RAIN? WHAT RAIN?

The radar at 8:19 a.m.
Saturday! Oh, the 
humanity!

SHARKMAN'S HUGE MISTAKE?

WAIT, ....WHAT? 

SHARKMAN MADE A MISTAKE???

OH YES HE DID!!!!

LET'S DO IT AGAIN THIS WEEKEND BUT ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!!

HERMSTERS PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD!?!

GOOD LUCK TO THE WAM RIDERS THIS WEEKEND!!!

Belo News

July 23, 2022

Shark Cove, Mi. - As dawn broke wet and cool over the Shark Cove, our intrepid hero, the Sharkman, threw back his Shark bedspread and jumped from his warm, dry bed and ran straight to the Shark Radar! With his shark face aglow with green light, it was immediatly apparent the ride might be in jeopardy.

Say it ain't so!!!!

However, it did look like the storm was fast moving and even though it showed rain over that field of dreams every Shark Minion lovingly knows as the KK-TdG, it did not seem to be raining at the Shark Cove.

Sharkman was sitting on the porch, watching the radar when a huge lightening strike hit that shook the Shark Cove so hard it woke up Lava Girl! It completely lit up the backyard as it echoed throughout the back woods. Sharkman doesn't like lightening.....😱

Lava Girl began telling our intrepid hero to bag the ride! But Sharkman was thinking otherwise!

As Sharkman pulled
into the start!

Sharkman immediately texted Yeti Boy and Gazelle Girl to get an opinion (Reb wasn't riding so would only tell us to ride/plus he likes to see his name in Belo News, so here you go Reb). It was still early and there was not only some time to monitor, but it still looked like the worst of the storm was moving south of the Field of Dreams.

Drug Czar checked in with an email asking if the ride was still on and by then it was determined that Sharkman and Yeti Boy would drive over and make the call from the start. However, Sharkman, Yeti Boy and Gazelle Girl were all working under the assumption that Launch Time was at the regular 8:30 a.m. - SHARP start time. While Drug Czar, along with her wingman Bounty Hunter were operating under the assumption that the start time was what had been printed in your source for all you cycling information, Belo News! Oh, the humanity! Sharkman had made a mistake and did not know it!!!.......yet!

Sharkman loaded up his faithful steed, helmet and shoes into the Shark Mobile and headed to the start. It had still not started to rain at the Shark Cove and the roads were pretty dry until he decended from the Eaton Plant down into the thriving metropolis known as Galesburg. Though the road into Galesburg was wet, after he crossed the Kalamazoo River the village streets seemed dry. Strange weather....

As he pulled into the start, he got a message on his phone "Lightening Alert - Current Location!" "How appropriate..." he thought as he got out of the Shark Mobile and greated Wildman who apparently did not read the blog and did not have the correct kit fot he day. Yeti Boy then pulled in and he had on the original Shark Minion Kit so he had mis-read the blog. Hermster was there and is well ahead in the "perfect attendance" competition and may have locked it up for the season.

The "Sweetheart of the Peloton" rode in to a shout out from Sharkman, complete with the correct kit. A furvent reader of Belo News and usually and Ace editor, she must have also missed the time mistake in Belo News!

As they did one last check of the radar, they looked to the north and saw a break in the clouds and knew the ride would go forward. 

Where's your Anniversary Kit
Wildman?

Still oblivious to the time mistake, they wondered where Drug Czar and Bounty Hunter were but assumed they had begged off, as the weather seemed worse in Kalamazoo. It was only learned later that they had launched at 8 a.m. looking for the mighty/tardy Shark Minion Nation!

Oh, the humanity!!!

Sharkman asked Wildman, with his long arms, to take the selflie start photo, but he was not quite as adept at it as he had been in the past.....

At 8:30 a.m. - SHARP! the five riders launched from the school and headed through town to the start.

