TNR Report

Strange night. Lots of standing around. Not so much riding.

We started, as usual, by waiting for the Secretary to fix his latest mechanical issue--this time a loose bb on the Puch. While waiting, we decorated a few telephone poles with posters advertising the upcoming cx season.



Some could not wait and took off, including KK who brought out a sweet old skool set of wheels that made the elders among us quite nostalgic. As any five year old would immediately notice, he's not wearing a helmet. We will come back to this. When the Secretary and Cousin Adam finally arrived, we set out to find the rest of the group.



After locating them, Tom K commenced to lead us on a ride-through of the upcoming Bourkevale/Bruce Park cx race. Upon reaching the first slightly off-camber section, KK learned (the hard way) that his bike was better suited to eliciting nostalgic pre-teen flashbacks than it was for actually riding. He ended up on the ground with a pretty severely twisted ankle. Fortunately, he didn't whack his unprotected melon.



Tom K assured him that nothing was broken. And it wasn't long before KK was back on his feet and even attempting to squeeze out a little smile.



The rest of us, in strict observance of the unwritten rule that you shalt never abandon a fallen comrade, stood around and engaged in idle chit-chat, and maybe one or two jokes at KK's expense.



Until the broom wagon arrived to take him back to the safety of home.



At this point, it was getting on in the evening, so a decision was made that it was time to proceed to the klubhaus. This was easier said than done, however, at least for TNR rookie Max. His chain came off and ended up getting tangled in such a way that proved exceedingly difficult to undo.



Eventually, the Secretary's chain tool came to the rescue. But not before another 30 minutes were spent standing around in a state of bemused awe at this mechanical mystery.



Eventually, we made it to the klubhaus, where we once again filled the big table with lively conversation and good cheer. For the second week in a row, the Bud Man made an appearance of sorts. This time, in connection with tales from Kevin B's misspent youth. Wierd.

Not to be forgotten in all of this is the pre-TNR excitement supplied by Jonny G. He showed up at the Tuesday Night Crit with the goal of helping Cousin Adam to achieve his ambition of taming the twelve-year olds. Adam, however, was not there. And Jonny G was equally frustrated by the kids. But he did manage a strong finish thanks to a flurry of excitement that was set off when he attacked on the bell lap. There was some inadvertent grass-track racing due to an overshot corner, a blown tire, and even a little bit of screaming. In the end, Jonny was third.





There was no RRR representation last night. Which means it was a shutout victory for the dark side: 20-0. We have reclaimed the lead. Thank-you Jonny.