Re: Hank's Place Race Reports
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 5:52 pm
OK - let's go with the crickets.
I will agree that sometimes I don't "let people by" in my own class because they overtook me slowly or what ever. I'm not giving up my position just because you want it.
Now having said that, I will say that I also don't "go out out of my way" to consistently block someone either. All of my cam-padre's will attest to this. I run hard and if you go to pass I'll hold my line and see what happens. If your super spunky and tearing it up and I'm not really feeling it - I'll let you by, shoot I'll even point to which side to pass me by. Sometimes I'm resting up, going for a sip of my secret cocaine concoction, or maybe breathing hard to get the O2 level up before a difficult or technical section or what ever, I'll catch up and catch you later. If I see you again I'll go for the pass. I love being the guy in the rear. I can write a novel about all the tactics and stunts I can pull. Off course now that I think about it I could write a novel about watching mud dry. Anyway the point is I am very aggressive on riding someones coat tails and I just wear em down so some of them actually want me to pass.
I think (yes I actually have thoughts of my own sometimes) that a little mutual respect for each other is a good idea here. We all run at different speeds at different sections at different tracks. Sometimes we find someone that always seems to be around where we are and it comes down to not only skills and our machines but sheer will power to endure. (that's the cool part - for me). But one thing that is frustrating for everyone is when you come up on a slower racer in any class that goes out of their way to block. It's best for everyone to let the faster guy pass. Then if you can continue pressuring the guy you let by, well, man it's on now! Swapping places back and forth is racing. I'm not saying that every rider that stands on your coat tail you should just wave them by, ok, but the guy who is squealing and screaming is surely getting frustrated for some reason and when several racers are pointing this out to you, well, maybe give it some thought.
That's all.
Bill.
Please.
Lighten up a little, then these guys will cut you some slack.
I just hate to see these kinds of threads get nasty and hurt feelings. No need for that. There have been a group of guys experiencing what they consider
a reoccurring situation over the year and are trying to clear it up in a sportsmanlike manner. I hope it works out that way. We don't need anyone getting crashed unnecessarily.
Injuries...................
I still don't walk right because of my broken left foot. Wearing my stilts at work makes my foot burn after 1/2 an hour.
My broken wrist has accelerated arthritis and my dentist was able to rebuild my front teeth and make it hold for a few years if I wear my mouth guard at night when I sleep. If I break the crown off again I'll have to do the whole post route and another couple thousand dollars.
Still have 2 thorns in my left arm that won't show up on an x ray. Every once in a while they will start talking to me and brother I don't like what they have to say. I was able to get the 2 thorns cut out of my leg I received at Drexel - maybe some of you remember the pics I put up at the er.
I have a lot more stitches, scabs, burns, poison ivy and scratches - was it worth it? You bet your butt it was! Look.....I'm listing all these injuries because they were all "self induced". They didn't happen because of an interaction with another rider. It would be sad to sustain a crash because one guy got frustrated and pushes a bad position to get around ya Bill. Let's all simmer down a notch.
Bill your my friend and I respect you dude.
Please.
Be the Mr Bill you....Not the Hospital Bill......
I will agree that sometimes I don't "let people by" in my own class because they overtook me slowly or what ever. I'm not giving up my position just because you want it.
Now having said that, I will say that I also don't "go out out of my way" to consistently block someone either. All of my cam-padre's will attest to this. I run hard and if you go to pass I'll hold my line and see what happens. If your super spunky and tearing it up and I'm not really feeling it - I'll let you by, shoot I'll even point to which side to pass me by. Sometimes I'm resting up, going for a sip of my secret cocaine concoction, or maybe breathing hard to get the O2 level up before a difficult or technical section or what ever, I'll catch up and catch you later. If I see you again I'll go for the pass. I love being the guy in the rear. I can write a novel about all the tactics and stunts I can pull. Off course now that I think about it I could write a novel about watching mud dry. Anyway the point is I am very aggressive on riding someones coat tails and I just wear em down so some of them actually want me to pass.
I think (yes I actually have thoughts of my own sometimes) that a little mutual respect for each other is a good idea here. We all run at different speeds at different sections at different tracks. Sometimes we find someone that always seems to be around where we are and it comes down to not only skills and our machines but sheer will power to endure. (that's the cool part - for me). But one thing that is frustrating for everyone is when you come up on a slower racer in any class that goes out of their way to block. It's best for everyone to let the faster guy pass. Then if you can continue pressuring the guy you let by, well, man it's on now! Swapping places back and forth is racing. I'm not saying that every rider that stands on your coat tail you should just wave them by, ok, but the guy who is squealing and screaming is surely getting frustrated for some reason and when several racers are pointing this out to you, well, maybe give it some thought.
That's all.
Bill.
Please.
Lighten up a little, then these guys will cut you some slack.
I just hate to see these kinds of threads get nasty and hurt feelings. No need for that. There have been a group of guys experiencing what they consider
a reoccurring situation over the year and are trying to clear it up in a sportsmanlike manner. I hope it works out that way. We don't need anyone getting crashed unnecessarily.
Injuries...................
I still don't walk right because of my broken left foot. Wearing my stilts at work makes my foot burn after 1/2 an hour.
My broken wrist has accelerated arthritis and my dentist was able to rebuild my front teeth and make it hold for a few years if I wear my mouth guard at night when I sleep. If I break the crown off again I'll have to do the whole post route and another couple thousand dollars.
Still have 2 thorns in my left arm that won't show up on an x ray. Every once in a while they will start talking to me and brother I don't like what they have to say. I was able to get the 2 thorns cut out of my leg I received at Drexel - maybe some of you remember the pics I put up at the er.
I have a lot more stitches, scabs, burns, poison ivy and scratches - was it worth it? You bet your butt it was! Look.....I'm listing all these injuries because they were all "self induced". They didn't happen because of an interaction with another rider. It would be sad to sustain a crash because one guy got frustrated and pushes a bad position to get around ya Bill. Let's all simmer down a notch.
Bill your my friend and I respect you dude.
Please.
Be the Mr Bill you....Not the Hospital Bill......