Suzuki 24 Hours of Conyers, May 17-18, 2008


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17th May 12 noon... and they're off! photo: Carl Mesta www.mestaphotos.com Random start line quotes: "I just want to survive the first lap!" Team Zerie "Good to be back in Conyers." Team Wake-n-Bake Racing "I'll pace myself." Kenny Hanna (Men's Solo) "I wonder what Granny's up to tonight???" Team Group Therapy "This is my first 24, I'm pretty excited. I don't know what to expect." Team Cyclepaths "Here we go again!" Liz Baumgardt-Keys (Women's Solo)
9:45 p.m. - Overall Standings Update As darkness and the night's chill descend on Georgia International Horse Park, the race action remains heated and animated. Four teams have completed 12 complete laps, and the Wakeracing's - The Crew, Less Two Duo Pro pair hold the lead. Less than two minutes behind - and closing fast - the 5 man Faster Mustache team are proving that facial hair doesn't slow you down. Men's Sport team NSW Flyin' Frogs are hanging tough at 19 minutes back, with 5-man team ZerieUSA a further 10 minutes back.		Eddie O'Dea climbs the granite photo: mestaphotos.us
Eddie O'Dea leads the solo men with 11 laps down, and his wife Namrita leads the solo women with 8 complete laps under her tires. Having fun in the Just-for-Fun category are Delta Farce with 10 laps complete. Priority Fe-Mail head the 5-Person Co-ed pack, and the local boys from northern Georgia and Habersham Bicycles lead the Men's Veteran field.
18th May 10:45 a.m. - Overall Standings Update Throughout the pleasantly cool May night, the reserves provided by extra teammates proved the difference. Stacked in the first ten spots overall are 5 Man or Men's Sport teams. Faster Mustache took the overall lead just before midnight last night, and maintained an impressive pace. Teams that moved up the standings include NSW Flyin' Frogs, ZerieUSA, Bump'n Uglies and Ingcognito Endurance, to round out the top five. Eddie O'Dea clinched his overall Men's Solo victory about 35 minutes ago, with 21 laps completed. His wife Namrita is set to finish her winning Women's Solo ride shortly.
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