Round #5 was in Idaho Falls at the Noise Park Raceway. We arrived at the track on Friday morning, there was some cloud cover but the weather was nice, at least for the first couple of hours. Practice was underway and everything was going great until that big black cloud that has been following us through the series tracked us down. Once again the skies opened up and let us have it, it poured down unbelievably hard for about an hour and then started to hail. Needless to say, practice was over……
I was worried that the races might be canceled for Saturday but the track crew at Noise Park kept working the track until it was rideable. It was a little slippery for practice but the sun came out and blessed us with a good weekend.
I decided to ride two classes at Idaho Falls, I wanted to mix things up a bit and enjoy some unfamiliar competition. In my main class I finished second the first moto and in the added class I finished third. I studied the track during the break between the first and second motos and decided since it was so tight that I would try a little bit different strategy for the second round. As always my Project Filter backed YZ250F shot me out of the hole with a great start. I was in first place with second hot on my heels the entire moto, I rode a smart race by protecting the inside lines and keeping a cool head. I won the second moto, which in turn gave me the overall victory for the day. In my second class I finished third again which set me at third overall. It was a great day.
I wasn’t sure that I wanted to ride both classes on Sunday, I was a little worn out but Saturday went so well that I decided to go for it again. I came out swinging in the first moto of my regular class and took the moto win to start the day. I got the holeshot in the second class but faded back to forth to finish the moto. The competition was tough. In the second motos I finished second in my main class for a second overall on the day and in my added class I stepped it up to a third place finish to give me another third overall for the second day in a row. Wow, there was a lot going on…… Eight motos in two days, for overall finishes of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 3rd. Matt’s bike was broke so we both rode the 250F for twelve motos of action.
Overall the weekend was awesome. Idaho Falls has a nice racing facility and the people were great. It was a good experience riding the added class, I think it helped me to stay warmed up and in the groove. Stay tuned for the next round which is in Mountain Home, I will ride both classes again, at least on Saturday….
We left Idaho Falls on Monday morning for a family trip to the Lagoon, in Utah, it was a nice break and we had a great time.
I was worried that the races might be canceled for Saturday but the track crew at Noise Park kept working the track until it was rideable. It was a little slippery for practice but the sun came out and blessed us with a good weekend.
I decided to ride two classes at Idaho Falls, I wanted to mix things up a bit and enjoy some unfamiliar competition. In my main class I finished second the first moto and in the added class I finished third. I studied the track during the break between the first and second motos and decided since it was so tight that I would try a little bit different strategy for the second round. As always my Project Filter backed YZ250F shot me out of the hole with a great start. I was in first place with second hot on my heels the entire moto, I rode a smart race by protecting the inside lines and keeping a cool head. I won the second moto, which in turn gave me the overall victory for the day. In my second class I finished third again which set me at third overall. It was a great day.
I wasn’t sure that I wanted to ride both classes on Sunday, I was a little worn out but Saturday went so well that I decided to go for it again. I came out swinging in the first moto of my regular class and took the moto win to start the day. I got the holeshot in the second class but faded back to forth to finish the moto. The competition was tough. In the second motos I finished second in my main class for a second overall on the day and in my added class I stepped it up to a third place finish to give me another third overall for the second day in a row. Wow, there was a lot going on…… Eight motos in two days, for overall finishes of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 3rd. Matt’s bike was broke so we both rode the 250F for twelve motos of action.
Overall the weekend was awesome. Idaho Falls has a nice racing facility and the people were great. It was a good experience riding the added class, I think it helped me to stay warmed up and in the groove. Stay tuned for the next round which is in Mountain Home, I will ride both classes again, at least on Saturday….
We left Idaho Falls on Monday morning for a family trip to the Lagoon, in Utah, it was a nice break and we had a great time.
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