Classic race.  

We seem to have had a few threads on this.  Hoping we can combine them into one.

This race used to be a fall race, and would almost finish out the race season.  It used to be in late September or early October.  Back then Mengoni himself would show, as would various riders whom he sponsored or helped in some fashion.  It also had a decent prize list and with not much other racing going on, the Navigators pro team would show up in force, and guys like the McCormacks would drive down from Massachusetts and other pros would drive east from Pennsylvania.  If you poke around the discussion list, you'll find out that when the Univest race was going on, this would often follow Univest, and young amateurs from Europe would stick around to do this race as well.  One year, Niki Terpstra, eventual Paris-Roubaix winner lined up.  Field finish for him.  

This year, 2017, the race finishes at engineers gate, which is East 90th street.  they've been using this finish for a few years now.  

They used to finish atop cat's paw hill. When they first used this engineers-gate finish, I rode one of the fastest-ever Strava-recorded laps in CP, 11:56 or thereabouts.  I think four people went faster, with Scott Savory going 11:52 or so.  But this was thanks to the Lupus squad, full of cat 1 ringers from Georgia did a 8-man TTT on the final lap of the race, and their favored guy, Wilson Vasquez didn't have the legs to finish it off.  This race has always been fast.  It used to be 48 miles, then down to 42, and now with the early start, back up to 54.  The deep fields used to mean good spectating.  

Anyways, I see I'm the only Kissena in the pro/am, with Dan Strika in the IIIs, Phil in the IVs, Ulrika and Christina in the wimmin's race. 

Anyone else coming out to join?  I find the CP course more dynamic than Prospect, with more places to get away, and with more curves, so you have to better at positioning.  Fun racing.

It looks like the following fellas are signed up for Saturday's CP race in the 4/5 category:

Christopher Conde
Carl Nelson
Adam Naguib
John Malcolmson
Christian Refakis

I'm not sure how many of you got to participate in the full-on team planning/racing mode this spring, but for what might be the final road race of the season, I'd love it if you guys could organize and get 'er done the way our teams have all season! So start talking now, continue the conversation tomorrow morning and during the race. It looks like it's going to be rainy, so a breakaway might be the order of the day. As a reminder, I find attacks on the West Side AFTER the big hill to be most effective. The roadway there offers up a long windy mild climb that can hurt. Guys will be on the gas all the way to the top of the climb. Others will keep the power on during the descent, then the field will collectively say, "I'm tired" by 100th street. Perfect time to attack!

The only other Kissena's signed up to race tomorrow are JP and I in the Pro 1/2 race. With a full squad of 8 Mengoni's, CRCA's Deep Dish Wheel Boys (Adler) and Sweden's top pro racing team (cherry pickers) all signed up, I expect we'll be looking for a little breakaway action.

EVERYBODY TO THE FRONT!

A word of advice. Ian Ellis and I took part in this race last year under similar rainy conditions to this weekend. Be careful in the sweeping right turn before the hill in Harlem. (I assume it has a name, but not being local, I don't know. I am referring to the sweeping turn at the north end of the park right before the pool/ice skating rink which transitions into a left turn that takes you to the base of the climb). Anyway, in just about every lap of our race and in several other fields, riders wheels slipped out from under them and would take out other guys as if they were dominos. Ian and I avoided the crashes on the first several laps but I ended up going down as I was leading the field with two to go. Never hit my brakes or touched any white lines. No one was seriously injured, but you may want to be cautious going through that turn. One option would be to ride on the inside (right side) because if a rider near you goes down they will slip away from you to the outside. Hopefully last year was a fluke event caused by oil on the roadway and this year will be fine.

Keep the rubber side down and have a great race!

Patrick

good luck men

FYI.
i am signed up for Cat4/5 race...but late to the draw (12th on Wait List) so if i make it will be looking forward to working w/Kissena group. see you @start.
-h

@ Patrick and others. This has happened in other races too, so it might be something other than oil. Bad vibrations? Maybe they built the swimming pool next to the turn on what used to be a cemetery... oh no, that was in Poltergeist...

@Patrick: like I said! Everybody to the front!

@Harry...with this weather, there will certainly be no-shows. Be ready to race.

