Surprise!
Friday night relationship thriller (don't try this at home):
"Uh, honey? I sort of lost track of the race schedule, and I need to go up to LA on Sunday. Can you watch the kids all day? Oh, and I need to go to the bike shop on Saturday, too, to get some parts."
Big race, all the pros, yadda yadda. Would you like me to leave you the zoo pass?
I'd venture to guess that most people who show up at these races have to wheedle and trade their way there. Fifty-two bucks, and I didn't preregister, so I didn't get the In-N-Out coupon.
Racing is expensive, in more ways than one, and it motivates all of us…
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