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Old 06-23-07, 04:12 AM
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First Road Race starting in 3.5 hours...wish me luck

After 1.5 hours of sleep last night i'm off for an 1.5 hour drive to my first RR as a Cat 5. Wish Me luck! I'll post a report this afternoon.
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I'll add "good" to the post above.
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good luck and have fun....
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Good luck, and don't worry that you didn't sleep much. As long as it's not been an all week thing, you should ride fine after a cup or three of coffee
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good luck. eat 'em for lunch
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Good luck dude....I hate riding in the a.m. on little sleep though.
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good luck don't get DFL
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bon chance; enjoy; keep the rubber on the road; and remember that less is more, and more is less with race reports.
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P.S.: Don't forget the graphs.
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Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
P.S.: Don't forget the graphs.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
Good luck dude....I hate riding in the a.m. on little sleep though.
enough with the negative vibes, man
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good luck! ride fast and stay safe!

oh, and have fun wit it!
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I've had some of my best events on not much more sleep than that. Best of luck to you. Report back with how it went!!! Kudos for getting out into the fray.
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