Endurocross 2006!!

Endurocross 2006

It was brutal!!

But Albuquerque has a rider they can be proud of, Thomas kicked ass! He started the day as the first semi on the track in the Junior class, where he had a mid pack start, but just rode fast and consistent and ended up getting second place and securing a spot in the main later in the evening. Thomas also qualified for the evening show in the expert class. He had to ride a whole lot of races, we counted it up and he rode 58 times around that track. Wes and David took care of him though, he had 2 hot dogs and a hamburger for lunch and then for dinner we went to one of those infamous buffets in Vegas and he put down about four plates, what can you say, he is a growing boy! In the evening show, the rock pile seemed to be taking its toll on Thomas and he went over the bars once pretty hard but got right back up and kept going. All in all, he kicked ass, knows what to expect for next year, and should be a contender.

Me, well I had fun. I got two fourths in my semis, then a third in my first LCQ and then got taken out in the staging area on my next LCQ. This jackass, from Team JackASS Racing, came flying off the track, hit the really slick concrete and crashed into the barriers, where I had my hand that slammed up and under my handlebars. It didn’t do any major damage, but it sure pinched my pinky and bruised my wrist. I rode about three laps and could barely hold onto my bike the pinky was pretty damned sore, so I pulled off and called it a day. I felt I was doing a lot better as the day progressed, and I felt really smooth. I only got hung up once in the river bottom area, and then once Thomas got stuck in the rocky mountain, I nailed him from behind and lost my balance, fell to the outside, saved it, but had to ride in some deep dirt along the barriers along the side of the track. I ended up doing that two more times in about the same place, so I knew that line pretty well. I was mad at myself for not jumping the log ride, and I know my boy James would have kicked my ass for not doing it, especially after all his work with me on jumps! It wouldn’t have made me place any higher, it would have been kick ass to do though.

I ran into a friend of mine from Jr High and High School. It was Adam Booth, you all may have seen him gracing the pages of Dirt Bike or Motocross Action testing bikes and getting to go to cool events. What was nuts is that we haven’t seen each other in like 10 years and we were in the same semi together. He was working for the magazine testing the Christini two wheel drive bike, and that thing was very impressive. He got some real good holeshots, and what was hanging some people up, he just pulled right through the section. That’s a picture of him on the white bike.

OK, I am outta here. Me, LH and Elizabeth are of to ride roller coasters this morning before we come back for the pro race.