- Nov 3, 2000
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Today I went to Oakhill MX, my first time on a prepped track. I was not used to the oversized breaking bumps that looked like killer whopps all over the track, but as the day went on I started taking them in powerband (a first for me), then I moved on to riding the rest of the track in powerband. I started to take the jumps with a little more speed and confidence. It paid off because I landed my first jump today on the designated landing area, instead of coming up short. I was so happy, I had to turn around and try it again. Once again, I cleared it with ease. So I moved on to the rest of the track and kept going. I applied this newly achieved jumping knowledge to the other jumps around the track, I didn't clear them, but I came closer and closer each lap around the track. Then, there was this one section of the track it was a berm turn into hard breaking bumps/straightaway, into another berm turn well I was doing it in 3rd gear pinned, and I kept a pro rider behind me for that one turn then he passed me on the next straightaway. It was only one turn, and he probley slowed down because I was there, but it sure felt good to be a beginner and to have kept a pro rider behind you even if it was for just one turn. :confused: :p