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Mar
26
Track bike race through post-industrial Brooklyn this weekend
By Rich Kelly, Filed Under Cycling, Racing, Video
Taking to the streets of Brooklyn this Saturday the 28th is the 2009 Red Hook Criterium. In their own words, this track bike-only event will be “an unsanctioned race through a desolate post-industrial part of Brooklyn.” How’s that for painting a mental picture of the venue?
You won’t have to rely on your imagination, though, to visualize the race since there are some pretty awesome plans to film the race in an extensive way. Again, from their press release on BikeBlog NYC:
Multiple HD cameras will be set up to film the race. At least one helmet cam will follow race action firsthand. Additionally, a surprise helmet cam shooter may be in town to cover the race. We will have a camera at the podium presentation immediately following the race.
The race starts at 11pm, but “bus and automobile traffic on the course, even if kept to a minimum, is a near-certainty.”
I can’t wait to see the film since the production is in the very capable hands of Kalim Armstrong who filmed the “Orange Bikes Take Manhattan” film from last year (below) among others. Should be some great footage of the fast and colorful action. It’s hard to beat NYC bike racing – no matter the format or discipline. Prospect Park and the Mengoni GP in Central Park were two of my favorite races before I moved out West in ’01.
ORANGE BIKES TAKE MANHATTAN from Kalim Armstrong on Vimeo.
