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9 :1 5 a. m . Game o n! T he bike 's s orted and ba c k out - we ' ve lo st five places , wh ich le a ves us th ird in class. 9:42 a.m. Ada ms sh uffles the 'A' bike ba c k in fu rt ive ly aft e r 10 la ps o f e xt re me na ughtiness - his re ar t ire is so blis ter ed a nd po c k m a rked it wo u ld put the nastiest of venerea l disorders well a nd truly in th e s ha de. "I was n u rsin ' it a ro und a nd ..... Sure .. . I feel e m b arra s s m ent as t he p it c re w c hastises him for h is utter br illia nce. 9 :55 a .m . The 4 6 bike is first a nd we 'r e sec o n d in c lass . Ou r litt le Su zo ok h a s now done o ve r 720 la p s! 11: 01 a .m . J immy goes ou t to do the last se s sio n on the num be r 46 a nd Andrew is out on our bike alr e ady . People sta rt to sn ap o u t of their m id-morn ing stu por. 11:40 a .m. Kent sets o ut for the fin ish and th e excit ement is now ta ngi ble as everyo ne has rushed to t he p it -lan e and started lining up a long th e wa ll, bot h behind a nd on top of it. As the bike s co me a ro u n d fo r the la st lap , we strain to s ee th em a ll th e way ar ound. I s po t Kent fir s t. He cros s e s the start/finish an d ca n ba rely lift hi s hand to wave from the exhausti on . J immy suddenly flies pa st jostling for an overtake int o the first c o rn e r as tho ugh h e 'd j u s t go ne o u t o n hi s o pening lap . The m a n is ins ane . 12:00 p .m . It' s over! Kent pits and hobble s away from th e bike to get some air. J immy Moor e co mes in a nd burn s th e ti red Suzuk i o ut against the p it wal l ' t ill t h e coo la n t b oi ls a nd ex p lodes a ll ove r the seat uni t. Coo l. We 'r e a ll c heeri ng , hoping th at bo th th e tire and en gi ne will ex p lod e as we ll! 12 :3 0 p .m. T h e re lie f is to o m u ch t o b e a r. Twen ty -fo ur hou rs with out drinki ng beer ha s taken it's toll on these two English men . Cantlie and I lo s e o u r blobs in th e Corona hostil ity unit and end up d re nc h ing e ve ry one in sig ht with be er befor e tipping a full cooler of ic y wat er ov er Landers as he's posing for a serio us team s hot and th en a ll ha vo c bra ke s loo se. I fo rge t th at 30 yea rs a go h e wo ul d h a ve b e en c hasin g m e thr ou gh the woo ds with a s hotg un ju st for so mething to do on a S unday afternoon . Oh , well, C'es t la Vie. And th e results? F irst and s e c on d in He avyweight Superst ock: fifth a nd se ve nt h ove ra ll. Th anks to ab s olut el y eve ryo ne from th e ground up , th is is one tight a nd professiona l team . See you again next yea r? eN o o YES! Sign me up for a IJlueYlibbon eoalition Membership* Individual Membership $20/year 0 Business/Orga nization Membership $1OO/year Contrib ution: 0 $50 0 $ 100 0 $250 0 $500 0 $1000 0 $5000 Other $. _ Bill my .. . 0 VISA 0 Mas terCard 0 Ame rica n Express 0 Discover o Check Enclosed Card# _ Exp. Date_ /_ Name (include business/argo if applicable) Address City Phone ( ) _ _ State Ema i1 Zip _ _ send to: 1540 N. Arthur, Pocatello, 10 83204 • or Call 1·8 0 0 · B LU ERI B "Membership comes with I year ( J2 issue) free Subscription to The BlueRibbon Magazine cue' e n e vv S • NOVEMBER 1 , 2 0 0 0 29