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The Fall MX Series at the local track started this weekend.
I posted about my decision last Thursday to race this weekend. Well, the boy and I head to the track Saturday morning where we unload, sign up, gear up and I started to think "What in the heck am I DOING?" My pit crew/photo crew (lil_green_monster's family) showed up and I started thinking "WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING!!!!"
During my son's first practice I was hanging out watching him and chatting with lil_green_monster when one of the dad's from the 60 class wondered over. He asked if my daughter was racing, told him she would be out Sunday (everyone misses the wild little blonde on the KX60). He commented, "So you're racing?" "Yep, to get Randi to race." "What bike are you on?" "A CR500." His mouth dropped and he stammered out "That's a LOT of bike! I have a lot of bike for sale, a CRF250R."
"No thanks, I like my bike". With that Mr. lil_green_monster reached over and said "Here, let me get your jaw."
So the guys walks away shaking his head. My daughter and his son had battled the whole last season in the 60's so I think he figured out where she got her "ballz".
So practice felt good even with the roost from all the big bike guys they put out with us - roost isn't unfamiliar to me but the speed sure was! I was nervous for the race since I have never even tried a start on a concrete pad. They ran the 6 Beginner Women with the 3 Sportsmen Women and a split gate with the 30+ and 40+ C riders in the same moto.
I had a great start, about 5th off the line but the 5hunny quickly caught the smaller bikes by the first corner and I was in 3rd behind the Sportsmen Women. I soon got passed by 2 of the girls in my class but I held onto my 3rd place. Pretty much repeated it in the 2nd moto so I went home with my first MX trophy ever - 3rd overall.
Sunday, my daughter was ambivalent. We had loaded her bike up Saturday night and I told her she could decide if she wanted to ride when we got to the track. She was more and more apprehensive so I told her to just do the practice and if she wanted to skip racing she could. She asked if I would follow her in practice and I said of course. So we again had all the guys on big bikes in our practice (intimidating for a 10 yo that just moved to an 80) but she said it was fun and she would race.
She did comment that I'm probably faster than her because I was beating some of the women she hadn't been able to beat on her 60. I told her to just have fun and use it as practice. She was more enthusiastic when she saw that there was another 10 yo on an 80 in the class. She said she knew she could beat her.
So first moto, she lined up on the far left and I was on the far right. I had a good start, 3rd into the corner again but hanging with the top sportsmen gals for the first few turns. Got passed by the two speedy beginner girls but I could keep them in my sights. Then as I came around a corner to the rythym section I saw the #45 gal on the #45 Suzuk picking her bike up (she was the 1st place gal on Saturday). I got by her and saw the 2nd place gal in my sights. Too little too late though so I settled for 2nd place.
My daughter also got by the gal on #45 who was having trouble starting her bike. So my little one came in 5th out of 7 in that moto.
2nd Moto and my daughter picks the gate to my right which leads to the inside of the first corner. I told her to be sure she doesn’t get into the weeds and she tells me, well just don’t squeeze me out cause I’ll be ahead of you! Hmmmm what an attitude (I was so proud!). Gate drops and I’m a bit slow on the takeoff, coming into the first corner I find myself between my little girl and the other little girl so I let off to avoid bumping them. They split enough for me to squeeze through but I have my work cut out for me. I’m in 6th place! I catch up to two gals pretty quick but getting past them took some work. Another gal is hot on my butt as I’m trying to find a spot to pass the two in front of me. There is a corner before the finish line that has the option of a nice railable berm or an anthill. Almost everyone rails the berm which is what I have always (since last Thursday) done. I saw the two gals head to the berm so I went for the ant hill. I made up some time there but had to pass the first gal in the whoops (gotta love that steering stabilizer) funny part was that I came in a bit too hot for the whoops, braked too hard & stalled but had enough momentum that the 5hunny fired up on the next bump with a quick clutch dump, I had to let out a “WOOHOOOO!!!!”.
I was chasing the other older girl on a CR80 now but the gal on my butt was closing in on me. We came out of a corner into a flatstretch that I had been using as my passing point because the 5hunny was no match for the 80’s, 230’s and 125’s the 80 was flying so I hit 3rd WFO and HELD ON TIGHT. We came screaming up to the base of the anthill and I had just nosed in front enough to get over the anthill ahead of the 80. Then I realized that I was going WAY TOO fast for my comfort on the anthill. BRAKES!!! I made it over the anthill and I was still upright. The girl on my butt came by me on the next jump. I was right on her butt when she dumped her bike on the next corner. Got around her and held onto my 3rd place (for my class) to the finish line. Ended up 2nd overall with another trophy! My daughter ended up 6th in that moto and didn’t trophy but had fun and was happy to have beat the only other little girl in the class pretty well. My son’s buddies were cheering us both on the whole time and apparently they informed my son that his mother was nuts! Oh well, I had a blast and can finally see why my kids love it so much.
I felt bad that the only choice the little girls have is to race in the 80 class or the women’s class. They aren’t quite aggressive enough to compete in the 80 class and it just doesn’t seem fair to make them compete against the older girls and bigger bikes. So, I emailed the track to ask if they could set up a Girl’s Class, 12 yo and under 100cc and under. Might bring more little girls out to ride. It was great to see 9 women on Sat and 10 on Sunday. We finally have our own moto!
Lil_green_monster took some great photos Saturday so I'll post em when I get them. I also have some good shots of my son from Sunday and he took some good pics of my daughter and I in the first corner that we are getting developed (I know I need a digital camera).
