Even though the first race had to be postponed, the après-race party at Jay's
Restaurant was certainly not! The club was treated to hors d'oeuvres and raffle prizes. This week's racers were well disguised in all sorts of protective outerwear because of the exceptionally cold weather, but four of the top finishers in the women's and men's divisions actually wore thin, flashy Lycra racesuits. Some people will go to great lengths in their need for speed although some of the "suits" seemed a bit lumpy in the wrong areas with all the underlying layers.
Elizabeth Walker easily took control of the field of eight women besting both Lauri Landau and upstart Edith "silver bullet" Chang. Caryl Hurwitz and Diana Edwards engaged in a close duel for fourth and fifth, respectively.
Rick Duckworth, Stan Button and Ed Brennan, all with "suits," took first, second and third in the men's division. They were also very fast going inside to change clothes after their two runs! Steve Gross, fourth, carried on the mountain's 50th anniversary theme wearing a racing bib from the very early days of the racing club. Dave Strojny, Chris Downing and Will Waite followed closely behind.
Dave Seynour came back quite well from a season-ending injury last year and throngs applauded the much heralded return of Brooke Weston to the racing circuit. Seemingly ageless Bob Stevens acquitted himself quite well and Michael "the phoenix" Sharkey turned quite a few heads with his performance. Henri Borel proved once again that age, experience, charm and good looks will always win out!
The club was hosted by the 1824 House for its après-race party with wonderful food, and a video of the race was shown with commentary by resident Olympian Doug Lewis. Gift baskets for racers and non racers alike were raffled off as were many other prizes including a gift certificate to the 1824 House.
Get more information by calling the SRC hotline at 583-6868 or online at sugarbushracingclub.com.
