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Hey Gang: As a sometime GPL driver (and most-time GPL destroyer of millions of dollars in virtual classics), but racing cyclist and triathlete in my "real-life" racing, I frequent the web site http://www.cyclingnews.com from time to time to catch up on things - their photography is exceptional. Anyway, while perusing the snaps tonight I noticed this image from a race in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, and recognized the corner immediately. I had to share it here - I know most of you will get it right away: http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/index.php?id=2002/apr02/ontariocup/RNheavy rain I mean, has there EVER been a race at Mosport that was dry? :) More images: http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/index.php?id=CAN/2002/apr02/apr14ontario I tell you from experience, you think driving a race car in the rain is a ballet of balance, you should try it on two wheels sometime! The friction circle is about the same size as a penny - before you think you're near the limit, you're over it! Bob Mina Philadelphia, PA http://www.bobmina.com - Triathlon Race Reports and Pics

Hey Bob, nice piccies :) One thing, I've downloaded a new sky for Mosport and there are all these rocky mountains in the background. If you know the area is this so? Mind you the guy that made the skies put mountains at Spa LOL Maybe he went moutain biking in Belgium ROFL Alan "Bob Mina" <psyclistbob@.msn.nospam.com> wrote in message news:a9ku0h$45f3r$[email hidden]... > Hey Gang: > > As a sometime GPL driver (and most-time GPL destroyer of millions ofdollars > in virtual classics), but racing cyclist and triathlete in my "real-life" > racing, I frequent the web site http://www.cyclingnews.com from time totime > to catch up on things - their photography is exceptional. > > Anyway, while perusing the snaps tonight I noticed this image from a racein > Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, and recognized the corner immediately. Ihad > to share it here - I know most of you will get it right away: >http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/index.php?id=2002/apr02/ontariocup/RNheavy

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> rain > > I mean, has there EVER been a race at Mosport that was dry? :) > > More images: > http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/index.php?id=CAN/2002/apr02/apr14ontario > > I tell you from experience, you think driving a race car in the rain is a > ballet of balance, you should try it on two wheels sometime! The friction > circle is about the same size as a penny - before you think you're near

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> limit, you're over it! > > Bob Mina > Philadelphia, PA > http://www.bobmina.com - Triathlon Race Reports and Pics > >

>"Alan Coates" <[email hidden]> wrote > One thing, I've downloaded a new sky for Mosport and there are all these > rocky mountains in the background. If you know the area is this so? LOL absolutely not. Those mountains are about 5,000km away. Just right next to the Niagara falls <G> ;) -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- http://www.ymenard.8m.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

"Bob Mina" <psyclistbob@.msn.nospam.com> wrote in message news:a9ku0h$45f3r$[email hidden]... > Hey Gang: > > As a sometime GPL driver (and most-time GPL destroyer of millions ofdollars > in virtual classics), but racing cyclist and triathlete in my "real-life" > racing, I frequent the web site http://www.cyclingnews.com from time totime > to catch up on things - their photography is exceptional. > > Anyway, while perusing the snaps tonight I noticed this image from a racein > Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, and recognized the corner immediately. Ihad > to share it here - I know most of you will get it right away: >http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/index.php?id=2002/apr02/ontariocup/RNheavy > rain > > I mean, has there EVER been a race at Mosport that was dry? :) And this is the cyclist interpretation of my typical Mosport GPL experience: http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/index.php?id=2002/apr02/ontariocup/RNcrash (I'd be the guy in blue) Great pics! :-)

"Bob Mina" <psyclistbob@.msn.nospam.com> wrote in message news:a9ku0h$45f3r$[email hidden]... > > I tell you from experience, you think driving a race car in the rain is a > ballet of balance, you should try it on two wheels sometime! The friction > circle is about the same size as a penny - before you think you're nearthe > limit, you're over it! > I used to be heavily into road racing and triathlons, but now do more of my racing on dirt. To me, the current fully-suspended mountain bikes are closest to the WRC cars of the motorsports world: they make grip where you think there will and should be none, they have heroic brakes, and they swallow up huge hits without a blink. Getting back on my road bike is, as you implied, like getting into a '67 F1 car: no grip, pathetic brakes, but a pure, stripped down, no-nonsense machine. Stephen (hey, I even won a race once in a while in real life, which is more than I can say for GPL!)