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So, what are my chances of doing okay on a cross bike? It's either my
Stewie Cross, or my old, heavy MB-5. Any thoughts?

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Kris Schamp
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Last Monday, we kicked off the 2008 series with a record turn-out of 298
> racers (that's about 100 more racers than our first race last year) and
> another 30+ kiddie racers! Thanks everyone who came out to race or spectate
> and a special shout to the more than 60 racers who raced the short track
> series for the very first time. We hope to see you back next week!
>
> We are still plugging away on the results, but we hope to have them up by
> Thursday morning.
>
> As you might have witnessed on Monday (or read in other posts), we had a
> rather scary incident involving racer Colby Brooks of the Bike Gallery team
> who collapsed during the Singlespeed race. Fortunately, our first-aid
> volunteers were swift to react and were able to pull Colby through - by
> performing CPR for over 10 minutes - until the ambulance was on site. I
> visited Colby yesterday at Emanuel and, while he is still recovering and
> undergoing a series of tests to determine the cause of the collapse, he is
> doing great! We wish Colby a smooth recovery and I like to extend MAJOR
> THANKS to Bonnie Rosenfeld, Jonathan Vinson and the other heroes who saved
> the life of a racer and a friend.
>
> Here is to a fun and safe Short Track Series!
>
> ~Kris
> www.portlandracing.com
>
> PS: If you missed out on Monday's race, well no big deal. We still have
> five more races to come (every Monday night through July 28). Only the 5
> best races count towards the overall results, so you still have a shot for
> the final podium.
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