Racing All 11 Rounds of Pro Motocross on a YZ250 2 Stroke - Follow Along

Thank you everyone for watching, sharing, and following along I appreciate all of you!  Hangtown was a gnarly one to say the least, I went there expecting it to be softer than Pala with the sawdust, rice hulls and all the extra added dirt but they didn't really bring that stuff in this year and it was straight up Cali hard pack!  First practice I was 28th in the A group which I didn't think was too bad, but my best lap in that session came on my second lap ever on the track so I knew we had much more in the tank.  A bunch of guys went fast in the first B group session and after first round of qualifying I was sitting on the outside looking in.  We were under the gun but ready to drop that time and get after it!  Second session ended up 25th in the A group and 28th overall after a few guys from B group went faster again.  Considering I wasn't even going to be racing a month ago, I'm pretty stoked to have qualified 2 for 2 so far on tracks I've never ridden and am not comfortable on.  Can't wait to get back east!!

1st moto was a bit of a bummer performance from me, never really found a flow on the track (stop me if you've heard this before lmao) and just couldn't get going out there.  Limped it home for a 34th and had some time to think about what exactly I was even doing out there.  It was also pretty hot out there which made things even more difficult, but we were all dealing with the same conditions so it's on me to be better!  Made a couple of small bike adjustments for the 2nd moto and we were ready to rip.  Moto 2 I managed to miss the huge start pileup luckily and actually ran 21st for a while before a little after halfway the anchor completely came out and almost grinded me to a halt.  Barely fought through to the finish and although there were alot of guys out we managed a 26th in moto 2 which is my best result yet on the 2 stroke.  Although my riding was really not very good and I struggled badly with the Cali Hard pack with being uncomfortable, at least we have a result inside the top 30 to build on.  Really did not gel or even really enjoy the Hangtown track but I still am and always will be glad I went and experienced it!  I'm sure it was a hard track for everyone but I really feel like this one was extra tough for the 2 stroke, I need some fluff to bank off of out there!! Right after the races I hit the road straight to Colorado, got a night of sleep in the front seat of my truck again and made it to Colorado about 25 hours after the 2nd 450 moto at Hangtown.

We're gonna have our work cut out for us here in Colorado this weekend.  With all the hills at Thunder Valley combined with the altitude we will definitely be hurting for power out there.  And also historically my body has had some trouble with altitude but I have been here since Sunday night and have been doing my best to acclimate.  Even though we've got a couple factors working against us this weekend, we don't give a damn and are ready to just hold it wide and see what happens!!  So so thankful to be able to embark on this journey at this point in my life, I've quit racing and came back a few times so it really sometimes does feel surreal that i'm getting to do this for another year!  Thanks again to everyone for following along, hopefully I'll see you guys at a race near you!!

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