big dane

this is very very pre-emptive considering the season doesn't start for awhile, but i'm already nervous about how i'm getting to races. i don't have a car and i'm one of very very few people who actually road race on my team (pegasus). is there any interest in maybe doing carpooling with a little college student this season?

and if anyone else wants to use this thread to set up carpools that would be awesome too!

transplant

i'd carpool with you, but i'm tp chi (=

i've thought about suggesting some kind of a carpool clearing house page to Luke of xXx/chicagobikeracing.com

Duke of Kent

I'd look up and hook up with some UW-Milwaukee dudes. They race a lot, and are pretty cool guys.

big dane

ohhh you know, i'm also on UWM's team and for some reason i never even thought of that.

edit: hi chris! the carpool page sounds like a really neat idea.

Frunkin

If anybody is farther north say appleton/oshkosh/fondy and wants to car pool let me know.

Dane/Duke how is the UWM racing team? The way things look I'll be there next year, and I'm looking to do some collegiate racing.

Doctor Who

Seconded.

Also, thanks for hooking me up with the money I needed to buy new pedals.

Duke of Kent

They had three pretty decent to superfast A's men and one A's woman last year. I know at least one guy and the female racer have graduated. Their number one guy is only a junior this year, so he'll be around your freshman year.

big dane

i don't know yet. this is my first year racing. i know the president is a pro racer and one of the girls on the team is pretty high up there but i don't know everyone's standing yet. they're all really friendly at least!

big dane

hey guys! who's going to the kenosha training crits?

Duke of Kent

Once it's 50 degrees, I'll be heading up there. I'm not going to Kenosha to race a crit with lobster gloves on my hands.

recursive

I'll probably be there.

Wearing ski gloves.

big dane

i've got some nice izumi cold weather gloves that aren't lobster claws. they're a bit thinner but still really warm. i'm gonna be in madison this weekend but next weekend i'm gonna ride for sure. hopefully it'll be nicer then. it's not bad today though!!

Frunkin

Anybody doing the Burnham race on the 6th? Its a little bit of a drive, but it looks like a fun course, and I'd get to race two times.

Scummer

I think I will be going to Burnham race on the 6th. Men 4/5 and the Citizen/5 race.
Sounds like fun. I know that race track like the back of my hand since I used to race my car during the highspeed autocross events there. Haven't done it in 2 or 3 years tho I miss racing.

recursive

I'd give myself about a 50% chance of being there.

Frunkin

I'll be in the 4/5 and the 3/4. It's going to be my friends first race, so it's pretty exciting.

Scummer

Yeah, it's my first race too. I just want to hang on.

Frunkin

Bumpski.
Who's racing in Sheboygan on Saturday?
I'm definitely racing Saturday, with Sunday (Burnham) depending on how Saturday goes.

Duke of Kent

I might be doing both this weekend.

But I'm coming up from Chicago.

Anyone know if the organizers might turn a blind eye towards a 2 hanging out at the back end of the 3s race? I'm not eligible to recieve prizes or points in the 3s, and I wouldn't interfere, but I've seen some race organizers throw a fit, while some could care less.

My goal is to sit at the back of the 3s, roll around the course a couple of times between races, and get after it in the P/1/2 shortly thereafter. 2.5hr of race miles in the legs, plus some warmup and cooldown time, call 'er a good 3hrs.

Frunkin

Sheboygan got cancelled, I'm in for the 4/5 and 3/4 on sunday in Il.
Hope to see you guys there.