WEEK 6

SCCX No. 6 in the books, the muddy, sloppy, rear wheel driftin' books. Two days of rain warranted a last minute course change away from over saturated areas. No worries though, The Overlords always keep it zesty like ranch, and after a few moments that challenged our base knowledge of geometry, we had a sprial in place. The course was shaping up to favor the flat trackers and the feather weights. Deeters fell off the lead group early with "his fat ass sinking into the mud." Direct, post race, quote. After that it was up to Deathblow and Biscuit to hammer out the question of stage victory. Deathblow, realizing that the Cyan Jawn has to spend some time out front, took the early lead, and drove a good pace for 7 laps. Biscuit finally showing some patience, started to make moves around lap 8, until a stuck pedal approaching the barrier caused a break in the rhythm, allowing Deathblow to ride clear into the sprial. A foot-down coming out of the Green Tunnel would seal Biscuit's fate on lap 13. Deathblow continues his Cyan streak with the win, Biscuit edges out Deeter's in the standings and moves into second. Sufinbee and JFlats still throwin' elbows for the top of the B's. Surfinbee takes the win on week 6, but JFats still maintains his 25 point buffer for the race within the race. Jump of the week goes to Legal Tender, moving all the way from 12th to 7th, with his strategy of consistent riding. The chase is hot and the mud burns Cyan!!

WEEK 6 Preview

Apparently last week was just a warm up for the real slopfest to go down. A scouting party deployed for a luch time recon of our 2 day downpour. Report from the field yielded a course change. The standing water and the ecto-plasm slick mud will be true contenders. Will equipment mods or just good 'ol raw power escort a racer to stage victory? Who's down to get dizzy, cause we got a sprial! Blue tarp slip and slide to finish the last lap? Deathblow in a turkey day tribute costume? 40 minutes in the grass arena will answer all of these questions. Countdown to the crappiest conditions we have had all season for SCCX!!

WEEK 5

Week 5, this is what cross is all about. Steady rain all day, snot slick turns, and the battle for points showing on the faces of all the galdiators in the grass arena. Biscuit Risker went out hard on the first lap, reimplementing his strategy from previous weeks, hoping to hold off the 13th lap implosion. At one point, a commanding lead was established, but the lights were starting to dim in the wheelhouse. Sure enough, 13th lap fade set in and Two to go Deathblow would make it known how he got his name, riding clear on the Comly Curve with.....guess what?.........two to go! Deathblow maintains Cyan Jawn while "always a bridesmaid, never the bride" Biscuit catches the bouquet for second. Deeter's did not have it in the tank this week and fell off the group around lap 3, but managed to have some distance on fourth position to round out the SCCX podium.

Killer B's starting to show some rider separation, with the jump of the week going to JFlats!! 425 points!!! He was whipping it up in the group which also featured the likes of Fashion Sweater and Surfnbee. The pace was mean with Surfnbee trying to hold the wheel of Sweater unitl pace slowed a bit coming into the 2nd barrier. Surfnbee took advantage of JFlats war injury and ran to the front of the midpack. He opened up about a half lap lead over the next 4 laps, but JFlats began reeling him in on lap 6. Swapping blows with Surfinbee, he was able to capitalize on his rival's unlucky lap 7 prophecy. Lights out, tank on E, Jflats rides clear and solid into 4th. While the battle for the top of the B's is just getting started, it seems that Surfinbee only has 1 more race in him until his departure to pursue the next phase of his ASI career. We'll all miss our star cheerleader, but he is cookin' up one hell of a finale to make up for future lost race time! SCCX racers, prepare to hit the road and carry the torch a little farther south. Until then, lets get out there and put his heart in his mouth!!

Legal Tender, Celery Stalks, No Bueno, and Fashion Sweater all putting up solid rides in the slopfest. Some surges and attacks were seen on course. Cross is always a battle no matter what place you're in, so keep the fight alive!

Next week, Thanksgiving Eve, underground cross still rolls on. Can't stop!! Won't stop!!!! Steel Donkey, where u at?

WEEK 5 Preview

Clouds of doom forming and moving in from the southwest. Could shape up to be a real shitfest for the SCCX crew. After Deathblow's ride into cyan and his week of rabble-rousing, does he have the sand to back it up? Better use the rolldown door in Bay 2 because that head ain't fittin' through a standard door frame. Does all of this make Deeter's blood pressure rise? Secret weapon? Heard it before. Who will make the jump to the front of the Killer B's? Will basement Sufferfest help Surfinbee surge? Will JFlats just continue to post up solid rides and slowly stamp his authority on the standings? Will a new light be the only thing that No Bueno needs for bueno ride? Will Sprints McCantwin throw his hat into the ring, or is he truly a "one and dun"? Will Fashion Sweater ride clear to the SCCX women's podium, or is there a dark horse challenger in the shadows? Get those rigs dialed in everyone, because Mother Nature might have a thing or two to say before those celebratory, shit-talkin, cold ones. Howl at the moon!!!!!!!!!!

