well the spokes has been run and won and it seems to have been quite successful.  there are a few things that we need to look at to improve for next year (like the weather) but we were actually surprised by the numbers that attended. 

a lot of the behind the scenes organisation was done by josh.  he secured the venue, sponsorship dollars, traffic management and facilities.  it has been a bit of a stressful time for the two of us leading up to saturday so it was good to see it all come together.

the event, however, would not have run if it wasn’t for a number of volunteers that made it possible.  from those that came down 4 hrs before their event to help set up to those that came down even though they were not racing.  to the people that donated their vehicles like DOME, NetPlus and SolWest and even Ros who drove her own ute around as a support vehicle.  thanks also to those that sat out by the road updating the lap board so everyone knew how long they still had to race.  the wind didn’t make the job easy, but thanks to those that manned the registration/refreshments desk. a couple of instances where the wind got the better of the paperwork made for a mad scramble.  thanks also to the “presentation support” girls.  i think that the looks from the guys in ‘a’ grade said it all.  when we asked our boys what they liked best about the bike race, ben said “throwing rocks in the puddle” and dan said “the girls”.  i think we have a lady’s man in the making.

a big thanks also to all those that actually entered the race.  a race needs riders and it was good to see such a large number of spr riders on the start line.  it was good to see a number of first time riders also giving it a go in not the best conditions.

so thank you all once again, and we will look at making it even better next year.