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!