I officiated the January 7th cyclocross race in Mt. Airy, sponsored by Ridge Rollers Velo, alongside Chips Chapman and Ken Putnam. Congratulations to Marty Biggs, Ron Gillespie, and all the members of Ridge Rollers Velo for putting on a successful event.
I had several long conversations with Chips Chapman about where we stood as an association, and where I thought we should be going, and what contributions Chips would like to make. As many of you know, Chips has been past president of our association, and acted as Local Coordinator for several years before that. Besides the enormous amount of time and energy that Chips has devoted to working as an official, Chips is a walking encyclopedia of racing event history in the Carolinas. He’ll be a valuable resource in our efforts to manage the scheduling process, and also to measure the success and growth of our activities.