FLCC> Cascadilla Hill Climb: Family Bracket report

[Ernie Bayles]

Bob,

It was a pleasure racing against you these last few weeks and I trust 
Garrett will continue to express the enthusiasm that he so obviously has 
for this beautiful sport and continue his winning ways.  But, lest these 
small victories go to one's head, please remember Proverbs 16:18. 

But, at the same time, I might also note that only 4 masters racers did 
the "Ithaca Double" this year, competing in both the Hillclimb and the 
'cross race.  No small feat that.....

See you at Syracuse?  (I can't make Cooperstown--I need to recuperate).

Ernie

Bob Nunnink wrote:

>Brian Klotz my faithful teammate reported how tough the Cascadillia
>Hill climb was this weekend. He was wrecked by FLCC member Donal
>Fitterer and lost some skin on his elbows,  but he did not have to
>compete in the toughest of all brackets, a bracket that strikes fear
>into the hearts of most racers, the family bracket.  Again this year I
>had the honor of representing BHV with my son Garrett.  The lengths
>that FLCC members will go to win this bracket are incredible.  Puling
>my tandem out of the van I noticed we had not one but two broken
>spokes.  I have no evidence but..........   We raced on the wheel
>anyway.  The Monkman's fed their son enough Resse's pieces to end up
>being sponsored by Resses.  Hobbitt Lefaye in a case of reverse doping
>forgot to give her son his daily medication in the hope of harnessing
>his hyperactivity.  Sad so sad. Current pink slipper winner  Ernie
>Bayles and daughter were see wearing feather boas hoping to cause fits
>of laughter.   Worse of all in a blatant foul LiLynn Graves faked her
>way into the completion with a completely bogus pregnancy.  She then
>held onto the back of my tandem during my race tiring me for the final
>against the Schlenks
>
>I have the proof http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEZHgVFWnNg
>
>Against these incredible odds Garrett and I were able to climb to a
>respectable second place.
>
>I will count our stage victory over current Pink slipper winner Ernie
>Bayes and his daughter as one of the greatest moments in our racing
>career.  Years from now, when Phill Liggett show the montage pictures
>of Garrett's career as he stands on a step higher then Luke Armstrong
>in Paris,that this was the day Garrett's racing career truly began.
>
>How tough is this event you ask?  I think my placing 22nd in the
>masters cross race on Sunday shows we gave it our all.  BTW 22nd was
>good enough to once again beat Ernie Bayles who ended up dnf because
>of a mechanical.
>
>Next year begins now.  Garret and I have started our training.
>
>Bobby Nunnink
>
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