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The 2009 season has been fairly good to me so far, as I've gotten top 3 finishes in every lwt. 2(200cc) intermediate race I've entered, and have been riding with some decent speed; enough speed to be able to start really winning in my first season as an intermediate. The first round of the Big 6 gp series was pretty crazy, as my bike didn't arrive in California until a few days before the race, and I never got a chance to ride it before the race. I took 3rd place overall in that first round of the series in Taft, California. That being my first intermediate race and pushing through diversity, I was content. The second round of the series at Glen Helen raceway, I still hadn't gotten the chance to test the bike but at least knew how it would feal on the track. I was able to race the 250cc intermediate race the day before the 200 race and got 10th of nearly 30 riders on a 200, so I was pleased with that performance, especially since it was only supposed to be sort of a practice race for me. The 200cc race didn't quite go as smoothly as I'd planned, being that on the first lap, I spilled the bike coming out of an off camber turn and damaged my knee. I finished the race with decent speed but could only muster 2nd place points in that race. At the third round of the Big 6 gp series in 29 Palms, CA, I'd planned to race the 250 race before my main race for practice, but we had to make a detour through Corona to pick up my bike.(We left it with some dudes at Glen Helen to get the suspension done, meaning I hadn't ridden it for a whole month). About 45 minutes before my race, I decided to warm the bike up for sound test. It ran great for about a minute or two, then started coughing and sputtering. At this point, we were almost sure my weekend was over, but I prayed that the issues would get worked out, and my dad discovered the problem and fixed it moments before the start of the race. My dad and I prayed before I went