jboquiren@comcast.net

Try some tactics some people use in shorttrack speedskating. Don your Kevlar skinsuits first though :)

Joseph Boquiren

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From: "Don Hanson"

> I wasn't there at Piece of Cake but I heard about it from another older
> master's racer who was there, racing in the 4-5s. Maybe there could be a
> few more events with separate classes for us old racers. I only recall one
> last year, the State RR, where there was a separate start for us. Start us
> a minute behind another class and leave out the wheel cars, if you must.
> That would cut down on the congestion during the sprints.
> I was in a race with a bunch from Team Zoka last season. They were 4 wide
> and very vocal. They were spending more time looking over their shoulders
> than watching ahead. With about a mile to go, they had the pace held at
> about 20mph. Was it worth risking an attempt to bust through their
> blockade? With about 40 other riders, those held in the rear, depending on
> the 'contact riding skills' of whichever rider was 'rammed, slammed,
> elbowed, kicked, pushed, whaterver'...in order to get past their rolling
> road block?--that kinda makes the racing a bit 'sketchy'. Not worth taking
> out the whole pack with a big crash. Tactics like NASCAR or that old
> Roller Derby. TV sport?.. A slug-fest on bikes?..hmmm..
> Don Hanson
>
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