It's always great to find friends with the same goals/riding style. Congrats!!
No spring chicken at 38? My 47 year old break away partner tried to hand me that line of BS after I beat him at the line at our last training race. That was his second break away of the day and he took down points on both prime laps. This guy is tough as nails and he got no sympathy from this 34 year old. 38 ... pshhaa!
Mark