Guess who just got back today?

Them wild-eyed boys that had been away

Haven't changed, have much to say

But man, I still think them cats are crazy-Thin Lizzy

With the season winding down, its time for Sho-Air to get back to the roots of local racing!

There's no better place than the Tuesday evening Over the Hump Mountain bike series held at Irvine Lake. The 6pm start time, let's a working stiff like myself straddle the desk for 8 hours, and then bounce over to the Hump for some fun and fitness.

At a recent Over the Hump race, the Sho-Air boys were back in town, with Sid Taberlay, Johnny O'Mara, and "Blogger" all taking the start line. This low key environment is refreshing from the usual high paced, high stressed world of managing the boys on the Pro National scene.

The plan for me was simple-work for Johnny O in the Expert class and try and keep the 4X National Master's XC Champ out of the wind and out of trouble on the mass start.

Everything went according to plan, as I led out the first half lap, before I handed the lead off to Taberlay. To my amazement, none of the other Pro's in the field filled the gap, and the Aussie simply rode off into the sunset.

Behind Sid, it was a five man freight train, but me and the O'Show had dislodged all his expert rivals. For the next few laps, I took some long pulls, covered attacks and generally kept Johnny out of trouble.

In the end, Johnny got the win, and closed in on the series title, while I took second and put myself in between him and his nearest competitor.

It was a great evening of racing, and we all had an ear to ear grin on our faces as we pulled into the pits.

This is what racing is all about!

Till Next Time,

Enjoy the ride

The RedCowboy.