RE: Re: RE: Lineaweaver Update
well a bit disappointing yesterday for the lads. sheldon was placing 3/5th in the heats while devin was a winner in one and 2/3rd in the other two i believe. (i did miss one of sheldons events).
sheldon was shaking his head all the time which didn't look good quite honestly as the conditions were the same for everyone. the commentator kept saying how the americans were really serious about it and wanted to take the silverware back home etc.
in the final, the front row was italy, GB, italy, GB and italy, then: austria, usa, usa on row two. devin got away equal 3rd while sheldon was perhaps 8th. however devin started going backwards and was down to 7th after 5 or so laps, next time round he fell on his own and after checking he wasn't going to be run over then layed motionless.
the race was stopped and he got up like a frisky young colt! on trying to race again they stopped him and unfortunately sheldon got in a real tiz for his bro and the hysterionics started. he road flat out to the line screeching to a halt while his brother left the track. again - it didn't look good.
the race got going again and the result was in the balance up to the last lap with the position being:
italy, GB, italy, GB, austria, GB, usa, italy. but with two laps to go, darren pearson -laying 4th - on the husey hustled up the inside of the italian and the result went to the GB team - just!
the sport has come a long way here already. but we still wet the track and insist on shale being there. we need to change that! also, the sliders are beating darren pearson's single track style which is good to see.
i met peter boast (the UK series organiser) for the first time as well as darren. shan't bother with darren again as he was a complete arsehole. that's the trouble i guess when you offer to help and say that you know a bit about carbs etc. shame really - i would have done it for nothing but there you go!
im afraid the americans didn't let me know any of their plans and left yesterday morning. they neither thanked me nor apologised for any of their doings. i stayed in saturday evening expecting a call all evening to say they were back but like the first evening i seemed to be just a doormat for them.
it cost me a small fortune when i can least afford it to prepare for them to stay. unaware that there were even three people coming i asked devin if they wanted to go see a 'the who' tribute band on their first evening. this i did at 2pm and they said yes. i paid £36 ($70) for the tickets and then they turned up at 8pm in the evening too late to go! not only that but the two of them was infact 3! as pa was along. luckily i'd prepared a double and single so i guess they sorted it.
i'm afraid they completely overplayed the whole thing and it didn't look good as the boys threw their toys in the paddock.
i'll leave it at that but i could say so much more. thank goodness i've met better yanks throughout my life and will remember these as an aboration.
regards
Taffy
