Last Renner National of the year...9/22/2008 3:55:00 PM
Sunday brought us yet another windy race day at Saddleback MX in Renner SD. Along with the wind, also came another pair of 4th place moto finishes. The good news for me though, is that my speed is really starting to come around. In the second moto, 1st through 4th (me) were separated by only a few seconds for the first half of the race. Me and Mike Kruger had a good battle for third going until I "squirreled" out in the roller section, on I believe the 4th lap. I never really quit recovered from the mistake, and to be honest I've realized I need to hit the gym a little harder during the week. Because of this, a Bowflex purchase is in the works at the moment. With a little more training and some more time on the 450, I know I can run the pace up front. Oh yeah, and for the love of dirt naps!!! I need to start pulling some decent starts!!! Props goes out to the SVCC and the Krugers for doing a great job with the track. Despite the natural blow dryer, the track stayed really good the whole day. |
Midwest SX at Sioux Empire Fair...8/12/2008 7:46:00 PM
Saturday night definitely had it's ups and downs but all in all turned out to be a pretty good night. In my heat race I had a pretty big "get off" over the finish line triple, when the rider in front of me backed off at the last second. I didnt have enough time to fully react and ended up casing the jump big time. (Side note: Braden Parks would have easily gone on to win the heat race but, while all alone out front, stalled his bike in a corner uncontested. But that is neither here nor there.) Anyway, my crash forced me into the last chance qualifier which I easily won. Despite a poor gate pick due to having to qualify out of the LCQ, I managed to pull off a decent mid pack start. That is pretty much where I would end up when the checkers waved. (8th) Overall, considering the stiff competition, I was fairly happy with my results. More importantly though, the gap that separates me from the front is shrinking quikly. |
Sioux Empire Fair this Saturday!!!8/5/2008 8:20:00 PM
Midwest Supercross this Saturday August 9th at the Sioux Empire Fair Sioux Falls SD. $5000 Pro purse Race time 5PM The new Honda 450 is the "cat's meow" by the way. Just thought I'd add that in there. |
Moville Iowa Fair Race...8/5/2008 8:15:00 PM
On Wednesday July 30th I made a last second decision to head down to the Woodbury County Fair and race the Joe Dirt Motocross. Since it was a Wednesday I was expecting a weak turnout, but due to the $5000 pro purse everyone fast and their dog showed up. Of course I had a bad start in the first moto. But hey, it was not totally my fault! Last gate pick forced me to the far outside at the line, and because of how the first corner was set up I had no choice but to let the whole field through and try to cut to the inside. I wish there would have been a "hard charger" award at the race though. With a dead last start in a field of 20 I managed to pass over half the class in 10 short laps and finish in 9th. Second moto started off a lot easier. With a much better gate pick I managed to pull off a mediocre jump out of the gate. I was somewhere midpack and picking guys off every lap, when some squid "brake checked" me in a corner. I ran into the back of him and tipped over. I spent the rest of the moto passing back everyone who got around me when I was performing "Honda lifts." In conclusion, the results don't really speak for themselves, but I am definitely showing signs improvement and cannot wait for the race at the Sioux Empire Fair this Saturday night. |