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.