Locked and loaded

This is the result of my very first geared mountain bike race.....I guess I'll cat up to the next group so I can get pummeled. Today I did the pummeling on the cat 3 race.....the CX experience really paid off.
The bike and gear are in the kitchen ready for the drive to the race about 50 minutes away..that is one of the things I don't like about bike racing-the irony of starting your day in a car. There's just not many races you can ride to around here