ALL...radar shows break in showers, should B good surface for racing, maybe a wee bit less pressure in tires for grip on NE descent.
-h;>

h's brief race report:
4a up, prep4 race, out door clintonHill bkNY 5:15a, ? MTA or ride over mhtnBrdg? tried MTA minimize chance of flat enroute, MTA attendant stated 10-20 for nxt train 40min to Columbus cir on 'C' ...too close will ride; exit stn&train comes, oh well need to warm-up anyway 9.5pm to cPk; over mhtnBrdg flat on descent front tire woj's old zipp404's tubular, okay see how the vittoria pit stop works...shop guy said as long as puncture is -1pm &not in center of tire will work fine, well, is 1pm exact&dead center, fill r up, spews out rotate wheel take deep breath practice 'zen' mantras, off I go up 3rd av @24+ mph will c if there is wheel support @race, made it to park, no wheel support, announce need a cent wheel will trade 404 for functioning true front wheel, no takers, official volunteers his wheel 'francisco' thnx!, now hope 2get in race am 12th on wait list, in, I'm in off to line up (4)fine kissenas in cat.4/5 race. we are off! oops I'm out front again(remember h. u only have so many matches 2burn ea. race, up 1st hill 2nd wheel... were off (3)attempt a break, caught @mile 6, sit in recover, there goes johnM, on his wheel, we are gulped -up by field, past start/finish in pack 8 back, overtopping past gughenhiem(Masterpiece!), roll round 2descent 6 leaders way far right , take line to left 2line up a smooth angel on downhill turn pass six w/20m clear, aim for tangent right tangent of turn, ooh! manDown &pile of leaders w/me, front wheel slid out to left down on Ruhr side...ALL slows down I consciously sit up on rearEnd as to mitigate loss of flesh on right side, slide to left side of roadway in a sit-spin, up fix chain, handlebars, &seat...oh can't get seat to straighten out, finally, off again near last one away missed potential bridge group of (4), on my own fixed rubbing breaks w/thumb adj per Adams suggestion 2wks ago, overhill, hammer/time trial-time, @13mile mark pick-up a straggler, we push around to finish all (4)Laps, did not dnf, not lapped by 4/5 field(were lapped by 123's @final descent...go jp&marcB), 22.8avg @1hr
fought 2end, LOVE cpk! vicarious views R stunning; take away=use MTA, doNOT borrow bald front tire/wheel on wet conditions day, listen to marcB&parick re:DANGER of 'haunted hill' in cPk, b conservative w line even if u r on inside &outfront! thanks to Adam &johnM 4advice. can't wait 2B a '4'. &hope ur day is bitLess eventful -h;>

^ "area man texts entire race report"

Harry, I think you're ready for cx.

Harry can you run that through Google translator and repost?

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It was very slick on the park loop this morning. An absolute, guaranteed recipe for crash. I know that we wax lyrical about the mantra of 'staying at the front' but today really was a day to stay near the front! A big crash on the northern chicane follow by a fire engine blocking BOTH lanes on the western side of the park to name a couple of incidents.

For me, as mentioned, stayed at the front the whole time. I was consistently third to fifth wheel for the entire race. I know that this is a little close to the wind (John's "throne" at about 10 wheels back is probably the best of both worlds) but I was intent on picking my own line through the turns at the north end of the park.

I never really thought about it, but, on reflection, it kind of meant I was blocking for the entire race. Any move that looked good I would hop on, or, if one was iffy, I let a few people try to bridge and just follow the 3rd or 4th guy who tried without putting much effort in. This would inevitably bring the whole pack up. Of course, I had no intention of actually contributing to anything. I this manner I jumped and squashed several moves by accident and actually made it into one move which had 7 guys and a gap of about 30m. That fell apart as there was no cohesion before the gap closed. Kind of negative of me but oh well.

On the last lap going up the hill some guy (can't remember the team: white jersey with grey text) went off the front. I thought this looked good so hopped on. He had quickly achieved a good gap and on the descent kept going. I thought I'd test the waters, as I wasn't over impressed with my odds of winning a bunch sprint, so I did a pull. Looking back after my turn we had a real gap so that was it, decided to go ball bag deep and commit. At about half way down the west side of the park our gap reached its biggest at about 250-300m or so. I managed one more turn at the front and as I pulled off I said to him that I was pretty much done. Not even the 'I'm done but will try to out sprint you at the end' kind of done, just done. He gave me a quizzical look which I simply read as 'Fine, I'll man the fuck up and take care of this'. From then on I only took one or two more pulls. This guy was powerful. I think if we had had one more, or I would have been as strong as him it would have stuck. I used map my ride to measure the distance. From the top of the hill to the end of Horseshit Alley, where we were caught was 3.1 miles. The finish line was 0.6 miles further!

