Being down in the "READY AREA" with all of the Tiny Tot (5 & Under), Primary (6-7), and Juvenile (8-9) boys and girls, all at one time, was quite the challenge!! As you can see in these few photos, it was very hard to find your skater Waldo. This year we had our first "Quarter Finals" in the Juvenile boys division in many years!! It was great to see so many young skaters up and coming!
Some great racing tonight by all of the age groups. The Grand Veteran Men and the Esquire Men heats had to be one of my favorites... we saw more changes going on than a dollar bill machine in a penny-arcade! For the normal folks... that meant LOTS of passing back and forth for guys 45 and up!!!
Below, left side, trying to control the "masses" before their official warm-up was something else, while the Auburn, Washington girls made great use of their "waiting" by starting a "Scratching Train". But it's always the person in the back that looses out.... And for those of you that had hoped you would get to stop by the store on the way back to the room and pick up a 6-pack of your favorite beer.... you were sadly disappointed with the sign that said, "INDIANA STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE SALE OF ANY ALCOHOL TODAY"...... Yep... it's a "dry state" on Sundays. Better plan ahead next time. (Before the word change in this last sentence, you would have thought I had already had a few!)
