Rattlesnake 100 - NMDRC Round #4
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Rattlesnake 100 - NMDRC Round #4
Round 4 of the New Mexico Desert Race was held in Espanola, NM. Here is a pic of our camp.
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As the sand wash ended, the first turn to the hills came and I over shot it. A predator ended up passing me and I stayed behind him. We both were pushing it pretty hard because both of us were almost out of controll. I decided to simmer down and run my own pace. No reason to wreck so soon in the race. Started seeing the goup that took off before me and passed a couple and went over a hill and these woops came and I barely hanged on. After awhile I entered the hardest part of the course. It sucked. Its was a arroyo the was just wide enough to fit a quad in and had 8' walls on both sides.
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It was a 1st and 2nd gear trail that had rocks and hills. If you stalled or someone in front of you stalled, you are screwed becuase there is no way around. Made it thru. Only stalled 3 times. Finally came out of that and had some room to open her up. Came up on this ridge to a check mark and had to go down it. Steep as **** and cliffs on both sides. Once you get down it you head to a sand wash that you can haul it. Passed another guy right before you head up a ridge trail and then into some woods. The woods was fun because it was down hill and most of the time all you needed was breaks.
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My goal for the second lap was to ride without making time consuming mistakes and I did that. By the second lap, quads were broken or off the side of hills. At one of the breaking bumps I felt a blister tear and man it hurt. Almost to the finish line my team mate that started behind be passes me and that light a fire under my a$$. We hauled it and passed anther rider and the last turn and I couldn't pass. The race was a total of 42 *** beating miles.
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