Racing Format

The GVVA Friday Night Race format will see every week offer a different flavour of racing. The season is held from April 15, 2025 to August 29th. See our Schedule for Friday Night Racing.

Apr 25: scratch, elimination, keirin
May 23: scratch, 500m TT, points
Jun 20: scratch, Belgian win-and-out, tempo
Jul 4: scratch, elimination, snowball
Jul 18: scratch, elimination, keirin
Aug 1: scratch, 500m TT, keirin
Aug 15: scratch, elimination, Belgian win-and-out 
Aug 29: by vote

Here are just a couple of our favourite race formats

  • Scratch Race – 5km (15 laps) for A Category, 4km (12 laps) for B, and 3km (9 laps) for C and D category riders.
  • Elimination Race – After opening neutral, the last rider crossing the finish line is eliminated every lap.
  • Keirin Race – 4 laps total with two laps behind the derny/moto. The riders must hold their designated position for the first lap, and must remain behind the moto until it pulls off the track at two laps to go. The moto reaches 50km/r for A, 45km/r for B 40 km/hr for C and D at two laps to go. When categories are combined the lesser speed will be used at the discretion of the race organizer.
  • Match Sprints – Starts with 3-up match with only winner advancing. The final match is a single race with 2-up.