd - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 51.59 sec, 6 pts
4th - JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 52.41 sec (PB), 4 pts
5th - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 57.71 sec, 2 pts
6th - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 57.75 sec, 1 pt
7th - Tim Hassett, Team Hassett, 58.57 sec (PB), 1 pt
8th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 59.71 sec (PB), 1 pt
9th - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 1 min 01.47 sec (PB), 1 pt
10th - Emily Chellis, Team Chellis, 1 min 07.25 sec (PB), 1 pt
DNF - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 0 pts

And here are the Overall Standings in the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series after three of six races --

1st - Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 24 pts
2nd - Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 12 pts
3rd - David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 11 pts
4th - Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling, 10 pts
5th - Emily Chellis, Team Chellis, 10 pts
6th - Jackson Simmons, Oh, Canada, 8 pts
7th - Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 8 pts
8th - Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 7 pts
9th - JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 5 pts
10th - Jeremy Richards, Team Richards, 3 pts
11th - Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 3 pts
12th - Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 3 pts
13th - Tim Hasett, Team Hassett, 1 pt
14th - Henry Hosek, Team Hosek, 1 pt

After the Omnium "500 M," Coach Pat spilt up the racers into teams of three based on their "500 M" times for the 4th Annual Kansas Grass Track Team Sprint Championships . . . of the World! Here are the results of tonight's Team Sprints --

Gold - Oscar Gab, Alexander Hosek, Jared Gab, 1 min 51.47 sec
Silver - Pat Schlager, Tim Hassett, Jacob Schneller, 1 min 53.62 sec
Bronze - Emily Chellis, JD Finch, David Hamby, 1 min 54.25 sec

Join us next Tuesday for another fun-filled evening of fixed-gear racing out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome.

6:30 PM - Gates Open
6:30-7:45 PM - Open Track (FREE)
~6:45 PM - Track Certification Clinic (FREE) required of all first-timers regardless of experience.
~8:00 PM - Training Race(s) of the Week -- Omnium Points Race followed by the (non-omnium) "Pinball" (FREE)

Be there, Aloha!

06/28/2026

While we still have four Velodrome Tuesdays to go in the 2026 Kansas Track Cycling Regular Season, don't forget our finale -- the Great Plains Regional Championships! on 26 July. (New name (I'm wanting to go bigger! (The medals I ordered are waaay too good for just a "state" championship. Besides, we are the only velodrome in the Great Plains so . . . )), but basically the same bit.) Remember, we are dumping USA Cycling this year for our "Championship Sunday" (on a trial basis), so we will not be asking you your chromosome make-up nor your date-of-birth. EVERYONE is welcomed to come out, join in, have fun, and race for medals (one does not have to be a Kansas resident with an annual racing license to be eligible for awards/titles this year). And of course, don't forget the Legendary After Party! to wrap things up. It is BYOE (Bring Your Own Everything), so bring everything you will need to enjoy a day out in a prairie in Northeastern Kansas in late July (sunscreen, bug spray, shade, chair, snacks, beverages, etc.). (Of course if you wish, you may bring extras for others to enjoy.) Be there, Aloha!

06/24/2026

Another nice turn-out tonight out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome for the second of six races that make up the Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series -- the Great Equalizer = the 15-Lap Handicap Race. After the Handicap Race, the racers lined up again for the (non-omnium) Danish Win & Out. Here are the results of tonight's Omnium Handicap Race --

1st -- Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 6-Lap Handicap, 10 Omnium Points
2nd -- Emily Chellis, Team Chellis, 5 laps, 8 pts
3rd -- Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 5 laps, 6 pts
4th -- Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 0 laps, 4 pts
5th -- Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling, 0 laps, 2 pts
6th -- Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 4 laps, 1 pt
7th -- David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 2 laps, 1 pt
8th -- Jeremy Richards, Team Richards, 2 laps, 1 pt
9th -- JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 0 laps, 1 pt
10th -- Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 0 laps, 1 pt
Scorer -- Coach Pat, 1 pt

And here are the Overall Standings in the 2026 Coach Pat's Tuesday Night Omnium Training Race Series after 2 of 6 races --

1st -- Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 14 pts
2nd -- Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing, 11 pts
3rd -- Emily Chellis, Team Chellis, 9 pts
4th -- Jackson Simmons, Oh, Canada, 8 pts
5th -- Alexander Hosek, Team Hosek, 7 pts
6th -- Henry Chaney, Team Chaney, 7 pts
7th -- David Hamby, Paceline Racing, 5 pts
8th -- Jeremy Richards, Team Richards, 3 pts
9th -- Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling, 2 pts
10th -- Pat Schlager, Osceola Velo Club, 2 pts
11th -- Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing, 1 pt
12th -- JD Finch, Sunflower Devo, 1 pt
13th -- Henry Hosek, Team Hosek, 1 pt

Here are the results of tonight's (non-omnium) Danish Win & Out --

1st -- Jacob Schneller, KU Cycling
2nd -- Henry Chaney, Team Chaney
3rd -- JD Finch, Sunflower Devo
4th -- Jeremy Richardson, Team Richardson
5th -- David Hamby, Paceline Racing
6th -- Bill Anderson, VanDoIt Racing
7th -- Emily Chellis, Team Chellis
8th -- Oscar Gab, Family of Gab Racing
DNF -- Jared Gab, Family of Gab Racing
Scorer -- Coach Pat

Join us next Tuesday for another fun-filled evening of racing out at the "World Famous" Lawrence Grass Velodrome --

6:30 PM -- Gates Open
6:30-7:15 PM -- Open Track (FREE)
~6:45 PM -- Track Certification Clinic (FREE), required of all first-timers regardless of experience
~7:15 PM -- Held Start Clinic (FREE)
8:00 PM -- Training Race(s) of the Week -- Omnium "500 M" & (non-omnium) Team Sprint (FREE)

Be there, Aloha!

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