Donimator goes sub 12 for first time!

I went 11.9 in the flying 200 tonight, happy with that P.R.

Congrats to captain midnight for winning the cat 2 state match sprint, shout out to Smithers for winning the cat 3 match sprint tonight

Why is grabbing the rail on lap one of a match sprint a "mishap" which requires a restart?

Definition of the match sprint:

The sprint is a track cycling event involving a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other.
At major championships, the title is decided on a 'best of three races' format. The initial races may involve more than two riders, with the winners automatically advancing to the next round while the losing riders get a second chance by competing in repechage races.
The event is sometimes called the 1000 metre sprint (reflecting the distance to be covered), but - unlike the sprints in athletics - cycling track sprinters do not usually start sprinting the instant the starting gun is fired. The early parts of each race will often be highly tactical with riders pedalling slowly, as they carefully watch each other and try to get their rivals to make the first move. Some even bring their bicycles to a complete stop (a track stand, a difficult skill, as their feet are strapped or clipped to the pedals of their cycles). The reason for this strange behaviour, like many track cycling events, is aerodynamics.
When racing at high speed, the rider who manages to stay just behind their opponent can 'slipstream', expending less effort (as they are riding through air that is being pulled along behind the 'lead out' rider, this reduces the speed of the wind the second rider feels). Just before the finish, the trailing rider pulls out of the slipstream, and using their fresher legs may be able to overtake their opponent just before the line. (Of course, some riders choose to accelerate quickly before the last lap, hoping to catch their opponents unawares and establish a large enough gap to negate the aerodynamic effect!)
Only the last 200 m is actually timed (on a 250 m track, the event would therefore involve four circuits of the track). The final 200 m is measured along a 'sprint line' close to the inside edge of the track. The 'lead out' rider will often hug this line forcing his opponent to come the long way round; he is not allowed to swing significantly off this line and deliberately impede his opponent.
Famous track sprinters of the past include Britain's Reg Harris, Australians Dunc Gray and Sid Patterson and Japan's Koichi Nakano.