Riders hope to not ‘miss out’ at Little 500 event

The goal is to not be the last back tire to cross the line.

On April 2, Little 500 riders will compete in Miss-N-Out — the third of four Spring Series Events before the races.

Wednesday’s Individual Time Trials ranked the fastest riders in the Little 500 community, but it also contributed to the heat line-ups for Miss-N-Out. The top 15 riders are placed on the inside row in the front for each heat, giving them the shortest distance around the track.

The rest of the field is dispersed throughout the heats with the fastest riders placed closer to the inside of the track.

The last bike to cross the start/finish line after each lap misses out until the fourth-to-last rider is eliminated.

The top three riders move on to the next heat.

Last year, Teter’s Caitlin Van Kooten and Phi Delta Theta’s Steve Sharp won Miss-N-Out.
Van Kooten placed first in Wednesday’s Individual Time Trials and swept the Spring Series Events last year. Sharp placed sixth in the 2011 ITTs.