Well I have been back riding for about 6 months or so now and I decided that I would start racing. I entered the second round of the Full Moon Series. This round was being held at Badlands MX. Well the day started off great. I got to the track about 3:30 in the afternoon and got a good spot to pit. I set up and waited until about 4:30 for the signups to open. I entered the 125 beginner class. Practise started about 6ish. This is where things started to go a little bit bad.
I got over to the staging area for practise and my bike stalled. So I kicked and kicked and kicked but I couldnt start it back up. I fouled the plug. So I pushed my bike all the way back to my pit area and changed the plug. I hurried and got back to the starting line just as they were starting my practise. Well in my rush to get back to the line I forgot to put my gloves on. Oh well I started anyway. I got about halfway through the track until I came up to a new jump that was added. As I crested my jump in the air I noticed a nice big hay bale in the spot where I was about to land.(Someone must have knocked it into the track :flame: ) So I landed right smack into the bale and the bike stopped but I didnt and went up and over the bars. Luckily I didnt get hurt or that nothing on the bike broke. So that was practise for me. So I went back to the pits and waited for my race to start.
I got to the staging area and there were about 29 other riders in my race. I got the second to last pick of starting gate. :moon: So I lined up on the very last gate on the left side of the track. When the gate dropped I think I lost all knowledge of how to ride a bike. I was dead last going into the first turn. About the second jump there was a pretty big wreck so I got around that. (Is is bad to be happy to gain a position when someone is on the ground :think: ). Well the rest of the race went by pretty uneventful. I finished 23rd out of 29 guys so I am happy with my results. The Second race which didnt start until 2am was a little bit better. I got a mid-pack start but still finished 23rd out of 27 this time. All in all I was happy for my first race. I am looking forward to my next one. Hopefully I will do better. :thumb:
I got over to the staging area for practise and my bike stalled. So I kicked and kicked and kicked but I couldnt start it back up. I fouled the plug. So I pushed my bike all the way back to my pit area and changed the plug. I hurried and got back to the starting line just as they were starting my practise. Well in my rush to get back to the line I forgot to put my gloves on. Oh well I started anyway. I got about halfway through the track until I came up to a new jump that was added. As I crested my jump in the air I noticed a nice big hay bale in the spot where I was about to land.(Someone must have knocked it into the track :flame: ) So I landed right smack into the bale and the bike stopped but I didnt and went up and over the bars. Luckily I didnt get hurt or that nothing on the bike broke. So that was practise for me. So I went back to the pits and waited for my race to start.
I got to the staging area and there were about 29 other riders in my race. I got the second to last pick of starting gate. :moon: So I lined up on the very last gate on the left side of the track. When the gate dropped I think I lost all knowledge of how to ride a bike. I was dead last going into the first turn. About the second jump there was a pretty big wreck so I got around that. (Is is bad to be happy to gain a position when someone is on the ground :think: ). Well the rest of the race went by pretty uneventful. I finished 23rd out of 29 guys so I am happy with my results. The Second race which didnt start until 2am was a little bit better. I got a mid-pack start but still finished 23rd out of 27 this time. All in all I was happy for my first race. I am looking forward to my next one. Hopefully I will do better. :thumb:
