January racing - really? 

Yep.  Welcome to the 2009 season kids.

Friday night was my first swing at the Friday Night series at the ADT center velodrome in LA.  We thought that Mini Phinney was going to come out - along with the rest of the U23 National team.  We got a bit of a reprieve and they didn't show.  I really kind of wish that they had been there just to get the world class beat down.

As it was, the A flight was still fast.  Good clean racing and a nice way to ease my way back into racing this year.  Motor paced scratch race, Miss-n-Out, and Points race.  I got ripped off in the miss-n-out as some jack ass refused to pull himself from the race - for FOUR laps after he was pulled.  I looked behind, saw a body hit the gas, and cleared him.  Too bad he had already been DQ'd.  My  number was up then.    By the time 16lp to go in the 60lp points race came round the engine room shut down and I was toast.  I finished the race but went a lap down.  Worst part was I forgot the Power Control and have no data from racing.  In retrospect, probably better.

Saturday I rode with John and the Team Velocity group ride.  LA riding is interesting, TONS of stop light sprints.  By the time we hit the rollers 2hrs into the ride my legs were wobbly.  When we hit the climbs I was hurting.  Second climb I got dropped, then lost, then had to navigate back to Fullerton solo - with some phone help from John.  Ended up with ~5+ hrs on the day which is cool but it wrecked my legs.

With wrecked legs I didn't make it to Mothballs Sunday.  Sat on the couch, rode easy, and watched the Superbowl.  Telling myself that's there's still plenty of racing left in the year - on the road and on the track.

J.