SLEEP TALKIN

Those that don't know me, I'm basher, and I'm what you would call a no shit guy, or in other words an asshole..TMS asked me to say a few words...I didn't plan on speaking about the grumblings and rumblings of what has been going down on the east side of our state as of late, so i thought about and well i cant keep quiet any longer, so Ive got nothing better to do at this time of the night but shoot my mouth off about the comments on the last MEAT post. So if you wanna hear my take, and can keep on my wheel, stick around, if you don't oh well let the gap open and keep fooling yourself.

Just like T i too have been around the scene for awhile I have seen birth, death and when i want to, i can recall all the rest. I will shoot from the hip, but will not mean to insult, but so be it if it does, as the Fate of quality cross is at stake here, and i cant keep from stay in quiet . i may not go in any order, but it will all pertain to the same thing.

picture this, your in a rock band, you start out playing in the garage, time goes on you get better, cut 4 c.d.s or maybe 5, get a small following..you move up through the chain, make somewhat enough to play large venues, 8 to be exact. Now for the next 7-10 odd years you play at the same concert halls around the metro area, year in year out. Sounds pretty boring huh, for you and your fans right? well its very similar to what Ive seen here in Michigan with another type of racing, ITS NOT CROSS..think about it..many years ago it was new, fun and the rider turnout was great, time went on things stayed the same.. riders changed, some married, some died and some moved away. Now we see a series that's a mere shell of former self..

sound familiar?

the first shot from the hip...The venues that are getting used need a change, NO i don't mean a shuffle on the schedule, A full change I dunno.. maybe somewhere else in the parks, or other areas.. but you cant tell me that this all they have to work with. with the exception of the Night cross at Munson and the battle at the Fort..the rest are ho hum, Put some effort into it. make us think you really care about all the groups not just C's and B's

Shot #2.. The courses themselves, To be flat faced straight honest! are piss poor. sorry i said it I had to...CROSS is hard enough when your only getting 20% of oxygen to the brain..But gosh darn it doesn't need to be a obstacle course, Why barriers before the run up at lower Huron? why not create some excitement and let riders try to ride the hill? some will, some wont....sounds exciting to me to see who can make it to the top, I recall many moons back when the SIMONSTER was riding a rigid Giant mtb and storming that bitch. IT WAS AWESOME Why lay logs in the sand? or having barriers before, we all know how to ride that shit! Right? ....VETS park was just plain stupid THERE i said it. You got hills, off camber and mud, that in itself is hard. But adding all this weaving and dodging just magnifies it. No I'm not saying less turns would make the Wiz and also ran margins closer..but with a more flowing course it may allow the beggars to stay together longer, the constant up and d down and yo yoing just blows em apart. LESS is more. The elite race on Sunday just looked like a act of survival after lap 1. No before all the shit throwing starts, I DON'T want to do it.. But god damit use your head, If your gonna do the job, do it right...think of yourself rollin at The Elite field speeds. The C's and B's will enjoy just as much...your not gonna scare em off or offend them.... what next? rings of fire, or how about trip wires in the beach at stony..

Shot #3. cross is fucking HARD PERIOD....anyone who says it F.U.N isnt racing at REDLINE and probably riding around smiling. or they don't really care about there results... Which is OK I see no problem with that but. Because its hard is also the reason why the Elite field is suffering. To keep from getting your ass chopped off and then lapped while stopping to look for it takes some dedication and time spent perfecting the skills, coming in cold or with little or no racing in the legs only mean 1 thing..... disappointment..I'm calling out all the lappers.... you cant play a mans game without doing mans work sorry guys.. Truth be told. I love you guys... Ask Saari, Wiz, Parmalee and few others and there gonna tell you, they probably have some hard ass racing or tough training in there legs before Sept 1st. You can get away with half in it in the B field , and when i mean half in it..... little to no cross workouts, sporadic interval workouts, etc....you can do little to nothing to race C, (NO DISRESPECT, but truth, check the results of those went up a class only to get it chopped off......) But stepping into the Elite ring or the top 3 in the Masters you better have the engine pretty well tuned and running lean, come November 1 have the octane boost on hand, save the nitrous for the last 3 weeks and put it down. the Season is short.. hell its dam near done already. Getting good is Hardwork it doesn't come easy. You think Wiz, saari, and Foshag walked into the top 5, No those guys as well as few others took there hits for many many seasons before they began to develop, But as a society in whole we want it right now! not 5 yrs !!!yes, 5yrs..less if your gifted.

