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[QUOTE="SpeedyManiac, post: 1271167, member: 19453"] A big thank you to bbbom! I really didn't want to run the Ironman class the way the course was. Usually a fairly large contingent of riders from the Kootenays (Trail, Castlegar and Nelson, BC) comes down to the Spokane tag team harescrambles every year. I was supposed to be teamed up with my buddy but unfortunately, he tweaked his knee skiing a week before so he was out. I called around to the rest of my regular ride/race buddies but everyone was bailing with excuses (new bike, my suspension is away being tuned, my bike needs a new clutch, no bike, no ID to get into the USA, I don't feel like racing in the mud, blah, blah, blah). Anyways, I still wanted to go (I'm kinda nuts about riding my dirtbike) so I finished rebuilding my ISDE bike and broke it in Saturday. Sunday morning came way too early thanks to a birthday party and the time change, but I dragged my tired ass out of bed and hit the road by 8:00am. They were calling for mud so I brought my 2007 GasGas EC250 and my 2001 EC200; I'd decide which one to ride once I got a look at the track. I arrived just before 11:00am in time to see the peewees and quads riding around on a very muddy course. One look at the course and I knew there was no way I would be racing an ironman class. I hummed and hawed and decided to look for a partner to race one of the tag team classes. This way I'd still get to ride (my main objective was just to get some time on the bike and shake off the cobwebs) but wouldn't have to push too hard (after all, I've been slacking off on training, though that's changing now). I left my name and info at the sign up booth in hopes of finding someone to race with. I had just walked back to the truck when a guy on a YZ450F pulled up and asked if I wanted to race with him in the heavyweight class. I said sure so we headed down to signup. When we got down to signup he met one of his buddies who was looking for a partner so I got ditched. The woman running signup mentioned there was a fast woman looking for a tag team partner so I went looking for her. I found her truck, but she wasn't there so I headed back down to signup in hopes of running into her there. She wasn't there, but pretty soon I saw my mom walking towards me talking to a blonde woman, who turned out to be bbbom! We got signed up, then headed back to the pits to get ready. I opted to skip the parade lap due to the really muddy conditions (I figured it wouldn't help anyways as the course will change every lap) and bbbom agreed to start the race (I was happy for this - I hate starts and am always slow off the line). bbbom got off to a good start and before I knew it she was coming in for her first lap. We swapped the arm band and I took off onto a wet, but surprisingly good course. I hadn't ridden since November, but I surprised myself by feeling right at home on the bike. I must say the new Gassers are amazing bikes! I could just point it wherever I wanted and it would go. Plus the engine is magic - strong but very, very smooth. It also helps to have a dual stage ignition (smooth and snappy modes - I used smooth today). Anyways, I just tried to stay moving, avoid deep holes and ruts and keep the bike on two wheels. I wasn't standing or being aggressive, I just rode around and tried to make smart decisions. I finished my lap, handed off the tag then went to work getting fresh goggles and gloves for my next lap. bbbom again arrived in short order and I took off out into the mud. The holes and ruts were getting deeper, but things were still rather uneventful. I swapped arm tags with bbbom and went about getting ready for my next lap. On lap 6 (3rd for me) I found the holes where getting deeper but the course wasn't too bad. People were getting stuck in ruts, but I didn't understand it since there was still good traction. I continued cruising around the course and when I arrived to swap arm tags, bbbom didn't have her gear on! Turns out she may have sucked some silt into her engine so off I was to do another lap. I hoped I didn't have to ride the rest of the race by myself since there was still another 1.5 hours left. I had a small tip over in a rut, covering my grip in mud but otherwise had a good lap. Luckily when I came back in bbbom decided to try out her bike again and went for another lap. It was getting a little colder out and I hoped the race would be over fairly soon. bbbom had a crash just before coming to swap arm tags, but otherwise looked to be riding very well. I still can't believe she rides a CR500! I headed out on lap #9 feeling pretty good. All was well until I went to change lines and hit some ice. My front end slip out and I crashed into the not soft mud. Turns out the ground was frozen still so I left some elbow skin behind. I finished off my lap cold and a little sore and hoped I wouldn't have to do one more. bbbom finished off the race for us with another great lap! Like I said before, I'm impressed! bbbom is a very, very good rider! We got cleaned up (well, sort of, it was tough without running water) then checked out our results. Much to my surprise bbbom and I ended up winning Jack & Jill! I was also amused to find out the guy who ditched me ended up finishing 24th overall while bbbom and I were 20th overall. Anyways, we picked up our trophies then headed back to the cold white north (which isn't much different from Spokane!). Today clean up has been ugly. Lots of mud everywhere! Thanks again bbbom for a fun race! Are you and Pat planning on going to the Desert 100 in April? [/QUOTE]
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