Was pleased with the effort, I had no intention of riding for a sprint and I think I got into the best of the moves that presented without having to waste energy initiating one myself. I know I lost a lot of energy being so close to the front all race but I am more than happy to pay that price to pick my own line and avoid the inevitable crashes in today's conditions.

So, will continue to attempt the Tommy Voeckler style late stage efforts. I also learnt that ~4miles from the finish is a bit much for two. Either need to get closer or get better! Also, not in the pack, those west-side rollers are killer, not to be underestimated.

Nice report Adam, I like hearing about Kissenas racing that way. I've tried dozens of those late race moves at the park and at FBF. One time one worked, and that's one more race won than would have been otherwise. Nice work.

okay, harry's race report - 'reposted':
4am i wake up, and prepare my kit and 'elin'(my bicycle, sorry, don't know how to type the accent over the 'e', pronounced 'a-lynn') for the Mengoni Road Race in Central Park, i step out the door of my clintonHill apartment in brooklynNY at 5:15a, i ask myself 'should i take the 'C' train or ride over the Manhattan Bridge?' i decided to try the 'C' train to minimize chances of flatting a tire enroute to Central Park, so, at the Clinton-Washington stop I inquire of the MTA attendant as to when to expect the next train, she stated "about 10-20minutes," i calculate the time to Columbus Circle 20 for train +40minute trip = 6:25am, the race starts is 6:35am, the Wait List opens at 6:15am and i am number 12 on the cat4/5 List, so, if i want to be on scene in time to race, i better ride the 40 minutes to the Park, it would be too close for comfort; I exit the MTA station and just as i get my cycling shoes on uptown train arrives in the station below, no time to catch it, oh well, i need to warm-up anyway, so, the 9.5 miles to Central Park will do me good; as i ride over the very poorly lighted Manhattan Bridge i catch a flat on descent, its my front tire, Wojciech's old zipp404 tubular tires, okay, lets see how the 'Vittoria Pit Stop' works...the shop guy said as long as puncture is -1mm or less &not in the center of tire "it will work fine," well, puncture is 1mm exactly and in the dead center of the tire, so, i fill her up, and it spews white goo out of that 1mm hole, i rotate the wheel as instructed in the U-Tube video, i take a deep breath and practice my 'zen' mantras, then off I go up 3rd AV @24+ mph, idea, i'll see if there is Wheel Support at the Race, i made it to the Park, there is no Wheel Support, i announce to ALL that i need a front wheel and will trade my zipp404 for a functioning/true front wheel, no takers, finally, a race official volunteers his wheel 'francisco' thanks!, now, i hope to get into the race, still 12th on the List, its 6:30am and i am in!, next, I'm in off to lineup &there are (4)fine Kissenas in the Cat.4/5 race; we are ALL off! oops, I'm out front again, i say to myself remember, harry, you only have so many 'matches to burn' in each race, so, up the 1st hill & i am 2nd wheel... then on the descent there is a gap not much but we are off, 3guys, one in a yellow Century kit (think he was 3rd @Catskills& 6th @ GMSR) &calling my name 'lets go, harry' we attempt a break, we're caught @mile 5-6, i sit in the pack a bit and recover, there goes John Malcolmson, so, i jump on his wheel, we rotate once or twice then are gulped-up by field, past the Start/Finish@Boathouse and we are both in the pack about 8 back, over and to the top of the 'shallow hill' &the egyptian oblisk past the majestic Gughenhiem Museum(a Masterpiece!), i roll around to the front again in approach to the squirrelly north-east descent AKA 'cemetery hill' there are 6 leaders on the far right of the roadway(a very curious line to approach the descent, i take a line to their left and line up a smooth angel to the downhill turn past the six leaders with 20meters clear, i aim 'elin' to meet a smooth rightside tangent to the turn, ooh! manDown &a pile of leaders w/me, front wheel slid out to left, i go down on my right side...ALL things SLOW-down, I consciously sit up on my rearEnd to mitigate loss of additional flesh from my right side hip, 'elin' &i slide across the roadway to left edge in a sit-spin, i get up, i'm ok, i fix my chain, handlebars, &seat my seat again...oh, can't get seat to straighten out, finally i get it, and i am off again near last in the field, i just missed getting back on in time for a potential bridging group of(4 riders), now i am on my own, i fix my rubbing breaks w/thumb adjustment per Adam's Forum suggestion to Stephane &GMSR, over the hill, its hammer time &trial-time myself forward, at mile 13 i pick-up a straggler "Pat", we push around 2 more laps to the finish, completing all (4)Laps; so, i did not dnf, i did not get lapped by cat4/5 field (was lapped by cat1,2,3's @final descent of Lap4...go jp&marcB); stats = 22.8avg @1hr elapsed time, &rode hard to end, i LOVE central park! the vicarious views aRe stunning; my take away = use the MTA!, do NOT borrow treadless bald front tire/wheel on a wet conditions day, listen to marcB&patrick regarding the DANGER of 'haunted, cemetery hill' in central Park, be conservative with your line of attack even if you are on the inside and out front! as instructed by marcB. many thanks to Adam &johnM for good advice&critique. i can't wait to be a 'cat4' &i hope ALL your days are 'a bit Less eventful' than mine today (variation on chinese proverb).
-h;>