shot #4 why the elite field is barely creating a pulse? UH ITS HARD we know that... getting top 5 even with only 8 guys is like spending a night in Compton. the pay out is small and the compensation is smallER....Maybe... just Maybe if the pay was deeper you would get more riders willing to commit, Its all about commitment right? But knowing that you don't have snow balls chance in hell of cracking the top 5 , why try? But how about top 8? Maybe that would keep the class jumpers from jumping ship a month into to the season when they realise they don't got it.( those that do it stop it...it looks ridiculous..Don't wanna get lapped train harder, cant do it? dont bounce around.. I fucking hate that!) Ok how about the guys that race up the 1st few races only to drop down?... Come on guys be realistic... I understand why you do it, i guess..... but in the next breath riding around by yourself and waiting to get lapped isn't gonna make you faster RIDING YOUR BIKE DOES.......if you cant top 3 your B race or masters field on a consistent basis don't move up! its OK no ones pushing ya...but... Better yet it the increase in $$$, may draw out that guy in the B field who has won the class at least once in the last 4 years. You know who you are ...time to step up or step off....Or how about this, combine some of the fields. how about masters 35+, no others no 50+ 35 and over. wanna get really crazy? eliminate the C race. YES that's right A, or B pay the A race 12 deep, and spruce up the swag in the B race to entice the C's .is it USCF legal??? does it matter??? only thing the Vampires at USA cycling care about is getting there dough! a bigger field is way more exciting and everyone sticks around. Have you looked around at the spectators at this years events when the masters are out there? it looks like Detroit dead empty.

Shot #5 were have all the soldiers gone? Theres probably a few of you old timers out there saying..Man Back in my day .......we had guys like..Herriman, Brian Adams, Archer, Blair Dudley, Nick Durrie, Scotty Q, Brett Robinson, Simonster, Tucker Ollander. Rob Foshag Pappa T .the list goes on...we had 25+ rider fields guys battling it out 8-10 getting lapped..were did they all go? good question only they can answer that, but if you ask them you might be surprised on what they have to say. we all change directions are many as well as reasons.

shot#6 the promotion of the whole show, at one time flyer's were sent out to local bike shops, posters were made to promote and Bike shops names were lay ed on the barriers for all to see. with all do respect the announcer makes the small crowd quite aware of who is paying the elites, but if i was a shop id have to question if its money well spent, half the time you don't even know which shop or who is sponsoring what race. NOT good. the series/sport is not that strong enough to self promote, effort is needed to keep it thriving and keep interest high.

shot #7 The competition, NO not the other guy. but the other type of racing..going against a full road season and MTb season is tough. There is so much great racing from April until September its hard to compete, cross will always be fringe and lower number sport, so when the numbers drop it looks worse than it is. Maybe if our road season and all the mtb races were lower quality cross would see a rise merely for the fact of a lust for racing. who knows..

shot#8 the economy, lets face it with exception of a few.. money is tight. sponsors are thin and bicycle shops cant do all the work to fund a race series. without sponsors or shop incentive there is little to no excitement. The Munson race is by far the best shop promoted event, a shop tent food. a family like atmoshpere,Half the races you don't see any shop employees or know who's sponsoring what, but because the economy is poor, shops cant afford to throw out swag or more $$. It's simple.A large out side sponsor is needed for the series, but being the State is near poverty, this may be a tough hurdle... enuff said.

I'm out... empty, too tired to reload..spent.

In wrapping up... it all comes down to change, and life cycles, cross is not immune to change and this year has shown how dynamic a sport can be, Running a race series isn't easy, keeping track of points, setting up the courses, awards, etc..is allot of work i understand. But without the incentive of a chance to go to the next level may be bad. I seen the exact same thing happen to another sport in cycling in Michigan. I watched the ship sink, It resurfaced a few years later but it was never the same, things that change rarely are the same right? I think in the future you may see a smaller series with more emphasis on quality rather than quantity.. but for now..it will have its ups and downs, it may get worse and may get better. try to embrace the time you have with it , change is coming, But it wont happen tonight.

don't let the bed bugs bite.

