Sept. 30th, 2012
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| Before the race with my little guy Chase |
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| Getting ready for the Start. |
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| The Gas Stop. |
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| Last time through scoring taking the WIN! |
We made the two hour trip to WI Rapids for the second to last round of the District 16 Hare Scramble series. I was unsure if I was going to race it or not for two reasons. First, I have the series wrapped up and I didn't have to go. Second I have horrible luck at this race. I have had lots of problems here from breaking toes, smashing pipes, smashing radiators, you name it I had it happen here. I was up in the air and finally on Saturday morning decided we were going racing on Sunday. What else would we do other wise, if we aren't racing we don't know what to do with ourselves. The weather was perfect for the racers and the spectators. The club got permission to use some more property and added some new trail which made it a little longer and something new to ride rather than the same old trail everyone has ridding for years. I didn't get the best start and ended up going in the first woods section in seventh place. By the time we got back on the moto track and off it again Luke Wilder caught a log and went down. Next was Speedy Pete I rolled up on him after Luke went down and just as I was closing in on him I heard his Throttle screaming wide open so he was pulling over in a hurry to get that fixed. I then caught the lead pack of Scott, Matt, Chase, and Bobby. I passed Bobby at the end of the rocky off camber section and put my sights on the rest of the guys. Matt had gotten around Scott and Chase and I then rolled up behind him and he was having some issues he said and he let us go and we started to chase down Matt. We came back into scoring that lap and Matt decided he was going to be a lumber jack and try to take down some trees and went down. So Chase and I got around him and started to pull away. Chase was ridding good and I was just trying to find some lines that I could use to make a move on him and get around him. The lap before I made the pass I found three lines I wanted to use to make the pass. We came to the first two I had scoped out and he used them and took my chances away from me. I had one left and hoped he didn't see it. We came up on a small "s" turn and I cut in the inside of him and got the pass. I then just tried to ride smooth and smart to try and gain some time on him. I was suppose to stop for gas that lap but I decided to go one more since I just rode my butt off to get around him and didn't want him to get right back by me. Well it turns out he gassed that lap and that gave me some good breathing room. I gassed the next lap and was able to pull almost a 2 minute lead by the end of the race to take the WIN. I had a lot of fun and was glad that I came and raced. I want to thank my parents and wife for helping out on the gas stop and also like to thank all my sponsors for an awesome year of racing. I couldn't have done it with out you. All your support is greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
Until next time keep it between the trees!!
