Night Racing at Hillside - Friday Nights!

[wannabebrit322]

Note: We now have proof that Sam is not afraid of the dark. In fact, she appears to be the ONLY female not afraid of the dark (and cold).

Not scared of the dark, nor the cold. A little intimidated by my own shadow or the occasional discarded gel wrapper that reflects, but who isn't?

[MonkeyBoy]

Unfortunately, I've been a bit under the weather lately. I woke up on Saturday with an angry throat and unhappy chest and after spending all day outside rebuilding a playground/swing-set for the boy (he helped for most of the day), I was whooped. I thought about coming out just for cheerleading, but sadly my uniform doesn't fit anymore. So I spent the evening sitting on the floor dispatching of a bag of corn chips and jar of cheese dip while watching Death Race (lots of explosions, but not much else). Oh, and missing Eddie too.

I'll be out for the Halloween race!

Maybe he stayed home because he knew Eddie wouldn't be there.

Eddie is the wind beneath my monkey wings.

[RichZilla]

Remember, we still have the last race of the year yet to come, the Halloween race! It will be held on Halloween and is a costume event. (costume not required though)

[RichZilla]

Here's how the overall results brewed down.

Women's Overall Points
Place	Name	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Samantha Bushendorf			6	6

Men's Recreational Overall Points
Place	Name	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Tony Faust		20	9	29
2	Brett Swenson		12	12	24
3	Dan Wipper	10	9		19
4	Tim Hieb		11	7	18
5	Monkey Boy	7	10		17
6	Trent Warner		17		17
7	Lucas Hieb			15	15
8	Drew Hough		14		14
9	Larry Marx		7	4	11
10	Curtis Bauer	2	5	2	9
11	Paul Mihalko		8		8
12	Don Fox			6	6
13	Cory Mortensen		6		6
14	Duncan Weisbrod			5	5
15	Scot Hendricks	4			4
16	Sam Linhoff		4		4
17	Mike Halverson	1	2		3
18	Jim Deschenes			3	3
19	Kelly Bakke		3		3
20	Michael Brower		1	1	2

Men's Advanced Overall Points
Place	Name	R1	R2	R3	Total
1	Heath Weisbrod		15	11	26
2	Ray Osowski	6	7	8	21
3	Ray Nickles	12	9		21
4	Rich Zilla	9	4	3	16
5	Jim Jaglo	4	6	5	15
6	Clayton Mclagan		12		12
7	Eddie Karow	3	3		6
8	John Koch		5		5
9	Jon Cossette		2		2
10	Jeff Bushendorf			2	2
11	C.J. Smith	2			2
12	Joel Dowling	1			1
13	Tom Hanegraaf		0	0	0

[RichZilla]

Here's the lowdown on the showdown.

Recreational Men
Place	Name	Time
1	Lucas Hieb	51:52.0
2	Brett Swenson	53:32.0
3	Tony Faust	53:56.0
4	Tim Hieb	55:08.0
5	Don Fox	55:54.0
6	Duncan Weisbrod	1:08:24
7	Larry Marx	1:08:46
8	Jim Deschenes	1:12:28
9	Curtis Bauer	1:12:30
10	Michael Brower	1:13:33
Advanced Men
Place	Name	Time
1	Heath Weisbrod	1:33:59
2	Ray Osowski	1:35:31
3	Jim Jaglo	1:39:49
4	Rich Zilla	1:39:55
5	Jeff Bushendorf	1:49:23
6	Tom Hanegraaf	DNF
Women
Place	Name	Time
1	Samantha Bushendorf	1:50:50

[RichZilla]

Yeah, for everyone who Sally'd out last night, you missed out big time. On top of the free pizza, we had enough great swag to go around twice! Plus all the stuff for awards. Sue brought out some wicked-cool dog tags that you can hang on your bike. They were made from pieces of reclaimed racecar parts in the top of section 4, where the 007 car door is.

We were finally able to wrap up the night racing season and have a great time doing it. The weather was perfect and the fire was even better. A couple of riders had mechanicals and wipeouts, but other than that, another clean event. But we did miss the wit of Monkey Boy. There was no one there to make such witty statements as only he can do. Maybe he stayed home because he knew Eddie wouldn't be there.

Note: We now have proof that Sam is not afraid of the dark. In fact, she appears to be the ONLY female not afraid of the dark (and cold).

[wannabebrit322]

Thanks Rich and all the volunteers who helped make it an awesome race last night!

Jeff and I had a blast, as per the norm for all Hillside adventures.

Thanks Red Squirrel for your mad skills as a chain repairman.
Thanks to the advanced guys who asked if I was okay on their second lap.
Thanks Sue for making those killer bike dog tags, and whomever was mentioned for making the glasses. And the shirts. And the bags.
And all the other stuff I got

Pays to be a woman. Score.


See ya on the 31st!

[wannabebrit322]

There is no proof to the contrary...

Is that trash talk?
The ellipsis got me shakin' in my cleats.

[RichZilla]

I'm not scared of the dark...

There is no proof to the contrary...

[wannabebrit322]

Did anyone else notice that there are no ladies racing at the night races?!? What, scared of the dark? Chickens!

I'm not scared of the dark...

[RichZilla]

This is the big finale for the series, so bring your fun hat and get ready to use it!

[RichZilla]

Remember, the race will take place Saturday night, same bat channel, same bat time.

[Stonehenge]

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Angyr Red Squirrel? No play today.....no pic of no play....today

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must a been one of them adult only pics.....blood guts and nuts

[MC13]

I would love details on this if it's open to join at any time?! Although I need to get a light for my bike, but it would be so much fun!

I have a light that anyone can borrow when I am there. Not sure about tomorrow.. But its a possibility.

[RichZilla]

I would love details on this if it's open to join at any time?! Although I need to get a light for my bike, but it would be so much fun!

Yup! These events are just an excuse for all of us to get together and have a good time. It's not so much about the race as it is about the hanging-out factor. Definitely a good time for anyone, any time. This is the last race of this series, but we have the Halloween race coming up on the 31st... in the daylight hours though.