Learned A Valuable Lesson On Saturday

"i86hotdogs" (i86hotdogs)
09/01/2020 at 05:55 • Filed to: None

Went up to Detroit Region to run with the guys n gals up there. Their events are always maxed out, and the wait-list is just as long. Luckily for me, a handful of entrants backed out the night before, and I was promoted from the wait list to an entrant.

Morning runs went great on Saturday. It was a little slick, but traction picked up once the grass was ripped up. Van was moving. Looked great as well. By lunch, I was carrying an 8 second lead.

Dang those lights look good

Complacency was at its max come the afternoon. After hitting one cone all morning, I proceeded to hit TWELVE in the afternoon. The biggest hitter was a three cone set on a wide sweeping slightly banked turn. Hit that trio TWICE. Want to see a magic trick? I can make three cones disappear!

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What killed me the most, was my sloppy performance only put me 8 seconds from the winning time. Had I hit 8 cones rather than 12, I’d be very close in contention.

Regardless, I had a blast once again. Win or lose, I get to send the van into corners and around/through cones. Changing the world, one van at a time.

DISCUSSION (18)

pip bip - choose Corrour > i86hotdogs
09/01/2020 at 06:12

well done, you’ll get there.

keep up the good work!

i86hotdogs > pip bip - choose Corrour
09/01/2020 at 06:19

I usually run fairly clean; 2-3 cones tops all day. That banked curve will make you pay for it if you miss the line, and oh boy did I miss it.

shop-teacher > i86hotdogs
09/01/2020 at 07:13

When you said you, "Learned a valuable lesson," I was afraid I was about to read about you rolling the van. Instead you just didn't win, so that's not so bad :)