Very reassuring to hear that left-right descent is trouble for people other than me. I sat up in the first race of the season there; too rainy, too slippery, too scary.

Glad to hear no permanent harm done to Harry and love the Tommy V move at the end Adam!

Another year, another Mengoni. This year, Marc and I lined up with approximately 98 other pre-registered riders, though if the results are to believed, only 80 or so starters. We knew going in that the Swedish pro team Cykelcity and local squad Mengoni would probably have control of things. Originally, I was assuming rain, so I wanted a good warmup so I could go from the gun and avoid the craziness of the first descent. Since it was drying, I expected that people would roll out hard enough that an early escape wouldn't do anything. Spoke with ex-Kissena Neil Bezdek, and he felt his game was to wait to see what Mengoni and Cykelcity did. The first objective was to make the first drop to Harlem Meer safely, so I rode with 100psi in the tires and left gaps on the descent so I might have some escape room if someone slit out. Probably shoudl have ridden 90psi.

I quickly decided with our small team that my best bet was to conserve, conserve, conserve for the first three laps (six-lap race), and my priorities were to make sure I didn't crash and didn't miss any field splits. And then between three and one to go ride aggressively, stay at the front and hope to get in the right move. And at worse, empty the tank at the end, as I didn't want to sprint on the slippery road with guys who had more balls than brains.

The race was fast. Cykelcity was making it hard for everyone. This was a good thing; keeps things safe. You can see the lap times below. Still, as marc pointed out, they didn't know the course and were attacking at the wrong places. Greg Olsen of Adler was using all his aero gear to good effect by putting in big attacks that seemed to net him very little. (good to be in a break with, but he didn't consult me on his attackign schedule)

With three to go, I moved up so I could be near the front for the west side of the lap. Took the descent at hte front,and was well-positioned when one of the Swedes launched it up 110berg. I don't think that's a good place to go, so I waited until we went down the other side and then up. And I went after him. The timing was good, as we were just lapping the women around west 98th. Got a gap by myself, but knew I needed help. Where was Olsen? Took him too long to get up to me, I was starting to sputter around W85th, though game to go.

Mengoni realized that they weren't nearly as strong as the Swedes, and there was alot of yelling to organize a chase. We closed in on the guy, and were about to catch at the start of 110berg with 1.5 laps remaining. When two more Swedes attacked, and two leading the field. I wasn't expecting this to be the move, as I figured other guys would start to chase. I waited. Marc came up on my right and looked like he was about to go, but held off. The Swedes leading the field just about put on their brakes. Mengoni had one up there, there was another rider w/o team, so they didn't do anything.

Nor did anyone else. We soft-pedaled down the other side, and I was hating it. The move was looking better each second. I had figured I'd launch at around W100th to take advantage of the slipstream and the hill, but that would be too late. I went a bit before the 102nd transverse. Once again, got no help until I was starting to sputter.

