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Track Events Defined

There are many different racing events held on the track. Most of the events you will see are mass-start events, meaning a group of riders start at once from the same point on the track. Otherwise, they are individually timed events. Of these events, riders either specialize in endurance or sprint events, each requiring a little different strategy.

Points Race	A Points Race is a rolling start race in which riders sprint for points. Certain laps as designated by the organizer as "Points Laps"; usually every five laps. In each sprint, the first four riders are awarded points as follows: 5 points, 3 points, 2 points, 1 point. The number of points will be doubled on the final sprint. Laps come before points so if someone laps the field he would be ahead.
Scratch Race	A Scratch Race is one in which all riders start from the same place at the same time. The race is run over a specified number of laps and the riders be classified according to the order in which they cross the line on the final lap.
Elimination / Miss-and-Out / Devil Take the Hindmost	A Miss-and-Out (also called "devil take the hindmost") is a mass start event in which the last rider over the line on each lap is eliminated form the race. The race goes until there are three riders left in which they will take a neutral lap and then race to the line for the win.
Individual Pursuit	An Individual Pursuit is a race between two competitors who start at equal intervals around the track, and is run until one competitor catches the other or until a certain distance is covered. Men's pursuit: 4000 meters, Masters 3000m, Women's 3000m and Junior's 2000m.
Team Pursuit	Same as the Invidual Pursuit but with four competitors per team.
Olympic Sprint	Olympic Sprint is a race run over three laps by two teams of three riders. Each rider leads for one lap and then pulls off. Best time wins.
Madison	A Madison is a Points Race between teams of two riders who relay each other for a specified distance.
Kilo	The Kilo is an individual time trial that is contested over one Kilometer. Best time wins.
Unknown Distance	The Unknown Distance Race is a mass start race in which the racers do not know how many laps the race will be. The official will ring the bell signaling the last lap and the first rider across the line on the next lap is the winner.
Tempo Race	A Tempo Race rewards points to the top two riders of each lap. The first rider gets two points and the second gets one point. This race is usually around ten laps. The rider with the most points at the end of the race wins.
Chariot Race	The Chariot Race starts with about six racers being held by a holder on the start line. When the official fires the start gun, the riders sprint for just one lap and place according to their finishing position. There are usually a few heats for this event, with the top 1 or 2 finishers going to a final round.
Danish / Win-and-Out / Reverse Devil	The Danish, also known as a "Win-and-Out," is a rolling mass start race in which the leader after the first lap places first, the leader after the second lap gets second, and so on up to six places.