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We are on the home stretch of the Roller Derby.  One month of Wednesday nights to go, and one Saturday "World Championship" night in March.  A Roller Derby Champion will be crowned.

The points race heated up for the overall, and the night created our first double winner.  NIBU changed gears (play on words - since we race on fixes) and tried a different qualifying process.  Each racer was given the green light to sprint to their fastest max output - for any distance they felt ok with.  The winner won a Polar Water Bottle from Splash Multisport.

Ruben W. set fast time with just over 91 KPH.  That time held until season veteran Jon H. stepped up and smoked a burst just barley over 91.5 KPH to take the win and the coveted top seed".

Nine brave souls faced up for their chance of glory.  The semi final was set with Jon H. vs Eric F. and a rematch of the Round 3 championship between Ben F (Rd 3 Champ) and Ruben W. (Rd 2 Champ).

Jon H. bested Eric F. in their semi, allowing Jon to move to his 2nd ever championship round.  Jon was the point leader as the night started - based on good placing and consistency of results.  The elusive Nightly Champion title has escaped him.  The other semi, Ruben just nipped Ben crushing his chances to become the first repeat winner.

Just before the final, the point outcome stared to be figured.  If Jon won, he would put another 3 points into Ruben - further distancing himself from the field.  If Ruben won, he would pull within one point of Jon, making the race to the end of the series an extra tight one for the HED 3 trophy.

The race ended up be as tight as anyone would guess with the young Ruben pulling out the win.  The crowd kept the cyclists excited, and cheered wildly for the valiant competitors at the conclusion of the race.

Jon still holds the lead on the series, which he grabbed on round 2.  Ruben just one point behind.  Last rounds champ Ben F. is third, 6 points behind Jon.

Here are the totals as of round 4.

Jon H. - 25

Ruben W. - 24

Ben F. - 19

Seth B. - 13

Ken N. - 13

Job G. - 12

Derek G. - 11

Eric F. - 10

Katie F. - 9

Mike C. - 8

David N. 8.

Andrew S. - 4

Joe K. - 3

Steve B. - 3

Amy F. - 2

Tony G. - 2

Clark P. - 1

Craig P. -1 

Jen H. - 1

Joan V. - 1

Jon V. - 1

Curt K. - 1

Andy J. - 1

Hall H. - 1

The other Mike C. - 1

Round 5 will be held the second Wednesday of Feb.   The "World Championship" will be announced shortly.  We are looking at at weekend evening in March.  See you in Feb.