Race Report: Ault Park Plus One
Posted by Brendan Canty at 12:22 PM
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Lined up with Greg and D. Hall for the 3/4's Plus One race at Ault
Park. I was looking forward to this, as the race was twice the length
of the 4/5's race and I would have some teammates, which is always more
fun.
I never really found my groove in the race. The pack seemed sketchy, at
least, that was my feeling. Perhaps it was just me ;) In any case, I
found myself frequently drifting down toward the back. Which is not a
great place to launch any sprints from. I did give one of the sprints a
shot, trying a line up the inside, but got boxed in and had to ease up.
With two laps to go, I found myself on Greg's wheel, and heard D. Hall
behind me telling me to not lose that wheel. Which I managed to do less
then half a lap later. Greg slipped into the middle of the bunch, and I
elected to move D. Hall up on the outside. With his voice guiding me
from behind, I kept him hear the front and lead from there for most of
the final lap. I drilled it down the hill, trying to string out the
group. I then managed about 20 feet up the hill before my legs cried
"enough".
While I didn't manage to snag any points, I had a lot of fun racing together.