As I started the bike ride looking to the south dark clouds were on the horizon but thankfully I was biking to the north on the “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route. I wanted to skip the rain and as I rode north those dark clouds disappeared. I rode 34.9 miles which put me past my 800 mile goal for June with 813 miles and two possible biking days left. The east 14 mph wind didn’t pose a big challenge but I knew it was there pushing me from the right on the way to SH 242 and helping me a little riding south on the US59 service road.

When I made the turn left at SH 242 I continued west on 242 to SpeedSportz Racing Park. In the past I stopped once to look at the track and another time just riding by but today I rode into the parking lot and stopped. After a minute or so I decided to go inside and see if there was someone I could ask about using the track for bicycle racing. As I walked across the lobby I met a man and a woman and asked if they were connected to the park. Later I began to think the man was the owner. He called another man on his phone and a few seconds later the sales manager arrived. We talked about the track (it is .8 of a mile or 1.28K long) and bicycle racing. He had not thought of it before our conversation but was open to hearing more. I gave him a Texbiker.net business card and shook hands as I left. (The little loop at the top of the route is where I rode to SpeedSportz)

Riding back to US59 I went south and made good time thanks to the 14 mph wind not getting in my way. At FM 1485 I stopped at the Mobil station for water and ice. With the sky clearing up some the sun was hot and during the ride the temperature ranged from 85 to 88, cooler than usual for late June. To add a couple of miles to the ride I looped through Valley Ranch and back to US59 north of FM 1314. From there I stayed on the service road to Kingwood Drive before going east back into Kingwood. I finished the ride at 1:46 after starting at 11:00 am. The ride into Kingwood was a little harder with the headwind but the starts and stops broke up the effort.

I plan on riding tomorrow to add to June’s miles and I hope the rain doesn’t get me again. Riding south seems to be where I get caught in the rain.

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