Here's part two of choices. I made the right one. Michelin muds. Carded my first win of the year and in quite awhile. Good choice.

Now I've gone and added another arrow to the quiver. Clemeet PDX. These have a high volume and a pretty open tread. So I headed out to warm up with Glenn. The rear was a bit squishy. So I added air.bled air,rode deemed it okay to race.

Toed the line knowing Drumroll likes the holeshot as much as I do. Go I'm in the barriers first. The long legs are quick and a gap forms. Through the start finish and someone yells. "Karl you've got a gap". I punch it up the road. One match burned,but it started the selection fire. Out comes Faso first,then the train. Glenn, Ad, Drumroll, Bill and Tom. I hop in the middle. Breathe. Then we hit the rooty part. Bike is all over the place tire is way soft.Scary soft but I tip toe and hang. Wasted energy. Lap two and I hit the road in a huge flat track side. Glenn calls scary. I stand to sprint and it's all slides. Bad move. I pit on the next lap and rather than get my other bike I pump up the tire. Mills tells me I'm now 14th when I come around. he's baffled by the drop. So the goal is now get back where I was. First in the Kross is the threesome of Tim Leonard. Who says " What were you napping?". he pulls hard, I roll past he says " You owe me one." Sure, get on the diesel. He surprises me with an inside move. But I hit it on the field. Next is Brian and Bill. Bill fights and trades punches we move forward. I tuck in thinking it's two to go. We hit the road again. Someone yells it over. What? Bill thought one to go? Me two to go? Bad move. But showed I could come back. Overall eighth. I was OK with that that. Glenn won.

Jeremy's Krew had beer,brats,bagels,apples and coffee for all. Bench raced and saw some faces from the past. Dan Timmerman and Scott Hannon. Two Ithaca regulars. Jeffina was there too. First time I've seen them all season. It was fun making Katina laugh. She won and gave us her gift certificate for Bandwagon Brewing. We headed there after the race. They weren't open till five. But gave us a beer for coming in. Nice.
Over to Viva Taqueria for Mex.Good food with good people. I wonder if Jake will remember what his Dad said ten years from now?

So it's the big Omme weekend this weekend. The plan is working. Drive up to Omme,heckle, drink some beer.
Enjoy life,Drink good beer,eat good food and ride Kross. OGQ