Second Weekend Success

 

So it was a typical two race weekend for us. Yesterday racing at our friends from Buffalo race out at Sprauge Brook. Interesting course, some roots and some sucking false flat but some interesting off camber and hills etc.

The 45 plus race was fun, first five of us, then four, then three and then just Fuller and me. The section after the barriers was fantastic fun and great cross section. The downhill off camber and other sections were not problem but the one straightaway up hill was a little boggy and just sucked the life out of me. I was making ground until that section or sitting in comfortably. After the 45 + I decided this time to not race a second race in the 35+.

We got home after a stop at tar-ghet, and I had enough time to shower do a load of laundry get a snack and head to Burgoyne to help do the setup for Conky's Cross Revenge. On the way I bought pizza for everyone and some drinks and we started doing mad taping and pounding of stakes.

We got quite a bit done, I think such that Natron only had a few things to do in the morning.

Home to bed pack for the day, oh and somewhere in there I started stretching my tubulars. I got up early and started getting ready to go. I decided to warm up by riding to the course from home and rolled in at 9:15 and got signed in and got my numbers. I was just getting ready to pin on when Aly showed up with the tape, so I taped my numbers and did a lap or two of the course. I didnt really need to brake that much during my hot lap so I knew I already had it down after just a short warm up. Next thing I knew they were calling for the start. Tony was kind enough to give me a spot on the front row, which I happily took as I knew I was feeling good.

Horn goes and after a couple of cranks I got clipped in and started hard trying to get the lead by the first corner. One guy from Lapdogs was looking to take the corner but checked up so I stood up and powered thru about three or four corners. Chown was taping nearby and said I had a gap, just go, so I started hammering out of a lot of corners but took my time thru the little single track and then out onto the course. I really tried to go hard and got about 20 seconds on the first lap and then just tried to keep it flowing.

I admit that I lost concentration a couple of times and got a little pissed and hit it hard again around lap four.

Next thing I knew it was bell lap and I again just kept the pressure on but trying to remain comfortable. My laps were pretty consistent after my initial 7:27 first lap.

Sadly it was over pretty quick, I had hoped to get another lap, but no worries. No back pain, a couple flubs and a lot of enthusiasm for the race, I really enjoyed myself.

The next race was m2 and women. I was more nervous for Aly than my race by far. She won handily on Saturday but we knew that today would be harder.

She raced well and hard and was second master and did well. I was really impressed with Kaitlyn Dundas, she was on a bike too big for her and still raced very well and I admire her for trying cross. We have offered her use of Alys pit bike to try?

I said something stupid to Emily Batty and Adam Morka which was dumb and didn't mean how it sounded, I feel stupid.

My cousin Anna and friend Simon showed up to watch Aly's race and a co-worker of Aly's was there as well. We chatted for a bit after Aly's race and we went to the car to clean up and get changed for podiums.

The M1/Senior Mens race was last and it was super fast. Adam Morka was flying around the course and had opened a sizeable gap in just the first lap, but then flatted or rolled a tubular. So now the race for second became a race for the overall.

Peter Glassford won with Nathan chasing hard and Peter Mogg in third. It was a great race to watch with some impressive lap times.

So all in all a fun weekend of racing, with Aly and I going 1,2 in two races.