MEAT

V2DAY

GOOD LUCK SUCKA'S SEE YA'LL THIS WEEKEND

crossin it up in Dtown

MEAT

Tiao of T

I've been up all night watching Dragnet. tr yin to think of something witty and creative pertaining to all this grumbling of this years cross season, Its dam amazing how fast the joy and lust, turns to disgust, and criticism. Its like a good marriage gone bad. One minute its sex in the kitchen next its campin out on the couch and fighting over travel miles...I gotta say this before you go building a box for the cross scene, we all need to step back and remember it took 10+ yrs to get here we cant go and kill it over night. Ok there is a few snafus, but it aint all that dam bad. i think i will address them one at a time. You all remember folks i aint no expert crosser, but i didnt arrive on the scene last season either.. get my drift?

OK the elite field, Lower Hurons turnout was dam sad in its own right..I couldn't imagine going to the line with that turnout, Hell Wissink should be doing time, as he has a machine that makes money and its made by Tailwind.net. I aint sayin mike is riding easy, NO! He's working for it for about 3 laps, But you know the mans lovin whats happining and he rightfully should be, He aint No paper champion! thats for dam sure!!. I gotta speak my mind but that Saari fella surprised me with his showing, no I'm not going into the whole LIL pony and his gripe, but it did seem kinda sketchy. 9 riders and its mid October, T knows 1 thing in Michigan cross.. as it don't get any easier after Nov 1, except for athletes that know the game and how to play it, but the sad part of that is, there either, so-called RETIRED, or opting to take there game elsewhere. Its too bad as we have some of the fastest masters crossers in the country right here on our playground. Did i say masters??

Some cat brought up the fine art of sandbagging. But in there defense, the so-called accused.. can you call it sandbagging, If those that are racing the OTHER classes and winning move up. there getting there butts chopped off PERIOD.... T's take on it? if you have spent more than 3 yrs in the B field or masters, excluding the AARP group. and place top 3 consistently Its time you go find your manhood its misc parts, where ever the last chick threw em, and head back to the basement and bust it out old school style and step the fuck up, I could name names but its not necessary, as you know who you are. Also while were on the subject... if you start the season in whatever group, you don't get the right to step down and race your age, its like a marriage, you made a commitment you have to live with no matter how miserable you are. If its that's bad you need to take some time off and figure it out if you got what it takes.

Another gripe T is rastlin with is the venues, I can understand why the man thats takin your dead presidents is settin up shop where he does. He's got connections, cant fault him here.. it takes time to make new ones, I understand, but by seeking new avenues he may be investing in a better cross future for his clients, rather than living for today. I know im gonna take some heat on that.. But I cant lie.

How about the other racing goin on The KISSCROSS gig is what it will be, and will always be! a alternative for roadies, and mountain monsters still hungry for a effort without thought, It fits perect for what its designed for, the courses are as expected, nothing more nothing less, show up get a black eye, sooth it with a micro brew. But that being said whatabout the last weeks cross conquest in DTOWN? I dunno, but it seemed alotta folk were scared of the dark to me. the venue was intresting the layout was a throw back to the good ol days of yor, marked sparingly and somewhat shotty, but T is gonna throw some love its way.. as its a first time event. next time i expect more of a effort.

No i wouldnt start assembling the coffin just yet, lets just let survival of the fittest take care of that. Lets just remember how hyped we were for cross back in August, and try to bring some of it into November.

On a side note: Just to let you all know T has been watchin this cross thing for some time, below is some intresting reading. look it over and check some names..

PEACE

On this day :

