Friebel Racing: Virginia National Enduro

Monday, June 2, 2014

Virginia National Enduro

Round five of the National Enduro series brought us to a new venue in Virginia. Since we have never been to Virginia we made a family trip out of the race weekend. We left a couple days early and did some sightseeing. We started off going to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and then ate and stayed at the Bob Evan’s homestead. We set off from there to see the Natural Bridge in Virginia. The last thing we did before heading to the race was stop at a children's museum in Lynchburg, VA; Chase loved it there (especially the farm themed exhibits). When we arrived at the race property it was awesome! Our pit was in the middle of a huge meadow that housed a big horse track that was never used for horse racing. The race was held on about a 5000 acre piece of property. About 75 percent of the trail was brand new and never ridden and that made for an awesome race (definitely worth the long drive). There were actually some pretty dusty parts of the trail when we got into the open fields, but the woods had moisture in the dirt and it was really good traction. This race had a lot of tighter sections comparable to most of the races we do and I like that a lot more. This enduro had some rocky sections but not too many. It was unique because we did seven tests (normally we do six) which was fine by me. Test seven was actually tests one and two combined. I thought that it was going to be super rough but it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. My day went pretty well because I really didn't make any big mistakes. I rode great but feel like I have a little way to go before I am happy with my results. I ended up 11th in my class and 30th overall. My new class is tough, but my goal is to run top five. I am going to work extra hard and try and get myself ready for round six in Michigan.

I would like to thank all my sponsors and my family for all that they do to help me each and every week to go racing.

Remember to keep it between the trees!!!