Some recent highlights

Between this past week and now it's been rather busy for the trackies with various highlights and photos (thanks Gavin) to share: August 10: Jeff got 4th in the State Kilo Championship at ERV. woo-hoo.

August 12: Molly garnered her 2nd post-up of the year by winning the Soldier Field Criterium. Ironically, both post-ups were done in last year's jersey. Hmmm...

August 13: Al got 2nd in the state points race championship at ERV, thus qualifying for nationals!

August 13: Christina got 3rd in the state points race championship at ERV, also making herself eligible for nationals!

August 18: Al won the 1/2's Miss & Out in Kenosha. He and Jeff followed it up with a 4th place in the most stacked Madison field to date.

August 20: Christina and Molly made a whole lotta preemie money thanks to a very generous sponsor and audience at the Elaine Nekritz national qualifier scratch race. Christina finished 4th and Molly took the 5th best spot.

More to come as the track season winds down (for us mortals, anyway). The biggest positive of that news is that cyclocross is getting scary close...

Bada-Bada-Bop-Bop-Bop-Ba-Bah!*

edited by Jeff, photo courtesy of Big Ed. *didn't get it?

First of many thanks need to be sent out. Cyclehawk. Squid. Marcus. John Campo. MacLean. Ceya. Big Ed. Billy. Dan. Mikey. And Candles (thanks for covering me).

Everyone claimed Kissena was "ol' bumpy" for a reason. That's no lie. The track has more rolling hills than bus stop blacktop. BUT, that's not to say it was a bad thing. It was just, well, character. Call it what you will, it certainly didn't stop any of us from having fun.

We rolled in early just to ensure we knew what we were dealing with. It was clear who the track geeks were when we got there a couple hours before the registration started and rolled around with some of the Saturday regulars. The list of races started with match sprints, 20 lap scratch, win-n-out, sprint semis, exhibition miss-n-out and sprint finals. Al talks a big game with his legs but will always come up with a nice race report to summarize the action...

"In the first round of match sprints (groups of 4), I think I went with 2 laps to go, Chazz sat on my wheel. I razored him. I went faster and faster and he had my wheel the whole time but wasn't able to come around at the end.

The scratch race was AWESOME. Jeff attacked like a lap in. This fast road race dude from NYC, Dan, was really driving the pace to catch him. As soon as he caught Jeff, I attacked. Dan bridged up after a lap or two and we opened a decent gap. I look back and there's my friend Chazz from SF. Who's sucking his wheel? Jeff. I ease up a little so they can join up. The four of us trade pulls for a couple laps. I attacked with maybe 8 laps to go (of 20). Dan comes with, but he pulls up when I pull up. I sit up and come back to Jeff and Chazz. We trade some more pulls. I jump with 3 to go. Dan jumps and is chasing. He slowly closes the gap. Two to go. I head to the rails at full speed and jump out of turn 2. I get the bell with about 10 meters on Dan. I'm already going full speed. Try to hold it and Dan falls back. I take first. It looks like Jeff came around Dan at the end, but Dan held on for 2nd, Jeff 3rd.

We did a win-n-out. John Campo paced it on his bike like a keirin for 3 laps (maybe so we didn't have 25 people of varying experience levels sprinting together). No one wanted his wheel at the start. They were all sitting like 20 feet back from it. So I took it. On the bell lap, I jumped as soon as he pulled off and I guess whoever was on my wheel fell back and no one was able to come up to me or they decided to go for 2nd or something.

We took the top 2 spots on both podiums. It was (Jeff and me) in the sprint finals. I kiloed Hugo in the (semi-final) match sprint. Took off HARD in the first lap. Don't think he was expecting that. He said he was previously 11-0 in match sprints.

Jeff won the sprint finals, though. Perhaps he can tell that story."

Molly and Christina also found their way to the match sprint final. Molly took top spot in every race while Christina never finished below 3rd. The big C-Peck also got 5th in the exhibition Miss-N-Out. Last of the ladies to be pulled. (Guess who won THAT damn race too...)

Big surprise announcement to the victors. No spoils for them. The tickets to Tokyo were always on the table but then Squid lets everyone know that Fuji bikes is throwing in a bike for each of the two champs! They will also have the chance to win some cash if they perform well at Worlds! Bravo to everyone. Don't forget to pay your respects: Cyclehawk Courier, New Belgium Brewery, Blue Cycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Yojimbo's Garage, LAKE cycling, Continental Tires, Sun Ringle, Chrome, Panaracer, COG magazine.

