Team Sofa King Fast once again prevailed, winning by one lap in a hard fought and very close battle. Nice job to Cory, Sean, Neal, and John for coming in second. Don't feel bad, Sofa King Fast is just the reigning champions at 24 HOB.
This year included the key addition of Kelly. She got some good training in the couple weeks before the race and rose to the challenge. Her fastest lap was 1 hour and 2 minutes, which is 28 minutes faster than she rode it just a week before. Her speed also proved helpful in that it has pushed Mr. B to speed his laps up in a little competition between the two of them. His fastest was 1 hour 3 minutes, much improved from his lap times last year.
Having a fourth team member was very luxurious and it gave Mike and me the ability to produce more consistent and faster laps. Mike's fastest was a 41 (officially 42) and my fastest was a 43. We were both able to beat our times from last year by about 2-3 minutes. Looks like next year Mr. B and Kelly will be pulling out 50 or sub- 50 laps and Mike and I might dip under the 40 mark.
Mike toughed out 11 laps, I managed 9 and Mr. B and Kelly both killed 4 to give us a total of 28 laps, which ties our total from last year.
Even though all of us had our usual doubts and gastrointestinal problems in the pre-dawn hours, it was a very enjoyable experience and (I can't believe I'm saying this already) I can't wait for next year.
Congratulations also to Steve for winning the solo single speed class with 17 laps. He did the most laps of any individual (but not really, according to the race promoter). Steve was back on form and able to have a great race because he had the tatoo sleeve again.
And of course, a big thank you goes to our always awesome pit crew Caroline, Mrs. B, and Melissa for staying up all night and feeding us and waking us up, and listening to us complain.
