This picture sums up my weekend for Chula Vista, but I did have a busy couple weeks and 2 hyped up races has been on the agenda. Glad to be back home after a long week at the NBL Grands. I got into Kentucky this year on Tuesday and being part of the NBL Crew it was pretty fun putting on the event. Super busy 16 hour days or racing and working, but the trip was going well until I missed by main by a foot. I got caught up in a semi by a wreck and it took all I had to catch back to 4 inches from 4th place. I ended up 5th for the National season and thats still not to bad considering I had a perfect going in tied with 4 people.
The 2011 season wont start for a bit, so I have some time to relax from NBL stuff. Training cant get fully in gear with the ABA season champ stuff still working its way in. This past weekend was the UCI SX in Chula Vista along with the boys national. The track is junk in my opinion. Turns are small, jumps are short and it's just truly not that great of a track to run the national on. Maybe I am a little irritated cause there were some names in the class that come back every time just cause its the "OTC". Either way some lamer caused a wreck in the semi main on Saturday causing a huge ball up that I was leading. I went down, up and a trip to the hospital. My shoulder was way out, and not going back in. 2 doctors, an hour with of medication and a weight tied to my hand and a lot of wrenching and it finally went back into the socket. Another 16 X-Rays and I was back watching UCI SX on Saturday night. I kind of thought my day would be done for Sunday but I woke up and it was not feeling that bad. I took my time warming up, gave it a test with the brace on for round 1 and then suffered thru the pain for round 2. I made it to the main, figured I would roll in about 6th place and play out the field and the same lame rat that crashed on Saturday blows up again, taking me with him. 2 wrecks in a weekend is enough for me. I called it good, got my $3.75 in winnings and booked it from the glamorous money pit called the otc. $30 parking, $10 burgers, $25 gate fee's just dont seem like a good thing for the sport. How lame! I didnt pay for that crap I rolled UCI Vip into the place and skipped all the otc cover charges!
This week I am off to Las Vegas for Interbike. It's the last year in Sin City. I got a busy week doing double duty with meetings but everything with sponsors should work out great and the 2011 season with riders is already shaping up to be better than this year! I am excited. See ya in Vegas, if your anybody thats going.
The 2011 season wont start for a bit, so I have some time to relax from NBL stuff. Training cant get fully in gear with the ABA season champ stuff still working its way in. This past weekend was the UCI SX in Chula Vista along with the boys national. The track is junk in my opinion. Turns are small, jumps are short and it's just truly not that great of a track to run the national on. Maybe I am a little irritated cause there were some names in the class that come back every time just cause its the "OTC". Either way some lamer caused a wreck in the semi main on Saturday causing a huge ball up that I was leading. I went down, up and a trip to the hospital. My shoulder was way out, and not going back in. 2 doctors, an hour with of medication and a weight tied to my hand and a lot of wrenching and it finally went back into the socket. Another 16 X-Rays and I was back watching UCI SX on Saturday night. I kind of thought my day would be done for Sunday but I woke up and it was not feeling that bad. I took my time warming up, gave it a test with the brace on for round 1 and then suffered thru the pain for round 2. I made it to the main, figured I would roll in about 6th place and play out the field and the same lame rat that crashed on Saturday blows up again, taking me with him. 2 wrecks in a weekend is enough for me. I called it good, got my $3.75 in winnings and booked it from the glamorous money pit called the otc. $30 parking, $10 burgers, $25 gate fee's just dont seem like a good thing for the sport. How lame! I didnt pay for that crap I rolled UCI Vip into the place and skipped all the otc cover charges!
This week I am off to Las Vegas for Interbike. It's the last year in Sin City. I got a busy week doing double duty with meetings but everything with sponsors should work out great and the 2011 season with riders is already shaping up to be better than this year! I am excited. See ya in Vegas, if your anybody thats going.
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