Kwijybow
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Hi Folks, Tonight I counted roughly 26 heads at the start. Kevin was there, but his team mate Todd was missing, as was an RBM fellow I see every week. Race started sanely again, and this week there were two primes, which I completely ignored in order to better suck the wheels at the back of the pack. My plan do nothing, and attack hard the last lap. So I was cruising around and didn't even notice that the lap counter had come out until it said 3 to go, oops better get into to position, so slid up a bit for the next two laps. Coming up the hill with the 1 lap to go sign I attack hard up the inside gutter, and nobody really seems to respond, swing through the wobbly brick corner hard enough to bounce a little side ways and hold 30 mph for a few hundred yards, all right match book burned, do the slow death ride and be as low and smooth as possible until the finish. the gap slowly dwindles and about 50 yards from the finish I'm caught and cooked. Oh well, made a race of it, and had one honking interval. In the old days I was good for about a 1:04 kilometer, and and I'm sure I'm no where near that now, and unfortunately one lap is .8 miles around. So I I'll try to time it a little later next time, but unfortunately the best place for the attack is where its hard up the hill, not where its downhill/downwind at the 1km mark. Race average tonight was 24 mph for the 11.2 miles, and I had a max on the attack of 31mph. Paul about that corner, I find there is plenty of traction through the brick corner even if the noise is a bit alarming. Where you have to watch it is on the exit where in the middle of the road is an ugly uneven pavement seam where the outside edge sticks up higher. Also there is an ugly couple of crack/potholes on the west side you want to avoid. There is a big mound of asphalt and loose gravel that can be ridden though before the sweeping NW corner, but at some risk as I flatted there last year. I went into the corner and my rear wheel went out hard enough I thought somebody had hit me, but when I looked back nobody was there and I realized my tire was going down fast. There is also one tiny dip at the NE corner exit that can be ridden through, people know it is there but avoid it leaving a gap usually, I made a habit of just riding right over it, since it is in the middle of a good line, and people are leaving room there. Had a blast, and got my speedwork. Maybe I'll get there next week, but regardless it is fun trying. Take Care, Nelson.
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