Bell lap. There was a real, though not coordinated chase. We were closing, but too slowly, on the break. If we got pretty close, I'd make a last effort to bridge across and through and hope for the best. At W72nd, I moved up on the right so I could either go or follow moves by Tavern. Saw Chad Butts go on the left. I attacked the field, and closed on him quickly, though Gavi Epstein and Gui Nelessen were on me. I swung off, took a short rest, and went again once we started going north. I wasn't strong enough and the field was ready. I briefly held position in the second row, a good place for getting ready for the sprint. about 1k to go and I had a decision to make. Try to sprint, or not.

I kept to my word and slipped to the back. As we came round the final bend, I saw three or four guys who didn't have a chance to figure in the money crash. And they were on the straight. felt good about missing such stupidity. Now that I've looked at the results, I wish I had gone for it.

Winning time 1:18:39. Field time 1:18:54. the field missed the end of the deteriorating break by 2sec.

My computer says I averaged 27.6mph
here are my lap times
lap 1-13:03
lap 2- 13:13
lap 3-13:05
lap 4-13:23
lap 5 -13:16
lap 6 -13:05

WoW! so that's a race report. thank for putting us there with you jp. -h

Fast.

for those of you keeping track, which basically means me and my wife...I was listed incorrectly as a dnf. In fact I moved up aggressively through the fire hose wash out section leading into the base of cats paw and avoided the entirely predictable crash that always happens on that hill, stayed to the left and crossed the line about 25 guys back in the field sprint. Which is clearly out of the money, but a whole lot different than a dnf. Grrrr...

marc, i heard that money went 20deep. you looked GREAT out there!

There are some pictures of that crash on FB; it's unusual to see carnage like that in the "upper echelons"

https://www.facebook.com/SKNPhoto

Must have been slippery as hell

It was my first central park race and I really enjoyed it. I think the course is great but too bad it was so slippery. It was also so humid that my glasses fogged up readily. I was using slick tires and I could really feel some fishtail action on the infamous hairpin-turn descent, which, after seeing a bunch of people crash on it, really cooked my nerves. I saw sparks as bikes got dragged across the ground and it was nasty to see/hear.

This race in particular reminded me what I need to work on, such as sprinting and descending. Like I said before the race, being in the front was absolutely key, but because I'm a poor descender and feather the brakes like a bitch, especially in such slippery conditions, I'd be picking my own line only to have the field engulf me from behind, which could be dangerous. My goal in this race was simply to make good tactical decisions and not crash, meaning I'd trade a more advantageous position for a safer one on occasion. So even though I wanted to be near the front, I wasn't there very much – approaching the infamous turn, I basically let the whole peloton go by me and I regained my original position (or better) at the climb by the northwest corner. It's not great racing strategy, but I wanted to come home in one piece.

In terms of the sprinting, I've never really finished my races convincingly. I always get passed by a group of guys and I'm never really a contender. That's a combination of tactics (positioning) but also a lack of raw sprint power. I was boxed in by other riders 1 km from the finish and I was trying to get myself out, but it was a little too late for me. Once I got out, I could've been in the money if I had the power, but instead I watched 20 flying up ahead as I crossed the finish line.

Adam's break was a fantastic feat. It was really exciting to watch because I kept thinking he just might make it. I think the peloton underestimated Adam and his breakaway partner because we all just sat up at one point when they had a 100-150 m lead and someone suddenly shouts the front "don't f**king sit up and let them get away!" We ramped up the pace after that, and it was only a matter of time before we closed, but it took us quite a while! Adam really had the front on lockdown and it was impressive to see. I fully believe that if he had gone a little bit later, he'd be first or second place, because it took us a while to finally close in on them. I was like 15th wheel near Malcolmson (who launched a nice attack with ~1 km to go) as we closed in on them. Malcolmson initially enjoyed a nice lead from his attack but got swallowed up a bit at the very end.

I decided this would be my last race of the season and I'm just happy to have finished it in one piece. As the results show based on the DNFs, lots of people weren't so lucky.

http://www.velocityresults.net/results/351/mengoni-grand-prix-new-york-ny

All in all, fast, wet, muddy, and dangerous.

hey Wow!
so cool to hear/read raceReports from JohnM, AdamN & ChristianR in same race i crashed...GREAT! efforts &insights. Christian you finished well& very cool description of Adam's & John's breaks; the longer course(twice Prospect) and more varying topography of Central Park makes for interesting tactics&challenges. Hope we can race there again soon. -h

http://www.crca.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/MENGONI-11-43.jpg

Lap2/4.

some comments on racing in the rain...

