From Doug...

I will second that. I am now showered and my welts are fading. I will keep this report short. First race ever...in off the wait list...feltgood on the first two laps...except during the second lap when the rain started and then the hail, I think going straight into our faces and it wasn't very nice...the finish was great...coming out of the last turn I feltlike my bike was hoping underneath me...then coming up to the finish Joaquin following and passing me, but I did find the energy and I finished 12 in myfirst race. It was a great race to start off my racing. Thanks Jim for the ride and advice. Thanks Kevin for the advice and some extra water. Joaquin you were great out on the road giving me direction and focus making theother teams work instead of me. Ok, out for a Sushi dinner now. See you all out on the race ride and at Warnerville for those of you going. Doug