Tater Bake

Thanks to the Iola Winter Sports Club for another wonderful WORS event. Loads of free fresh dug potatoes for all just one of the great perks WORS always provides that make it not only the best racing series in the nation but one of the best values.
Very tough field. Fourteen minutes better than my time at the series opener on the same course and twelve minutes behind the leader. Forty seconds behind my nemesis, whom I had passed twice in the opening moments. He switched bikes. A 29" hard tail, lighter than his full suspension and providing better traction and acceleration not to mention the larger wheels roll over the roots easier. Can think of a dozen places I could have done better and caught him in the end, all irrelevant if I had more red blood cells. One series of climbs I was just to winded to complete without dismounting.
I made it out of the bowl my second attempt, almost on my first. Set my bike in mid-gear and let it roll. Muscled into the momentum up the other side and just a tad short on the first run. No shifting with so much pressure on the cranks. Tried to get a video of the sport racers but couldn't see the camera screen in the bright sun and was mostly useless.
Took two small bags of potatoes. Five or six of the biggest I could find and then a dozen or so of palm sized. I get the impression my wife doesn't like waiting so long for potatoes to back so I got the small ones to bake quicker. Maybe homemade french fries or something out of the large ones.
I listened to the second half of the Packers game on my way home. 2-1/2 hour drive. Go Packers! Came across a lot of road kill on the trip.
When I bought the wax based lube (White Lightning) the sale person at Crank Daddies said to let it dry after application. After fixing my bike I let it sit an hour before riding it after lubing. The chain seemed to pick up a lot of dirt but it always came off easily but wasn't too happy. Cleaned it thoroughly with a cotton cloth and applied a good amount of more lube and let it sit overnight. Doesn't collect as much dirt know. Fairly clean after the race in the dusty sandy conditions.