Let me tick off the notable points:

1. Bilbo has been relieved of the Sandbaggins moniker (at least until the fall Dirt Derby) by virtue of his 7th place finish (out of 10) in the B race.
2. Bill was the only one out of 10 B racers with a wingnut or hydration pack of any kind.
3. I thought I heard a bullfrog croaking but it was just Bill’s Dissent picking up speed on one of the downhills.
4. Pro rider Rick Wetherald in the A race took a beer hand-up and swapped out bikes with another A racer and then borrowed Bill’s Zeppelin bike for a couple of laps.
5. Rick jumped Bill’s bike a solid 8 feet and cleared the gap to the next section on the early jump.
6. Bill’s bike is able to go quite fast when not being ridded by Bill.

In the open class, a shop owner with a geared bike beat a recovering luddite on a single speed.

The post race sausage-fest was a winner, with both maize and flour tortillas with which to wrap the titilating tubesteaks. However, points were deducted for lack of sauerkraut and spicy brown mustard.