So, the 4X race report. I'm not a big fan of writing about myself, so I'll stick with the epic racing that was Julia and Roger's day!
Despite the cloud cover, it was actually pretty warm. The track's been through some changes since last I'd seen it, but one of the best changes was the new start gate. I loved it. It really made for some great starts. I even like the new race brackets.
Before it all began, I hit the track with Julia a couple of times and she looked dialed! Seriously. She's nice and smooth through out the track (and got smoother when she dropped the pressure suit-it was bonking her head around when ever she turned). I was well impressed with how her riding has evolved since I last saw her.
I even had the chance to pump race with Julia and she rocked the track. (I, uh...pedaled out of habit in one of the berms-so...I'macheater. Sorry.)
The racing got started at about 230pm and Julia and Roger were ready to rock the gate.
Julia's first race had her out the gate and down the track all the way in first. It was great. You should have seen the smile on her face when she was walking back up the hill. She said, "I was really worried."
The 2nd run down the hill had Julia in 2nd, but she high lowed the lead gal and it was on to the finish. Another 1st place!!!
Roger had a HUGE bracket of guys to push through for his racing. He was really holding his own through the track and in one race, I'll have to post the picture, had him going for a pass and it was looking great until he bumped into a wall on wheels. They crashed into one another and it looked like Roger was about to recover and pedal past that other rider, but his clips weren't agreeing with his shoes and the other guy got away. It was a tense couple of seconds there.
Man, I was well impressed with that start gate and the racing brackets (I was going against some young guns-way outside my age range) made for some fun racing. I made some new friends and, if I just lived a little closer, would be there for the next race! Until then, I'll see you guys on the 28th of March for the US Cup race!
