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2010 Sprinters Dream Omnium Series

May 29th, 2010

#14, 200m Sprint, 13.99 seconds
#15, #16, #17, Match Sprints, 2nd place, Group C
#18, Chariot Race, CAT3, 5th place
#19, 4 Lap Scratch Race, CAT 1/2/3, No place (I got my ass handed to me)

It was great to see so many of my team at the track. We had a blast.

Kenosha Velodrome, May 25, 2010

Cat 4, 3 lap sprints, 5th place
Cat 4/5, unknown distance, 3rd place
Cat 4/5, unknown distance, 6th place

Janna’s results at her first race night:

Cat 4, 3 lap sprints, no place
Cat 4, unknown distance, not dead last

She did great actually. The weather was perfect and the crowd was large. Good times.

San Diego Velodrome Opening Night, April 6, 2010

Race #1 Cat b (3) Snowball, no place
Race #2 15 LAP scratch no place, damn scary racers on this track
Race #3 25 lap points race no place

The season is young and i was racing an IRO…

I went to the season ender for Thursday’s at the Major Taylor Velodrome and had a blast. Lara tagged along and Matt from Turin was there. It was a good time racing after three weeks off. Felt good and would be doing the two day event this weekend had I planned ahead better. And the final count is, racing with the CAT4s as a CAT3:

Race 58, 25.03 flying lap.
Race 59 no place, scratch race, bars came loose at the beginning had a rough start.
Race 60, 3rd place, points race.
Race 61, 6th, Miss n’ Out
Race 62, 6th place, points race.

And for my 2009 track season, fin.

and now i am bored…

but that is ok, i am happy with 58, i think. did make a trip to indy this friday and met my niece:

maybe a race at northbrook? huh, now there’s a thought. too bad the match sprints arent still going on. the last races at major taylor are september 18th and 19th. i think i will end my season then.

anyway, great season, learned a lot. i hope to do better next year….

I am seriously flattered. Mr. Engwis and Beth Engwis have been awesome friendly at the Kenosha track this year, as well as at the the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis. Beth is awesome to watch when she is racing and I watch her to learn how to approach races. I am definitely a fan and wish them both well in the seasons to come.

The last night of racing for Kenosha was Tuesday and it was a blast. My cold had started to fade. My injuries seem to be getting better. I do need to get this should x-rayed at some point though. I sat in a tried to hold my own but the fields were larger than normal and the competition was tough. There was a nice Half Acre team showing as well. I really appreciated that. At any rate, more extra credit races:

race 56 no place
race 57 6th place
race 58 no place and the season at Kenosha is now over.

I will be finishing Major Taylor on September 19th but will be racing the 28th of Ausgust with Tim. It should be a good time. I will be meeting my brother and his wife there, along with my niece, whom I haven’t met yet.

track race 33 was called on account of someone doing a face plant right in front of me and my having to drop through the infield and almost taking out a kid…

race #34, 2nd place in a snowball

Major Taylor on Friday for my first Cat3 Races

begins this month…legs legs legs legs….

major taylor tonight….

24.09 on a flying lap put me in the up group
7th place in a scratch race
6th place in a points race
screwed myself on miss and out
6th place on a danish

16 races into the season….nothing to report…the northbrook fields are too large to be competitive so, also i was REALLY beat from the previous evening of racing so nothing to report….kenosha on tuesday.

at the major taylor velodrome…last night.

13 races into the season:
24 seconds .03 12th place on a flying lap
4th place in points race,
2nd with 8 points on a ten lap tempo (being pointing the first and second places on each lap)
7th on the last scratch and i was toast