 TOKYO!!!!

Holding it Down at the Track

by Molly

Friday after work I scramble frantically trying to change the bearings to a disc wheel lent to the team by our fantastic sponsor, Mr. Marcus Moore of Yojimbo's Garage. I wanted to have every possible advantage for Saturday's pursuit series. I've never really considered myself a time trial type...I can sprint somewhat, but it seems the pursuit is an entirely different animal. I'm new to all of this so what do I know?

Jeff, Max, Al, Christina (check out her new profile page btw) and I arrive at Northbrook Saturday about 8am. It was much more cool and windy this Saturday and looked a little like rain, but thankfully it held off for most the day.

The first scheduled event posted was the flying 200. It was optional so it didn't acquire any omnium points. My first thought is perhaps I should save my energy but after receiving some grief from Harold, I resign my conservative mind set and say, "Fine, I'll do everything."

The women's schedule for the day: the flying 200, a 2k pursuit, standing 500 meter and a scratch. Of the women who participated I received the best flying 200 time and was now a little bummed it didn't count for points. For the 2k I was able to borrow Mike Ferrin's aero bars (thanks Mike!) They felt more comfortable than I'd imagined they'd be and probably helped a great deal with my time improvement. I placed first. This was a big boost in my confidence and was now getting quite anxious for the 500 meter. I had a great time last Allvoi cup, only a second and a half behind the winner. This time my start wasn't fantastic. I put a lot of pressure on my front wheel causing my rear wheel to skip out twice. I also rode high and out of the sprinters lane at one point...A bit too sloppy for first, placing second. I realized I had pushed myself hard enough when some food consumed an hour before popped back up. One of the girls waiting to race said "bless you" as she must have thought I just sneezed, not vomited in my mouth. I should of just said "thank you" instead of explaining how and why she was wrong. Gross.

The Scratch race was the final event to score omnium points, and it's one of my favorites. It basically came down to Christina and I against the entire Alberto's women's team. I wasn't all that worried, more amused at how absurd it looked than anything else. First few laps I sit high and wait for an attack...it comes, I chase, catch her and she sits up. This is a little dull for my team mate Christina so she starts picking up the pace at the front. I go high on the rail and watch Francine as I'm sure she'll be the one to make the move. She attacks and I react as fast as I can but it isn't fast enough. I'm still pretty high and have to come around up top to cross the line 3rd. Meh. It could have been worse. Turned out it was still good enough for first place omnium of the day.

Jeff walked away with a podium finish and is currently sitting pretty in second place overall. Christina and Al are contenders with 4th place.  My Thanks goes out to everyone at Northbrook for the support and Congratulations. Looking at you Dee Dee!  Two sharks down, one to go!

(Photo shamelessly stolen from Mr. Edmund William White)

Mr. Mayor, we have your cup

The Mayor's Cup is a 75 lap points race at Kenosha Velodrome. This is hardly any average points race. Road pros and a bunch of Category 1 racers are a mandatory expectation. 2008 Superweek sprint champion and many atimes overall leader, Chad Hartley made it out. Top sprinters and strongmen from all over the track scene mark this one on the calendar.

Those looking for dramatic herosim were not denied for the 2009 chapter (this is Jeff writing, by the way). The pace escalated early and the original 30 man field split into about a dozen off the front while the rest organized behind their gap to keep on. The main field dropped a few people from the race early and about 15 laps in it was evident who was going to be around for the full ride. Al went on a trademark flier when things got back together and he managed to make it a break group of about 5. I was probably most useful sitting third wheel and joining in the blocking effort. After the break group's sprint for points, Al answered with a counter attack and dwindled it down to 3 guys that were willing to stick it out.

It was a long way to go but Mr. Urbanski found his way back onto the field and notched himself a lap and some points. What the hell, why not try another break? Al went off again and found himself with plenty of space as we neared the 35 laps to go mark. 30 laps to go was to be a double point lap. The field knew this and Al surged on. With 32 to go, the pace of the field ramped up in a mad dash to get this guy but it was not to be. Al held on for double points right before the group swallowed him up.

