CA State Weekend

So this past weekend was busy for me. I got some training in, but also had the state race to attend to. Bringing it hometown creates way to much extra workload. I did manage to snap a picture in my spare time to stir up some thoughts. I wont get into prices, but have found out from the direct source that the cost in nearly the exact. But you better check out the photo and see what a $30 race trophy and a $10 race trophy looks like next to eachother. I know certain folks can jump the gun and tell me how there is more to the $30 race like jackets, end of year things, etc. But the plain and simple fact is that it don't cut it for attraction of the new kids. Not only is this a comparison of 3rd to 1st, but it's the only way the state really has of attracting riders with the "aww" factor when they roll in with their brigade for the weekend. It sure isn't the competition lately, it can't be the moto count, maybe it's the track quality? I just don't see much myself when looking at the poor new guy that has nothing to compare it too other than their 50+ moto, 200 rider ABA state race with some monstrous trophies in comparison. Ok, there is my rant and thought to stir everyone. We just gotta stop worrying about how many tubes, pens, and "verifiers" we have for the event, and start catching the key points that bring up rider count.

It sounds like New Mexico was pretty quiet for ABA this past weekend. Nothing to special was happening or at least I didn't hear anything over on twitter. This coming weekend is the NBL Regional in Utah. I gotta trek up there on Friday and fly back on Saturday so I can do my work thing on Sunday. The rest of this week I will be on program for worlds training. Real soon I will be hitting some altitude so I can get ready for that Colorado Springs race when I get back from Australia in August.

I don't have anything else for this morning update. So it's back to the twitter updates again!

Wow To Fresno

Finally had a minute after a taking the whole weekend and saying WOW to the Fresno track. This past weekend at the NBL National it was a treat to be able to feel like we were on a UCI quality track. It's might have been a good thing considering UCI stuff coming up. The place is turning out awesome even besides the track. It's got a super fun trail area and a whole bunch of other playgrounds for bicycles. It's a pretty sweet venue.

It's been another couple weeks since a true update but other than working it's been a pretty uneventful couple of weeks full of training until today when I hit the dentist chair. I had some classes the past couple weeks and that sidelined the program a little, but it's on now. Full training mode for the Worlds in just over a month or so.

The drama continues stirring on the NBL side of things as the boards, presidents and everyone else clashes with other peoples ideas. It's pretty funny. It's like a huge downtown LA gridlock that doesn't move! It's just bad for everything cause people get their big ideas to "get theirs". Either way it's a loss for the ones that get overlooked cause of someones power. I just might jump on the twitter during the meeting just to amuse you that care. Until I take some time to really update just keeping checking that live twitter blog. I don't skip a beat there (yet!)

Las Cruces & Blasterfield

It's been a few weeks since a real update so I figured I better sit down, rest and type something to let you know the life and times of nothing! The trip a couple weekends ago to New Mexico for the Las Cruces Regional actually turned out pretty good even though all of the road trippers bailed last minute. Bunch of corn flakes! Anyway it was left to Nate & I to drive 11 hours each way. The drive over was not that bad, then the track was amazing. We rode Friday for about 5 minutes before Nate dumped it on the pro set and got broke off. I got a 2nd on Saturday and 1st on Sunday racing everyone younger. It turned out I was the oldest rider at the damn race. We got done early Sunday and drove it all the way home. All week I did nothing but unpack and repack so we could split to Bakersfield this past weekend.

Bakersfield was the typical. Same track as the last 100 nationals there. No changes, same blast turn and sandy dirt. Flat starting gate and dusty facility. Same rain as the last 4 nationals I have been too. It rained Friday and the track got slick so I bailed on practice. Saturday was better and with a short rider count I transferred 1st round and went back to the hotel, came back for mains and bonked! My worst lap on a track in months so I ended up 6th place. On Sunday I came back ready to do better and transferred with a good lead then missed the podium in the main by an inch so I ended up 4th. We got stuck driving the long way home thanks to a windmill flying on the freeway.

The last couple days has just started a huge training routine for me. It's in preparation for the worlds and all that summer racing. It's been good and it felt good to bring up the volume some. I got a phone call yesterday about the State Games Of America and it looks like I might be heading to Colorado Springs after Adelaide. That just adds more to the schedule but it would actually replace the Prunedale national. Can you believe ABA hit a new level today and phoned up with a telemarketing message about the redline cup in Camarillo. They don't got me, I am taking the weekend off from the road and working before another 4 weeks in a row. At least 1 of the 4 will be a hometown weekend at X-Roads.

I know I got some e-mails asking for Nates update that he said he was putting up, but hey he got lazy. Keep checking and maybe he will post up. .. Im Out!