The Eagle Creek Park Crit was simply fun. This race has been a staple for the IN racing scene for a very long time. 2nd oldest race next to Mooresville to the longest in IN history. The race course has just about everything you want in a crit. Some people may want more turns and stuff like that, but the swooping downhill, gradual uphill, the fun downhill section that curves to the right slightly and the beauty of the park makes it a worthy venue. The Park has allowed me to expand the schedule some and the pressure to get out by a certain time has reduced the stress I feel about hosting a race there.  We are able to offer the longer distances as a result which helps make the race more attractive to the racer. The racing action on Saturday was exciting to say the least — a CAT 3 break away group, CAT 4 solo, Nebo flexing their muscle, Strock coming back to great form, Women’s racing is back, big citizen fields and John Kelly soloing for the win in the MAS 40+ group. The races were relatively safe and well raced.

I would like to thank the IN Hand Center Team. They did a superb job in monitoring the corners. The IHC has been a great asset to the race and I would not host a race w/o their support. One of their sponsors, Blue Ridge Design (Sandi Perlman) not only helped watch the corners, but gave over $100.00 in primes. Thank you, Sandi! Tom Bonduran also gave away some gift certificates to his shop, the Runner Forum and he displayed some hot AeroCat Bikes. I think I need one!  We are also very lucky to have GP at the helm. He is a treasure and helps make the races even better when announcing. The photos by John Bennett are outstanding and he provides a great service to the racers whenever he shoots. PJ is the rock of the IRS, Skip’s help has been instrumental, Vic gave the IRS a fresh new web look, and ABR helps pull the insurance and permitting stuff together.  It’s not easy to promote races, but these people help make my life and promoting a bit easier and manageable.

Thank you.

- Dan

* Results posted!