Yesterday was Icycle 2013, Toronto's annual ice race. Many of the participants are messengers or ex-messengers but anyone who pays the $15 entry fee can race.
The money (along with proceeds from beer sales at the afterparty) went to a cyclist who was seriously injured as an innocent bystander (byrider?) when a car involved in a high speed police chase crashed and pinned her against a lamp post. About $1,000 was raised. Anyway, the race is a fun thing as you can see by some of the outfits. The top photo is Alberto "the Ice Emperor" de Cicco, four-time champ. Leaning into the corner with the bushy beard is Jim "the Ice Bear" Kuz, another past winner. The close up of the lovely young lady wearing the helmet is Linda who ended up winning the women's race this year. As you can see there was heavy snow during the early heats which made things look rather seasonal: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/02/icycle-2013-pt-1.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank "If the world were clear, art would not exist." -- Albert Camus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.