Archive for January, 2012
Race day was a brisk 18 degrees when our 50+ crew left for the course and the mud from Thursday was frozen into a field of deep deep ruts. Mark and KSC went over early to get in some course recon and after 1/2 lap came to the conclusion that you should run the pressure [...]
It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, every group or city has it’s own cast of characters. A few stood out out on this trip and should be given their due. Pete Webber- Pete is from Boulder. Pete is fast. Pete was 2nd and Nationals and 1st at Worlds. Pete did a [...]
I have traveled much of this country, but up until now only spent a few hours in Louisville Kentucky. My only prior experience was to attend a funeral of a client that I had never met in person. As far as funeral stories go, it is a pretty good one. Ask me about it sometime. [...]
It is cool that elite Worlds are coming to the states next year. I hope to be in attendance. When rumors hit that the Euros would be coming to our turf a few cities were mentioned including Providence, towns in the Pacific Northwest, but ultimately Louisville got the nod. Masters Worlds were a test drive [...]
This was wicked ‘cross weather. The 50-54 heats went off at around 40 degrees and a very wet course. They were the last group to do a 3 lap qualifier. Course conditions deteriorated so badly over the next few hours that all other heats were cut to 2 laps. After a good nights sleep in [...]
Tuesday eve, Featherman, Zeimet, Piacine, and honorary Guy Kevin Saint Clair pack up a van and the Featherwagon and start the 670 mile trip southwest. We thought about renting a u-haul, but KSC came up big with his sweet Honda van. I clearly have van envy. We were fully packed including 8 bikes, 4 extra [...]



