Starting Position

[Quadsquad]

Just checked out the starting order, and several of the probable contenders are going to have to get around a lot of slower traffic early in the race. Paul Gebhardt is bib # 69, Rick Swenson is #61, Kjetl Backen is #42. Question is, how hard do you go to get to the front? The more teams there are in front of you, the better the chances of picking up the dreaded "bug" or getting caught up in a mess on the Steps, etc. It's a long race, but can starting position still have an effect on the finish? I think so.

[Moose]

I would imagine it has to. That's why I was waiting so long to post my picks. In the end, though, the start order was so late and so confusing, I threw caution and the stats into the wind and went for "logical/illogical". A mixed bag. Too many contenders this year to make the selection easy. Ya gotta love this race.