Frunkin

The WCA race tomorrow in Sheboygan was cancelled due to snow and poor road conditions.
I guess I'll be in IL for the Burnham race on sunday.

John Wilke

Awwww ... I was planning on going to shoot pics. Thanks for the heads up.

Gee, guess that means I get to get up early and do chores.

I wonder what else is going on Saturday? Supposed to rain Sunday.

Sage23

Friends of Lapham Peak Bike Swap. Flyer here (.pdf)

recursive

The weekend's not a total loss. Still have this: https://burnhamracing.org/race

John Wilke

Okay ... that's an option. I could make the last two events - I live just off 43 so it's an easy hammer drive. Will see.

Am going skiing ONE MORE TIME in 3 hours!!

Neener neener!

Scummer

The weather tomorrow for the race at the Blackhawk Farms is going to be awesome. In the 60's and no rain until 6pm! Yeehaw!

I'm running the cat5/citizens and men 4/5 later on.

Frunkin

I'm racing 4/5 and 3/4, should be exciting for the first race of the year

recursive

See you in 3/4. No hills. I like.

tzracer

Have fun at Blackhawk. My best 2 wheel lap time is a 1:18.0

Thought about going, but out of shape and Blackhawk is my least favorite race track (although I have more miles there than any other track). Road America would make for a more challenging and fun race.

Scummer

Road America would have a nasty little ascent every lap on that nice long straight.

John Wilke

I'll be there to spectate and shoot pics.

Good luck to all!

tzracer

Ridden a bicycle on both. Road America is more difficult, but much more fun. Much more fun on a motorcycle also.

recursive

Race report: It was very windy and fast. I felt ok, still kind of sore from yesterday. At the line, I thought we still had one to go, never getting a chance to unleash my vicious sprint of fury.

John Wilke

Sounds like YOU got learned.

What cat. and what team. I got 'cha somewhere.





Winner of the 1/2/3 race ... looking WAY to tan to be from around here!



HEY ... the grass is green down there! I'm walking around in shorts and yesterday I was skiing!!



Seemed to be well run. Nice place for a race too, you can hear the announcer throughout the course.

Frunkin

Hey John, I was Team Wheel & Sprocket in the 4/5 race and the 3/4. #323. I'm hoping somebody has pics of my solo break away...

Race Report: Windy, Won a prime on a solo one lap breakaway in the 4/5 race. Go me. The 3/4 race was lots faster, but less squirrely riders. Today was definately a test for the legs.

Scummer

Yeah.. the wind was a killer on the backstretch. I was the lonely rider with the #532 Got some pics of the lonely rider too?

recursive

Yeah, I got learned all right. It was definitely disappointing, but I'm not too bothered, because I'm really going after the Wisconsin Cup series points.

I was in the 3/4 race, wearing the same kit as in my avatar. I think I see my arm in the first pic.

Scummer

I think I got the full shot of you then.

Frunkin

I'm in the red white and gray right behind Recursive

recursive

Yup. That's me. Thanks for the photo.

My elbows look pretty locked. Not like frunkin's.

John Wilke

Uploading ....

John Wilke

Good call on going to that race ... I had a good time (of course, I always have a good time when I'm in Illinois!)

Oh yeah ... hey ... it you guys want pictures of yourselves, you've got to pull more!!

(Sorry Scummer, I must have missed your race ... I'll get 'ya next time)













My full write up: https://www.bikeforums.net/33-road-bike-racing/405132-spring-super-criterium-beloit-wi-pics.html#post6474832

Also check Burnham's site for more pics: https://www.burnhamracing.org/race

Catcha at the next one (when's that???)

John Wilke

I did shoot a little video with my 'stills' camera:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhUvWpH-UTM

Good practice for me ... I'll get the hang of it by Superweek.



There is a 'bike-cam' video of the final lap of the 2's race ... link at the organizer's page and I reposted it on the BF Racing thread for this race.

John Wilke

Recursive didn't have anything to do with this ... did he???



(A Scummer pic)

See that guy pointing right at him and other guys giving him the evil eye also.

You're going to be a feared man in the next field sprint!

recursive

That crash was instigated long before I got to that point. The guy went down solo. I don't know why. It was a bit of a squeeze getting past him, but luckily happened without incident. I had even more of a squeeze a few laps later when a guy or two went down in front of me (again) and forced some people off the road.

If I am a feared man in the sprint, it won't be due to my result in this race. I kind of forgot the race was ending. However, I won't do that in the future, so a measure of fear will be appropriate.