Race Type: Hare Scramble
Class: "Big" B
Result: 5th of 10
The drive was long, the mud was slippery, and fun was had by nobody.
Class: Open B
Result: 7th of 12
Up until then, I had never been knocked unconscious.
Result: 13th of 24
After this race, the third on my brand new KTM, I was losing track of the number of broken parts and the money spent to fix them.
Result: 3rd of 3
One month later, the bike was ready to race again. I spent about half of this one stuck in a mud hole.
Race Type: Enduro
Class: C
Result: DNF
Ever houred-out 5 miles into an enduro? Yep, it's possible.
Race Type: Timekeeper Enduro
Class: B
An old-school enduro with 72 miles of rocks.
Result: 9th of 11
Once again, Matt Sellers enjoyed an Illinois mud race with me.
Result: 10th of 12
A sticky situation with the throttle cable.
Result: 8th of 11
Learning to ride in the rocks was frustrating.
Race Type: National Hare Scramble
Result: 4th of 9
Finally, a Missouri race that felt like Illinois.
Result: 5th of 19
At last, I was beginning to understand enduros.
Result: 5th of 8
The race which convinced me to invest in a steering damper.
Racing with bruised ribs is a bit uncomfortable.
Result: 2nd of 6
At last, one to be proud of.
Result: 7th of 9
Sometimes you're just racing for the fun of it.
X-rays, CAT scans, and a high tolerance for pain.
