OMC Thunder Mountain Series Rnd #1, 24 April, 2010

Elyssa, Lindsay, Emily and Mallory. The Project Filter Girls!

Once again the Smokefree83/Project Filter Motocross Team joined forces in the fight for a Tobacco Free Idaho at the Owyhee Motorcycle Club grounds. This was the first round of the Thunder Mountain Series that is being run this season. It was a good weekend of racing. OMC is our home town track; it is always a good familiar feel at OMC. I am not going to do the entire series but I thought I would ride the first round just to mix things up a bit. OMC is a supporter of Project Filter and is offering a smoke free environment for our racing community.

The racer turnout was a little less than expected but probably not too bad considering the number of series that are being run in the valley. I raced both the over thirty and over forty classes. Out of four motos I finished 2nd, 4th, 1st and 1st which gave me the overall win in both classes.

Since it was a local race I had several family members, friends and Project Filter supporters in my pits. It was an awesome day of racing and it felt great to get my first win for the season.

The next race is also local; it’s at Pleasant Valley Raceway in Boise. Praying for “Sunshine”. See Ya there!!!

Idaho State Motocross Championship Series Rnd #2

The Smokefree83/Project Filter Race Team headed to Rock Creek Race Track in Kimberly, Idaho for Round two of the series. Round two was originally scheduled for Payette but unforeseen circumstances caused the switch to Kimberly.

It was a different weekend, the turnout of riders and spectators was less than normal because of the switch in location; I am thinking some just could not make the trip due to the last minute change. The weather played a major factor for the weekend as well. When we arrived at the track Saturday morning it was 20 degrees, the ground was frozen like concrete and there was no way we could ride. The races were delayed several hours while the track crew tried to get the track ready.

Once the track thawed out and the racing was underway we began to battle the wind. The wind blew so hard that we had to be careful off of the jumps because it would blow you from one side of the track to the other while you were in the air. It was a challenge, especially for the high flyers. One thing about racing motocross is that you are definitely at the mercy of “Mother Nature”, but like I always say “We are all faced with the same conditions”.

As usual, my Project Filter backed Yamaha ran great. I felt a little off the mark this weekend but hung in there for second, third and a fourth place finishes in my two classes. Remember my battle from Glenns Ferry? It was on again, pretty much all weekend; Rob Glodowski #604 and I battled it out in all eight motos. We each went four and four. Rob won the Championship in this over thirty class last year so he is fighting to defend his title. All in all it went well and I felt good about my results, I am glad to have finished safely.

Project Filter is the title sponsor for the Idaho State Championship Series and I have really noticed a difference in the interest for the program this season. I have had several people ask me about the tobacco free program. I had gentleman from Salmon approach me this weekend and tell me that he wants to quit smoking and could use the help. I told him that is great because that is exactly what Project Filter is about, “You Decide When, and We’ll Show You How”. I am going to follow up with him at the next race to see how he is doing.

I would like to Thank Project Filter for their Support at the Races and for supporting the fight for a Smoke Free Idaho and offering it through our Motorcycling Community. It is awesome and I am proud to be a part of it all.

Next race is at Pleasant Valley Cycle Park in Boise. See Ya There! (I am praying for 70 degrees and sunny!!!)