State of the State

My oh my how I miss the good ol days…

 2020 has been a grouchy one, hasn’t it?  As if a Global Pandemic, civil unrest, and political corruption weren’t enough, the cycling Godz put the kibosh on IRL racing.  And since the rest of the world is trying to shoehorn sports back into life, because seriously, what could be more important right now?  We get a little local break from the cooties disease for some race car track action.  And the bellies are already aching.  Wouldn’t be TMS without someone getting butthurt and having a target on their back.  And all it took was an almost haiku which packs a lot in a little…and a poop emoji.  Not to get off track, but how can you be mad when there’s a poop emoji?  That shit eating grin is just so happy, I’d be glad to be that turd…but I digress.

 So let’s break this down:

•  Can barely hang on…Perhaps, perhaps not.  It was recently suggested “I mean if a person was this strong he could solo away?”  If they could they would, but they can’t so they won’t.  Perhaps they’re lonely and wanted someone to talk to.  Maybe they’re practicing riding in a pack.  Maybe they just hate time trialing.
•  Skips pulls..yep, just what we thought, can’t ride away solo.  Must be peaking for night one because this sure isn’t the sign of a rider doing a workout looking to get stronger for more important days.
•  Has a hard time pulling through…hmm, sounds like someone is not doing their homework.  If the Hulkster were here, he’d tell you to train more, eat your vitamins, and say your prayers.  Seriously though, train some other zones for a change.
•  Then wins the field sprint… Ding ding ding, we have a winner!  OK, not really a winner, but still sounds like a sprinter to me.

 But why fake it?  Just sit on and refuse to pull.  You’re not going to make friends in the peloton that way and maybe you don’t think you need any friends, but what goes around comes around.  You had one arrow in your quiver and you played it, but as another noticed, “Not to discredit ones racing to your strength, and the fact you can be strong enough to handle most comers, but the way one goes about it is just bad racing in general.  Nowhere but Miscene could You ever see such a thing.”



So why does this scenario play out?  The peloton in Michigan has just become too soft.  Like a hot knife through butter soft.  Anyone who wants to seek The Truth always ends up leaving for this godforsaken shithole.  Doesn’t sound like there’s any one team strong enough to control and ride him off as evidenced in another comment, “I've seen video of people that try to gap him off, combine attack, sneak attack and everything else. They mostly end blowing themselves up and or shutting the break down and then he still beats them.”



Could you imagine trying this shit in the old days?  Super Dave and Papa Tony would’ve ran this guy into a ditch.  Swiatlowski and The Black Ace would’ve spit this guy out the back.  Adams and Archer would’ve worked you over and Adams still would take the sprint.  At least Scotty A has the ride or die mentality, won’t see him sitting on waiting for cheap thrills.



So yeah, hurray 2020.  Nice to see TMS coming to life again…