First, decrease tire pressure. increasing the contact patch should increase traction. I normally try to race 110psi, but I dropped my pressure down to 100. Probably should have gone down to 90.

Second, if you're still concerned and racing clinchers, try racing 25mm tires, at an even lower pressure. The HighRoad team has 25mm tubulars in the truck glued up on wheels for rainy racing. Of course, we don't have a service course following us around.

Third, steer more. So instead of leaning so much, you're a bit more upright.

Fourth, descend on your drops with bent elbows. Lower center of gravity should keep more weight directly over wheels.

Fifth, when you brake, you want most of the stopping force coming from your front brake. If you start to fishtail, using the rear brake will take you down.

Sixth, pay attention to painted road lines, particularly in turns. the ones in the parks are pretty safe, but not all are.

Seventh, wear Hincapie socks. That guy is ex-Kissena, great in the rain and maybe some juju will wear off on you. I see it worked for Harry. Some of the time. Possibly.

Great to read these race reports about Kissena continuing to animate races throughout the road season. I remember we started this season in Central Park back in March with a 2nd place by Joe Mueller in the first spring series Cat4 race, with a well time break, and excellent tempo riding by a strong team keeping the rest of the field from even thinking about bridging. Good riding by all of you out there in some less than favorable conditions.

I am a big fan of lower PSI, I ride 90 psi most of the time on the road. I rarely get pinch flats and my body really doesn't get beaten up like it does with 100+ PSI.

hey ALL,
maybe this is the same FaceBook link that JulesRoazen posted above, but when i tried before i couldn't browse all images didn't work. so have a look at link below, there are a very nice series of images of cat4/5race that captures events of day &bits of both Adam's and JohnM's breaks see: line s 19, 14&12.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.251903278179338.57607.216689561700710

-h

The John M report:
Our team game plan was to stay near the action, especially through the forecast Zamboni section and see if we could get Chris, Adam and Harry in some breaks while Christian and I shopped the sprint. My goal was, after a week off drinking beer in Portland to try and find that throne and sit on it. And I did for most the race. Harry and Adam were riding strong and you can see in the photos that Adam was at he front for most of the race. Christian put in one huge attack and strung everyone out too.

Teamwise, Foundation were playing hall monitor (shutting down anything that looked dangerous on the first three laps) and I thought Adam's last lap move was a done deal but Speedwell's Vlad eventually got on the front and spoiled. I closed a few gaps but I really didn't attack, apart from a couple of early bridging moves to some breakaways that were eventually hauled in. Into the finale, after Adam's break was brought back going into HS I had good position, I kept yelling at Christian who was in front of me to move up (whom I later learned didn't hear a thing). If you're not top 10-15 going through HS you'll get boxed in and can 99% kiss the podium goodbye. I pushed by Christian hoping he would latch on and there was a small let up and I got slung to the front. At this point I'm feeling awesome, I'm not digging the slick roads, so I just made a split second decision to go a km out. Got an immediate 10 second gap and all was looking good until the damned hill. In the photo I am about 40 feet from the line, but I am literally standing on the pedals like a Stair Master while the guys are eating up the road behind me. The Gilbert was obviously not the right move, but hey, it would have been badass!

The crash: I was watching Harry when he went down and I initially thought he overcooked it on the sweeper and grabbed a bit of brake. It was a bit nuts and I narrowly avoided a couple of guys who went sledding from the apex to the curb on their asses by going straight ahead off the road. Weight back and still locked up front and rear... that corner was pretty damned glassy and I had the feeling we had all been pushing our luck. The only suggestions I'd add to the wealth of good cornering tips above would be set up your speed before the turn, smoooth weight transfer and DON'T TOUCH THE THOSE ALLURING BRAKES during the turn. I am on board with the chief too: get as low as you can, relax as much as possible (bent elbows), pick a the line (you pre-rode right?) and pray you chose the right wheel. Oh, and no texting.

Fun race, lots of almost, lots of good learning. Well done to Chief and Marc, that 123 was a super hawd race.