The Spin Cycle

Winterizing

I hate the winter. I really, really, hate the winter. Don't get me wrong, I eventually adapt to the cold, but I still don't perform like I do in the heat. Give me a sprint tournament with temperatures in the 90's, and I'm a happy man, especially when i get to watch all the other delicate flowers in the infield wilt. I guess if I were a baseball pitcher, I'd be the closer who's fastball gets faster the hotter the temps get.

What this means is that I'm constantly in search of stuff to keep me warm during those long winter rides. Here's some of the stuff I've found to be very useful:

Gone in 60 Seconds!

OK, so I've been gone a while...

Live with it. I'm back now.

The Dick Lane Velodrome has secured two of the three necessary permits to proceed with renovation of the facility. This allowed them to proceed with the prerequisite demolition of items that will be replaced, and in the case of this past weekend, that meant the boards and the officials stand had to go. Here are some pictures:

We had over forty people show up to help, and I got stuck with the hard part - cooking. It was a great day for a cookout, and the crowd consumed 40 burgers and dogs, as well as 8 bags of chips. Hungry crowd. We even got photographic evidence of certain velodrome regulars working, which was a plus - we didn't know they had it in them.

The finished product looks strange: just a hole in the ground with banked concrete walls - no boards anymore. Big changes are coming, though, and we're on schedule for a March '05 opening. I'll post more news as I have it.