July 12, tnr ride/weekend results/season update

3 matters to cover in this weeks post.  (1) summary of this weeks ride; (2) past weekend racing results; (3) CFT season update.

1.  the past weeks blistering heat melted away to a very pleasant 85 degrees for this  Tuesday ride.  20 riders made their way to the infamous Spartan Speedway (race home of the champions according to the sign).  We implemented a new scoring system this week.  The point totals will be set at 1 through 6, in conjunction with the sprint number.  In addition, we will have triple points for a breakaway win.  There is no firm rule on what the definition of "breakaway" is.  However, to determine whether a breakaway has merit for triple points we will follow the logic of Justice Potter Stewart, "I will know it when i see it".

All this being said regarding the new point scoring.  I/we/they/all of us did a poor job of tracking who did what this past week.  I know for sure that several EOTS took sprints, and there are others out there I am sure that have more results.  Bottom line, the results did not get memorialized for the TNR history books.  THIS UPCOMING WEEK I WILL BRING THE RECORDING DEVICE TO GET ACCURATE INFO.  As for the rest of the ride.  Awesome, clean and fast.  No mechanical issues, fast pace and fun sprints.

2.  This past weekends racing results at the Terry Reisch road race.  CFT had 3 podium spots.  In the cat 4, Craig and Brad occupied the 2nd and 3rd tier, and in the Masters 45/55, Mark Warner took the highest honor.  Well done men!!

3.  I wanted do a quick summary of our racing season to date for the CFT riders.  I think it was February that we had our meeting at MSU.  At that meeting we outlined some goals for the season.  To an outsider, they may have seemed somewhat lofty for a newly established team.  And maybe they were.  Time will tell.  Below are the highlighted goals we had set, and how we have progressed toward that particular goal.

a.  Our first goal was to have fun.  I feel confident in saying that has been accomplished

b.  2nd goal, win team points competition in 4's and 35masters.  Current points standings in the 4's has CFT in first place by 109 points.  Current point standings for 35m has CFT in first by 16.5 points.

c.  3rd goal, win individual point series:  Current 4 point totals has CFT running one and two with Craig and Brad.  Current 35m has Cary  in first by 13 points.

d.  4th goal, bring an individual state championship back to Lansing.  Those two races are on the horizon.  They will require maximum teamwork to accomplish the goal.

There is much racing left to do, but the team and its members have put themselves in excellent position to accomplish the goals set forth at the beginning of the year.

ONE FINAL IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.  PLEASE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING TWO TEAMMATES TO THE CFT TEAM.  THEY WILL BE RACING IN CAT 4.

JAKE PRATT AND JUSTIN DROBISH.

that is all for this week.