Now Al was in the pack and ready to bark some commands to his teammate. "Time to do some leadouts!!" This author dutifully obliged. The next contest for points went fast and I managed to sling Al around to 5th (damn!) but he was a great position to make the second break (yes!). He rode hard with the big boys and found his way back to the field with only one final points contest up, and it was a double point. Hartley made his move and was not to be denied. I grabbed an appropriate wheel but only mustered 5th on the final lap amid the wooshing of carbon. Top spot for the "no-points" crew?

Some officials made a quick assumption that Al was off the back on one of his laps. The man who woke up that day a Cat 3, surely, was not. Results went over the mic after a good few minutes of deliberation. Hartley got 4th. Kaz Milas got 3rd with not as many points but 2 laps on the field. Rob Springer got 2nd with 2 laps up and more points. Process of elimination led all of us to pretty much flip out. Mr. Urbanski of your Chicago Cuttin' Crew took top honors and all the hardware. The race was completed in about 28 minutes. That would total out the "2-lap crew" average speed at a little over 32 mph. The field would have completed 73 laps and averaged the better half of 31 mph. I'm happy to just finish the damn thing.

Other highlights included Brean's very clean and decisive win in the 4's Miss-N-Out and Jeff pulled a second in the 3's kilo scratch final. It was a nice plus but I don't think our smiles could have been any wider the whole ride home.

John Cline took some stellar photos and taped this interview. Kenosha news found it an interesting enough story. Al was definitely the gator this time...

Hot Masters' Track Action

by Brean Masters Track, June 25th Kissena Velodrome, Queens New York

I'm filing this race report because I feel like I raced intelligently, and I'm proud of that.I showed up almost three hours early due to the train schedules (I came from Montauk), so I had plenty of time to hydrate and eat before racing.  A rarity for me.  I also got to catch up with John Campo, the driving force behind the Kissena Velodrome, and a man with enormous legs and a huge heart.  He lamented at the poor track conditions (due to a disastrous and costly resurfacing some years ago) and the numerous rainouts this year (eight so far!), both of which have left attendance pretty light.  He is trying to figure out how to construct a 250m velodrome built on pylons on the infield of the existing track.  That would be so cool.

I also got to talk to a guy named Robert, who used to race on the track as a teenager and was just out there to have fun and keep in shape.  We continued to be friendly throughout the night.  I also spied George, who I remembered from somewhere as a very strong rider excelling in breaking away.  However, no Andrew LaCorte, Jerry Martinez, or any of the other strong masters I remembered from years past, excepting Campo.  Our field would be about ten masters and one junior.

The week before, I was in a pileup at Northbrook and suffered a bruised coccyx and ribs.  This night, I tried a few efforts, and nope.  no way.  No sprinting for me.  I'd have to ride smarter than that.

Race 1:  Miss-n-Out

My least favorite race.  But since it was a small field, I decided that I would focus only on not being one of the first two riders pulled.  I did this, but boy was I hurting from my crash.  I thought about withdrawing from both that race and racing all together, but then stuck it out a few more riders.  Before I knew it, it was four left.  I made a big effort to shed the last guy (remember, no sprint, I had to wind things up over time), and then sat in for a lap.  In the final lap, I was actually a bit boxed in under the sprinters line with the leader, Robert, ahead of me.  Nearing the 200m mark, he pulled out of the lane and I put the effort in, winning by a good margin.  My theory as to why he pulled out is that the track is bumpy enough that turn 4 can kick your rear wheel out.  He either didn't want this to happen, or just didn't want to get boxed in the lane.  Either way, I felt I raced smart and lucky.

Race 2: Scratch

I forget how many laps this was, but early on, George went (remember George Wendt from cheers?) for a break.  I got on his wheel, and stuck there for a few laps and took a turn up front.  Eventually, the field caught us and somebody let me in near the front.  Thank you.  The track was so bumpy that my glasses fell off.  I caught them before they fell to the track and eventually tossed them onto the infield.  Pretty fancy, huh?

In turn 2 on the bell lap, I turned it on, knowing I would lose any sprint, and barely held off the field for a win.  Now I had 14 omnium points and the closest competitor had 6, ensuring me a win for the night.  But then Alan, the head official mentioned something about adding another race.  Boo.

Race 3:  7 Lap Point-a-Lap

Since there would be a fourth race, I knew I had to get second or better to ensure a win.  So I went at the whistle and took the first two points, and actually stayed out long enough to get a third.  Okay.  Win for the night guaranteed.  I pulled up and simply needed to make sure I did not get lapped by the field (turns out that the officials added an extra lap by mistake.  It didn't change the results, though).

