Whirlybird

Dear Readers,

My name is Fatmarc Vanderbacon.  I am that dude that loves racing in the mud. So I will admit I was quietly stoked as a Nor'Easter dumped on the region Thursday and Friday. I will also admit I was shocked at how not muddy the course was when we arrived at Bensalem High Saturday morning. With the exception of a couple of corners, and the one off camber section, the course was really fast and dry. Frankly, I blame Ryan Leech. Yup this guy:

Leech has been one of the guys in mid atlantic cross since I started racing cross. He's always been very kind to me, and always offers a smile at the races. I am happy to see him racing in the region again.  But I should have known when Leech posted this

That the course was going to be dry and fast. It was. I'll also say the course was really fun, twisty and raced really well. Hell, they had a spiral of death, I usually hate these things, and they totally jumped the shark, but this one was placed between 2 big power sections, and was frankly a beautiful piece of course design.

My race was fun. I was really happy with my ride. Had my best start of the year, made my group. I was stuck on the end and eventually got popped off the back of my group. I was out in no man's land for a bit and finally got on a nice couple of wheels. I collected myself and made a mad dash at the end of the final lap to pick up a couple of spots. I was pleased. My best ride so far this season...

At the end of the day, I won't complain about the lack of mud, I mean, the course was fun, and day was really fun, and heck, I got my take home final exam down Saturday evening...

thanks for reading.

respect
fatmarc