the Rico race.
 

wanted to start a thread, since i know non-pirates are coming.

who's in?
(for the whole weekend, or just the race?)

reminders:
NY'ers, the chinatown bus is like $40 and will take your bike for free. no excuses.
we have housing. just ask.
if you don't come you're mean and stupid.

that said.

friday night...
6pm, dupont circle, critical mass.
8pm, sherwood (14 & K) pirates meetup for pillage, details tbd.

saturday...
brunch anyone? 1pm asylum?
3pm race registration (get there at 3:30.), dupont circle
party at the chronic

sunday...
? long ride?

Chinatown Bus Lines

$35 roundtrip if you book online (not sure if they are picky about bicycles though)

Never packed a Bike on the C town bus, but get there early, because space in the bays are limited. The bus will let u out very close to my pad or the Pirate's home base. PM me if you need crash space. "Knifefight", you are in, bring S-9 and the crowd.

99% chance I'll be there...I'll hit up John Din for a place to stay. He owes me one.

Nice. Team B-A-D-A-S-S in full effect.

me wants to go too... but me gots ta work...

wangster got the flu this weekend, damn i guess he'll have to "stay home and recover"
:)

ouch... wait...it's on saturday... I can DO IT!!! (if I have money)

wangster, i can lend you a few bucks if needed

yo, it's like DCBFSS&FGMNG!

indeed pink

I'm not that poor... My roommates gonna be back in town to move his stuff out so he can ship it back to spain, so depending on his schedule I will def go. Never been to DC (despite living in Aberdeen for 3+ months) so I want this excuse to go race. I think he's moving his stuff on Friday so maybe I'll head out sat morning. How long's the bus ride there?

4 hours

back on topic,
About our man Rico...

Has there been any update how he is doing?
Has his condition changed?
Did the insurance cover anything?
Any witnesses?

And About this race...

Are all proceeds going towards him/his family?
Will his family be there?
Are any sponsors getting on board?

too many questions i'm sure
I'm just thinking about them and want to know.

sounds like folks are in for a late brunch on Saturday. Let's do 2pm at Asylum, upstairs (where there's room for a bigger group). 2471 18th St NW.

also, we can wait and see who shows up to decide whether we race or just ride on friday night.

so many damn questions...

Dave, it doesn't matter who the sponsors are cuz you ain't winning nothing anyway. :P
jk
Crumpler, Kryptonite, a couple others are on board. Yeah, there's stuff to win.
all $ go to Rico, by way of his mom.

and no, no updates on Rico's condition/situation that i've heard.

i think three (four?) pirates are offering up their couches/floors. S_9 may be best off staying with pnc considering how late hes getting in.

edit: oh his earlier post says hes got a place to crash.

sigh

I take that back! Apparently, JD lives a bit out of the city. So if your floor, spud, or pnc's place are still available, I'll take you up on the offer. Knifefight & I might be organizing a mystery machine ride down from the city. So yeah, all youse NYers, if you want a ride in a big ugly van, let us know. Knifefight is in charge of this. I absolve myself from all responsibility.

I might be interested... have to check my schedule first, but let me reserve my spot right now just in case.

I have a futon (queen size). but i live in a studio, so yeah, it's in the same room as my bed. But it's in bar central. so, i offer up the studio futon in adams morgan.

i'm putting you up in pnc's, my place is about 20 miles west, so not ideal. he has a ton of bike tools too, in case you need to do any repairs before the race.

so pack up your stuff kid and get in the van

tell me about it. he made it the finish for his "mad world" race this spring. let's just say that i kept thinking "damn, I must have missed it," but it was even further. like, freaking outside the beltway.

I heard there are people with tails out there.

hey, you guys still got space in the NY - DC van?

Knifefight's on his bike most the day. S_9, you got another way of contacting him?