Race 4: Flying 500

It's a mass start sprint starting in turn four, and going for a lap and a quarter.  I knew I didn't have to place to win the night, so I semi-dogged it.  But after turn four, I was just behind the front three, and made a play for it.  Unfortunately, Robert tried to pass under a guy named Mike and got his bars turned by Mike's thigh.  He crashed in dramatic fashion.  I avoided injury and coasted over the line.  Robert was taken to the hospital with head injuries, etc.  I hope he's okay.  He seems like really nice guy.

the livin's easy

Summer's officially here, and it's about time that weather started to cooperate. The rain relented, the heat swept in, and with it came a big weekend of racing. The Allvoi Cup, Saturday 20 June, Northbrook Velodrome

Special thanks to Marcus Moore of Yojimbo's Garage. With his support and loaning out plenty of valuable equipment, that man truly exemplifies a willingness to connect people to their passions. As always, thanks for the gear mang. With the Tour of America's Dairyland to the north, and Cobb Park not too far away, turnout was light, but the vibe was right for the inaugural event in this three part series.

This first trip was attended by Molly, Al and Jeff. Al set the pace for a hectic morning by breaking his chain on one of the two collective warm up laps. (Mike Ferron came through big by running to nearby Garner to get him a new one). Then he lost his compression cap of his headset, had to resort to a Schwinn loaner bike, found some problems with his aero bars, and couldn't get the one pump we brought to work. It can be quite stressful running around frantically trying to locate a 13mm wrench to replace some foreign bike's front wheel. The man stayed undeterred and was sure as hell gonna race that day. And race he did. He claimed 5th in the 3K pursuit (3:51.78), 7th in the Kilo (1:18.16), and 8th in the Scratch. He also got 1st on the day for "my bike has a legitimate use for duct tape on it" category. Be looking out for him to pop back fast and furious.

Jeff fared a bit better by placing 2nd in the 3K pursuit (3:49.19) and winning the Kilo (1:12.15). The omnium was in the air after the Kilo. A bit of the "If it bleeds, we can kill it" mentality was going around with Jeff sharing the top spot with bike racing phenom, David Moyer. Alas, it was not to be as the scratch race unfolded a 4th place for Mr. Perkins and a familiar 1st place finish for Dave. Jeff still landed 2nd in the omnium and has a pretty nice vantage point for the rest of the series.

Molly shook off the pre-race shudders to overcome her dragon, the 2 kilometer pursuit. The lone lady with drop bars matched up against nationally renowned racer, Miss Debbie Dust, and came in 2nd with a respectable time of 3:05.04. The time gap was cut down considerably in the 500 m. Molly brought out her ri-donk-ulous long sprint to notch a 42.97 second place time. Second place in the scratch race against Debbie and above team Alberto's notched a fine last day to be 23. Molly got the 2nd spot on the podium and also has a very good starting position on the series.

Fox River Grove Cycling Challenge, Sunday 21 June

First to tackle the alpine ski-hill of the western 'burbs were the ladies of the crew: Christina, Jamie, and Molly toed the line for the women's 4s race. Christina made the cut to stay in the break, and while the final lap brought all kinds of ferocious attacks, she held on for 5th. She's clearly bringing those Thursday night track skills up into the hills. Jamie stayed solid, bringing home a hard-won finish on a tough course.

Avi had his entourage in tow for Father's Day, and while the sign couldn't be beat (Go Dad Neurohr!) he almost missed the start trying to get everyone on site. It's a good thing this wasn't a 9 am race.

He and Mike were slated to go back-to-back, first up in Masters' 4/5. The race was quick, and so was the carnage. Mike stayed with the lead group throughout, and though the testa della corsa escaped late, he stayed strong to finish 7th. A couple of hillside attacks got Avi a bunch of spots late in the race, and he came in just off Mike's wheel for 8th.

No rest for the weary though, as they were back at it minutes later in the 4/5s, this time joined by the mountain man, Adam. Avi had burned all his matches on the previous race and focused on making the cut, while Iron Mike miraculously rode off with the lead group yet again! Amazingly he hung on for another top ten finish, Adam a few spots back, and Avi, well, finished.

