Another great night at the final stage of the Race Like A Girl Series! Great showing in every category and even harder competition amongst them all. Due to less and less sunlight we were forced to combine the Mens A and Mens B categories for two of the evenings events, which created a 30-lap Miss-N-Out! Just awesome!

** Due to the earth’s rotational axis being tilted at 23.5 degrees from vertical and its ecliptic orbit around the sun, we are currently experiencing what scientists call, “a noticeable seasonal shift”. When we calculate the longitude and latitude of our Central Iowa location and formulate the minutes of daylight we will receive during the season of autumn it becomes evident that our available sunlight will diminish over the course of the season. Meaning that if we held the final stage of the RACE LIKE A GIRL SERIES which has been scheduled for September 27th we will experience civil twilight, when the sun has set 6 degrees below the horizon- the final point of manageable illumination on our area, at approximately 6:31pm. Roughly twenty-five minutes sooner than the event held on the 13th of September. Hence we will not be hosting the final stage of the RACE LIKE A GIRL SERIES, and offer our deepest and most heartfelt apologies for any inconvenience we may have caused to anyone who many have been planning to attend.

Results:

Women 8-Lap Snowball
1. Jane Riessen 20pts
2. Jen Greenberg 15pts
3. Deb 1pt
4. Kelli Mente
5. Jenny Weber
6. Everyone Else

Men A 8-Lap Snowball
1. Dave Lippold 14pts
2. Lou Waugaman 12pts
3. Jared Osterloh 7pts
4. Chris Hansen 3pts
5. Everyone Else

Men B 8-Lap Snowball
1. Jerome Rewerts 24pts
2. Will Holleran 6pts
3. Bruce Reese 6pts
4. Everyone Else

Women Miss-N-Out
1. Jane Riessen
2. Jenny Weber
3. Kim Hopkins
4. Cindy Dubois
5. Dee Mable
6. Everyone Else

Men A&B Miss-N-Out
1. Lou Waugaman
2. Jared Osterloh
3. Chris Hansen
4. Everyone Else

Women Unknown Distance
1. Jane Riessen
2. Kelli Mente
3. Kim Hopkins
4. Joann Schimidt
5. Dee Mable
6. Everyone Else

Men A&B Unknown Distance
1. Chris Hansen
2. Kurt Hantelmann
3. Kris Kunze
4. Matt Gumm
5. Jim Robidoux
6. Everyone Else

Perfect weather brought plenty of people out to the second running of the RACE LIKE A GIRL series in Des Moines, IA. It is very exciting to watch the track-style format to each of the races. Which shows no favoritism to any one style of rider- hence it is never a safe bet to say that one person will always be the winner. This series is an awesome addition to our local race calendar and a very special thanks should go out to Jane Reissen and Dave Mable for all the work they do putting this series together. And a proper 3am-Southside-Trailerpark-Shout-Out to all of our baby’s daddies:


But, as usual, the top-notch team of race officials were barely awake for most of the evening. And in the wake of their blind, drunken stupor we’ve only gathered results for the top five riders in each event… so everyone else essentially ties for sixth; which really doesn’t seem to upset anyone except the person who truly got sixth place. (So to the people who actually earned sixth place in an event- it is now your goal to try just a little bit harder, or not try at all. Either way it works in your favor.)


RESULTS:

Number of people racing:
Women: 13; Men A: 18; Men B: 10


Womens Points Race- 9 laps
1. Julie Zeirke-Clark: 17pts
2. Delana Feller: 8pts
3. Kelli Mente: 7pts
4. Kim Hopkins: 6pts
5. Kristin Rinderknecht: 3pts
6. Everyone Else

Mens A Points Race- 20 laps
1. Lou Waugaman: 14pts
2. Dave Lippold: 10pts
3. Clark Priebe: 10pts
4. Lane Anderson: 8pts
5. Kurt Hantelmann: 6pts
6. Everyone Else

Mens B Points Race- 12 laps
1. Steve Flood: 14pts
2. John Stimmel: 11pts
3. Will Holleran: 11pts
4. Jerome: 5pts
5. Bruce Reese: 3pts
6. Everyone Else

Womens 8-Lap Scatch Race
1. Kim Hopkins
2. Kelli Mente
3. Julie Zeirke-Clark
4. Kristin Reese
5. Jenny Weber
6. Everyone Else

Mens A 8-Lap Scratch Race
1. Sean Noonan
2. Lou Waugaman
3. Kurt Hantelmann
4. Jake Boyce
5. Dave Mable, Dave Lippold, Pete Basso
6. Everyone Else

Mens B 8-Lap Scratch Race
1. Jerome
2. Steve Flood
3. Bruce Reese
4. John Stimmel
5. Will Holeran
6. Everyone Else

Womens Win-N-Out…. It should be noted here that due to an aggressively setting sun all of the Win-N-Out events had to be cut down to just one lap. Which technically makes it a Chariot Race, not a Win-N-Out.

Womens Not-A-Win-N-Out:
1. Julie Zeirke-Clark
2. Kristin Reese
3. Delana Feller
4. Joann Schmidt
5. Kelli Mente
6. Everyone Else

Mens A Not-A-Win-N-Out:
1. Lou Waugaman
2. Pete Basso
3. Chris Hanson
4. Andy Leaueaieock
5. Clark Preibe
6. Everyone Else

Mens B Not-A-Win-N-Out
1. Jerome
2. James Thacker
3. Danny Kruzic
4. Will Holleran
5. Bruce Reese
6. Everyone Else

Keirin Winners-
Women: Kelli Mente
Mens A: Lou Waugaman
Mens B: Steve Flood

Thanks to everyone who came out! The next RACE LIKE A GIRL events will be held on September 13th and 27th.