Dirty Critty Brunch Race - 09

After the Critty Fact
Ben Caldwell somehow rigged the race so he'd win it as well as put it on. Sure, it may have had something to do with training, but we do have suspicions that Ben must have rigged the course somehow. An investigation is under way.

Actually, Ben and Wendy Caldwell both put on the race, the 3rd Annual DCBR. As usual they did a great job. It is one of the most welcoming, socially inclusive races of the season. All kinds of riders show up, some hard core racers, some who just race occasionally, but even as they all suffer through the laps, they still come through with smiles on their faces. Sure, it's an indication of derangement, but it's fun derangement.

As the second race in this year's insufferably serious and crucially threatening Jolly Pumpkin CX Series, it's one of those early fall season leg bender / lung grinder get-you-ready-for-the-fun-to-come at Tailwind kind of things.

Okay, so there was no four-legged animal as a grand prize as promised. There would have been, but the vehicle carrying the grand prize goat hit a deer and by the time they got the engine running and the deer cut into venison steaks, the race was well over. A frozen chicken volunteered to fill in. The goat is still happily dazed chewing useless car parts.

We planned to have state-of-the-art result info for the Labor Day morning grittycritfest. We had ordered chip timing, but there was a typo on the form and we were sent chimp timing and the chimp is dyslexic and hopelessly worthless, so I had to fill in. It's a step up, but barely. (The chimp was great, by the way. A little barbecue sauce and...okay, kidding. I'm a vegan, all right. I'd never hurt a chimp. Never. Not even a dyslexic one we we spent $748.93 for. Team mascot now. Poops all over carbon, ti, steel, and aluminum indiscriminately.)

Race Results
Anyway, the official results are as follows:













A Race
1st - Ben Caldwell
2nd - Andy Weir
3rd - Joe Brzuchanski


















B Race
1st - Thien Nguyen (I figgered his last name out)
2nd - Paul Singlespeed Something (still don't know Paul's last name--working on it, though)
3rd - Mike Solomon
3rd - Laura Johnson

The story is that Andy made the gap happen in the last lap of the A race and Ben caught his wheel. Andy kept the gap alive and Ben was able to come around for the sprint. Joe and Rodger fought it out for the bronze, with Joe edging out the lanky Zingchef.


















In the B race, Paul gerbiled away on his single speed, while Thien looked strong each time they passed the start/finish. Mike and Laura scrabbled over the line in a photo finish for bronze.

Prizes went to all kinds of people who did and didn't deserve them, provided by Two Wheel Tango, Ben and Wendy, Jiffy Mix, Mighty Good Coffee, Morgan & York, and of course, Jolly Pumpkin.

Overall Standings for the Series
Overall Standings after two races (to be verified by powers more questionable than my own):

A Race
1st - Andy Weir
2nd - Jason Lummis
3rd - Rich Stark

B Race
1st - Paul Singlespeed Something
Not sure about the rest of these.

Stay tuned for info on upcoming races. Next week is scheduled as a Punishment Park Twofur, one Wednesday evening, one Thursday evening (the Dirthammer route), but I'm not sure if there has been any adjustment of the Wednesday location, since Race 1 was already held there due to a small glitch with the Vets location. I'll confer with those less confused than I and get back to you.