There was nothing left to do but ring the hell out the giant cowbell for the Zombie himself in cat 3. A couple riders slipped off and a couple more chased, and Al couldn't be held back: he was in the break. As he put it so well in the podium interview, "they were attacking like a pack of gators" but he stayed up there for fourth.

It's summer 2009, Chicago, crank up the racing and rip off the knob.

Velocity Chicago, 2009

First and foremost, Erin Dickey is the greatest announcer in the history of the game. In fact, it would not have been the weekend it was had we not had the organizing and selfless officiating of Mr. Ben Fietz, organizing work of Augustine Montes and Julio Saravia, the COG boys, and certainly Mr. Mike Morell putting it all on paper. Not to mention the grand overseer and orchestrator, the crew over there in NYC better known as Cyclehawk. These people deserve the first of many props to be handed out for a very successful day of racing.

The rain hit hard and quick in the morning but left us with a very secluded, sunny day at the Washington Park Velodrome.  Those that rolled the dice got what they earned just as those that stayed in got what they deserved!

16 people registered for the avid cyclist racing. 15 were men, 1 was a woman. A very accomplished track racing woman. Miss Valerie Brostrom proved to us all why she is held in such high regard and contributed to an exciting mixed field. Regrettably, I do not have race by race results but we have quite a list of omni points winners. Overall winner was Andrew Yeoman of Team Pegasus. He won an exciting Match Sprint and scratch race. 2nd overall was Stanley Schultz. He was 2nd man in the Match Sprint and earned el vomiteur title by throwing up instead of racing the scratch race. He bounced back with an impressive performance in the points race by winning every bell lap. The podium was rounded out by the aforementioned Dr. Brostrom as she took third with her tiebreaking performance in the points race by placing higher than Brandon Scheiner.

The turnout for Messengers was 8 total. 7 male and 1 female. It was a tricky situation so we decided it was best to make the 1 woman earn her way to a ticket by mixing in with them big boys. She certainly earned it. Christina Peck celebrated her 2nd race flying the colors of team Cuttin' Crew in fine fashion. She nabbed 4th place in the scratch race and a hard fought 3rd place in the points race, notching her a 4th place overall in the omnium. Congratulations Christina!

The third messenger overall went to Adam Hanzel. A strong cyclocross rider showing great fitness and talent, riding his way to 3rd in the Match Sprint, 6th in the scratch and 4th in the points race. Jeff claimed top spot in one event, a very close and dramatic Match Sprint with Al Urbanski. All biases aside, Mr. Perkins exercised brilliant execution against his challenger. The video may seem like a close race but to all onlookers that were present, Urbanski was clearly outmatched. Then Jeff selflessly stepped aside and allowed it to became the Al Urbanski show.

Simply put, you're 2009 Chicago VeloCity champion, Al Urbanski SHUT. IT. DOWN! He toyed with his competition in the scratch race and soloed to an easy win. Only to follow it up with a flier to take the points race. Oh. He wasn't done. Against most tactical sense, he took off in a race that's designed to discourage breakaways. He went on a flier during the exhibition Miss-N-Out (AKA Devil takes the hindmost...thanks Erin), and claimed a clear victory for a pair of LAKE shoes. Absolutely amazing display of talent and raw skill. Congratulations, Al, we're all proud and excited to see what you can do in NYC.

Without further ado, here is your list of omnium results:

Points - Avid Cyclists:

25 - Andrew Yeoman (Men's Winner)

16 - Stanley Schultz

10 - Dr. Valerie Brostrom (Women's Winner)

10 - Brandon Scheiner

5 - Tyler Avery

4 - Chris Jensen

4 - Chris Kessler

3 - Max Riordan

1 - Niles Gibson (DFL)

Active Couriers

25 - Al Urbanski (Men's Winner) (Miss-N-Out winner)

23 - Jeff Perkins

9 - Adam Hazel

8 - Christina Peck (Women's Winner)

7 - Nico Cabrera

3 - Phil Breuer

3 - Eric VM (Kieran framset raffle winner)

As always, thanks need to go out to our sponsors and supporters. It's not even a matter of marketing anymore. These people truly support what we all love to do, because they love it too. That's what makes their service and products great and that's just good for everyone. It's only right to help those that help you. Shout outs to the big dogs: Cyclehawk Courier, New Belgium Brewery, Blue Cycles, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Yojimbo's Garage, LAKE cycling, Continental Tires, Sun Ringle, Chrome, Panaracer, COG magazine.

