From yesterdays bike race at Reston Town Center. I started doing this stuff this year in addtion to actually racing my bicycle too. At least this doenst hurt and they pay me for it [laugh]
(http://johnkrawczyk.powweb.com//FGR_RestonGP_Moto_01.jpg)
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I have some on-board video too I'll post later. Pretty neat perspective of a bike race. And lapping the closed streets of Reston Town Center.
cool!
A buddy of mine was in the Cat 5 race that day. He remembered the ST... He was also a fan of the white VFR that marshalled at the pro race in Clarendon a few weeks back. Guess he likes the sport-tour bikes.
I was sure that you would be in that one and not pacing it! Nice pics of the bike though! That is a crazy course there in Reston, and they added 2 more turns!
The white VFR belongs to my buddy Stefan. He has a red one too. He's a big moto nut. He's also got a on BMW K bike, and an MV Agusta F4. When i get my official upgrade from C to B i'll be eligible to work at the big pro races like Clarendon and such. There's another racer in this district who works moto on a Triumph Speed Triple. The other moto at Reston was a V-Strom 1000. Most of the other refs ride Beemers. I'm seriously considering looking for a used BMW RT-P.
DC, my form is not so good right now for these kinda crits. Considering there were 4 crashes in the Cat 4 race, 2 that requried hospital trips, i'm glad i wasnt in it. I'm just gonna stick with doing Greenbelt and our clubs Davidsonville tues/thur hammer rides (It's harder than 95% of the Cat 4 races in MABRA) the rest of the season and do centuries on the weekend day im not working a race.
Quote from: FatguyRacer on July 01, 2008, 04:04:02 AM
Considering there were 4 crashes in the Cat 4 race, 2 that requried hospital trips, i'm glad i wasnt in it. I'm just gonna stick with doing Greenbelt and our clubs Davidsonville tues/thur hammer rides (It's harder than 95% of the Cat 4 races in MABRA) the rest of the season and do centuries on the weekend day im not working a race.
That is the exact reason that I know longer race...it gets a little crazy and expensive! Greenbelt is a great place to "Ride"...they keep a good pace and the final stretch will kick you in the @$$. Have fun with the group and be safe!
How many of the racers commented on the whacket-a-whack? [moto]