Abe Turns Tables
The same people run every week. So why don't the
same people win 
every
week? Last week, Ken Merrick beat Mike Abraham decisively, but this week,
Ken finished over half a minute back, in third place. All spring, Lou
Denaro and Ed Sandifer beat Mike Abraham, but they finished fourth and fifth
today. All week, Chris Bacich beat Mike Abraham in practice, but he
finished second, fifteen seconds back. I guess that's why we have to have
the race. If we knew for sure who was going to win, we could save a lot of
time and energy if we just wrote down what the results were 
going
to be. It wouldn't be the same.
Anyway, a trip of Abe, Chris and Nate Beaty took a lead
while we were still on Apple Lane, with a gang of Lou Denaro, the Fossil, Dan
Lamb and rookie journalist Dave Monti (he's a rookie, he's a journalist, but
he's not a rookie journalist) lurking behind. It was hot, so Abe
disappeared only slowly. Behind him, people scrambled around a bit.
After the race, those who could talk used the word "Grueling" a lot.
Next week, it's the same course, but it will cost
$5. It's the Summer Championship. There's also the annual Fiddling
Festival, so the parking lot will be unusually busy and confusing. Be
ready.
Pictures
Our top right picture is Tom McNulty, who brought his son
to the race this week. You will recall the story of this son's birth at
3am one Saturday morning about two years ago. Tom told us about it at the
race later that morning.
Below that is Lou Denaro, fourth today. Down on the
right are Sharon and Shiloh Gawe, who missed the race this week, but we like the
picture.
The Roxbury Races are now
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and on HiTekRacing.com
This week's Roxbury
results