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No Swan-song for Swan at the NY State TT Championships
 Despite his concern last year that 2003 would be the last time he would don the crown as NY State time trial champion, Glenn Swan managed to stave off a close challenge from Dieter Drake to once again emerge victorious in 2004. While the "old man" gets older, he doesn't seem to be getting much slower, averaging just over 28 mph for the 19.5 mile course (completing it in a time of 41' 33").
The elite women's state TT champion was Kerry Traynor from the Buffalo area, who powered over the course in 44' 16", at an average of 26.4 mph, easily beating her nearest rivals, and setting the ninth fastest time of the day.
 There were winners in over 15 categories of racing. Congratulations to all. See Results.
This year, we ran the TT over a new course, along the picturesque West Creek Valley south of Speedsville. One section of challengingly paved road did not discourage any riders, and there were no "incidents" to report. The Speedsville VFD assisted in traffic control, along with 25 volunteers, who ensured that the event ran very smoothly. We had over 100 riders participating -- a record turnout for us at this event. This allowed us to generate a small profit and also make a donation to the Speedsville VFD of $250.00, thereby rolling a substantial part of our profits back into the local community.
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Ernie, toiling to get the results to Mission Control ASAP with a little help from Margot. |
Thanks again to all the volunteers who helped make this event the success that it was.
The encouraging outcome means that I am already planning next year's TT championships, with an even better course!
Volunteers deserving our recognition (in no particular order): Marcia Swan, Sara Barker, Trevor Connor, Jack Rueckheim, Ernie Bayles, Jim Metzgar, Laurie Sedgewick, Andrew the Omnivore, John Parker, Jane Miller, Jim Bondra, June Eillenberger, Bob Talda, Matt Howey, Mark Shenstone, Amanda Shenstone, Esmeralda Shenstone, Keith Thompson, Alex Specker, Steve Edgar, Andrejs Ozolins, Margot Herman, Darren Zanon, Sandy Fitterer.
Mark Rishniw
NYSTT Director
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