Originally posted by BSWIFT
I held my position the rest of the moto and picked and finished third for a third overall. I had great fun
you should have seen his face, he was genuinely thrilled. :cool:
i didn't get to see bswift ride since we were in the same moto but we rode together in practice and he looked pretty fast. he was doing most of the jumps on the first lap. i knew he would do allright if he didn't crash (note to brian, make a sight lap first).
the track was very much to my liking and i was confident yet i had a surprising race. in the first moto, my rival from last year got the holeshot and steadily pulled away. he even beat all the young (over 30) guys. i was amazed at how fast he was riding. we are usually right about the same speed so i was discouraged. i went over and congratulated him and admitted that i was now racing for second. i talked to a couple over 30 riders and tried to convince them to knock him down but they weren't going for it. :o in the second moto, i got a second place start. the guy in front (over 30 rider) went wide in the second turn and i got under him. i rode as fast as i could while i had the lead. i led for about a lap and a half before some of the over 30 guys went by. i glanced back to see where my rival was and we had one over 30 rider between us. the over 30 guy passed me just as we came up on the finish line for what should have been the white flag. luckily, i had paid off the flagman and he threw the checkered. one more lap and i would have had to go into block mode, he was catching me. i got the moto win and the overall. i'll take it, luck counts. :D
btw, i got home at 4:30 a.m., got in bed at 4:52. needless to say, i didn't do much today.