Old 05-10-19, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cmh
Thanks for the offer Doge - very nice of you, but I'm not going. I'm pretty sure I raced that course (or some version of it) in 1984, as part of the Junior National Tour (previously called the Red Zinger Mini-Classic). I got creamed then, and would get creamed now.
Chris
I drive it often. I run it a few times a year (2019) and wife and I stay on the course.
I used to watch the Red Zinger / Coors Classic (1980ish) - not the mini.
I was the same gear head I am now and knew the shoes the winner was wearing. I talked to the riders, male and female. The PUCH women's team looked good. 20-30 years later I was able to tell the then winners things they didn't remember. That lead to friendships with champions then, dads now. It was a league I was never in, but I was a fan ten, as I am now.
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