Hov Lane Ahead
HOV LANE AHEAD
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To the newly formed Sho-Air/Cannondale factory North American mountain-bike racing team, for incorporating two of our own into its star-studded roster. Three-time AMA SuperBike Champion Josh Hayes and multi-time AMA national champion (and CW Editor-at-Speed) Eric Bostrom have joined Max Plaxton, Jeremiah Bishop, Alex Grant, Pua Mata and the legendary Tinker Juarez on two wheels of the pedal kind. Hayes and Bostrom have used bicycling to stay in shape for years, but nothing compares to actual competition.
“Cycling is such a major part of my training,” said Hayes, “and I already had a great relationship with Cannondale, so joining forces with the team made sense. I haven’t done a lot of bicycle racing, so it’s similar to when I got married: a big learning process!
“Sho-Air was a major part of the Team Cycle World Superbike effort in 2010,” added Bostrom. “The transportation company’s love of two wheels branches out in many directions, even supporting my efforts in the TTX-GP series on a Brammo Empulse RR. The team is the perfect environment to achieve my goals in bicycle racing.”
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To the ironic reaper, for taking the life of former Major League Baseball pitcher-turned-Christianradio-broadcaster Frank Pastore, who succumbed last December to injuries suffered a month earlier when he and his Honda Shadow were hit by a car on the 210 freeway in Southern California. Hours before the crash, Pastore’s broadcast included a contemplation of the human soul, in which he talked about the “idiots” who cross into the HOV lane ahead of him without signaling. “At any minute, I could be spread all over the 210,” he said.
“But that’s [just] my body parts, and that key distinc-
tion undergirds the entire Christian world view.”
Pastore was hit by a Hyundai while riding in the carpool lane.
