rain.. uuggggg. it sux. my bike had to be completely overhauled yesterday (thanks TIM!) due to the rain.. it was fuuugg'd up. race went alright.. i was mainly trying to help chopper but i think he was having a "off" day. he rode super well but started to fade a little in the closing laps - it's a tough course. in the end, the break of three (cagle, gandara, & vargas) wasn't caught.. i was able to scrape up the scraps for 4th. the whole reason i like doing that race is to see how the competition is riding.. yesterdays course is tough so it's easy to see who is riding well. some guys to watch: - top three from yesterday - cagle (non-texan), vargas, gandara - my man veggie - the dude is riding awesome - rothe - always STRONG - thsj - take your pick. fawley, dalheim, vargas, wheeler, etc.. they're all threats.. strength in numbers. - compliance - seagrave & densmore - Brain & Spine - kurtz & foccia - Colonels - all of us : ) the weather forecast isn't looking sooo good. if it's raining, it's going to completely change the dynamics. i, for one, probably won't race.. i have to get up and go to work on tuesday. but saying that.. we'll see. it will probably take several people out.. leaving a smaller field fighting it out for the v. if it's wet, i predict a small (2 or 3) break will decimate the field. speaking of wet.. i better run and hop on the trainer. wish me luck! ohh yea.. i also want to give a HUGE shout-out to my man looney for hookin' me up with some super pimp scott argyle socks & swankster hat. scott bikes are the best! surFy