Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Poly 50

Told you Dragonboaters had plenty to fear.

A little preamble, before we declare ourselves Lord Of Lanes (LOL). A huge thank-you to Wei Yao for flying his heli for that day's National Day event held before Poly 50 and bringing some much-needed recognition to our club. We wouldn't have been on anyone's radar had it not been for your tick-tock and whatever magic you work with that helo of yours.

And now please give a rousing WTF welcome for Team WTF! Yes for once SP Aviation has joined the prestigious event for running many miles without pause
for breath till you die, also known as Poly 50, and we have come, wait for it, first!...

...not really. You see, we started with 10 members, all of whom then dropped out, only for 8 of those lunatics to come back and wanting to run. So that they did, braving the scorching, blazing sun and utter lack of pretty cheerleaders. And - hold your breath, ladies and gentlemen - because we, the Harbingers of Doom, the Runners of Lightning, the Fliers of Air Machines, have come in 68th out of 77th! And stop laughing, you, because that is hugely respectable given our utter lack of running experience and/or prowess. No Olympic gold medal or even a bronze, but what does that matter when we've got such a team on our side?

A whirlybird-thing



He's running for President



Henry neck-and-neck with a fellow Olympiad



Chua's long legs give him extra boost on the straights



Edwin encounters a speed bump



We few, we merry few, we band of brothers...



ZOMG flag's flying on its own...oh wait...



Numb3rs



Yiming's long legs - wait, no...



"..and the pack winds in through the infield, engines roaring as Lina blasts up the gears to take second..."



The winners, with the President in a strange pose. Presumably due to sniper fire.


Edwin, Lina, Carine, Alex, Henry, Yiwen, Chua and Yiming - you guys have done the club proud. More of this stuff, please.


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