Winding down

As the season wraps up I find myself struggling to keep up with younger or more motivated racers. These signs were apparent several years ago when I was warming up for the McClane Road Race and some unknown racer in goggles and helmets approached me and asked, "Mr. Kogure, how are you doing?" Who the hell would call me "Mr. Kogure?" Of course, it turned out to be an ex-student of mine whom I had taught when he was a freshman.

So despite all the stories of, "back in 19... I was racing against blah blah blah" I guess I have to admit I'm really now a masters racer and it's good to see the younger riders moving up in the sport. Out here at the Mellowdrome, it's great to see two fierce competitors Grayson Brookshire and Jordan Marhanka battling it out over the course of the Summer. As with all juniors, who can predict what they'll be doing when they reach manhood, but I'm sure that this summer will be remembered by them forever.


Image of the night: Jordan Marhanka leading out the final sprint in the points race. Hey, isn't that a sprinters lane violation? Refs?