Great Park Circuit Race Cat 4/5

So yesterday I rolled out to the GPC and thought I was going to roll in the pack and get a nice bit of speed training.....lap 1 and one half - Pop! (and I'm not talking tires!) I suck. I got caught out in the wind and couldn't get back in. Ultimately, I was lapped. No ridicule or heckles...that would be saved for someone worth the breath. So I just rolled around the track and tried to avoid getting caught by my bunch. I was sooo far behind I was ahead of them! They swallowed me up and again, spit me out the back - at this point humiliation would have been a mighty step up the racing ladder, however, I just rolled in, looking down, avoiding the eyes of the spectators that were, of course, looking at me and clapping...everything was in slow motion. (I blame the whooping cough for this stellar performance!)

Confirmed Sighting......

I have heard of a mystical beast, part man, part animal, fueled by bier (beer) and laughter. This creature has not been seen for years, in fact, most don't even believe it exists, but I, Simon while waiting for a road wheel to be trued at Adrenaline Bikes, saw it! It was hiding behind a beverage near the pedals:
What a find! Hans has agreed to be the latest addition to the Nimrod family AND be the guinea pig for the Nimrods Racing Diet Plan! Check back for his progress in late July! It is great to see the Hansinator back and itching to hammer the warriors of the peleton. On a side note, it was actually Jesse of Adrenaline Bikes that was wearing a Nimrods Racing t-shirt that caught Hans' eye and he roared, " I know those guys!" The rest will be history...I feel like sobbing, its such a happy moment being reunited with a racer of his magnitude! Any body looking to buy an Aston Martin - talk to Hans!

A nice shot of two stellar Nimrods! Clang-Clang!

Now here are two buddies that know how to enjoy a Saturday and represent the finest group of powerful, yet covert, riders in the country! If you don the Nimrod kit you have reached a state of harmony within your universe and inner chi (monkey). Captain Nimrod Chris Hippstar Hipp and to his left, Dave Hoverhawk Worthington. Friends always!

Victory at The GREAT PARK!!!!

So chalk one up for the Nimrods! Mark was out in full colors blazing a trail that - it appears - no one could match! He took a solo VICTORY at Thursday nights CBR crit race and did it in exceptional fashion! He has enough podiums under his bib to make even the most core roadie green with envy! Of course, it takes more than one powerful racer to win a race .....so thanks to the boys (and/or girls) that gave shelter to the victor and reigning ....."fastest Nimrod within 200 yards of a white chalk line" - MARK SCOTT!

Da Bear

 

Here is a shot of the crew that went to Big Bear for the Amgen! Beautiful conditions for a ride!!!!

Nimrods Altitude Training Camp!

So would you believe, the Amgen Tour of California chose the same weekend to be in Big Bear as the Nimrods Slacker Team?! Yes, our annual high altitude training camp was scheduled and we arrived to the mayhem of tent building and barrier erecting

We managed to propagate a couple of signs:

The hot tub was steaming, Kenny took first dunk, but Steve was itchin to get in

So camp began with a mountain bike cruise to the top of Summit via fire roads and a single track and fire road decent! Wicked fun! Upon returning to the base camp/Wardo's bitchen cabin, we donned the nimrods t and walked over to the Amgen Tour festivities!

Surf City Cyclery

So Friday, March 19th, 2010 was the VIP Grand Opening celebration for Sean Flynn's new Specialized Concept Shop - SURF CITY CYCLERY. What a killer event! AND he invited a Nimrod! What a charitable guy. The evening was full of insane eye candy from the yellow S-Works ridden by Fabien Cancellara in the 2009 Tour de France


to the unbelievably stealth Specialized Shiv
There was incredible food provided by The Avanti Cafe (Vegetarian) and an open bar with select reds and whites with the Surf City Cyclery Label! Sean hooked all that were in attendance a shwag bag with t-shirt, water bottle, and a pair of sweet CapoFormasocks. I rolled out from the house Saturday morning looking "Pro" in the Nimmy Kit and the new 4" white Surf City Cyclery socks. Yes, I'm a flippin' rockstar in my own mind! Three cheers for the new shop! Hip-hip Hooray! x3