PA National Enduro - 3rd Place

2017 Down Syndrome Awareness Walk and Family Event

Sunday August 27, 2017. My family participated in the 9th Annual Down Syndrome Awareness Walk and Family event. It was a beautiful day spent with family and friends. We celebrated my son Chase and encouraged others to accept individuals with all abilities.  

 

 

Team Chase!

NEPG Round #6 National Enduro 2017

August 20, 2017 - Round #6 - Matthews, IN

Another trip to the covered bridge in Matthews Indian for round 6 of the National Enduro series.
Sunday was going to be a hot and humid day of racing as the forecast was calling for warm temps.
As Sunday rolled around it was a nice sunny day. When the clock clicked to 9:18 I hit the gas and was off for our first test of six. The first test went alright I was trying to get into a good flow but just was struggling a little. Test two ended up being a bad test for me as I had a pretty hard crash and lost some time getting my bike untangled from a vine when I went down trying to push to make some time back. After that I just tried to regroup and get back into a good flow and try and ride smart and finish the day out with no more mistakes. The temps rose late morning and it was a very hot and humid day. At the end of the day I came home with a 5th place finish. I am not happy with my results but that's what the day gave to me and I will take what I learned and work on what I need to do to get back to winning races like I started out the season doing. I would like to thank my whole family for all their hard work at the races and especially a big thanks to all my sponsors.

Remember keep it between the trees!!

@Moose Racing @Keytime Motorsports @Enduro Engineering @Kenda @ NitroMousse @Seat Concepts @Checkpoint Offroad @Bel-Ray @HBD @DirtTricks @Braking @Acerbis @FMF @SMITH @IMS @Leatte @GPR @EVS @G2 @Twinair

2017 District 16 Harescramble/Enduro - Roselawn, IN

This past weekend we had a double header in Roselawn Indiana. Saturday was a double points paying day as it paid Harescramble and Enduro points. Sunday was just a points paying Enduro. Saturday had a little different format as all the AA guys were split up into three different waves and were started 30 seconds in between each wave. I was on the first row. When the flag dropped I was second into the corner but the guy in front of me fell over and when I got around him I was in forth. I was able to pick off everyone but the leader as he was able to get a little bit of a gap on me as the course was super tight and I had to wait a long time to get passes made on the other guys in front of me. We had two more laps to do on the 11 mile course and we could do those laps whenever we wanted to (as long as we got three laps in by 5 o'clock). At the end of the day I missed second place by 10 seconds.  On Sunday I was having a pretty good day until test 3 when I tagged a tree with my bark buster and ended up falling off into a small ditch and lost a minute getting myself back up to the trail and going.  Just as I was getting going another rider in my class that was a minute behind me caught me. I was able to pull away from him but with all that time lost my day was over to be in contention for the win. I never stopped trying to ride hard and see what could happen. As you never know what could happen because it is racing. At the end of the day that time hurt me bad and I ended the day in 8th. I had a lot of fun but not the results I was looking for. I need to keep my head up and come into the next one ready and mistake free and I will be up where I belong. Like to thank my family and all my sponsors for all their support this year.

Remember to Keep it between the trees!!

@Moose Racing @Keytime Motorsports @Enduro Engineering @Kenda @ NitroMousse @Seat Concepts @Checkpoint Offroad @Bel-Ray @HBD @DirtTricks @Braking @Acerbis @FMF @SMITH @IMS @Leatte @GPR @EVS @G2 @Twinair

2017 District 16 Harescramble - Hixton

My Dad and I made the trip to the western part of the state to the small town of Hixton where CMJ Raceway is located. We got there late Friday afternoon and I was thinking it was going to be really muddy as we drove through a couple hard rain storms on the way there. Most of those storms must have missed them as it was not to bad at all. We got settled in and called it a night. When morning came I jumped on my mountain bike and prerode the course. The only thing that was really bad far as mud was the moto track, but we had all day for it to dry out. With only having one event there this weekend Chris the owner was able to lay out a longer course than normal and use a lot of trail we haven't used in years. I was really excited to get race day here after seeing the course.

When race day came around I was ready and really excited to get the day going. When the gun shot went off I kicked the kick-starter and the bike didn't fire so I kicked it again and was on my way in last place. I was able to get into fourth as we went into the woods and slowly get around everyone to get in to the lead. Once there I put my head down and focused on hitting all my lines and not making any mistakes. I was able to take the win with a healthy lead by the end of the day. I would like to thank my Dad for all his help this weekend and to all my sponsors for all that they do.

Remember to Keep it between the Trees!!

@Moose Racing @Keytime Motorsports @Enduro Engineering @Kenda @ NitroMousse @Seat Concepts @Checkpoint Offroad @Bel-Ray @HBD @DirtTricks @Braking @Acerbis @FMF @SMITH @IMS @Leatte @GPR @EVS @G2 @Twinair