king for a day

Good times at the dump last night. 9 of us braved the cold, rain, and howling north wind to race up Garbage Hill. The biggest challenge was figuring out how to fit 9 people into an 8 person double-knockout bracket. Actually, to suggest that something was figured out might be a bit of a stretch. But somehow everything got sorted out in the end.

And the king of the hill is . . . yours truly, Dr Divisive himself. Paddy was runner-up.

It wasn't a course that favoured the spinners. Fast starters were usually overtaken by the big gear mashers once we turned the corner and headed into the teeth of the wind for the home stretch.

My leg hasn't turned entirely purple and blue yet, but it's heading in that direction. I've got a nice baseball sized lump to show for my tumble over the bars in the opening round.

Vic joined us at the F&H, which was in fine form as usual. Some dude managed to take down four chairs while stumbling from the bar back to the VLTs. And those of us who stayed later were rewarded by Glen (aka crowbar), who not only serenaded us with mining tunes, but shared his $1000 VLT winnings with us in the form of a pitcher of FGD. We politely declined the second offering, not to mention his offer of breakfast and a place to sleep for the night.

I believe Penner will be posting some pictures.

One more Monday gathering before Hummelt Hockey begins and the festivities shift to Tuesday night. No concrete plans for next Monday as of yet. Proposals welcome.

Looks like another cyclocross ride is shaping up for Sunday afternoon. Stay tuned. And of course the CMU homecoming race is Saturday at 11 am.

OTT: Southern Culture on the Skids, The Great Atomic Power (via Boot Liquor radio)