Its been a fun season.. Im done...

Batteries need a few weeks to recharge... power is down, my back is killing me... and Im not having fun right now... when that happens, its time for a break... cya on the road in April.

Smash and goes

Well here's a picture of the last smash on into Winnipeg Runway 31 on Saturday night... actually all the landings were pretty damn greasy if I do say so myself...

Excuse the wicked blur of the picture.. I more or less turned the camera on and shot... this is about 50 feet above the lead in lights with my copilot landing... It still a cool shot though

Menno Cross Report

My back hurts... enough said...
And to top it all off.. I have to go do 5 circuits in the Metro tonite at the airport... I haven't landed a plane in the dark in about a year now... should be interesting.. By the time Im done 5 smash and goes my spine should be back in alignment....

Ridley Crosswind and Parts for Sale

The XNight was sold, now the Crosswind is for sale as well...

56cm Ridley Crosswind with Python Carbon Fork
FSA Headset
Deda SuperZero 100 Alloy post
Empella Frogglegs Brakes + extra pads
Deda Newton Bar and Stem

A STEAL at $400... I won't be advertising it long as my new baby is on the way and want it off the credit card..

Empella Froglegs brakes for sale

Empella F/R brakes for sale, all hardware/yoke cables included as well as
4 Kool Stop Eagle Claw Pads
4 Empella Pads which were never used
4 Swisstop RAT Yellow Carbon Pads

$70 takes it all...

Provincial Crit at the Mint

An awesome day for a race... temperature was probably around 26 degrees, and light south wind that increased a little as the race progressed.
Master A/B were combined together to make a decent size group.. I don't think you'd want it too much larger on todays course which looked more like a downsized formula 1 course than anything. Right after the start you follow the road around the mint which isn't straight, but not too curvy, followed by a sharp 90 degree right turn going slightly uphill to the next road, about 150m of straight away followed by a 90 degree right, into a left, into a 90 degree left into a 90 degree right (aka crash corner) Our race was 40 minutes + 3 laps and 2 primes.
Right from the gun it was go... I made sure to be at the front and had no intentions of ever drifting more than 5-6 places from the back. I anaged this for 99% of the race. At one point I was sitting in about the 7th spot and wasn't liking it.. time to move up. Apparently after the first lap it was broken up already, I never looked back once in this race. I think there was a group of about 7 or 8 of us together, like I said, never looked back! With 3 to go, things went crazy.. I was positioned in 3rd spot and stayed there pretty well.. with eithe 2 or 3 to go on crash corner I heard sliding behind me. Another attack, jumped on Rory who was just givin her full tilt!! Trevor got around us at one point on the final lap and managed to stay away, Rory dumped it on crash corner right in front of me, I managed to avoid him.. all I remember is Rry on his side and sliding backwards.. damn.. hopefully his wrist is OK... I ended up with 2nd in Master A.. stole a Silver... Rory would have had it for sure if he didn't go down.
Well that unfortunealty ends the road race calendar.. a little ironic as it seems summer just arrived in the last week and half... what can ya do.. mother nature is one weird chick....
Next up Cyclocross which will be every weekend from now until November 8th... wow that seems so close now... and checking my calendar, I'll be riding in Maui in 6 months anyways.. hopefully this is a short winter!!

Tuesday Night Crit results

Crit results from past Tuesday are posted on the MCA site... pictures are also located here http://photoshare.shaw.ca/gallery/bonzoboys/ from Dave Benson, and he says everyone is free to download.. thanks Dave!

Who knows what the day will bring

At 9:30AM the Tstorm was over the city (see the pretty orange mass over the city)

The Winnipeg airport Terminal forcast for the rest of the day doesn't look much better...

TAF AMD CYWG 081431Z 0814/0912 17015G25KT P6SM SCT010 BKN040 TEMPO 0814/0817 VRB20G30KT 2SM TSRA BKN010 OVC040CB FM081700 22015G25KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC010 TEMPO 0817/0902 P6SM -SHRA BKN025 PROB30 0817/0902 VRB20G30KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN008 OVC015CB FM090200 30012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN120 FM090600 22010KT P6SM SKC RMK NXT FCST BY 081800Z=

Decoded to English... well put it this way, moderate rain showers, light rain showers, and maybe even another thunder bumper between now and 9PM tonite

Wheres all the pictures...

Seems like at every race there is a mass of flashes going off taking pictures, but they are never put online... anyone know what the deal is?