Joe Cipale

Or as a former teammate from many years back was found of saying at times:
"Shut up, grow a pair and make your own way through..."

Joe C

jboquiren wrote:

> Try some tactics some people use in shorttrack speedskating. Don your Kevlar skinsuits first though :)
>
> Joseph Boquiren
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> 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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