in my post earlier today, i mentioned that we were doubling down on our efforts to bring people under the banner of the mighty racing union.  the red locomotive is picking up passengers and leaving the station.  time to get with it folks! 

comrade rp and i took advantage of the coolish climactic conditions for a short spin around dc to hains point.  outreach was on the menu for this lunchtime ride. 

do not be deceived by the looks of surprise and indifference.  the message was warmly received.  another glorious victory for the union forces.

on a lighter note, some informal pictures from the start of the ride:

on the more serious side, i'm not sure wtf people were thinking out there.  the last couple laps involved people diving between cars and park service trucks.  a very special wtf goes out to the person in the hpc kit for pointedly not letting a car by that was trying to get out of the way of the riders.  nice work.  like it's not dangerous enough out there...

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p.s. i'm not calling out m street racing because their blog is tight.  in fact, i would call it required reading.  but their editorial decision not to post the picture of ken's injury is deplorable.  guys, you have to trust us.  we're secretly totalitarians and that means we know something about information control.  and in this case, you're barking up the wrong tree.  the people have a right to know.  that image wants to be free.  the union insists that this image be made available, preferably in a megapixel format.  it needs no accompanying text and speaks for itself.  do the right thing....