The best parts of these races are the wee hours of the morning when everyone is slap happy from lack of sleep and a rider comes in all amped up doling out the latest intel on the trail conditions. We had a great group and we kept each other laughing all night. Come morning the sun came up, the trail dried out and we all got a few more fast laps in. With the last rider having to be in by nine, it worked out that I could ride the last lap and not have to go fast because there wasn't enough time for two more laps but enough that I could ride the course slow and take these pictures.