October 21, 2001 Tailwind cyclocross series race #3 0f 6 lower huron metro park

A race open

1 jeff weinert IF 1:00.17

2.paul stanton saturn of toledo 1;04 01

3.simon bailey cadiuex cafe 1:04.31

4.mike gardulski bikesport 1:05 45

5.Robert foshag saturn of toledo 1;06 10

6 mike wissink wheels in motion 1:06 12

7. gus hemingway 1:06 28

8. rich kendall, AAVC 1;06 43

9 al mcwilliams wheels in otion 1: 07 12

10 dan vandock saturn of toledo 1:09 47

lapped

11 jer walker MVW 1:09 51

12 brian roswarne AAVC 1:10 02

13. gene faes AAVC 1:10 58

14 ryan callung city scape 1:11 09

15 brian eckert FRCC 1:11 16

16 david Boynton wolvrien sports 1:11 46

17 adam slough Saturn of toledo 1:11 49

18 Ric Lung AAVC 1:11 56

19 Jody Koch WA WA WA WA!!! ford no boundries 1:20 51

masters Elite

1.Jon card 59.45

2 mark woliec FRCC 1:04 09

3 nick durrie ford 1:05 09

4 steve hansen tomac 1:05 34

LAPPED

5 mike seam dale cant turn right 1:09 49

6 Kieth riege FRCC 1:11 21

7 bill dunning wolverine 1:11 50

8 darren erspamer Adventure cyle 1:12 18

9 mike Britt aavc 1:12 18

10 matt baroli antoons BC 1;14 22

11 robert bergnab 1:19 01

DNF Matt jankwiak team revolution

B women advanced

1 karen mckee MVW 47.26

2. ann shwartz FRCC 50.27

3 alicia Hamilton AAVC 51.35

4 anne "Grandma" grovert MI CYCLOSPORT SATURN 51.49

5 leslie maes wolverine 52.36

B race beg women

1liz getner 58.04

2 lillian ruiz wheels in motion 1:0034

3 jody delavern planet cycle 1:0053

4 angie corbin 1:05 54

5 Pam Anderson Tommy lee DNF

B race 19-29

1 paul hertzler fitchburg cycling 44.47

2 ron gratop saturn of toledo 47.09

3 jake Rytlewski bay city 47.20

4 jeff zeiluza Uof M 47.41

5 james combx 47.49

6 PJ gardulski 48.13

7 kurt munson GOMER MANIA 49.20

8 Ed BOyak b3 52.07

9 mark mordus american cycle and fitness 53.54

LAPPED

10 jason Mishika 59.31

11 tim meilock 59.58

B race 30-39

1 jon sulentec 44.56

2 dennis lessard pedal and tour 45.23

3 mike aderhold woverine 45.36

4 Eric tompkin planet cycle 46.34

5 gary deanglis planet cycle 46 37

6 eric werner planet cycle 47 31

7 wayne cooke wolverine 47.51

8 mark robinson FRCC 48 06

9 armando vega 48 18

10 peter borsema 49 09

11 jean duet MVW 42 04

12 Roger inman planet cycle 54 37

13 gary olveria FRCC 56 31

14 Glenn occonor wolverine 57 01

15 steve balogh 1:00 04

16 steve nastavolk nannkin appliance 1:03 47

B men 49-49

1 mark armstrong MVw 46 14

2 mike rabe wolverine 47 46

3 jim sarks MVW 49 04

4 david mielock 49 21

5 steve kinley mainst cycles 49 49

6 mark rieter MVW 51 04

7 dave hnasion riverfront 51 21

lapped

8 mark lovejoy AAVC 55 14

9 rick rhinestine 57 14

10 tim grose 57 21

11 bob wydra DNF

B men 50-and over

1 joe brown 46 53

2 james lessard pedal and tour 57 11

3 rob Tiege 1:04 59

Intresting huh?

you owe it to yourself to watch the whole thing

MEAT

Bustin loose!

Dam T is just bustin loose with excitement with whats been goin on in our crossscene as of late Night racin, The crew from Jacks postin some good eats to boot, a evil sucker sighting, the Pony and the Roadking whooppin ass in O-H-I-O, Its almost too much than one black man can bare..

MEAT

dont worry about the blind mule, just load up the wagon.

Im givin a shout out for my friends at the MBRA site, that dude Joe has got more hypein in his blood than that fool creed. Like the MAN sez GET OUT AND RACE SUCKA!

Hello Michigan Racers,

Cyclocross (CX) season has gotten underway!!! Some of the biggest weekends of racing have happened, but there's still a TON more CX racing to be had.



FIRST - History was made at Cannonsburg Ski Area near Grand Rapids with the FIRST EVER NIGHT-TIME CYCLOCROSS RACE on Friday, September 11th.

Check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnfTRRToOCs

Full results and the rest of the Kisscross schedule can be found at:

http://www.kisscross.com/



ANOTHER FIRST - at the Tailwind Michigan Double-X weekend, September 19th/20th, Michigan CX racings FIRST 'flyover' (now dubbed the 'Rhinover') made its debut! The ORANGE-CRUSH flyover challenged races with a tough stair section and a steep exit ramp. Rumor has it the ORANGE-CRUSH will be back at the Michigan State CX Championships in December.

