wedron h.s. this sunday...

[skull2002]

hi guys. planning on running the harescramble this sunday in wedron. district 17. i will be in older class, as i am 44. this is my first race, so my goal is just to complete the race, unscathed! lol i have a 04 400ex, and to me, it runs very well. gps'd at 71 mph. which i will never do again lol.i am a woods, trails, and some track riding, a few small jumps, tabletop every once in a while. how is the track at wedron? very technical, or pretty regular. i moved up from a 98 300ex, so there is a huge diff in performance i am slowly but surely getting used too. i am 5'10 250. and i can pop the throttle in 3rd and wheelie now....great feeling! hope to see some of you there, make some new friends, and get some riding tips.!

[mbiigambler]

I should be there, in your class no less. Stars and stripes cannondale, come up and say hi.

The course has a little bit of everything, but overall pretty friendly.

[skull2002]

will look for you there! was also wondering, do i need a tether kill switch for that race? i have been told yes and no? i have one, but did not put it on yet.

[mbiigambler]

Originally posted by skull2002
will look for you there! was also wondering, do i need a tether kill switch for that race? i have been told yes and no? i have one, but did not put it on yet.

I don't have one.

[blue150]

you don't need one to race

[blue150]

hey skull start drinking lots of water (today) and eat some bananas it will help you out in the race

[skull2002]

thanks , i drink alot of water anyway. i do have a 70oz camelbac also, will fill with ice, powerade and sobe high energy!!!!! i should be buzzin! lol have rode last few weekends at brushy ridge, about 6 hrs at a time,. tryin to get a feel for the 400.sometimes a little faster pace, but mostly just for endurance. new tires arent here, so i took off stock, and reversed them, have good sharp edges now. im looking forward to the race!!!! its gonna be a blast!

[blue150]

Fox valley is a great place to race. The hills,logs very fun:D

[skull2002]

cool! about how long is the course? and i bet they have a big turnout too!

[blue150]

2-3 miles on average

last race was on the small size

This weekend is the megajam mit be a better turnout

[mbiigambler]

Originally posted by blue150
hey skull start drinking lots of water (today) and eat some bananas it will help you out in the race

That's good advice, I just hope to get to bed before midnight before I have to get up at 5:30 to make it to webron on time for the race. I'm normally the last one on the line as I scramble to get ready.

[skull2002]

im gonna leave canton at 5, should get there about 7 to 730. plenty of time to look around a little, walk the track if they let you.race goes at 9 i think? im fast in a straight line lol. black toyota 4x4, with a little pull behind trailer also, my buddy wants to run his yz250 in the bike class. 2 hours lol i dont think he'll make it, but ya never know lol,,,he says he used to run them all the time, but 20 yrs is a long time ago lol hope i can sleep sat a little bit too!

[skull2002]

man...i shoulda listened and removed the wheel spacers! it was fun tho, even tho i did turn my tie rod into a "c" after first checkpoint, lol. i always wondered how it felt to do a "superman".it was nice meeting you guys too hope to see ya at the next one!

[blue150]

That was the first race I worked and I still had a great time

[mbiigambler]

Perry it was nice to meet you and hope to see you at the next one.

I kissed a tree and it got mad and send me sailing. Kinda sore today. I hope to have a better race next time!

[blue150]

The great thing about working is it won't take me 2 days to recover:D


did you do any damage to the quad?

I saw 3 quads get towed back (2 with broken tierods and the sportsman 500 that rolled down the hill)

[skull2002]

i hit so hard, that it bent my tie rod almost to a c, lol and pushed my steel nerfs into my rear tire!. i didnt get towed, but had to baby it up the back road to my truck, 1 wheel pointing straight, the other pointing off to the left. lol bought a new rod w/ends for 20 bucks. not bad.taking those wheel spacers off too!! they are good for flat track and motocross, but LOUSY for woods!!! think im goin to the 1 in casey on the 15th july. whats their tracks like?

[blue150]

first of all it is very dusty it is also very fast you will get into 5th gear the woods aren't to tight there. I think that race is a 2 hours long.

[skull2002]

well, hopefully by then ill have some more seat time... dont know about 5th lol would just like to complete a whole race.and try to stay out of everyones way! lol

[blue150]

What class do you run in?

Casey had 20+ riders in B and almost 30 in C last race

[skull2002]

im 44, so i ride in the 35+ class, and they r to fast for me too! lol yesterday was my first race, so i can only get better.....i hope.

[dirtriderex]

I think casey is holding the cornstalk 100, it's a 3 hour race. Blue150, you work the check points fast. Thanks man. how much longer are you going to be out?

[blue150]

Thanks dirtrider, It was fun working that race.

I hope to run the 7/23 WFO race:D