XC2 racer Eric Hoyland finds he likes the podium and intends on being up there each round!
Hoyland finished 3rd in Xc2 and had this to report after the race:
"Coming into Steele Creek, I had a game plan. I wanted to hit the gym hard every day until I left on Friday for the race. But unfortunately, I came down with a cold. So I left the bike maintenance to my dad, and I laid on the couch sick, trying to recover. It was hard to mentally prepare myself, not knowing what my stamina would be like. So once again, I just gave it all I had, and I found myself in second place on the first lap. Then halfway through that lap, I got stuck in the creek crossing and lost a position to Brian Wolf. I stayed in third and held it there until the checkers. It's only my second podium finish, but I have a lot of confidence that I will be back up there after they wave the flag in South Carolina at the Big Buck.
I would like to thank my 2009 sponsors:
Spider Grips, ARS FX, Exit Shocks, Fasst Flexx Bars, Maxxis, HMF, HiPer, O'Neal, Quad Tech, Rekluse, REM Performance, Precision, Prines Powdercoating, Baldwin Motorsports, R.G. Honda, Spy Optic"
