YettiCross // Week 7 Report and General Mayhem
HOUSTON, TX – The Yetti and Jester worked a deal with God and provided the ultimate cross weather for the biggest turnout EVER for a YettiCross race. The City of Houston provided some nice slippery grass clippings on the run up and God provided the ever so slick pine needles for the turns around the trees. All that was left to put in place was some HUGE payout and have the YettiCross More Cowbell ringing fans cheering on the racers as they tested their mettle against the wits of the furball course designer from the woods.
While rumor had it that a marauding party from the west was threatening to invade YettiCross, it never came to pass. Texas King of Cross Will Black was waiting on the runway in North Carolina, prepared to return to Houston to defend her honor. As it turned out the fear of facing the faithful Houstonians and the Lone Wolf from Huntsville kept the evil hoard at bay. Lucky for them as enough bloodshed took place on the battlefield this past Wednesday, they would have just added to the body count.
You could see it in the eyes of the C class as they scanned each other for weakness, this was not going to be your typical Wednesday night at the races. Tony Dehore thought that it would be easy work with the Force from the North out this week, as he was sidelined with an owie. Little did Dehore know that a youth movement was about to take place. Newcomer Jamison Tomlin and Austin Miller (both high school freshman) went toe to toe throughout the race, but in the end Tomlin took Miller in the final 100 meters. Dehore placed a respectable third.
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. While the B class let out a collective sigh of relief as Damen Sistrunk received a field promotion to the As, Keith G. was forced out of the race while leading due to an unexpected rear wheel adjustment courtesy of a fellow racer. Allegedly there is video footage of the altercation, which is forth coming.
Jeff Sechelsih who has been working closely with YettiLabs, took advantage of the additional power delivered from a soon to be released revolutionary racing aid. Thanks to this aid, Jeff powered his way to a well-fought victory in the B class. The always strong Holt Harlan placed second, with Matt Morgan taking third.
With Mitch Comardo out this week preparing for the upcoming USGP event, David Boyd stepped into see if he could tame the Lone Wolf Nate Winkleman. Mysteriously, some might say miraculously Boyd and Wink appeared to have swapped bikes on each lap, all the while holding off the on coming pack of A racers. While back in the pack, Hunter “The Hammer” Grove delivered the hammer to the unsuspecting Leonard Gremillion. From what we can gather, The Hammer displayed some not so crafty MTB moves, which put them both on the ground. In and amazing display of sportsmanship Troy Frashe stopped to insure both riders were all right (there is a lesson in there somewhere). Troy if you make it out to the last event, your race entry is on us. Way to stay classy Frashe.
Back at the front, Boyd nipped Wink at the finish as it appeared that he was forced to stop just shy of the line to check his tire pressure. Craig Fitzgerald rode well and placed third.
Catherine Marchah had her hands full with Bikelane’s Patti Plagmann. From what we can gather, Catherine experienced the devious 10 foot tall barriers from hell which caused her no ends of grief. Patti put in a solid effort for the win and was seen mixing it up with several of the B class.
Thank you to the amazing folks at Bike Barn for their wonderful support last night and throughout the entire series! The YettiNation is eternally grateful.
And so another race is now in the record books, with one more to come as we will be wrapping up the series on Halloween. Stay tuned for details!
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