Jim Anderson

Thanks racers for making another great season at PIR on Monday nights.

It was great to see all the new racers, especially new women and novice. The

novice group deserves a big congrats for sticking with it and many of the

racers showing up multiple times!



Look for an expanded novice group to include women, more prizes and other

tricks for 2005. Including a new music for Craig, our dedicated race

official to listen too while working diligently away on results night after

night.





The Thank You List:



*Thanks officials and Candi for all your help! Without you all it wouldn?t

of happened...



*City People:

If you want to thank PIR Staff, please send an email to the following. I

would appreciate just thank yous to them, if you have concerns or complaints

voice them to me, as they don?t have anything to do with the races other

than providing the venue...thanks!



PIR Track Manager - "Wigginton, Mark" <mwigg-@ci.portland.or.us>

Head of Portland Parks and Rec - Zari Santner - zsan-@ci.portland.or.us

City Commissioner - Jim Francesconi - Jfranc-@ci.portland.or.us





*Thanks to Lakeside Bicycles in Lake Oswego for all their support. They have

been a supporter of the series for many years now. Please think of them the

next time you need to go to a bike shop! Gordon Haber

(<gor-@lakeside-bikes.com>) and Jack Toland (<ja-@lakeside-bikes.com>)

are the ones that make it happen



*Thanks to Fred Meyer/Lakeside Bicycles Racing Team for all their help with

mentoring and answering questions of the novice racers. Kent Johnson, Peter

Drake, Ron Magnus and Jack Toland were some of the mentors.



*Thanks to Sorella Forte for mentoring the new women each week, and helping

answer their questions, along with making the races less intimidating.

Thanks Sorella Forte team, especially Mechele Knable for suggesting the team

get involved !





Keep an eye on obra website for 2005's dates this winter! www.obra.org





Thanks



Jim Anderson