Ah, the concrete bowl. The racing this past Saturday at the track was brutal. The event was themed around longer endurance races. My first race was a 10 km points event – or 40 laps with sprints every 10. 8 racers showed up to battle the cat 5 race. We got the first race going at a good pace. Around lap 8 the pace was too slow so I took a half lap flyer to break things up a bit and get the race started. A couple guys came around me and it was on. My buddy Igor and I along with another guy dragged it out for the points. I got 3rd in the sprint and faded away in the ensuing laps. Mr. Lap The Field took off and proceeded to catch us all and put us down a lap. Cat 5 huh? I ended up 6th.
Next up was a race more to my liking – 4 km scratch. At only 16 laps I knew I could get my old legs around the track and keep in touch with the younger faster riders. The pace was going up and down until 2 to go and the hammer went down. I was in 3rd and chasing 2 guys. We were nearing top speed when Igor came around me with 1/2 a lap to go just as I was passing 2nd place guy. Now I was in 4th, Igor was rapidly gaining on 1st place, and 3rd place guy wasn’t backing off. I stayed on the gas and kept it even with 3rd place guy until we hit the straight and his legs gave out and I held onto 3rd while Igor just caught the leader and took his first ever track victory. I ended up 5th in the omnium points. We were supposed to have a miss-n-out but the endurance races ran too long. Next up is a TT at the same track this weekend. I am looking to better my 200 and 500 times significantly.
Where are my new wheels???
