Flying Dutchman / PA State Series #1
Flying Dutchman / PA State Series #1
Well it is that time of year again and I really wasn't looking forward to this race at all. We have had snow on the ground for several weeks and it started getting warm at the beginning of the week so I expected mud and more mud with some ice mixed in. Well guess what I was right. It was super sloopy. I was debating all week if I was even going to go or not.
Well I get to the sign-up booth and another debate pops up. Which class to run. I classed up to B class at the end of last year so my choice was either B class or Vet. Vet is pretty tough locally, but there are less people in the class so that would mean less mud.
Well I get to the sign-up booth and another debate pops up. Which class to run. I classed up to B class at the end of last year so my choice was either B class or Vet. Vet is pretty tough locally, but there are less people in the class so that would mean less mud.
I look at the sheets and there were 23 people signed up for B and there was alot of time to go. There was only 13 people signed up for Vet. I played it safe and decided to go to vet and just have some fun. Everything looked good to go. I was looking around and I didn't see Cdrookie. I know we had our share of arguements, but I was looking forward to seeing him again. I spotted Owen Kapalski, Ben Rollison, Chad Kirby, and Randy Brandt. I was chatting it up with Randy and Chad as they will be the other 2 guys running with me in the 6-12 hr events.
I am going to continue this report after I resize some pics!
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Well here is the continuation of my story. As I have made known to alot of people I really don't care for this track at all. I am a XC guy and this track has alot of TT/MX stuff and is just alot of turns. I mean alot. Well I signed up for vet and waited for the start of the race. We get to the line and I get an inside starting position so I figure not to go for the holeshot due to everyone else flying to the point I was going to. Plus I figured since this was my 2nd race in the faster class I would just get a feel for how things were going to be.
The real reason I figured with a dead engine start the Dale wouldn't fire right up. Guess what! I was wrong. It fired faster than the 2 guys next to me, but I still didn't pound on the gas. I sat back and figured on following. Well guess what. I got pounded with mud, water, and roost. My wife who was watching asked me what I was thinking as I was completely covered in mud before the first turn.
The real reason I figured with a dead engine start the Dale wouldn't fire right up. Guess what! I was wrong. It fired faster than the 2 guys next to me, but I still didn't pound on the gas. I sat back and figured on following. Well guess what. I got pounded with mud, water, and roost. My wife who was watching asked me what I was thinking as I was completely covered in mud before the first turn.