For full results of the Double-X weekend, check out www.mbra.org


Sunday, September 27th - ITHACA GRAND PRIX OF CX

Brian Hancock continued to build his race into a monument of Michigan Cyclocross with the 3rd edition of the Ithaca Grand Prix of CX and the 'Amphitheater of PAIN!!!' Racing was FAST, FAST, FAST!!!!

Check out the full results here:

http://www.ithacagp.blogspot.com/



OUTSIDE of MIchigan - quite of few of Michigans best CX racers traveled to Madison WI for the first stop of the US Grand Prix of Cyclocross, the Planet Bike Cup. HUGE results were posted by Mike Wissink, Mark Parmelee, Jeff Weinert, Anne Schwartz, Marne Smiley and other Michigan racers. The fantastic performances against some of the BEST CX racers in the US just confirms the very high level and the depth of Michigan CX racing!

Check out full results here:

http://www.usgpcyclocross.com/



UPCOMING RACES:

Michigan's SECOND Night-Time Cyclcross takes place this coming Saturday, October 3rd at the Tailwind Munson Park CX race in Monroe. If you missed the Cannonsburg race, you won't want to miss this one!!!

Race flyer:

http://tailwind.net/info/REGISTRATION%20FLYER-Series%20CX%202009.pdf

Racing continues -



Saturday, October 3rd - Highland Park, Grand Rapids - www.kisscross.com

(WILL ANYONE TRY THE DOUBLE AND RACE KISSCROSS THEN TAILWIND???? )



Saturday, October 17th - MAD ANTHONY Cyclocross Race @ historic Fort Wayne, Detroit

Race Flyer:

http://midwestcyclinggroup.com/2009RaceFlyers/2009MadAnthonyFlyer.pdf

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OciW0jiImhk



Sunday, October 18th

Tailwind - Lower Huron - www.tailwind.net

Kisscross - Caledonia Lakeside Park - www.kisscross.com



Sunday, October 26th

The LUNG BUSTER @ Maybury CX

http://midwestcyclinggroup.com/2009RaceFlyers/2009LungBuster.pdf



WHEW!!! That's a LOTTA RACING!!!!!

Now...... 'GET OUT AND RACE!' SUCKA"S

MEAT

T dont eat sushi , not crazy about flying, I hate that euro techno crap... and I aint been sniffin glue. But one thing i can say is the cross racing here in Homies state is lookin mighty fine, the double in land of Cars that get shimmed looked to be lackin alittlein the horse power department from years past, I'm not say in it was a walk in the park for those that went to the line, just a few glances at most of the elite field had me reach in for the bag. i mean did you see some of those cats faces OOOHHH..Came to no surprise of the end result in most fields. The wiz and pony show, day 1 seemed have stirred the pot a tad.

The new orange toy had many of crossers looking for there ballet slippers as high steppin was the recipe for the each group. What can I say "Queen Ann". The course was drier than a popcorn fart and made for a dam dusty day! UCI status or not, sceners seemed to be cool with it.

Some of the "cross bigwigs" made the short trip to the diary land to crank it up. Good results were scene in the masters field. We also got a win in the B race both days. OK here its fool T's rule you win the B race 2 times, beg, borrow and steal some dough for UCI license before you go to another UCI or cranky race. Don't become a killer B foool!

To Bad that Ol fool didn't put the Ithaca race on his schedule.. looks like it has all the makings to be a good spot and pleasant half way point for the west siders and eastern rats to go to battle.

Next up on the battle field for most is the Hill at Munson down there by that dam buckeye state. Its tall order the Hill, the fact its gonna be dark, and your only 20 minutes from O-HI-O

Be kind fools T

for what its worth.

Tms is gonna take a stab at the 09 road season.. its corpse is barely cold, and cyclocross season is already toss in dirt on the box. Coining phrases, and using song titles seems to come to our minds when we think of the 09 season, chchanges, we scene allot of them right? from new venues, to new faces appearing, to old faces reappearing. and dudes disappearing... Life is like a box chocolates, but for our sakes we pinch the corners from time to time. Where do we start? lets start from the start, and ramble on...

