Paul, a very astute observation. A lonely race is a boring race. You are, at that point, racing against the track and your own time. The best races I have had have not resulted in me taking a podium or win. They have been the races that give me the most wheel to wheel action against a similarly skilled opponent. For me the best racing is the racing I get when I am close to someone an there is drama and skill necessary to keep in proximity to someone else while going fast as possible. I believe most of the membership here believes this as well. I hope we can get more close racing at the front of the field so guys like Mike F and Scott can have that type of race more often.