WEEK 4

Despite low turnout, SCCX still managed to pulled a slugfest out of the hat. With a full moon in the sky, finish line not defined, and a new course layout, the fangs were sure to show themselves. This time the split barriers (one of them occurring on a right hand turn) and the grinder climb up the Comly Curve would induce racer separation. This new territory on our pirated land led to a couple of conservative opening laps, but that would all change on the third go-around. Biscuit's impatience showed through with his first attack and pull on the front. Deeter's and Deathblow kept it contained, until it was Deeter's turn to jump on or around lap 7. Meanwhile, textbook, 2 to go Deathblow was just waiting in the wings, but making his presence felt with a couple of jabs and elbows with his fellow competitors. Smells like some negative points are being cooked up in the SCCX cafe as we speak. Everything aside, as far as winning a cyclocross race, Deathblow pulled that technique straight out of user manual. Deeter's and Biscuit were left to duke it out for second. It was all coming down to a sprint finish, but the lack of a clearly defined finish line would lead to the decision to call it a draw. Combine points from second and third, split it in half, Overlord has spoken. Mid-pack, get out there, lots of you guys are tied up. Let's see some fireworks! No Bueno, RDiaz, and Farichild making their SCCX debut. Nice work out there. Keep fightin'! Rumor has it that there will be a spectator contingency next week complete with the time-honored tradition of the dollar bill hand-up. Get it!!

WEEK 4 Course Change

Gettin' too comfortable around here. Week 4 course change.

WEEK 3

Week 3. Pressure cooker. Unexpected slick course led some to rise to the occasion while others fell. Random barrier pick up points were on course, but race win would be the real prize. Deeter's, grabbing the holeshot into Smuggler's Run got right to work ripping legs off. Things appeared to be playing out as expected until the strapper's were told to work for it. Biscuit seized the opportunity and went out on a fury flyer, gaining almost a half lap on the field. The fire would not burn bright for the duration, Deathblow's headlight was closing in. The catch happened at lap 13, but Biscuit had no response. Deeter's maintains Cyan Jawn, Deathblow, Biscuit and Sprints McAntwin fill out the podium.

Mid packer news coming in as well. With the Steel Donkey taking the night off, it was only Surfnbee and Jflats to battle for mid pack bragging rights. Surfnbee decided to pace himself, instead of taking a massive holeshot and exploding gloriously after the first lap like last week. Jflats jumped right out of his truck and toed the starting line with no warm up because of a late meeting. I can only imagine what his coworkers were thinking when he was sitting in that meeting, with his kit on, looking at his watch every 30 seconds, impatiently waiting to leave. Surfnbee and Jflats shared the pace making duties for the first 6 laps, then on lap 7, Surfnbee ran into a problem. Double lung failure forced him to ease off the gas and go into the pits. Good thing there were oxygen masks next to the neutral support wheels. In the end, Jflats opened up too big of a gap and that is the way they would finish for the night.

Sid Vicious’ night was almost over before it began. A massive endo on the pallets sent him to the infirmary 5 minutes before the start. After a blood transfusion and non invasive surgery he was able to make it back for the start.

Celery Stalks was coming around on his second race of the season. Although he almost didn’t finish because the last lap over the barrier he came down and experienced the dreaded double calf failure. This forced him to crawl through the green tunnel. This just proves the length people will go through for Cyan Glory.

Random bits to tie things up. I am nominating Fashion Sweater for 25 bonus points for riding sans light and Jedi’ing the course on her first race. The Little Monster proved its worth as a suck factor. Pit bikes?? What happened here? Fog machine failure. Mastadon motivation!!! Grizzle, thanks for being our only and most motivational spectator. Always be pedalin'!!!!!!! What does the quest for cyan taste like? Apparently a roll of pennies.

WEEK 3 Preview UPDATE!

The little monster is in place. Turn up the suck knob one more notch. What's this is see while out there? Lunch practice laps?? Oh, it's on!!

WEEK 3 Preview

Looks like good racing conditions for the third SCCX. The chase is gettin' hot for the Cyan Jawn. Will Deeters defend? Will Deathblow's bike hold together? Will Hal just rip it all to shreds after his double podium weekend? Will there be new players in the game after the return of our racers abroad? Special additions to the course this week to keep you maggots on your toes!!!