Monday, July 12, 2010

Idaho State Motocross Series Rnd 6, Mountain Home, Idaho 10, 11 July, 2010


This round of the Idaho State Series was held in Mountain Home. The Mountain Home track is located at the MH Optimist Park. The track is an arena still course and the cool thing about it is you can stand on the bridge that extends out on the course or sit in the bleachers and see the entire race track. Tag and Robin run the track and they always do a great job. It is always fun to attend their events.

The Smokefree83/Project Filter Race Team showed up in full force for the Friday Night test and tune practice session. We got to share some laps together and figure out all of the hot lines before the Saturday kick off.

It was apparent that one challenge we would face on Saturday was the Heat. You gotta remember, Mountain Home is in the desert and we experienced temperatures into the triple digits. To go along with our motto, “We Were Hot but We Weren’t Smoking”. Lol…
It was a great weekend of racing, the track is challenging but friendly and other than a few minor scrapes we all made it through safely. I enjoyed the company of my two nephews Tim and Shane; Shane brought his family down from Lewiston. Thanks for coming out to watch me throw some dirt.

I got some really good starts on my Project Filter backed Yamaha and managed to stay pretty close to the fight, finishing second and third in both classes, both days. I am in a really tight battle for the championship with one of my fiercest competitors, Bob Harris #955. Bob and I have been trading positions all season and it has come down to just a three point difference going into the second to the last round. We are headed to Kimberly in August, last time we were there, I beat Bob on Saturday and he beat me on Sunday. It should be a good one…

I got a chance to race against my Teammate Danielle on Sunday. We were not scored together but rode in the same moto. Danielle is the reigning Idaho State Champion in the Woman’s class. In the first moto we had a great battle, we were never more than a bike length apart, she made an inside pass on me on the last lap and took the checkered flag. In the second moto, Dani got the holeshot and was gone; she showed me why she is was Idaho State Champion in 2009 and is on the way to another Championship for 2010. Great Ride Dani!

We had some fun on Sunday as we roamed through the pits, handing out Project Filter footballs, pens and drink coolers; we helped to share the word that Project Filter is offering 4 week supplies of nicotine replacement therapy for those in need. It is a good feeling to know that we are making a difference as we continue to fight the Fight for a Smoke Free Idaho.


Thank You Project Filter!

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