********************************************************************************* USCF Track Officials Needed in North Texas for Superdrome(tm) events Info follows on the 1998 calendar of USCF Officiating Seminars. ********************************************************************************* Greetings from Mike Gladu, Manager of the EDS Superdrome In Frisco. Opening day for the EDS Superdrome(tm) In Frisco is fast approaching. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor as a competitor, volunteer or USCF Official. The inaugural Superdrome(tm) season begins in late April with a Team USA training camp, the start of our weekly Saturday Night Racing Series for local riders in June and these three exciting elite events to get the ball rolling for 1998: May 15/16, 1998: EDS CLASSIC Jun 30 - Jul 4, 1998: EDS ELITE NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS Sep 11 - 13, 1998: EDS TRACK CUP FINALS With events like that on tap, we should fill the stands every night and offer a great chance for local residents and the cycling community to participate INSIDE the 250 meter, wood surfaced, 44 degree banked oval as volunteers and USCF-licensed officials in support of these competitions. If joining the Superdrome(tm)'s volunteer crew sounds like fun or you'd like to get on the fast track (pun intended) to becoming a licensed United States Cycling Federation Official working events at the velodrome - EDS, Collin County Community College and the City of Frisco want YOU! Add your name to the growing list of velodrome insiders by calling, writing or emailing me contact information at the addresses below. Don't be shy - we wont be happy unless HUNDREDS of people sign up to be volunteers or Officials. In order to build a larger list of fresh new faces with USCF Official's licenses, we've even arranged for the license to be FREE instead of $35 and the seminar fee to be waived as well. So if you thought you'd never get a chance to see track racing up close and personal or thought the process of getting a USCF Official's license was inconvenient or too expensive - here's your chance to get in on the ground floor at a local site for FREE! The 1998 EDS Superdrome(tm) In Frisco USCF Officiating Seminars: Cat 4 seminar: Schedule: 8am - 3pm Saturday March 7, 1998 (hour for lunch) Location: Collin County Community College Preston Ridge Campus Instructor: TBA Contact: Mike Gladu at 972.797.2350 or mgladu@mindspring.com Open to any and everyone. One-day seminar with open-book exam for licensing entry level United States Cycling Federation (USCF) Officials. If you are currently a USCF licensed official (road or track) and would like to upgrade your track category in order to get plum assignments at national events, the following clinics are offered the following week. Cat 3/Cat 2 seminars (held concurrently): Schedule: 7 - 9pm Friday March 13 8am - 8:30pm Saturday March 14 (12-1 lunch) 8am - 3:30pm Sunday March 15 (12-1 lunch) Location: Collin County Community College Preston Ridge Campus Instructor: Andy Taus and John Tarbert Contact: Mike Gladu at 972.797.2350 or mgladu@mindspring.com Three-day license upgrade seminar with comprehensive exam for USCF Category 4 and 3 Officials. Free to all USCF Licensees. OTHER TRACK SEMINARS: Cat 2 seminars: March 27-29: Allentown, PA, contact # 610-866-4051 April 17-19: LA County, CA, contact # 310-835-8388 Cat 1 seminar: Dates: April 29-May 3 Location: Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. This seminar requires a fee of $30 per day for housing and meals ($150) plus attendees must furnish their own transportation. Anyone wishing to attend the Cat 1 seminar must send me a letter of intent with a resume and three letters of recommendation from Cat 1 officials. Requests for the Cat 1 must be received by April 1, 1998. Send to the attention of: John Tarbert, Technical Director USA Cycling One Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909 ******************************************************************************** If you need housing, the Host Hotels for the seminars and all Superdrome(tm) events in 1998 are: Hampton Inn 4901 Old Shepard Place Plano, Texas 75093 (972) 519-1000 (972) 519-1001 - Fax (East side of Preston Road one block north of Plano Parkway) (request the Superdrome rate) LaQuinta Inn and Suites 4800 West Plano Parkway Plano, Texas 75093 (800) 531-5900 (972) 599-0700 (972) 599-1361 - Fax (request the Superdrome rate) Sleep Inn - Plano 4801 West Plano Parkway Plano, Texas 75093 (972) 867-1111 (972) 612-6753 - Fax (request the Superdrome rate) ******************************************************************************** DIRECTIONS TO THE EDS SUPERDROME: The EDS Superdrome(tm) is on the Preston Ridge Campus of the Collin County Community College District in Frisco, Texas. - First, get yourself to the intersection of State Route 121 and Preston Road. - from DFW Airport: You take the North exit out of the Airport and follow the signs for State Route 121 North. Go approximately 26 miles North East to the aforementioned intersection of Preston at 121. - or from Dallas Love Field (Southwest Airlines only): Take Mockingbird Lane East (left) to Route 289, the Dallas Tollway. Go North (left) on the Tollway until it ends ($1.50 toll, I believe). The next intersection is 121. Go East (right) one mile to Preston at 121. - Then... OPTION ONE: - Go North on Preston past the light at Lebanon and turn right (East) on Wade Boulevard (2.2 miles). - Go left at the next intersection onto campus, right at the T intersection and left at the next T, following the signs to Alumni Hall. Classes will be at Alumni Hall directly opposite the EDS Superdrome(tm). OPTION TWO (my preferred route): - From SR 121 at Preston go East on 121 to the next light at Hillcrest (1 mile) and turn North (left). - Go to the second stop sign at College Parkway (Mobil station, Frisco water tower ahead on right) and turn West (left). - Follow campus roads to the right to Alumni Hall directly opposite the EDS Superdrome(tm). Good Luck! - Mike G. ********************************************************************************* (PLEASE! RSVP! E-mail the info below to mgladu@mindspring.com) ********************************************************************************* Volunteer/Official's License Information Request: Name:_____________________________________________________________ USCF License (#/track category):__________________________________ Street Address:___________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:_________________________________________________ Daytime Phone:____________________________________________________ email address:____________________________________________________ Need a study guide? (You'll have to pick it up at CCCCD PRC Alumni Hall): Cat 4 ___ , Cat 3 ___ , Cat 2 ___ Availability for 1998 Events: (check the appropriate spaces) 1998 EDS Superdrome National Events: (am __ / pm __ ) Classic (May 15/16/17):___ , Elite Natz (June 30 - July 4):___ , EDS Cup Finals (Sept 11/12/13):___ VERY TENTATIVE 1998 EDS Superdrome(tm) Saturday Night Racing (6-10pm): First six-week session: ___ June 6, 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18 Second six-week session: ___ July 25, Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (local schedule may change at any moment) ********************************************************************************* Mike Gladu forwarding: 8hangtime@mindless.com Manager temporary home phone: 972.403.4257 EDS Superdrome In Frisco, Texas temporary work phone: 972.797.2350 pager: http://www.skytel.com/paging/2way.html pin#1450777 or 800.759.8352 - 30 -