Race Report - Chris

TX National Enduro - round 1
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Off to the races again. The time off the year I love the most. It may be -5 in Michigan but it is always better wherever the first round may land. This year it would be Gilmer, TX. I was super excited to get this thing under way. This year is going to be completely different for me - new team, new travel arrangements, new scooter. I feel the change will be good. It is something I have needed to help break the plateau I feel I have been on for the last couple of years.

So we are off to TX, and 16 hrs later (and showing Jordan that I am just as good at video games as a 15 year old) we arrive in Gilmer TX. The practice session went very well. I needed no changes to my bike and felt very confident for the race the next day. After packing up the trailer, we traveled to town to get a bit to eat and a good night’s sleep, being that we had to get up before the sun. Rising early is not my cup of tea, but when I have to get up early to race...well, let's just say I would do it every day. We got some grub and headed to the track. As I was suiting up I could tell it was going to be a good day. The sun was shining and not a cloud in the sky. It was time to go racing.

Heading out to the first section I wicked it up to see how everyone on our row would line up. Of course Lafferty checked out, then me, but right on my heels were Jake Fiddler and Geoff Aaron. Going into the first timed section I jumped in behind Lafferty, then Jake and Geoff sorted it out behind me. Apparently, Geoff hit a couple of trees and we lost him, but Jake was nipping at my heels the whole section. This was a good thing, because we would be able to push each other all day long, and we did. In the end, it all came down to the last section. I beat Jake by only 5 sec. and took top A rider for the day.

I would like to thank Marc Heim for choosing me to be a part of his dream. All I have ever wanted was to be able to just race my motorcycle and not worry about the details of getting support to get me to the races. Marc is definately headed in the right direction and I am very glad to be a part of his ideas.