Rider Updates
Sep 10 2008
Sep 17 2007
This last weekend at Verde Valley started off good even though I haven't been up to this track since last year. I had a really good practice session, and it was nice to day ride without being too hot. Clouds most of the day, and the track stayed moist, so it didn't require alot of water. We cleaned my bike Saturday night and got it ready for racing Sunday morning.
Sunday morning before practice my back tire was flat!! My dad hurried to change it and I was worried he might pinch the tube.. our last tube because we have helped out other riders with tubes. He just finished as my group was going out to practice I was the last one on the track. First moto I was slow off the gate but knew that I could get past a few riders. Then going into the long turn at the back of the track I was going to pass the two in front of me when they went down. I didn't have enough room to miss them and I ended up running over one of the bikes on the outside of the track and I ended up going down on the other side of the berm. I finished 15th out of 18.. not to good. Second moto I came in seventh after passing only four riders. I need to work on starts, and getting around slower riders.