Wa.St.MX Round 3

Washington State Mx Series Round 3

Burnt Ridge MX Park - Onalaska, WA

Saturday August 21, 2010

Well, it's been a while since my last post. Sorry about the delay but I just didn't find the time to sit down and write down the report of two weekends past.

Dad and I departed for Onalaska, WA in the mid afternoon on Friday. I've never been to Burnt Ridge so I was a bit anxious and extremely excited to see what was in store. The two hour drive through Eatonville and Morton couldn't have taken any longer! Taking the back roads, while advantageous, make car rides rather boring.

We arrived at the track and picked out our campsite. I was ready to go take a look at the track so we decided to put our sleeping quarters on the back burner and go have a look.

We started out at a small step-up preceding the finish line. We would find ourselves walking amongst big jumps and huge berms. In particular, we found a step-up that was bigger than I've ever jumped. In truth, looking at it the night before allowed me to psych myself out before ever throwing a leg over my bike.

Morning practice went fairly well. It was a little cool but great for a nice motorcycle ride. I ended up rolling that step-up every time I came upon it. I was not completely jumping many of the other jumps, but I was giving them a good go. After practice I had a good chat with my fellow riding buddies who convinced my that the "huge step-up" was completely do-able.

I started the first moto in 4th place. I followed the leaders through the first couple turns and came upon that big ol' step-up. With all the adrenaline of the moto flowing through me, I grabbed another gear and hammered the throttle. Well, let's just say...it wasn't THAT big. I tagged the landing a bit but it was nothing to worry about. Whew! I would go on to hit that step-up three times in a row before catching a lapper coming up to it and checking up on the face. I finished the moto in 4th place, right where I started.

I was happy with my result and beat the man who became my ultimate rival this weekend.

Moto two started out much the same as moto one. I would start in 4th, and the leaders would pull away. I feel like I had speed, but was just unable to maintain the pace. This time I was kept in check by the 716 Suzuki and was able to just barely hold him off at the end of the race.

All in all, the 4-4 day was good and gave me a 4th overall, an improvement from last week!

I'd like to thank Dad, Mom, Markie, Emillia, Macauley, Cory, and Candice for coming out and cheering for me when I spin laps on the track. Also thanks to Two Wheelers racing, MTW Design, O'neal, Factory Backing, Steel MX, Torc1Racing, ODI, and everyone reading this for the support in my racing efforts!