Bryguy17
A little Shaggy
Seeing as nobody has started this thread yet, I figure it would be good to do it before chaos ensues...
so far my day has been pretty good. got out early to find very few people there. no denmo/roger, no tmac, no Bflo. where was everyone :-k
well, cruised up to the cul de sac and met up with Mat (DBD), and we hiked a run, sessioning some of the DH. it's an interesting DH. a lot of the turns are lots of fun, but then every few turns you get one that just doesn't flow at all and it kills your speed. I suppose it's good for us though...:?: still, it's pretty cool, and should make for some interesting racing.
did a few more runs with Mfoga and some others who ahd shown up, and decided to call it quits on DH and relax for 4X. basically, my brother and dad decided to come and watch, so I raced 4X. that way they had something other than DH practice to watch (which, in reality, isn't particularly exciting for the most part).
messed around up top for a little with Foesnasty and one of his friends (didn't catch the name), took a break, and finished up my practice when the gate got setup.
onto the race: 1st moto was 4 guys, top 2 advance to the main. we all take off, and I'm tied 2nd and 3rd out of the first turn. we stay together until after the 3rd turn, where he powers off a little. he ends up taking the turn to the bottom wide, so I licked in and passed him. neck and neck, he pulls ahead just a little going into the last sprint to the finish. somehow, I managed to make up a bike length, and got 2nd in that moto by a matter of inches. the two of us didn't have any clue who had actually won our little duel.
for the 2nd moto, it was just as interesting. got gated by the BMXers, and caught up in the first turn. came out even with Tom, but he powered out of the turn and was gone. I was fighting for 2nd again. this time, the guy behind me (who incidentally won the first moto), cut me off in the 2nd turn, and I was stuck behind him for the remainder. lost by about half a bike length in the end.
overall, though, I'm quite happy I still got 3rd. that's especially considering that 4X is sort of my side-race (I tend to do DH more). I put up a good fight, and had a good, honest race for both motos. it was great fun
also, so you guys have some reward for reading my little novel there, here's some pictures courtesy of my dad :beer:
Gates:
EC:
Myself scrubbing it like mr. Clean :bang:
I have lots more that I don't feel like processing right now, but if you've got a number or description I can post up a photo for ya if I've got one.
so far my day has been pretty good. got out early to find very few people there. no denmo/roger, no tmac, no Bflo. where was everyone :-k
well, cruised up to the cul de sac and met up with Mat (DBD), and we hiked a run, sessioning some of the DH. it's an interesting DH. a lot of the turns are lots of fun, but then every few turns you get one that just doesn't flow at all and it kills your speed. I suppose it's good for us though...:?: still, it's pretty cool, and should make for some interesting racing.
did a few more runs with Mfoga and some others who ahd shown up, and decided to call it quits on DH and relax for 4X. basically, my brother and dad decided to come and watch, so I raced 4X. that way they had something other than DH practice to watch (which, in reality, isn't particularly exciting for the most part).
messed around up top for a little with Foesnasty and one of his friends (didn't catch the name), took a break, and finished up my practice when the gate got setup.
onto the race: 1st moto was 4 guys, top 2 advance to the main. we all take off, and I'm tied 2nd and 3rd out of the first turn. we stay together until after the 3rd turn, where he powers off a little. he ends up taking the turn to the bottom wide, so I licked in and passed him. neck and neck, he pulls ahead just a little going into the last sprint to the finish. somehow, I managed to make up a bike length, and got 2nd in that moto by a matter of inches. the two of us didn't have any clue who had actually won our little duel.
for the 2nd moto, it was just as interesting. got gated by the BMXers, and caught up in the first turn. came out even with Tom, but he powered out of the turn and was gone. I was fighting for 2nd again. this time, the guy behind me (who incidentally won the first moto), cut me off in the 2nd turn, and I was stuck behind him for the remainder. lost by about half a bike length in the end.
overall, though, I'm quite happy I still got 3rd. that's especially considering that 4X is sort of my side-race (I tend to do DH more). I put up a good fight, and had a good, honest race for both motos. it was great fun
also, so you guys have some reward for reading my little novel there, here's some pictures courtesy of my dad :beer:
Gates:
EC:
Myself scrubbing it like mr. Clean :bang:
I have lots more that I don't feel like processing right now, but if you've got a number or description I can post up a photo for ya if I've got one.
:beer:
