Scratch Race – a mass start event, it is a race in which riders start from scratch (on equal terms) and all riders cover the same distance. Scratch races can be over various distances with the winner being the first rider to cross the finish line at the end of the distance. SCC club racing @Edwardstown there are often two grades of scratch races on the track at the onetime – riders MUST stay up the top of the track once they have finished their race.