You might as well start rowing your boat now. I'm serious. Money ruins the races for me. I hate wasting money on gambling. I need a stress-free season in between money games*. You have no idea how much mental energy it takes to root against the uccios' interest AND worry about not losing money. *Or the prospect of a big payout to make that stress worth it.
So since Papa, at least 2x champion, hangs up his mouse....who else is in? It is fun, and gives you just another reason to analyze everything that happens in a weekend. Just Do it!
I don't know why this is such a shock to you. Wasn't last year my first year back after a couple of years doing my own thing?
Im not buying this line. While you are certainly free to make your own decisions, some of the races last year where 3 leaders crashed out and you still scored 90+ points -- like what? how is that even possible? I figured you had a time machine and weren't sharing. If you talk to D'oil tell him my money is easy pick'ens. I can't beat a stale, leftover box of eggfooyoung at this game. At some point you try a different strategy.
I changed the way I work on this last year. I was tired of getting beat by someone who seems to have a damn crystal ball the last couple of times I had played with this group. But like I said, that took too much mental energy and suck to the enjoyment out of the races. I'd rather be dumb and happy. Your guess on his whereabouts is as good as mine. When he went into Doyle's World this winter, I didn't try to find him.