NECS/MRC Non Race # 1 - The Hillbilly 60

This weekend the newly formed MRC (Millionaires Riding Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the New East Coast Syndicate), kicked off the 2010 Non Road Race Series with the Hill Billy 60. The brainchild of the series, Top Chef, concluded that most of us were getting tired of the same rides and often solo ones at that. Membership in the MRC is straight forward, instead of buying shares of stock on the NYSE all you have to do is bring beer and a good attitude and you're in, oh yeah it helps to not have a job that requires working on Saturday.
Right from the start everyone was in a spirited mood and the ribbing came on fast and furious. We were all wondering why the Mayor was a no show until we turned and noticed this sign and understood the mathematics of it all, No Alcohol + No Bikes = No Mayor. Still laughing from this, the next round of entertainment came when Mr. Happy and Not Over 60 (Miles) came tearing into the parking lot in the self accelerating Toyota Tacoma, outfitted in matching Dark Horse Racing kit and matching Specialized Tarmacs, it was true bromance in the making. And to make it complete Joe Johnson, rocking a hot set of Bontrager Aeolus 6.5s, commented on how he felt like the fat chick at a bar with all of her hot girlfriends. Thus was born the newest member of the NECS - Fat Chick w/ Hot Girlfriends aka Joe Johnson.
This weeks course kicked off with a nice 5 mile climb to Minnewaska State Park that sorted the crew out before a quick break at the summit to regroup. The ensuing descent spread the group out and at the bottom Lobster headed into the woods for some relief only to be dropped after finding some love with the local critters. We all waited up the road and after a few minutes assumed that he had headed off on another one of his 100+ mile solo efforts. MacGyver showed he truly was the Little Engine That Could and lead the pace line all the way to Rosendale where suddenly out of a side road the Lobster appeared.
Soon after this it was a mandatory stop at Top Chef's favorite espresso bar - Jack & Luna to refill the bottles and recharge the batteries. Suddenly a blood curling scream came from inside - the espresso machine was down for the day. Sluggishly rolling out we headed for the grand finale, Sampsonville road the steep way. The group splinter and reconnected on each climb and up the final pitch Mr. Happy made his bid for glory coming up fast on Top Chef. Right as he pulled along side it was clear he had shot his load and suddenly the smiling face knotted up and imploded 100' from the top. At fast descent over the next 6 miles and we were back in the parking lot and done for the day.