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Upcoming race prep!

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Things are looking up! It’s March. My GasGas is up, running and feels like a great machine. My YZ now has a WR transmission, 290 Big Bore, and may or may not have a Rekluse Z-Start Pro going into it. I hadn’t really planned on that, but I found an almost new one for the price of an EXP unit, and the DynaRing unit I have will NOT grab with the added power of the 290 kit. Kinda wild that a couple HP difference, and it just slips. Go figure.

On top of that, I’ve added a “toy” to my working out.

I love feeling really worked after a good row on this thing. It’s like doing pushups, crunches, and leg presses all in one. Come race time there’s a good chance I’ll be down around 170#. Not bad considering last year I was closer to 185-190. I feel good knowing that its the “excess” I’ve been whittling down. Rebuilding muscle at the same time is just a plus.

Only downside so far as of late, is that I have not gone to the indoor MX track as much as I had planned. Heck, I haven’t made it there since I last went. Basically life got in the way, and then I got antsy, and tossed the WR gears & big bore on the YZ, which took much longer than planned as I busted the cases while doing the swap.

Hopefully get there one more time this month. Supposed to go to a race middle\end of March, but based on how the weather has been, I forsee a total slop fest. Not exactly in the mood for that. Then it’s down to Trials Training Center first weekend of April with the GasGas to do some skills improvement work. Then end of April is a trip to the UP for some trail riding with friends.

The season hasn’t begun…..but already has. 

Time to go row & get some dinner with my wife.

Andrew

5th Overall FVOR Series

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Inside of the broad District 17 Harescramble series, there is a sub-series at Fox Valley Off-Road.  Their series consists of the 5 Harescramble events they hold at their facility.  I was able to make it to 4 of these 5.  My results were as such:

5/6/2012 – 6th\7

I DNF’d the race on my XR350R.  I rode poorly in the sloppy conditions, and was clearly not in race shape.  It was what it was.

7/22/2012 – 13th/15

I was in 4th catching up to 3rd at the time my Husky decided to snap it’s throttle cable.  I was really questioning not only my ability, but my decision to buy a Husqvarna WR250 2-stroke dirtbike.

8/19/2012 – 5th/11

This was the 2nd race this year that I didn’t have any malfunctions on my Husky.  I knew the bike had to go, it just wasn’t the right time yet.  Decent enough race, but I knew I should be doing better.

9/16/2012 2nd/7

Finally a decent finish.  Go figure that I was on the 1985 XR350R.  Woulda preferred 1st place finish, but it’s a step in the right direction.  This upcoming year, the attack is on.