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"It seems that more than fitness or track craft or anything else the biggest "skill" you need to ride well on the track is to take a look before you move anywhere. Would that be accurate?"
It's a massive part of it, IMO. I now ride around the roads using the same "look first" skills as I do on the track. I wouldn't say looking is the only skill tho - there's lots of smaller elements about group skills, etiquette, managing efforts etc. One of my favourites is to remember not to stare at the wheel in front but try to focus on the group, and what's going on four-five bikes in front.
Re photography. Sometimes it seems people are focusing more on that then on the cycling.