After racing the last two weekends at Hotter N’ Hell and 100k, we had planned to fly out to Philli this upcoming weekend to start in the Univest Grand Prix. It is an invitation only race and the team got the invite but we couldn’t gather enough people to get the required 8 starters… so no racing this upcoming weekend :-(
This might not be that bad though, as we’ve been busy racing the last two weeks. Hotter ‘N Hell was a great race for the whole team, even though I’m not a big fan of the course. Nevertheless, the team did an awesome job and we pulled out a win and four top ten finishes. For a complete race report use this link to go to the FCS homepage.
Last weekend we drove up to Atlanta, GA for the 100k Classic. It was a weird race with a (too) early start and bad roads. The fact that we were 180 guys at the line didn’t help safety either. So there were a lot of crashes but all of us managed to stay upright. Andrew had to drop out though due to mechanicals (his crank arm came loose) and that messed up our tactics quite a bit. We adjusted on the fly though but got caught out at the sprint because we were following the wrong wheels. Well, that happens. I wasn’t too happy with the whole weekend, spending some 26 hours in the van and racing for only 4 hours with nothing to show for it. At least I know what to expect next time.
Now we’re back in Dallas for a while, getting ready for the Texas Tough Grand Prix at Victory Park on 9/11. This is going to be an awesome race! If you can, come out and watch (or even better: come out and cheer us on ;-) )
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