thesnowgod
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Just now getting a chance to post. Have to tell everyone how awesome the day was for me.
I came with a LOT of excitement (yeah, we all do) but I was super nervous. "What if I can't hold my line and I take someone out who's trying to pass me?" "What if I'm a rolling roadblock out there??" "What if.......?" I was in knots.
Having lurked around in here for nearly a year, I can say for certain the positive things people say about NESBA are certainly TRUE. The folks who run the place are f$%^ing amazing. Patient. Smiling. Great advice. The works. The other riders out there were ego-less. If I told someone they were fast (and I said that a lot! hahaha) they'd smile and simply thank me.
If I waited to talk to a CR, they'd eventually get to me and if they could, they'd give me advice. Most obvious from Todd, "Get your a$$ outta that seat!" (I'll continue to work on that).
Just a positive day. Two days later and my head is still spinning but in a good way. My thighs are aching terribly but that's OK.
Off the top of my head I have to thank Todd and Poper. Super guys. ZERO egos. I'd ask for help, they gave it. They'd pass me, point with the "Follow me" sign and I'd pick up the right line. They'd wave me by and show me what I was doing wrong. As an MSF RiderCoach I can tell ya, critiquing someone can be tricky. Ya got to get the tips out there without overwhelming the person with too much info and without crushing their feelings into dust over what they did wrong. They nailed it.
I also wanted to say "HI" and give out a "Nice to see ya and/or ride with ya." to the Copper Twins. Great couple and I enjoyed riding with them a lot. We all went at similar paces and it was fun to follow them around the track most of the day. Super attitudes too.
VZHulin... holy crap dude.... you're fast. I believe it was you I saw throwing on a backpack and then bringing your bike back to street-attire and riding home. Dayum. Keep up the amazing work. I saw you every so often out there.... on the front stretch mostly.....buzzing by me like I was on the brakes.
Hamebone, sorry about that zipper man. I knew it pissed ya off. Certainly glad ya didn't discover that weakness during a slide.
Moman, thanks for coming over to say hi. Ya knew one of my former MSF students and made me laugh when ya said, "He said to look for a rider with a bum leg, figured it was you." Your Beemer is as gorgeous as you are fast. You had my wife's favorite bike of the whole weekend.
V4-FTW, it was great to meet ya man. Congrats on the bump to "A", John told me about it yesterday. Also appreciate the pit spot and the tire pressure adjustment. Hope to hang with you guys again.
OK, OK I'm sure I left someone out but I'm not accepting a Grammy award so enough is enough.
Thanks again everyone. It was an amazing day and one I'll most likely never ever forget. I look forward to many more too.
PS. Was I mistaken or isn't there some sort of B-group class in the morning? I thought after the rider's meeting the B class folks go into a class of some sort for advice and stuff. Or was that basically what was covered by Todd that morning before we hit the track?
I came with a LOT of excitement (yeah, we all do) but I was super nervous. "What if I can't hold my line and I take someone out who's trying to pass me?" "What if I'm a rolling roadblock out there??" "What if.......?" I was in knots.
Having lurked around in here for nearly a year, I can say for certain the positive things people say about NESBA are certainly TRUE. The folks who run the place are f$%^ing amazing. Patient. Smiling. Great advice. The works. The other riders out there were ego-less. If I told someone they were fast (and I said that a lot! hahaha) they'd smile and simply thank me.
If I waited to talk to a CR, they'd eventually get to me and if they could, they'd give me advice. Most obvious from Todd, "Get your a$$ outta that seat!" (I'll continue to work on that).
Just a positive day. Two days later and my head is still spinning but in a good way. My thighs are aching terribly but that's OK.
Off the top of my head I have to thank Todd and Poper. Super guys. ZERO egos. I'd ask for help, they gave it. They'd pass me, point with the "Follow me" sign and I'd pick up the right line. They'd wave me by and show me what I was doing wrong. As an MSF RiderCoach I can tell ya, critiquing someone can be tricky. Ya got to get the tips out there without overwhelming the person with too much info and without crushing their feelings into dust over what they did wrong. They nailed it.
I also wanted to say "HI" and give out a "Nice to see ya and/or ride with ya." to the Copper Twins. Great couple and I enjoyed riding with them a lot. We all went at similar paces and it was fun to follow them around the track most of the day. Super attitudes too.
VZHulin... holy crap dude.... you're fast. I believe it was you I saw throwing on a backpack and then bringing your bike back to street-attire and riding home. Dayum. Keep up the amazing work. I saw you every so often out there.... on the front stretch mostly.....buzzing by me like I was on the brakes.
Hamebone, sorry about that zipper man. I knew it pissed ya off. Certainly glad ya didn't discover that weakness during a slide.
Moman, thanks for coming over to say hi. Ya knew one of my former MSF students and made me laugh when ya said, "He said to look for a rider with a bum leg, figured it was you." Your Beemer is as gorgeous as you are fast. You had my wife's favorite bike of the whole weekend.
V4-FTW, it was great to meet ya man. Congrats on the bump to "A", John told me about it yesterday.
Also appreciate the pit spot and the tire pressure adjustment. Hope to hang with you guys again.OK, OK I'm sure I left someone out but I'm not accepting a Grammy award so enough is enough.
Thanks again everyone. It was an amazing day and one I'll most likely never ever forget. I look forward to many more too.
PS. Was I mistaken or isn't there some sort of B-group class in the morning? I thought after the rider's meeting the B class folks go into a class of some sort for advice and stuff. Or was that basically what was covered by Todd that morning before we hit the track?