The spring fling thing..OK same ol same ol? Not entirely, it chchanges from time after time. wolverines seem to rule the early spring thing to Cone, TMS would of never guessed THE CRUZ would of wailed so much in the spring, and whatta about that Kroske guy? is he for real? TMS is picking him for a cone win in the future... The Essex Mob squad seem to GTRDONE when it was the right time. Could anyone of called The Roadking and the BlackAce going 1/2 by mear hairs at willow for the 2nd year in a row? The loss of TDL was a bummer fer sure but did getting the tour of MT pleasentsweet make up for it? Well maybe not, but it sure beat the hell out of making love out of nothing at all. the State road race got bumped to a piece of land that doesn't even wanna be part of its own family. But it was OK all the same. Just when you thought your life was complete confusion, DANNYK shows up in lathrup kit with Bontrager equipped Giant weird? . many a sceners wallets stayed padded with the loss of the AP crit. Things were too close for comfort every other Thursday night Waterford hills. Essex upd its ante on the teams flow list, when Saari hung on to be the King of Thursday night. Hopefully No one focused on the State time trial as it was as flooded as the Edmund Fitzgerald hull. amd moved a month back..Maybe next season we can finally get a real state TT course we deserve.

By the time Mid summer rolled around dudes were going shirtless Basher was in full swing pissing scneres off and turning them away We saw burnouts a plenty, except for Timmy Finkel, He rode himself into a machine like state week after week. PappaT came back from the grave and put in some solid efforts, and what about Swiatlowski??? Just when you thought you it was safe to back into the water, he comes back fit and thin, and as fast as ever.

Losing Rockford was a heavy bummer for some and a blessing for most. But we picked up a super technical course at Milford to make up for it, the State championship crit couldn't of been held at a finer location. Could you imagine what our scne would be like if we had the old crits on the schedule as well as the current ones, Jackson, Midland, Ann Arbor, Rochester Hills, Lapeer.etc.. hey maybe were on to something?? Michigan Crit series, not alot of money, but alot of Bissell dudes.. its a great spectator event, Not quite as long and drug out as the Road racing we could call it the dirty dozen, 12 crits in 12 weeks, or? ..HMM?

Murder City weekend was here in gone in a blink of an eye, Uberti almost did the triple thing..Essex took the Mondays race and primed it out very nicely thank you! TMS is sure we missed allot but that's why your here, We have always had great respect for those that keep coming back, comments legit anon, or BS, whether you come for the good, the bad or the ugly, we dont care!

So as the wake is nearing a close and you finish stumbling through this poorly written piece of junk, we know you gotta ask yourself one question...what the hell does tms know? they/he, whatever, didn't do any write ups or predictions all season...hell they were not even at any of the races, what the hell do they know? But theres your first and foremost mistake.. are your sure of that? We like to think we know whats up and we stay abreast on the scne. We also like to think getting fed the same bullshit week after week only leads to making jack a dull boy. Do we all really need to be updated weekend week out. No were not saying TMS doesn't like write ups but its OK to change from time to time..sometimes a little lying and dissension is OK. right? sometimes the truth isn't always whats best.

stay classy TMS

thanks KROSKE!

T SPEAKS

Theres been some large talk behind my sleeping back these past few months. A man goes to sleep and wakes to a whole new scene, everything from cats retiring, to dudes on there death bed, words of racial profiling have floated through the pipeline like raw sewage, what with a divorce and kids, comebacks, heart attacks, and the loss of the Biggie here in our scene, ..its as if were looking at the end of a era for some and new beginning for others. T has put Lotta thought into this...So for the next few moments T is gonna try to make some sense of all this nonsense circulating around our little neck of the woods. listen carefully as it may be the only time T speak about this cross thing until its kaput
I guess the only way to address whats on T's mind is to start throwing names down and speak what T feels on each.

That Evil sucker from flash Gordon, our reigning State champion, Rob Foshag he needs no more introduction, fools been racing cross here since the stork dropped it off back in the mid 90's. ill tell ya if that dudes retired he sure didn't look like he has been on a vacay feet up and all, Yea I'm no stranger to danger, I keep my eye on the road scene too ya know, T aint all about cross. that evil sucka looked pretty fit to me at this past labor days events . My take on this whole scuttlebutt of the 08 Champion crossn or not. If he doesn't take to the line this fall there is No shame in that, gotta respect a man when he decides its time to step away from something he loves and is also very good at, for what ever reason it may be its his. i think the lil pony said something one time, like... "don't do it, just because its there". That should come as no surprise as The PONY speaks like a true champion .

But that being said.. IF the champion does come to the line, you can be sure he is not coming to just show up. with all respect....... show or no Evil dude... T loves ya!

