Results for the Overall are listed below.
Six Day Women Pl First Name Last Name Team Points laps
1 Miranda Moon Veloforma 225.0 0
1 Jennifer Triplett Veloforma 225.0 0
2 Jeanie Bilhmaier Specialized River City Bicycles 180.0 -2
2 Andrea Fisk Velo Bella 180.0 -2
3 Amelia Bjesse-Puffin Bike Central 167.0 -3
3 Featherin... Jen Bike Central 167.0 -3
4 Anita Dilles Gentle Lovers 141.0 -3
4 Emily Charbonneau Therapeutic Associates Inc. Cycling 141.0 -3
5 Heather VanValkenburg Team Rubicon 86.0 -12
5 Darien Curl Team Rubicon 86.0 -12
6 Meg Mautner Bike Central 53.0 -15
6 Lynn Hughes-Godfrey Bike Central 53.0 -15
7 Fiona Graham Specialized River City Bicycles 41.0 -19
7 Louella Holter Gregg's Specialized 41.0 -19
A few shots of the men's B and A podiums for day 4.
Six Day Men B Pl First Name Last Name Team Points laps1 Jonathan Long US Outdoor Store 200.0 0
1 Scott Harman Fred Meyer/Lakeside Cycling Team 200.0 0
2 Brian Abers Bike Central 171.0 0
2 Mark Godfrey Bike Central 171.0 0
3 Casey Deck Therapeutic Associates Inc. Cycling 166.0 0
3 Charles Warner Veloce 166.0 0
4 Stephen Hemminger South Town Velo 140.0 0
4 Jeff Standish Therapeutic Associates Inc. Cycling 140.0 0
5 Sasha Lacey Portland Velo 108.0 0
5 Gregg Magnus Portland Velo 108.0 0
6 David Godfrey Team Rubicon 77.0 -2
6 Norrene Godfrey Team Rubicon 77.0 -2
7 Steve Truesdale Half Fast Velo 81.0 -7
7 Mark Duff Veloforma 81.0 -7
Six Day Men A Pl First Name Last Name Team Points laps1 Steven Beardsley Gentle Lovers 236.0 0
1 Mark Blackwelder Gentle Lovers 236.0 0
2 Darrell Hemmenway Guinness Cycling 163.0 -5
2 Per Bjesse Bike Central 163.0 -5
3 Peter Drake Fred Meyer/Lakeside Cycling Team 140.0 -5
3 David Klipper Guinness Cycling 140.0 -5
4 Curtis Bergquist 78.0 -9
4 Patrick Jacks 78.0 -9
5 Jerome Dumortier Beaverton Bicycle Club 87.0 -11
5 Richard Suditu Beaverton Bicycle Club 87.0 -11
6 Nathan Frechen Team Beer 28.0 -18
6 Jay Brown Portland Velo 28.0 -18
So now for the down side. Last night was LAME!!! At least in the B race madison. Guess B stands for BONE HEAD. Sorry don't mean to be negative... But my partner got taken out. Last nights racing was weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory. Why because someone who hasn't ridden the track enough and weighs twice as much as Casey Deck, slams Casey onto the apron at full speed. Casey keeps it up (because he's a good rider) but at this point he had know where to go but into my partner at full speed. Taking Steve Truesdale down hard. I mean hard, the impact sent a chill up my spin. First thought is get to Steve as fast as possible. When I get there I can see a small gash on his nose, a little blood and minor track rash. I was amazed. Steve is one burly guy! To be able to walk away from such a horrific crash, he put the definition in to TUFF and Lucky. Steve will for ever be know as Burlucky in my book. It may even become his new nick name. My second thought after I realize Steve is OK - pissed. Not at Casey, it wasn't his fault. Just that we have a few teams in the B race that have no experience what so ever, show no respect or common sense. They are making constant bone head moves, which last night finally had a consequence, rider down. We are lucky Steve is OK. That everyone else was OK, and we didn't have the whole field stacked in a pile on the apron. It would be nice if we would hand out a few dangerous rider penalties equal to a lap taken away. I'm sort of sick of it! If you can't do proper exchanges or figure out how to come into the line up. Communicate with out using foul language. Have patience and learn to ride with skill, then I don't want to be any where near you in a race. Actually how about trying what I've mentioned at 60 or 70 percent and then work on getting to 100% full out effort. There's to much at steak out there, mainly our friends and competitors!! So please, please stop riding beyond your limits, it effects all of us. OK of my soap box.
2 comments:
Mark, I am with you, racers need to know their limits and not dive in too deep because there are repercussions, especially at 40 mph. But I think that a lot of what goes on out there falls on the shoulder of us more experienced racers. Out at the track, we are all friends and need to listen to one another and point out ways to make one another better, safer and faster racers. When someone has something to say about another person's racing, they need to say it with the intention of making the track a better place to ride, not with hot headed anger. I know that Casey often talks because he his hot headed, which does not help him give the sincere advice that he may be trying to give. Riders also need to be open to being corrected when they do something incorrectly. I know this can be hard when egos get in the way. Not that I am blaming Casey for anything, but he should have seen that situation coming a while before it happened and took precautions to keep the race safe. Although it may not always produce the outcome of winning the race, it is what sometimes needs to be done to keep everyone in the race when there are varying skill levels in a race.
But it comes down to everyone being friends and competitors at the same time. Last night was unfortunate, just like Zak going down, but it’s not lame, it’s just learning, for all of us.
My 2 cents.
good post Mark, maybe we all need to have a good chit chat BEFORE we go up to the rail tonight.
Steve seemed to be in good spirits on the way home last night.
-Jon Long
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