Thanks!

Photos by Just.Max, Christina, Candles, the son of Chris & Pete D)

Saturday, 13 June 2009

Best. Forecasting. Ever. Assuming they got it right this time, the rain is supposed to clear up by noon.

WE ARE STILL ON!

The 4th edition of VeloCity presented by Cyclehawk is at its biggest and baddest yet. 6 velodromes across the country will host messengers and city bikers with a shared passion for track racing. The top male and female messenger will contest each other for round trip tickets to the 7th and final velodrome on the list, Kissena in NYC. That clash of champions will bring out the top male and top female track racing messenger and reward them with round trip tickets to TOKYO!

You've seen this around, you know the deal. Your mission, should you choose to accept it lies before you...

Firstly, let me emphasize, there will be no cost for admission. Just come, participate, appreciate and soak in one of the finest sports around. Noon is the scheduled start time at Washington Park Velodrome in Kenosha, WI. Ben Fietz will provide an introduction to track etiquette and rules. A short clinic will follow with simple drills and techniques. The introduction will conclude with a paceline.

Sometime around 2 PM the racing will begin. Omnium categories are split into Male city bikers, Female city bikers, Female messengers and Male messengers. If the female turnout requires, the women's fields might be combined.

Here is your list of races:

First Event (Omnium):

Match Sprints

Second Event (Omnium):

10 Lap Scratch

Third Event (Omnium):

25 Lap Points Race, (15 for women's fields) Points every 5

Final Event (Exhibition):

Combined Field Miss-N-Out

Omnium points will be awarded up to 6 places deep in a 9, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 fashion.

Common sense rules apply and we will be sticklers about them:

No booze at the velodrome

A good, protective helmet is required (i.e. no hairnets)

 Drop bars only, with bar plugs

No brake mounted at all

Sorry, no conversions

We will try to bring along as many drops as we can. If you don't have plugs sitting around then use a 2-liter cap and some electricians tape. Do SOMETHING, you're creative enough to figure out what will work and what won't...

The awards will be given out at the track. You will then be asked to blow your mind past the extent you've blown your lungs and legs by partying and consuming as much beer as humanly possible. "Good ol' Midwestern party" as Mr. Von Munz would call it. The event list for that is as follows...

Only event:

Beat Augie.

You've got questions? We've got answers. Hit us up on the comments. Sponsor list is deep and getting deeper. If that isn't motivation enough, think of coming out and increasing your odds of being in the next, latest and greatest issue of COG magazine. Yeah. They'll be there.

WE GOT NEXT

Los Angeles had a record turnout. Portland looked like it had a beautiful outing. Chrome has really been showing out.

Cyclehawk continues the tradition with us on June 13. Milwaukee and Chicago meet in Kenosha. Stay tuned, there are plenty more details to come...

Northbrook opening night!

It was a great opener. The weather was beautiful, the competition was intense and the crowd was excited. The lovely Miss Gavin-Smith was not always as serene as Mr. White's photo would suggest (thanks Ed). She was out working for her teammate Molly, the master of the 700 meter sprint (said to be "ri-donk-u-lous" by some) and claiming her stake at a 4th place tie in the omnium.

 

Molly got the top honor in the Women's 4s. She snatched 1st in the scratch race and 1st in the Win-n-Out. Very exciting displays of strength and aggression in the long sprints to victory.

Al was the top performer on the men's side. After a 9th place finish in the scratch, he bounced back to counter a break set up by Jeff and Brean in the points race. He and Dave Moyer went on the long journey ahead of the pack and Al earned himself 2nd place followed by a victory in the Win-n-Out. Al got 2nd in the evening's omnium.

Jeff was third in the omnium with a 4th place finish out of a 4 wide sprint in the Scratch, a 4th place in the points race, and a go-go gadget throw for 2nd in the Win-n-Out.

Bre got his money's worth by partaking in 4 events on the night. He got 6th in the scratch, 5th in the 4's points, a top secret result in the Master's race and rounded out a great team performance in the Win-n-Out at 5th. His omnium result in the 4s placed him at 5th for an early step in his season.

The fans were fantastic! The bus was full capacity and even a couch made it out to the infield. Big thanks again to Ed White for fantastic photos of the crew. Word is grilling is a must for this upcoming Thursday, May 21. Be sure not to miss it!