For the first moto there were nineteen riders on the line,
and the biggest news was that defending champ Dustin Nelson
was missing from the lineup recovering from the broken
femur he received at the London, Kentucky WPSA Series.
As they started to call numbers, I waited and waited and
when there was no one left, they finally called my number.
I was stuck with the last pick, but at least it was easy
to pick a gate because it was either the second from the
outside or the far outside. I ended up taking the far
outside gate the entire first half of the starting line
was disked except the outside.
As the gate dropped, I spun a little, but as soon as
I hit the dirt, I was gone. I looked over and saw no
one until three quarters of the way up the start then
I hit the disked dirt and all 130lbs of Chris Riley
pulled up next to me. We shot down to the next turn
with neither one of us wanting to lift off the gas.
We made the turn bumping a little in it and then climbed
up the hill as we crested the top, I had the outside
and never lifted and powered around him thru the holes
on the outside. The first lap I was all over the place
hitting every hole in the track but I was trying to
get away.
On
the second lap I looked back in a tight 180 turn and
saw the gap I now had on the new second place runner
Josh Fredrick’s it was about five or so seconds.
By the middle of the moto I had pulled out about a 9
second lead and put it on cruise control and took home
the first moto win.
In between Motos Robert went over the bike and rotated
the rear tires. The edge of the ITP Holeshot tires were
a little burnt from getting a little to excited coming
off the concrete starting line.
Unlike the first Moto, I had the first gate pick. I
ended up lining up to the right of the dog house with
Josh Frederick and Jeremy Schell to my right. When the
gate dropped, I was gone as we headed into Talladega.
I dropped to the bottom the protected the inside line.
The first lap was the same as the first Moto, and I
was ridding on the edge and all over the place, but
when I came around for the first lap, Robert told me
that I had an eight second lead. I backed it down to
a comfortable pace after that and put in the laps. As
I came around the last lap I saw Brant standing on the
side of the track right before the finish line as I
passed him he thru his cigar at me with a big smile
on his face and I crossed the finish line with a two
moto sweep.
I don’t know when Dustin Nelson will be back,
but I hope it’s soon because he is a great competitor.
As far as the Epic boys, Josh as Jeremy, I hear that
they might show up on the Can-AM DS450 for the next
round. I came into the race with a 3 point lead, and
I left with a 21 point lead, but the series is long
and you cannot forget about the final round that is
double points, so anything can happen.
See you at the next round on the July 22, which is
once again at Glen Helen Speedway
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