ok, big news from the track!! not really but i did hear some great cycling stories about a junior aged bob. so he learns about track racing from a bike shop, ended up getting a bike at some point and gets set to race his first race. he eats carnation instant breakfast before the race and hurls in the middle of the 5 mile race (or 10 mile, he wasn't sure). he also talked about going to the elite nationals at encino around 1971. He said he didn't do too great but the real specticle was the tandem races. The tandems weren't able to control themselves on the track and kept hurteling up track and breaking through the surrounding wall. eventually, they had to hold the race in the frontage road next to the Rose Bowl. must have been fun.

also learned a few other things while i was up there,
1. Dave Gray has purchased earplugs in the event a certain someone is present at the track with him (courtesy of Brain).
2. The Van Dessel rides nice
3. Bob has seen everything on bikes that can be seen.
4. Bob remembers names and times better than me - just ask him about the 1966 junior state track championships. i dare you.