Oct 04, 2012 at 09:50 PM
Revised and reposted to include two racers (Daniel H and David S) previously, and inadvertently, left out of the fun...
1. After another solid 14th place in the "Elite" Master's race at Whirlybird, Eric Ragot holds onto #1 with 272.51 points.
2. James Feehan with 376.83 holds onto #2 after continuing with really consistent results at Charm City (24) and Whirlybird (21). I hope he decides to do the KCC CX Champs, because I'd like to see how he stacks up against Ragot, McGloughlin and some of our stronger cat 4s.
3. Todd McGloughlin with 376.2 points is starting 2012, where he left off last year racing the cat 3s. A solid 30th place earns him third in the rankings. According to crossresults, he should be above Feehan and in 2nd, but we have to wait to see if he can keep up the results once he has a few more races under his belt.
4. Jules Roazen with 426.55 is next on our list. At Whirlybird, he just missed cracking the top 10 for the third time this season. His points suggest he should be in #5, but based on field size and overall competitiveness, I gotta give the edge to the Canadian Ginger.
5. David Stokes scores another top 10 in the 55+ category and that bodes well for the rest of the season, but the MAC series 55+ start lists have been small. So cross-category comparisons are difficult...but not impossible for this opinionated pontif.
6. Jeffrey White, grabs hold of the #6 spot with his strong 18th finish at Whirlybird following a good day 1 at Nittany. Day 2 he mechanicaled himself out of contention. He's got 498.22 points.
7. James Nelson, with 423.83 points, might be in contention for the #6 spot, but not this week. They've both been doing the MAC races and White's placings THIS year have been just a bit better.
8. William Doyle-Capitman, races the low-point scoring, ultra competitive 2/3/4 fields has earned himself 423.62 points, and would no doubt be a force on the HotCrossList...if he raced more. Dude mutters to himself about "other responsibilities" and won't be in action for the next 3 weekends. He'll drop even further in weeks to come if he doesn't get muddy with us.
9. Joe Mueller with 442.2 points is hanging out above other Cat 4 stand-outs Chiles and de Baca, largely because he's such a beast, and scored 3rd place at the always muddy and challenging Harriman course.
10. Derek Chiles with 428.25 points has had some nice battles at Nittany with other Kissena's including Joaquin de Baca, whom he edged out on both days. Plus, this dude goes out and races Cross Crusade races, so I gotta give him the lead here.
11. Patrick Grehan finished in 22nd place at Whirlybird and last year's 4th at Super Cross has earned him this spot, this week. He's strong, no doubt and is in prime position to crack the top 10 if he continues to race.
12. Joaquin de Baca with 474.01 points rounds out Kissena's top 12. He has been at times, the club's strongest road rider (finishing top 20 at a Bear Mountain 1/2/3 race a few years back), but he has not been racing much the past two years. Strong finishes at Nittany show he's back on track and he'll be lining up with the some of the best 4s in the land this weekend up at Providence.
13. Lucky 13! Marc Bertucco, me, with 414.94 has among the lowest point totals on the team. And if I was handicapped by poor starting positions at Nittany, I had no excuses up in Gloucester. Front row both days. Weak racing saw me fall back in the mid 20s to low 30s. I've still got good start position for Providence (yay math!), but Joaquin is going to be starting around where I've been finishing in the New England races...so will I fall back, will Joaquin move up? And Ben Reid isn't too far behind him. This should be interesting!
14. Dan Strika is another one of the team's quiet assassins, Dan has more cross races under his belt than most, so he knows how to drive. But he races the same ultra competitive 45+ Master's races that Jim Feehan does. While Jim is tickling the top 20 though, Dan with 503 points is flirting with placings in the 60s at the big races.
15. Daniel Hubbard has a pretty impressive Elite/semi-pro road racing resume that goes a few years back. He's now lining up with Cat 3s and/or Masters these days and for his first race of the year, this was no exception. He finished closer to the back than the front. He's one of many Kissena's in the "1/2 dozen" club, namely, including last year and this, raced about 6 events. He's got plenty of experience so don't be surprised if he starts finishing closer to the front of the cat 3 fields this year if he keeps racing. 560 points.
16. Ben Reid is poised to move up a few spots with strong performances this weekend. He's got 510 points, but has finished mid-pack both days at Gloucester amongst tough fields and tougher race conditions.
17. Keith Snyder is new to the list, but moving up 50 guys on day 2 of the extremely challenging Gloucester to finish in 50th place cannot be ignored. We'll see if he races more, but given what I've seen so far...he might rocket far up the list in a hurry. Right now, he'll have to hang out in 15th.
18. James Gironta had a solid finish at Harriman, and is a mid-packer in the bigger Mac races so far this year.
19. David Sanossian is one of the huge group of Cat 4s on Kissena and he had a respectable performance at the Harriman State Park course finishing top half of the field like he did for most of the handful of races he did last year. 507 points.
20. Joshua Ceasar continues to show improvement from last year, but he's got to get the eye-of-the-tiger during hectic starts if he wants to be competitive with our obscenely strong crew of "Cat 4s."
