This year the Mid-Atlantic
Super Series
included the 24 Hour
race at Seven Springs
in the series schedule. The purpose was for team points
only. This was my first 24 hour race.
We had two teams representing us. The first
was our four man elite team (Magical Fruit was their name) and the second
was a five person open
team. I was on the five
person open team. Here's the riders meeting at 11am
Saturday morning.
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This is Buddy Briggs. He used to race for Wooden Wheels,
but now is a member of the Spot brand whore
army or something to
that effect (he gets a free bike). Normally an all around good guy
and fun to ride with.
This weekend he was the enemy as he was a
member of the Freaks and Geeks five person open team.
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This is Marc Vettori. The
team capton of Freaks and Geeks. Also an all around good guy and fun
to ride
with, but not this weekend. They really put a hurting on
us and most of the other teams there. He's done
this kind of
thing before and knew how to win. He's also the Spot Brand
Whore Army lieutenant or
something like that. You can read more
about him at fatmarc dot com
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This is "Dan-O-Mite" Conrad
the singlespeed dude that's been whipping my ass all season. Though
something about racing for 24hrs scared him so he put
suspension and a few gears on his bike. An
abomination
if you ask me.
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Chris practicing his dazed
and confused riding abilities before the race. Not sure why he looks
so sketchy
here before the race, maybe it's
the hat?
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I guess Rob, Bryan and myself
are discussing strategy. Either that or I'm trying to spit a
goldfish into my
hand. Kristen's probably talking to the
other girl about the pros/cons of hydraulic disk brakes over
mechanical disks. Yeah that's what they're talking
about.
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The beginning of the
race was a le mans start. Jerry was the runner/starter for our team
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Ben was
the runner/starter for the
Magical Fruit.
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The Magical Fruit camped for
the weekend, while my team stayed in a condo about a mile away. The
condo was nice, but not as convenient as camping near the
"transition area". Here the Magical Fruit do a
cheer before
the beginning of the race.
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Mark got himself a special hair
cut for
the
weekend.
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