RMR tonight

Tonight was a decent turnout for BCC Racing at RMR. Brent, Liam, Jeremy and me (Eric) participated in the C flite while Stan made sure the cement wall on the drag strip stayed upright.

I have to say it was really nice to be in a pack with people from the same team as me. I don't mean to take anything away from my Category 4 team mates Steve M. and Dean C. but our race schedules don't seem to match up much so our Category 4 presence is usually quite slim. Having four of us in the pack together was cool.

Tonight's race course was slightly modified taking away what I believe to be the worst corner at the north west end of the course. This is usually a sharp left turn with a fence post that reaches out to get you, quickly followed by two massive sunken grids or manholes on the pavement to the right. Today's course used the northern most drag strip and took a wider turn...much better in my opinion.

I feel the team did well overall. It was Jeremy's very first criterium and he managed to stay in the pack for the majority of the race which is awesome, given the fact that pack riding in tight corners is quite intimidating. Most of us have to participate in a few criteriums to finally stick with the pack to the end. Brent did the best out of the group, finishing close to the bunch sprint. Liam and I flatted; I borrowed Stan's rear wheel and got back in, Liam changed his tube and got back in as well I believe.

What did the other participants think? What did it look like from Stan-I-will-never-race-a-crit's point of view?