(Ok, I know I'm late getting this post out, but my mom has been really sick the past couple of weeks and hasn't even been able to go to the races, let alone help me get my blog up.)
Anyway, FSC #7 took place at Loyce E Harpe (Carter Road) Park in Lakeland. I was really excited to be going back down there to race. My mom, dad, and I did a charity race in February there and I remember the trail as being fun and the Fingers section as being technical and challenging. I rode it pretty well last time, but I was hoping that I would do really well this time since I've gotten so much more experience riding the harder trails.
The 9-11 year old race turned out to be one of the most exciting of the season so far. Austin led us out on the motorcycle for the first lap.
Ethan took the lead on the first lap and led for the first two. Nicho was behind him and I was behind Nicho. On the last lap, Nicho made a really good pass in the single track and got out in front. Ethan rode well and was hard to get around. When I finally did, I had to sprint hard to catch Nicho before the finish. I did catch him at the end, but Nicho rode a great race and very nearly got away from me. Great job Nicho and Ethan!!
The Juniors race would also end up being one of the more exciting races, but not for the same reason.
The race started pretty much the same way the races have started all season. Dustin, Jacob and Adam took the lead and the rest of us fell in behind. What was really cool though was that I actually was able to hang on to the lead group for much of the time. A few times they got away from me, but I was able to catch back up, so I was pretty happy about that, since that has been one of my goals.
The exciting part of the race happened when Dustin went over his handlebars on the Second Finger during the second lap and broke his wrist. OUCH!! I felt really bad for him when I came down the hill and saw him on the side of the trail. Then I passed his dad who was running to get to him and I figured something happened that was more serious than just getting the wind knocked out of him. Hopefully he will heal fast so he can make it back for the last couple of races.
The good news for me is that I got my first podium during this race. I rode really hard and was proud of myself for it. However, it also stinks that Dustin had to get hurt in order for me to make it onto the podium. See what happened in the video.
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