Firebolter wrote:It was a good day! 4x8 Great sections at Roger's house. Had a pretty good DAMN Riders turn out, Motojunkie, Me, J&J and a few others. Yours truly did pretty good, I got 1st in MOD Line 3 with 7 points. DAMN muddy section got me 5 of my 7 points
I only cleared that sucker once! And I think the 2 line riders had it easier than 3 liners did in that section, actually the 3 line was probably the hardest in that section. The 1 and 2 liners had straight approaches to the hard stuff, we had to make a tight turn in the mud then go over a small log and then 90 degree turn and up a muddy slope.
Weather was good, not as hot as it was last year! Great fun was had by all! Good way to spend a sunday afternoon. Motojunkie placed as did "Senior J" on his TY.
Trials is alot of fun and I have more fun each time I go to an event. Looking forward to the Ryan Young class this weekend! Boom Boom, you better watch out, I'm on fire in that 3 line
Great ride Bill! It was nice to see you, the Js and Badguy - it was a regular DAMN event. I didn't place - I had signed up for exhibition and I DNF'd (details below).
J&J - great job! The heat and conditions made yesterday a tough first event. Just finishing is a worthy accomplishment.
I had my first DNF yesterday. Something happened causing my rear brakes to lock up - I suspect mud & debris build up pushing the pedal down slightly and cooking the fluid. I took it apart last night to find my inner brake caliper piston seized in place as well. I was able to get it free, and just got off of the phone from ordering MC & caliper rebuild kits to make sure I'm good for this weekend. Ordered a brake rotor too, as mine was worn to just about the minimum spec last time I checked. I want to make sure my bike is good for the RYP school this weekend!
The MAVT series has an exhibition class, which is essentially a "just for fun" class with no trophies or championship. I've been riding on the 2 line this year and have wanted to try to move up to the 1 line but at each event there have been a couple of sections outside of my comfort zone. I felt pretty good about the sections yesterday, but not about the heat. I decided to sign up for exhibition and ride the 1 line wherever I felt good and then move down if I needed to. I rode the first two loops on the 1 line and did OK. Not great, but respectable I thought (few cleans, few 5s and everything in between). By the end of the 2nd loop, I was tired to the point that I felt like staying on the 1 line would get me hurt. For the 3rd loop, I rode the 1 line in a couple of sections, the 2 line in a couple of sections, and even the 3 line a couple of times (including the mud section). I was having a great time just fooling around when my bike broke just before the end of my 3rd loop. I had so much fun, I may sign up for exhibition for the next couple of events to ease my way into the 1 line.
I'm really looking forward to the RYP class too. See you there.
