Prepping for the MXdN

Sorry, I still have trouble calling it the MXdN, versus the newer, Americanized Motocross of Nations. Anway, I'm pretty geeked about traveling to Winchester for the event. It's not necessarily the travel. I've done my share over there, but always for BMX (France, Belgium, and England) or mountain bike events, like the Mountain Bike Worlds in Lucca, Italy; or in Aré, Sweden.

Having been to some of those events, I think I have a feel for what this one should be like. Flag-waving, air horns and painted faces for the fans, and national colors for all the teams rather than their usual team gear. There's also the team aspect, rather than individual glory. Watching the teams gel should be pretty cool.

I'm also looking forward to seeing a bunch of the international stars for the first (and in Stefan Everts' case) last time, but I hope he leaves the white tires at home. Colored tired were a bad idea in BMX, a bad idea in mountain bikes, and definitely bad in motocross. But enough on that topic.

Anyway, I'll be posting updates from the track, so be sure to check out the homepage and photo sections. Depending on connection speeds, we may even have some video from there.

 I can't wait.