Summer time fun with the little guy!

 Bubble mania

 Playing at the park

Rriding on the big boy toys

 Water bug

 Play dates

 Fun at the petting zoos

Strawberry picking

CO National Enduro

August 10, 2014

 

We made it home from the long trek of round eight of the National Enduros at Grand Junction, Colorado. We were fortunate to go out early and stay with some friends (Ben and Nicole Bradford). I was able to ride with them from their home two days. We also had a blast floating down the CO River one afternoon and offroading in their four seat Razor. We loaded up and headed out Saturday morning to the race. The road leading up to the race was fifteen miles of gravel on the side of a mesa. Yikes! 

Conditions were very dry and dusty at the race. After unloading the bike we tested the jetting; it seemed a little underpowered like my practice bike was a few days earlier. The racing conditions were super dusty the entire day and the terrain was a lot different than back home. Dealing with the terrain and how the bike ran was hard to adjust. Also, the elevation and being on a minute with a rider that was similar in speed created a lot of dust to deal with. I had a good day but struggled a little because of the tough dusty conditions.  Overall I had fun and ended up 8^th in Expert AA and 36^th overall.  After this race I moved up to 4^th place in my class for points for the year.

I would like to thank my sponsors and support crew for everything they do.

Remember to keep it between the trees!

Hixton

Saturday I rode the course on my mountain bike and the trail conditions looked awesome and I was looking forward to the race.  

After agreeing with everyone in my class we started the AA row a little different this time. Each rider was positioned in front of their fender. When the gun shot we had to run around the side then get on and start our bikes. My bike started right way and I was off the first corner in second place. I followed Strangfeld for almost a full lap then got by him and started to pull away from everyone. I was able to put in consistent lap times and charge the entire race. At the end of the day my fastest lap was the last lap. I finally felt like myself and had a great day. I would like to thank my sponsors and family for everything they do to help me get the overall for the day.  

Remember to keep it between the trees.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of Waage family.