beat by 2 ex-pros…not bad for a never a pro guy.

i’m getting used to the grass racing. today the start was crucial because it funneled into a hairpin…..they did call ups for series points and i got called up 2nd….and nailed the hole-shot and out of trouble. the 1st lap we stayed together. i took the lead a number of times and kept attacking to break things up…too much traffic for my tastes. lap 2 we had 6 guys and the race was on…it was totally tactics at this point. nowhere on the course was hard enough to get rid of anyone and we all took our turns at the front…2 laps to go i told charlie storm, the guy who won last week to work…he went to the front and cracked the whip…we lost 2 guys instantly and then the 2 ex-pro
mtn bike guys out rode me and another guy in the techy sections the race for 3rd was on..i let him lead the first 1/2 into the wind and there was a dirt power section that i attacked and i couldn’t shake
him he snuck by around a corner…..i squeezed by a 180 turn that he took too wide. the finish was up hill into the wind so i was nervous about getting out-sprinted…i gave it all i had and took the final step on the podium….bike racing in a new community is funny. people are nice to you and mae a effort to talk to you and even know your name if you are fast….it was the same way when i moved to CO…..life is good.

jared