Jaco Scholtz's Page

Hi Jaco,
Thanks for your insightful comments re the revival of six-day racing in North America. I recently returned from the Gent zesdaagse. Six days of a full arena watching 6-8 hours of racing. Its perhaps easier in Europe as there is a cycling culture in most European countries. In Canada we have the action and speed of hockey as a National sport. Yet 75 years ago cycling/six-day racing was very popular in Canada. Everynight during the Toronto six day race in the 1930s the radio would describe the action. A Montreal friend has suggested that you attract a crowd with on opening act like Cirque du Soleil. Bottom line keep working at it and you will find the right formula. Arnold

Hi Jaco,
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner - to be honest I had forgotten about this site for a while. The track is holding up extremely well. It's as good now as the day it was built. As for doing things differently - the only change would be to have it larger but that is impossible because we were required to fit an existing building which was formerly a hockey arena.