This past weekend was the Fair Hill double cross race. I promoted the cross races there when the MAC first started, 2000?, and my friend Wayne is the promoter these days. So, I wanted to lend a hand. My task ended up being to try to find a beer sponsor. Which, I found out is not an easy thing to do at the end of the year, as most companies budgets are already gone by now. So, we ended up buying the beer at a discount from Victory Brewery. Thank you. All and all it was a good experience trying to land a sponsor, I ended up with a couple of contacts interested in something for next year... We'll see if I can get something together.
I picked up the beer in Downingtown, Saturday afternoon. Kristen was working Sat, and Amy was able to come over and watch Jacob for the afternoon. Thank you "Poochers"!
Boy the drive from Downingtown to Fair Hill was nice. I had been on those roads before on road rides. It is a very nice area. I wonder if anyone in that area is looking for a GIS Specialist?
Got to Fair Hill as the elites were finishing up and I was struck by the fact that there was no one around. I think a goal for promoters needs to be how to get folks to stay around for the "elite" races, beer?
I met up with Brent around 5 and he was up to his elbows in re-doing his bathroom. There are a few things I really miss about being down in Delaware and one of them is El Torro! Yep, I got to have El Torro for dinner, yummy! The same guy was there and I'm pretty sure he recognized me, which was cool. Heard that "The Cart" we used to get tortas from was busted for selling drugs. There did seem to be something fishy there, but they made great tortas!
The race went well, I always forget how much work is involved with putting a race on. I was exhausted afterwards.
Here's fatmarc going through the Victory Beer tent. Brent and I are in the background conducting our on brand of "training"
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