The fastest rider does not always win

Well just got home from Milford, Delaware for the ABA first state national. All and all the weekend went well. I rode smart and stayed healthy. I was not sure if I was going to be able to race because of crashing and aggravating my shoulder again. Saturday I was bumped down to 21-25 cruiser and had two good people to race. Which is good, cause I hate when there is not anyone to race hard with. I didn't qualify first round but made it to the main second round pretty easy. In 19-27x we had 2 groups 14 riders. I had a decent start and qualified first round behind Tony. Mains rolled around and I was pinned on the outside for cruiser. I had a decent start and went into the first turn third. I noticed they two in front of me were getting close in the second turn so I high-lowed and came out in second cause one person crashed. The last two straights were sprints, with two rhythm sections. I came out of the last turn and threw down and passed for first about half way down the last straight. The 19-27x main I had a bad start and got pinched down the front straight. Going into the second turn I was in 4th and left the door open and I got pushed way high and almost over the berm. The race was over at that point. I put it out of my mind and we went out with the luxxy crew to olive garden for dinner.

Sunday rolled around and it rained over night so the track was pretty soft in spots. I picked up another rider on cruiser so I had total points. I won all three rounds pretty easy. Red bone was calling me out in the last round cause I cased a step up and sat down....so I threw him an x-up to make up for it. Class was another story. I felt like crap on my 20" all day. I had a reallllllly bad gate and just sat up the first round. The next round rolled around and I was a little more determined. I snapped a great gate and won that round. For the main I was pinned on the outside with gate 7, luckily I had a good buddy Josh Gay next to me in 8. I snapped a great gate but I spun off the line but recovered pretty quick. I was third going into the first turn and got pushed up pretty high. I stay up there and tucked into 4th. I saw some carnage getting ready to go down in the second turn so I pulled a high low again and as I though two people took them selves out. I pulled up next to first down the rhythm and then the legs kicked in. Down the last straight I pulled into first. It was a great day even though I felt like crap. When I needed it most the good lord gave me the strength. Deluxx got second both days for our team sheet. So it was a great weekend for the team. I would like to thank all that made it happen. I will leave you with a video of the two mains today.

Busy Week

Well today is my Friday...woo hoo. I am leaving tomorrow for the ABA national at First State BMX in Delaware. The week has flew by, I have been working alot this week...spending more time working than I have at home. I went to watch Gary Greene and Chris Zambito graduate from high school Tuesday, thats about the only night I have not worked this week. I have two training I am teaching next week so I have been coming in to work at 6 a.m. everyday to get my powerpoints done. Then leaving work and getting the Balkovics bikes ready. They are leaving for Mammoth, California Friday for a race. I hope everything goes well, they seem real amped up to go.
The graduation went well. We went back to Gary's house to hang out with his family and eat some crabs and shrimp, which were awesome. Well I better get back to work. I am posting my powerpoint on here just in case any of my friends need some outlook help. LOL. I hope everybody has good, safe, and blessed weekend. Please pray that I can come home without any bumps, bruises, or scrapes. LOL

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Long Ride

Weekend went well. I made an adult decision (I know kinda scary) and took the weekend off. Last weekend I crashed twice, once Saturday and once Sunday. Dug my head into the ground both days. Sunday when I crashed I aggravated my shoulder again so I decided to let it rest since First State national is this up coming weekend. So I took off and went on a few road bike rides. I put in 30 miles on Saturday and 25 miles on Sunday. I was planning on riding to Gettysburg, but my directions were way off and I got lost. LOL. I rode home, then Kelly and I packed the dogs up and went to Gettysburg. We started on a walk but it was to hot for the girls so we ended up driving around to all of the sites. It was fun. I want to go back sometime and spend a lot of time there. I am very interested in the civil war and enjoy seeing all of the memorials. I plan on riding to work this week Tuesday and Wednesday. Then we are leaving Friday morning for Delaware.

So now I am preparing for the national this weekend. It should be good. UCI race so I can see a lot of people coming in for this one. I hope my shoulder holds out for me and the racing goes good. I