The Rev, QUIET ONE, the WIZZ , Mike Wissink, what can you say about man that has earned the respect as the best crosser in the state overall for the past two seasons. how big is his win streak here at these tailwind races? Not only does he win here, he wins there, and there, and over there! The WIZ is a great asset to our cross community. If he doesn't get a national title this year T is gonna be dam surprised, I have scene him ride throughout the summer and he is hungry. I aint scene a man that hungry since I crushed Balboa in our first outing. I think many will try and many will die going up against him this season.

the Black Ace, what with the litigation the controversy, and all the hype imposed on his being, theres still that cloud of mystery that hangs over the whereabouts of the man who some feel rides without a state. Its not that he hasn't had his game, its just he hasn't had it in Miscene fields this season, he done shown that shit last Monday! remember what the pony says, don't do it just because its there....The big question in alotta sceners minds is... will he bring all his CARDS to the table or will he remain an enemy of the state.

Jeff the LIL Pony Weinert. the pony looks focused, new blog, new team kit. A man of many crowns can not be counted out. Champions don't fade away or are OK with 6Th 8Th 10Th place finishes champions go or blow. As with all above champions T has some heavy respect for this guy.

Tim Saari. will the lack of road racing help him elevate his game the next few months, how about a new baby? Tim is one of these guys that T loves, he's the youngest of the fab 5, he never seems to show pain. the guy is always grinnin! He trys until he dies. Does he have another win in him? Yes, maybe not out of the box... but, he will get one.

The women's elite, or i may rightfully say QUEEN ANNs class, with all do respect to the multi state champion. Its a dam shame when a women who doesn't race all season comes out and rips the other gals apart and runs through 1/2 of the masters field. its no disrespect to Ann, because T holds here at the highest...but more so to all the other women out there, At one time Ann had some competition from her own, but that all looks like fleeting memory, unless we see some new skin on the grass. Queen Ann will keep her crown

the WILD cards? we gotta allot of them. theres many..Vince roberge cant really call him a wild card!! the boy spent more time on the boxes than not......he should be ready to go the distance, T hopes we have messy fall, as i wanna see that pretty white suit get muddy,

Mark Parmaleee he should have a good idea on the game and how it works with strong consistent rides all summer, he should also be on the podium at some point.

Miscene ROADKING. Tom Burke. this guy is so consistent it aint even fair, i suspect he will be a regular on the box and if all goes like his road season even may squeak a win.

Who did i forget? That's right!! that HIPPY DUDE. sail or bail, He has hid most of the summer staying out of the eye of most sceners , so he should be fresh and ready. and that young Stang lad what a joy to be a Teenager and have a bright future ahead of you.

Masters. Its a who's who of who will and who wont week in week out. cant really name one guy in particular DC came to mind, but as with the rumors floating like pollen on a warm spring day.. he may be sidelined, we'll see.... how about that Lil British dude, or sweet RITTER SAUCE. Kevin Mcgrew is always a factor, In the end the brew pubbers or a few wolverines, like THE FAB and his co her ts may be the spoil sports.

And dam whatta about the old cats? OLD MAN SEAMAN, he's like Robert Himself from Tailwind, they could about been school mates BITD, T cant recall a Tailwind cross race he wasn't at. Joe brown... that old fool will ride away like years past.

C and B's wow T is good but he aint that good, there are SO many different faces in the crowd this season, i would assume we would see the overalls up in the A's, but that may be a stretch. Its hard to speak of those that have yet to set there feet firmly in the dirt.

The loss of the UCI double header. does it matter? I dunno? anytime we see a big event leave the scene T feels nothing good can come from it, except a few of our own will be a few dollars richer after its said and done. At least you all can head down to that dam buckeye state and hit up 3 in 3. Its a shame we gotta get left behind by that dam state, not to mention the mid state Gp overshadowed by a BIGGIE, and with all the KISSCROSSIN and new found FROSTCROSS...T has gotta question..can there be too much too cross? momma always said too much of a good thing, is sometimes a Bad a thing.

the orange monster? its just stairs, and you only gotta carry a bike up em, For your sake i hope it aint one of those...uh sorry, don't wanna name any brands here boys.

what did i leave out? help me fill in the blanks Ya'll...the final count down has begun. keep it clean and value every race like it may be your last. T

Brian Jones, the passed member of Rolling Stones, made a shock when posed in a nazi uniform in 1966. This was while filming a avant–garde German film Mord und Totschlag.

stick around foo's as i just might speak my 2 cents on this whole cross thing in 09.

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