All race results up through the Monrovia TT #1 are now posted on the results page.

The JWD Race was a a great sucess. The races were especially fun and furious. The weather was cool but sunny and the park never looked better. It warmed my heart to have Colin at the race as well. Strange not to have Joanne there at the race and all. We all miss her and thanks for the many kind words from the racing community. We will continue on and never forget what joy and happiness Joanne gave to us every day.

Some photos of the races:

http://picasaweb.google.com/107819621637693436468/JoanneWDalyCeralandRaceApril172010?feat=directlink

http://n4xi.smugmug.com/2010-Bike-Races/Ceraland-2010

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!

Those who know me well, know that I simply love cereal…sugary cereal, a.k.a. Cocoa Krispies, is my personal fave. It’s no wonder I like Ceraland. Next year we need to give away cereal primes.

Always nice to have beautiful weather for the IRS opener. Seems to set the tone for rest of the season (except for the next day’s race).

Some solid racing took place at C’land. The venue enables rider to work hard, but not over-the-top-hard, on the course. The gradual climb can and does take its toll if taken at speed. C’land is simply a great place to race your bike and have fun doing it.

I think the longer races were positive. The race can naturally evolve over the 70 minutes of racing. The pressure and anxiety level seems to be less if the race duration is more. I remember 30 minute crits where you were red line the entire time and you never recovered. Hard to mentally prepare for such a race.

I can’t say enough positive things about racing at C’land. A keeper for sure, and special thanks go out to Ben Weaver for helping me secure this park and setting into motion many great laps of racing. The staff in 2009 did a fine job controlling and managing the course. Thanks again to the riders and spectators for spending a rare dry day in April.

See you at Eagle Creek…

- Dan