Sharkman was in no rush to get to his honorary start, which seemed to set the stage for a very mello jaunt through that beloved Field of Dreams the Shark Nation knows as the KK-TdG.

After the honorary sprint and before the nest sprint, the Shark Minions witnessed quite a lightening bolt cross the sky, well south of their location but somewhat frightening none the less. This began a discussion of rides in lightening, hiding in barns, and general stories of near miss lightening strikes. Yikes! 😱

The five riders shared time at the front, most sprints were either uncontested or tied and it was only at the GGG Spot Sprint that the speed really picked up when the "Sweetheart of the Peloton" took the tape with a lead out by Sharkman. 

It was a victory for America!!!

The fearsome 5!
Nice try Wildman....

As the Nation headed south to the final sprint, Sharkman went to the front to pull with Gazelle Girl on his wheel, followed by Yeti Boy and Hermster.

Gazelle Girl commented that with the pull, Sharkman should get the win, but he stated to bring it on and Wildman immediately went to the front. Sharkman latched on to his rear wheel and held on like he was fighting for the last french fry on the plate!

The entire peloton moved foward and they all crossed the finish together, a photo finish, making it the second victory for America on the day!!! 

Is this a great country or what!?!

Gazelle Girl!!!

The crowds went wild on the Champs le Galesburg as our hero's approached the Koffee Klutch where Yeti Boy, wanting to celebrate his birthday a week early becuase he will be gone this week (well, that and there were only 4 for koffee 🥴), threw down his credit card! 

Thanks Yeti Boy and happy Birthday!!!

Skittle also showed up at the Klutch stating he had slept in on the morning and missed the start! 

Happy Birthday Yeti Boy!

The group discussed the poor turnout for the ride, but fluffed it off to the "iffy" weather.

It was later learned that Hoosier Boy also read the blog (thanks HB!) and arrived a bit late for what he thought was an 8 a.m. Launch. He rode out on the course backwards hoping to catch the Shark Nation coming back. When he did not find them, he went back to the Klutch and waited until nearly 10 a.m. for the Shark Minions. The Shark Minions did return to the Klutch and must have just missed him, arriving shortly after 10 a.m.

Sharkman went home completely oblivious to the time problem until he got some emails with photographic evidence from Drug Czar, Bounty Hunter and Hoosier Boy that they had ridden, thinking that Sharkman and crew had skipped out due to the weather!

Sharkman spent the afternoon sending apologies to the wronged parties, vowing that it would not happen again. As a matter of fact, Sharkman could not remember having ever gotten the start time wrong before. However, and is should be stated now, with 73 years under his dorsal, it might be the begining of a lot of errors! 

Oh, the humanity!!!

Bounty Hunter & Drug Czar a 
bit early!

Hoosier Boy at some time 
on Saturday Morning!

You won't want to miss this weeks edition and hopefully the might Shark Minion Nation will be on the same Launch Time and there will be no rain!!!

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Launch Time - 8:30 a.m. - SHARP!

BE THERE!!!

THE BLOODY 'ELL 'UNDRED IS BACK!!!!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS....NOW!!!

GET THOSE RSVP's IN.......NOW!!

Belo News

July 27, 2022

Triple Nasty Ranchero/Zickmann Estate; 

Well Shark Minions it is that time again!!! 

All the information is in this attached poster for this years Bloody 'Ell 'Undred!!!

Speaking of the poster, what kind of warped people designed that! Answer? The same two who are hosting the bash!!! Oh, the humanity!!

This annual day of bloody mary's, deviled eggs, yummy bake goods from Yeti Boy and pizza and beer is upon us again!!! Who can resist this opportunity!!!

So mark you calendars NOW and get that RSVP into Gazelle Girl for the planning!!

Any biker who is a biker will be there!!

Well, Bunkie, what are you waiting for!!! Do it now before you forget!!!

Hope to see the Shark Nation in force for this fun filled day of debauchery!!!

Oh, the humanity!!! This IS a great country!!!

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