I posted about my decision last Thursday to race this weekend. Well, the boy and I head to the track Saturday morning where we unload, sign up, gear up and I started to think "What in the heck am I DOING?" My pit crew/photo crew (lil_green_monster's family) showed up and I started thinking "WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING!!!!"
During my son's first practice I was hanging out watching him and chatting with lil_green_monster when one of the dad's from the 60 class wondered over. He asked if my daughter was racing, told him she would be out Sunday (everyone misses the wild little blonde on the KX60). He commented, "So you're racing?" "Yep, to get Randi to race." "What bike are you on?" "A CR500." His mouth dropped and he stammered out "That's a LOT of bike! I have a lot of bike for sale, a CRF250R."
"No thanks, I like my bike". With that Mr. lil_green_monster reached over and said "Here, let me get your jaw."
So the guys walks away shaking his head. My daughter and his son had battled the whole last season in the 60's so I think he figured out where she got her "ballz".
So practice felt good even with the roost from all the big bike guys they put out with us - roost isn't unfamiliar to me but the speed sure was! I was nervous for the race since I have never even tried a start on a concrete pad. They ran the 6 Beginner Women with the 3 Sportsmen Women and a split gate with the 30+ and 40+ C riders in the same moto.
I had a great start, about 5th off the line but the 5hunny quickly caught the smaller bikes by the first corner and I was in 3rd behind the Sportsmen Women. I soon got passed by 2 of the girls in my class but I held onto my 3rd place. Pretty much repeated it in the 2nd moto so I went home with my first MX trophy ever - 3rd overall.
Sunday, my daughter was ambivalent. We had loaded her bike up Saturday night and I told her she could decide if she wanted to ride when we got to the track. She was more and more apprehensive so I told her to just do the practice and if she wanted to skip racing she could. She asked if I would follow her in practice and I said of course. So we again had all the guys on big bikes in our practice (intimidating for a 10 yo that just moved to an 80) but she said it was fun and she would race.
She did comment that I'm probably faster than her because I was beating some of the women she hadn't been able to beat on her 60. I told her to just have fun and use it as practice. She was more enthusiastic when she saw that there was another 10 yo on an 80 in the class. She said she knew she could beat her.
So first moto, she lined up on the far left and I was on the far right. I had a good start, 3rd into the corner again but hanging with the top sportsmen gals for the first few turns. Got passed by the two speedy beginner girls but I could keep them in my sights. Then as I came around a corner to the rythym section I saw the #45 gal on the #45 Suzuk picking her bike up (she was the 1st place gal on Saturday). I got by her and saw the 2nd place gal in my sights. Too little too late though so I settled for 2nd place.
My daughter also got by the gal on #45 who was having trouble starting her bike. So my little one came in 5th out of 7 in that moto.
2nd Moto and my daughter picks the gate to my right which leads to the inside of the first corner. I told her to be sure she doesn’t get into the weeds and she tells me, well just don’t squeeze me out cause I’ll be ahead of you! Hmmmm what an attitude (I was so proud!). Gate drops and I’m a bit slow on the takeoff, coming into the first corner I find myself between my little girl and the other little girl so I let off to avoid bumping them. They split enough for me to squeeze through but I have my work cut out for me. I’m in 6th place! I catch up to two gals pretty quick but getting past them took some work. Another gal is hot on my butt as I’m trying to find a spot to pass the two in front of me. There is a corner before the finish line that has the option of a nice railable berm or an anthill. Almost everyone rails the berm which is what I have always (since last Thursday) done. I saw the two gals head to the berm so I went for the ant hill. I made up some time there but had to pass the first gal in the whoops (gotta love that steering stabilizer) funny part was that I came in a bit too hot for the whoops, braked too hard & stalled but had enough momentum that the 5hunny fired up on the next bump with a quick clutch dump, I had to let out a “WOOHOOOO!!!!”.
I was chasing the other older girl on a CR80 now but the gal on my butt was closing in on me. We came out of a corner into a flatstretch that I had been using as my passing point because the 5hunny was no match for the 80’s, 230’s and 125’s the 80 was flying so I hit 3rd WFO and HELD ON TIGHT. We came screaming up to the base of the anthill and I had just nosed in front enough to get over the anthill ahead of the 80. Then I realized that I was going WAY TOO fast for my comfort on the anthill. BRAKES!!! I made it over the anthill and I was still upright. The girl on my butt came by me on the next jump. I was right on her butt when she dumped her bike on the next corner. Got around her and held onto my 3rd place (for my class) to the finish line. Ended up 2nd overall with another trophy! My daughter ended up 6th in that moto and didn’t trophy but had fun and was happy to have beat the only other little girl in the class pretty well. My son’s buddies were cheering us both on the whole time and apparently they informed my son that his mother was nuts! Oh well, I had a blast and can finally see why my kids love it so much.
I felt bad that the only choice the little girls have is to race in the 80 class or the women’s class. They aren’t quite aggressive enough to compete in the 80 class and it just doesn’t seem fair to make them compete against the older girls and bigger bikes. So, I emailed the track to ask if they could set up a Girl’s Class, 12 yo and under 100cc and under. Might bring more little girls out to ride. It was great to see 9 women on Sat and 10 on Sunday. We finally have our own moto!
Lil_green_monster took some great photos Saturday so I'll post em when I get them. I also have some good shots of my son from Sunday and he took some good pics of my daughter and I in the first corner that we are getting developed (I know I need a digital camera).
