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PSIMET Racing - Pserious Chicago Racing

Introducing PSIMET Racing one of the newest team on the Chicago racing scene. PSIMET Racing is: Integrity. Fun. Family.

We are accepting new members from all levels of racing. We have members spread throughout the greater Chicagoland area. All of them have 1 thing in common though...they race.

If you are interested in becoming a team member please use the contact form on this site or approach one of our team members for information.

Name: Rob Curtis
Team Position: President and Owner
Hometown: Elgin, IL
Racing Cat: Road - 4, Cross - 4
Highlights: Meeting Chris Horner at the Chicago Crit. Wait...oh, race highlights...ha!
Goals for 2010: Develop a strong team and get as many riders moved up as I can.
Favorite Ride: Penny Rd Pub Ride
Favorite Style of Race: Short course flat 4 corner crits
Favorite Food: Beer
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: "Riders Ready!"
Favorite Quote: "It never gets easier. You just go faster." - Greg LeMond

Name: Tim Homola
Team Position: Vice President
Hometown: South Barrington, IL
Racing Cat: 5
Highlights: 1st at ABR 40kTT (cat 5)
Goals for 2010: Cat 4, < 1 hour for 40k TT, <= 160lbs, 300w ftp, a unicorn for a pet.
Favorite Ride: Dairyland Dare
Favorite Style of Race: flat, fast, long
Favorite Food: Anything at Charlie Trotter's
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: Woosh of the peloton
Favorite Quote:

Name: Tim Speciale
Team Position: Team Nerd
Hometown: Woodstock, IL
Racing Cat: 4
Highlights: Overall winner at 2009 Fall Fling
Goals for 2010: Cat 3. Have fun. Win.
Favorite Ride: Penny Road Pub
Favorite Style of Race: Crit
Favorite Food: Thai
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: The pounding of my heart.
Favorite Quote: Hungry People don't stay hungry for long.

Name: James Anderson
Team Position: Skinny Old Guy Who Pretends to Get Fat in Winter
Hometown: Elgin, IL
Racing Cat: USAC Road - 4, ABR Road - 3
Highlights:
Goals for 2010: Stay upright and have fun
Favorite Ride: I love anything with hills
Favorite Style of Race: Road Races - Hills
Favorite Food: The one in front of me! Would Guinness work here?
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: Tires of the peloton going around a fast corner
Favorite Quote: "Shut up body and do what I tell you!" - Jens Voigt

Name: Kyle Tabor
Team Position:
Hometown: Palos, IL
Racing Cat: 4
Highlights: 3rd Chicago Crit 2008 Cat 5, 3rd Cat 4 ABR Ill State road race, 2001 Iceman Cometh 1st, 3rd 2006 Michigan NORBA Series Expert Men
Goals for 2010: 20 races, Chicago Triathlon
Favorite Ride: Palos to Lemont
Favorite Style of Race: Road Race
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: Freehub. The louder the better
Favorite Quote: Ride Harder...

Name: Scott Knoepke
Team Position: Team Enforcer (manager)
Hometown: Oak Park, IL
Racing Cat: 3
Highlights: Podium at Quad Cities Crit, Wooddale Crit, and Soldier Field
Goals for 2010: Race a lot
Favorite Ride: L&H Rockford-Gelena-Rockford
Favorite Style of Race: Mostly flat crit with small "kicker" hills
Favorite Food: Sauerkraut and Pork
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: Over 50 riders clipping in at the start of a race. My son shouting "Go, Daddy, Go!...Go! Go! Go!
Favorite Quote: Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever & Harden The F--- Up!

Name: Aaron Hampton
Team Position: Skinny Chandler
Hometown: Plainfield, IL
Racing Cat: USAC 5
Highlights:
Goals for 2010: To be better than last year
Favorite Ride: Naperville Bike Club Tuesday Blur Ride
Favorite Style of Race: Road Race
Favorite Food: Fat tire with a side of pizza
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: The pounding of my heart.
Favorite Quote: You are better than you think you are. You can do more than you think you can.