1. After another solid 14th place in the "Elite" Master's race at Whirlybird, Eric Ragot holds onto #1 with 272.51 points.
2. James Feehan with 376.83 holds onto #2 after continuing with really consistent results at Charm City (24) and Whirlybird (21). I hope he decides to do the KCC CX Champs, because I'd like to see how he stacks up against Ragot, McGloughlin and some of our stronger cat 4s.
3. Todd McGloughlin with 376.2 points is starting 2012, where he left off last year racing the cat 3s. A solid 30th place earns him third in the rankings. According to crossresults, he should be above Feehan and in 2nd, but we have to wait to see if he can keep up the results once he has a few more races under his belt.
4. Jules Roazen with 426.55 is next on our list. At Whirlybird, he just missed cracking the top 10 for the third time this season. His points suggest he should be in #5, but based on field size and overall competitiveness, I gotta give the edge to the Canadian Ginger.
5. David Stokes scores another top 10 in the 55+ category and that bodes well for the rest of the season, but the MAC series 55+ start lists have been small. So cross-category comparisons are difficult...but not impossible for this opinionated pontif.
6. Jeffrey White, grabs hold of the #6 spot with his strong 18th finish at Whirlybird following a good day 1 at Nittany. Day 2 he mechanicaled himself out of contention. He's got 498.22 points.
7. James Nelson, with 423.83 points, might be in contention for the #6 spot, but not this week. They've both been doing the MAC races and White's placings THIS year have been just a bit better.
8. William Doyle-Capitman, races the low-point scoring, ultra competitive 2/3/4 fields has earned himself 423.62 points, and would no doubt be a force on the HotCrossList...if he raced more. Dude mutters to himself about "other responsibilities" and won't be in action for the next 3 weekends. He'll drop even further in weeks to come if he doesn't get muddy with us.
9. Joe Mueller with 442.2 points is hanging out above other Cat 4 stand-outs Chiles and de Baca, largely because he's such a beast, and scored 3rd place at the always muddy and challenging Harriman course.
10. Derek Chiles with 428.25 points has had some nice battles at Nittany with other Kissena's including Joaquin de Baca, whom he edged out on both days. Plus, this dude goes out and races Cross Crusade races, so I gotta give him the lead here.
11. Patrick Grehan finished in 22nd place at Whirlybird and last year's 4th at Super Cross has earned him this spot, this week. He's strong, no doubt and is in prime position to crack the top 10 if he continues to race.
12. Joaquin de Baca with 474.01 points rounds out Kissena's top 12. He has been at times, the club's strongest road rider (finishing top 20 at a Bear Mountain 1/2/3 race a few years back), but he has not been racing much the past two years. Strong finishes at Nittany show he's back on track and he'll be lining up with the some of the best 4s in the land this weekend up at Providence.
13. Lucky 13! Marc Bertucco, me, with 414.94 has among the lowest point totals on the team. And if I was handicapped by poor starting positions at Nittany, I had no excuses up in Gloucester. Front row both days. Weak racing saw me fall back in the mid 20s to low 30s. I've still got good start position for Providence (yay math!), but Joaquin is going to be starting around where I've been finishing in the New England races...so will I fall back, will Joaquin move up? And Ben Reid isn't too far behind him. This should be interesting!
14. Dan Strika is another one of the team's quiet assassins, Dan has more cross races under his belt than most, so he knows how to drive. But he races the same ultra competitive 45+ Master's races that Jim Feehan does. While Jim is tickling the top 20 though, Dan with 503 points is flirting with placings in the 60s at the big races.
15. Daniel Hubbard has a pretty impressive Elite/semi-pro road racing resume that goes a few years back. He's now lining up with Cat 3s and/or Masters these days and for his first race of the year, this was no exception. He finished closer to the back than the front. He's one of many Kissena's in the "1/2 dozen" club, namely, including last year and this, raced about 6 events. He's got plenty of experience so don't be surprised if he starts finishing closer to the front of the cat 3 fields this year if he keeps racing. 560 points.
16. Ben Reid is poised to move up a few spots with strong performances this weekend. He's got 510 points, but has finished mid-pack both days at Gloucester amongst tough fields and tougher race conditions.
17. Keith Snyder is new to the list, but moving up 50 guys on day 2 of the extremely challenging Gloucester to finish in 50th place cannot be ignored. We'll see if he races more, but given what I've seen so far...he might rocket far up the list in a hurry. Right now, he'll have to hang out in 15th.
18. James Gironta had a solid finish at Harriman, and is a mid-packer in the bigger Mac races so far this year.
19. David Sanossian is one of the huge group of Cat 4s on Kissena and he had a respectable performance at the Harriman State Park course finishing top half of the field like he did for most of the handful of races he did last year. 507 points.
20. Joshua Ceasar continues to show improvement from last year, but he's got to get the eye-of-the-tiger during hectic starts if he wants to be competitive with our obscenely strong crew of "Cat 4s."
My Basement" Ragot had his top ten looking secure in the 35+ geezer field when I was hurried off the premises by Jules, my ride, who claimed he had to "take care of his children" (even though they were at a party in Bed-Stuy, which as we all know doesn't even get *started* until 2 p.m.).
