These supports sure are heavy...

Thursday May 22,

Dave and I have made steady progress on the stands, as well as the tiles for the floor of the trailer. The tiles are time consuming yet simple. You have to place the glue down and wait for it to dry (often a 24 hour experience), and then you can lay down the tiles. However, we can't just do this is one go, we have to be careful so that riders do not step in our glue while we're waiting for it to dry during their open riding sessions on the track. Heck, we had a rider step in the glue job just minutes after we laid down the glue. Buckets, and chairs are not enough for some riders...

The bleaches/stands, unlike the tiles, are hard work! Not only is the wood heavy, but it's thick and we often have to do multiple positionings of each piece. Standing with a 80 lbs 2x4 waiting for Dave to nail it in can be very exhausting, especially when you do it 8+ hours a day! Luckily we have finished the hardest parts, and we're getting close to the final result.

The whole goal of these stands are to act as both a chance to make some form revenue for Fast Track Cycling, to make the track more viewer friendly (to bring in the big time track racers from around the country, and set up high level races),  and to allow local parents to watch their kids ride during our open ride hours. The first, and the last goal should be pretty easy to set into motion. The second goal is a bit more challenging. To attract strong competition we have to somehow spread the word about the track to the rest of the country. Luckily the fact that our track is one of the steepest in the country allows for the word to spread quickly!

Mark