MX Track and first Scramble
Posted: 11:18 am Jan 31 2011
In an effort to get my 7 y/o back on the bike I took him to a MX track. I have never felt very comfortable on the track myself. I got him going on the Peewee track and started riding. I toook it easy for a bit then started to get a little confidence. The track I went to is setup for all level of riders with mostly table top jumps. Some very big though. As my confidence grew I started hitting more jumps and was clearing most of them. I finally nutted up for a double and cleared it smoothly. This in turn gave me even more confidence. On the next jump, a large table, with a hump in the middle I hit it pinned in third. My bike nosed down and I came up very short and crashed very hard. My leg was twisted in ways it was not supposed to be. When I got up I was afraid I had broken it. I managed to get the bike started and back to the truck to find my son had watched the whole thing. With great difficulty I loaded the bikes and got us home. Lesson, I need to have more sense on the track.
I was scheduled to race a small scramble on Sun. I was not sure I would be able with my ankle in the shape it was in. I took advil and an anti-inflammatory drug and decided I would make the decision in the morning.
Sun morn arrived and I could walk so I decided to race. This was a club race, no points etc. Pretty small, about 60 riders.
I had never done a scramble so I thought this might be a good way to test the waters. They lined us up and there were 13 riders on our row (am 30+). I got a reasonable start ending up about mid pack. It was so dusty I had to back off and let the front pack go so I could see. I figured I had 30 miles to pick off anyone I could. This started happening quickly and withing two miles I had passed two people in my class and some from other classes ahead of us. I rode well for the most part. I lost the front end twice in the first lap and blew through a couple of turns. I settled down and the second lap was much better. when it was all over I had passed about 4 people in my class and ended up in 4th. My son did not race but he shredded all day.
I was scheduled to race a small scramble on Sun. I was not sure I would be able with my ankle in the shape it was in. I took advil and an anti-inflammatory drug and decided I would make the decision in the morning.
Sun morn arrived and I could walk so I decided to race. This was a club race, no points etc. Pretty small, about 60 riders.
I had never done a scramble so I thought this might be a good way to test the waters. They lined us up and there were 13 riders on our row (am 30+). I got a reasonable start ending up about mid pack. It was so dusty I had to back off and let the front pack go so I could see. I figured I had 30 miles to pick off anyone I could. This started happening quickly and withing two miles I had passed two people in my class and some from other classes ahead of us. I rode well for the most part. I lost the front end twice in the first lap and blew through a couple of turns. I settled down and the second lap was much better. when it was all over I had passed about 4 people in my class and ended up in 4th. My son did not race but he shredded all day.