Bs: Me, Jay, and Ashley

Competition: the usual suspects + Milroy and Joel looking for 3>2 upgrade points. I didn’t think you could get 3>2 points in the Bs, but Rick said it was a deep enough field that it was ok, especially since they weren’t getting their points in the As. Sounds a little suspect to me since Joel has been winning A races.

Chariot

A personal favorite. First heat Hanan got a good start and a gap of 3 or 4 bike lengths. I quickly got on top of the gear (90” was a good choice) and closed the gap at the 200m. Rode over her between 3 and 4 for the win. The final showed how stacked our field was. Sambagger Milroy and Joel Schaeffer got good starts and I closed the small gap that opened by turn 2 – took me a little while to get on terms though and tried to come over Joel too late in turn 4. Finished about half a bike behind Joel.

Win & Out

Not my favorite. Followed Milroy around figuring he’d take go long. Joel and Vince(?) got an early gap. I let Sam close it and we got in the rotation briefly before shutting it down and bringing it all back together. Just before the bell the attacks go and I try in vain to follow. No dice.

Scratch

Basically the same as the Win & Out. Followed either Milroy or Joel the whole race, but got suckered into closing on the brief attack from Godspeed at 3 to go. Hanan counters at 2 to go and I get trampled. I need to learn to be patient in the final few laps.

Miss & Out

Big field meant a long race. I put myself in the pole and set a reasonable pace hoping it would be enough to keep anyone from attacking hard. Vince got antsy 8 laps in since I must have started to slow down and attacked, creating a small gap. I rev’d up to keep Joel on my hip but it wasn’t enough. Spent the whole time in the wind and the entire pack rode over me on the backside. Tried to get up and over quickly enough but I didn’t leave myself enough time. M&O are tough because you can’t employ one single strategy, especially in a big field. I should have moved back into the pack a couple laps earlier, rested for a lap, and then perhaps played the devil up high or get back up for another turn at the front.

Overall: 7th/22 in Omnium.