Wake at 6:15 for 9:15 event. Drive to race. Rainy, wet auto racing track. Drop tire pressure. Enter 90 minute P/1 race. Small field, 5 guys from one strong team, 3 guys from another, two from another, and so on down to a bunch of independent contractors. Big, big motor guys.

Me all by myself.

Start racing. Slipping and sliding. Cool burnouts when attacking. Chase, bridge, repeat. Thought I was in breaks that should stick several times but nyet. The 4 man one that did, I wasn't in. Remaining riders throwing grenades. Lots of "let's see who can hold 500w the longest" stuff. Chase, attack, bridge, Etc. 30 minutes to go another group of four monsters goes away without Ex.

Oy vay.

Looooong solo bridge, finally get there. Too cooked to sprint or do much in the closing minutes, end up at the back end of the group sprint.

9th.

Collect check.

6 hours later line up for the open 40+. 8 guys from one team, 4 from another, 3 from another and...me all by myself with that damn birthmark. I sneeze, there's 8 guys there with kleenex. Got into one break that had all the representation but was shut down because folks didn't like the mix (re: I was in it).

45 minute race isn't enough to wear out the accumulated firepower, took a last lap flyer which knocked the field down a bit. Rolled in 10th.

Collect check.

Did not crash. Made back entry fees. Nice hard training block for Gila. Looking into fake beards.