
Dont know about Lexi but as for myself I'm trying to get race ready,
Be back soon I hope.
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Postby zozza » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:23 pm
Postby leximack » Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:29 pm
zozza wrote:Hey Hebden,![]()
Dont know about Lexi but as for myself I'm trying to get race ready,
Be back soon I hope.
Postby Zujan » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:34 pm
ft_critical wrote:WSID A Grade
Bit of an underperformer of late I am afraid, however, we have to post the bad and the good.
So as I waited for the start I cycled though the functions on my Cateye Computer to zero the distance. I looked at the Odometer, 16,666.![]()
God's truth that was the reading. It made me feel really uneasy.
So, first run in A grade. The pace is about 2kmh faster than B, which is not a big jump. There are two A grades anyway, the ES and PM A grade and the one I was riding in. Race plan was to practice doing nothing.
Race plan, FAIL.I did a lot of work on the front. I actually did a full lap and a half in the lead just before the PRIME. PM went with one other just after this. Then ES went, I tried to hold his wheel but I had missed the move and I could, unsurprisingly, not hold his speed. So he bridged maybe 400m, I made it to within 100m of them; maybe it was more. I was at 95% of my maximum. I don't know if this was the correct decision, but the logic was; I might, might
, have been able to bridge that last 100m if I went to 100%. But when I got there I would be killed if they decided they didn't want a non Penrith joiner and dropped the hammer. So, the Bunch were 250m back. I sat up. Right-wrong, don't know I am still too inexperienced a racer I guess.
After 1hr and 30min exactly, feeling good, still working on the front often – ANOTHER PUNCTURE. I found some green glass so it was not the previous problem from the rim side. I was disappointed but I was glad I could run in A grade (well the second bunch of them) without any trouble.
On the shake my head side, there were about 6 cycling coaches out there "move up rider x," "close the gap," "come through," etc. Lot's of talk and very few people who would roll turns or who seemed to know how to roll. Really disorganised. Bit disappointed in that really. Everyone saving themselves for the sprint for 4th place - seriously, what is the point? If you are ever going to be with ES and co, you have to improve, not practice your sitting in.![]()
Stats: Avg 39.45kmh for the 1:30 I rode, Max HR 186, Avg 167, max speed was 57.3.
Lesson Learned. Check your tyres before you race - stupid!
Postby ft_critical » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:18 pm
Postby mikesbytes » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:34 pm
ft_critical wrote:Hi Sasha,
I remember you. I was in Northern Sydney strip. Not at Waratahs this weekend, but will probably be there the next one. I am sure I said hi here:
http://www.erniesmithphoto.com.au/744%20Waratah%20@%20Dragway%207%203%2010/slides/Img_744_00011_thm.htm
Postby Zujan » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:43 pm
Postby Zujan » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:50 pm
Postby Burt 'Pigeon Racer' Jones » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:12 pm
Zujan wrote:only if could organize half a dozen people, who know how to roll, and willing to do so
Postby aeroslave » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:39 am
Zujan wrote:Ye, I thought so......aha, you did fair bit of a work and also guy on green Cannondale did huge amount, and few others helped here and there, but the rest......well.......anyway, you had good race mate!
I mean we could stay with Salas and Milostic only if could organize half a dozen people, who know how to roll, and willing to do so....and if you doing it properly with short turns I do not think that even those two can do runner on flat course such is a dragway.
But that will be different story at EC raceway, where they could easily break us all on those two small but nasty hills.....
He, there is always next week.....
Postby philip » Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:35 pm
Postby ft_critical » Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:40 pm
philip wrote:A bit frustrating that these crits *always* come down to the sprint where half of it is luck!
Postby ft_critical » Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:13 pm
Postby philip » Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:51 pm
ft_critical wrote:philip wrote:A bit frustrating that these crits *always* come down to the sprint where half of it is luck!
Seems that way, but Daniel who won today manages to get himself in a position to win on a very regular basis. I am still learning positioning, but I am getting a lot better at getting to where I want to be these days.
ft_critical wrote:I looked for you, but I guess I wasn't sure who you were. Were you in NSCC Strip today?
ft_critical wrote:and was second
Postby mikesbytes » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:03 am
ft_critical wrote:I know Mike will read this, so the DHBC boys have the problem that they are a bit unused to GEARS LOL, which means they get there sprints a bit wrong.
Postby JV911 » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:48 am
Postby JV911 » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:49 am
Postby ft_critical » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:08 am
JV911 wrote:ft_critical wrote:63kmh on the line, which was not that fast really.
not fast?!?!
Postby JV911 » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:28 am
ft_critical wrote:it is a bit dangerous if you try to ride through on the inside 4 wide.
Postby rogan » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:09 pm
Postby JV911 » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:52 pm
rogan wrote:That included 4 D-Graders, who ran with us due to lack of numbers.
Postby rogan » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:18 pm
Postby ft_critical » Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:10 pm
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