last race weekend

p4nh4ndle

boo hoo. I'm so sad :(
oh, well. it was fun, and I finally got my wish: bad weather for a race.
hooray!

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Lithuania

where are you racing this weekend? Im doing the rockburn race on sunday. im already depressed.

p4nh4ndle

I'ma doing the wonderland race in lancaster on saturday. then rockburn on sunday. double the racing, double the fun. or so I've heard.

p4nh4ndle

there were only three elite riders today. could have made some quick cash as top five was paying out.

Lithuania

what race did you do and how was it?

I cant wait for tomorrow. I am planning on doing the C race and the B race if I am feeling alright after the C.

jpearl

I was hoping to race tommorow at Rockburn, but in the end, impending parenting stuff has to take precedent, so Capitol Cross last weekend was the last race of my season. Lith, since I've become a fan of yours, good luck tommorow, and wish the same to all of the Bike Rack and Proteus riders as well. I'll look for your name in the results (which I know will be high up there) and fear the day when you actually ride geared.

p4nh4ndle

I ran with the B's again. it was muddy, very very muddy. my one bike/race strategy nearly met its match.

Lithuania

i hope its muddy tomorrow

acorn_user

VACX final on Sunday. Might race the collegiate race too, but I don't think I could last 1 hour.

Lithuania

i wussed out and only did the C race today. i put in too much effort to double up today. bummed

p4nh4ndle

that was probably the most fun I've had in a race this year. not falling so far off the back that I'd no one to work with helped.

Lithuania

i fell like every lap but still managed to place 6 which is my best result of the season.

p4nh4ndle

one sliding sideways fall on the back half. I was trying an inside line and pushing too hard, the fact that my chain dropped during slowed me down more than the fall.

Lithuania

i slid out twice on the first two laps on that really muddy corner after the long downhill. Both times I tried going inside. I also slid out on the last lap on the second to last corner around the tennis courts. I dont remember where else I fell. It sure is nice not having to worry about a chain comming off :D

p4nh4ndle

yes, I think I'm going to pick up a second rig for next year. I think it will most definitely be a single speed type job.

Lithuania

Im getting a new rig next year too. Just not sure if I am going geared or not. Most likely it will be geared but I need to do a bunch of research first.

jfmckenna

Don't worry mid Atlantic racers. North Carolina has a winter series in January :)

http://nccyclocross.com/4436/54122.html

Lithuania

Ive thought about those NC races but I dont know if I can afford to drive all the way down there.

NoRacer

i slid out twice on the first two laps on that really muddy corner after the long downhill. Both times I tried going inside. I also slid out on the last lap on the second to last corner around the tennis courts. I dont remember where else I fell. It sure is nice not having to worry about a chain comming off :D

Just saw a few pix of you at Rockburn, here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jandmscott/sets/72157603420405829/

Lithuania

i just saw those myself

p4nh4ndle

the most important question:
what to do with my time 'til march?

I think I'll take up womanizing for the next few months, or gambling

Lithuania

i cant believe we have to wait that long

jfmckenna

Ive thought about those NC races but I dont know if I can afford to drive all the way down there.
If you have some friends to travel with it helps. They have two race weekends too so you could shack up in a hotel and make a week end out of it.

ryand

If you have some friends to travel with it helps. They have two race weekends too so you could shack up in a hotel and make a week end out of it.
Yeah, I might be interested in going down for a race if anybody from the DC area wants to carpool...

Of course, dirtyphotos gets first dibs on a seat, but even if he comes, that still leaves room for 1 to 2 more.

ryand

Also, Florida's season goes until the end of January...

...road trip? I have places to stay in Largo (where state championships are, and there is a race in Largo the week before states...)

I wish I could take 3 weeks off from work to go race in NC and FL.

Lithuania

my problem is that I work saturdays so I would only be going down for a single day of racing.

ryand

That could be a problem.

Unless there were a Sunday race and you get out of work before 9pm.