Name: Crystal Louden
Team Position: Energizer Bunny
Hometown: North Aurora, IL
Racing Cat: 4
Highlights:
Goals for 2010: Not finish last and not end up in a cast! See some steady improvement!
Favorite Ride: Dairyland Dare
Favorite Style of Race:
Favorite Food: Veggie Pizz
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: Cowbell
Favorite Quote: Tday is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way. -Dr. Seuss

Name: Jason Senffner
Team Position: Defending Champ!
Hometown: Yorkville, IL
Racing Cat: 3
Highlights: After taking about 5 years off from racing I won, with the help of my teammates the ICA Cup and Ill State RR Championship for the 30+ cat4-5 and second in the state crit.
Goals for 2010: Top 3 overall in I-74 off road series, hilly Wisconsin RR's, State RR
Favorite Ride: Country roads with farm trails west of Yorkville, on my cross bike
Favorite Style of Race: One with a big hill at the finish
Favorite Food:
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: Crowd cheering at Fox River Grove climb
Favorite Quote: Anything funny from Charles Barkley

Name: Tim Bangert
Team Position: Team funny man. Funny like "ha ha." He amuses me.
Hometown: Elgin, IL
Racing Cat: 5
Highlights:
Goals for 2010:
Favorite Ride: Double or Nothing
Favorite Style of Race:
Favorite Food: Pop Tarts
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: The lush quiet of a 25mph tailwind
Favorite Quote:

Name: Joe Cicci
Team Position:
Hometown:
Racing Cat: 5
Highlights: Great domestique
Goals for 2010: Finish the year without using any sick time
Favorite Ride: Dog Days Double Metric Century and the Silver Springs 60 (both history)
Favorite Style of Race: Road
Favorite Food: Gino's East stuffed Pizza and Guiness
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: The triple beep of my Sigma ROX 9.0 (Zone 3)
Favorite Quote: The sound of a car door opening in front of you is similar to the sound of a gun being cocked. ~Amy Webster

Name: Natalie Low
Team Position:
Hometown:
Racing Cat: 4
Highlights:
Goals for 2010: Fully recover from knee reconstruction!
Favorite Ride: Turnagain Arm, Alaska
Favorite Style of Race: Hills!
Favorite Food: BBQ Meatballs
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: The splat my vomit makes when it hits my handlebars and shoes....
Favorite Quote: The World is my Oyster and I Love Eating It!

Name: Raviv Wolfe
Team Position: Team Sushi Expert and all around good guy
Hometown:
Racing Cat: 4
Highlights: 1st at Graylake Cycling Classic in heat 1, 3rd in heat 2
Goals for 2010: Upgrade to III by Superweek. Complete Tour of the Gila stage race. Improve TT skills
Favorite Ride: Cuba Rd- Start in Long Grove and head West to Fox River Grove. Great rollers and tough if you mix in some repeats of Ski Hill Rd.
Favorite Style of Race: Criterium
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: 150 riders clicking in simultaneously at race start
Favorite Quote: "All things are difficult before they are easy."--Thomas Fuller

Name: John Low
Team Position:
Hometown:
Racing Cat: 5
Highlights:
Goals for 2010: Ride longer, harder, smarter, and more often than I ever have before
Favorite Ride: Anchorage to Whittier along the Seward Highway
Favorite Style of Race:
Favorite Food:
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling:
Favorite Quote:

Name: L. Scott House
Team Position: Domestique
Hometown: Rensselaer, In
Racing Cat: 5
Highlights: Nothing lately, except some Half-Ironman Tris...i was good in the late 80's-early 90's!
Goals for 2010: To get back to race weight and race road, tris and cross
Favorite Ride: I miss my big climbing rides in St. Louis and Louisville, now that I live in the flatland!
Favorite Style of Race: Road race with climbing
Favorite Food: McRib!
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: "Venga, venga, venga!"
Favorite Quote: "Cycling is like church. Many attend, but few understand."-Jim Burlant

Name: Michael J. Zerinskas
Team Position:
Hometown:
Racing Cat: 5
Highlights: Getting Dropped and Humbled...
Goals for 2010: Upgrade to cat 4. Average 25+mph in the Metlife Duathalon
Favorite Ride: Every day I'm on the bike
Favorite Style of Race: Road Races
Favorite Food: Anything at Schwa, Moto, or Alinea
Favorite Sound Associated with Cycling: Cowbells...
Favorite Quote: "Somethings lost, but somethings gained, In living every day" Joni Mitchell