AUSTIN KEYS
Round 3 of the National Hare and Hound race series was held in Murphy, Idaho. My dad and I hitched up on Thursday and was on our way. We drove 7 hours the first day and stopped the first night at a little hotel in Winnemucca, Nevada. My dad and I got up around 10 A.M Friday morning to finish the 14 hour journey. We drove through rain, snow and wind. Any type of weather you could of but still made the trip safely and finished up around 3 P.M on Friday. Saturday morning was a chilly one but a beautiful one. I went to to the start to find out it was treacherous. With deep grass and a deep gully in the middle, I knew it was going to be an interesting start. After that, my friends consisting of Sam Bangert, Skyler Howes, Ben Meza, Brendan Crow and Erek Kudla, headed to the local Ford Dealer for an autograph signing. After a long day of hanging out and catching up with friends, we headed to a local Wingers for some dinner and Supercross! Once that was over, I headed to bed for I knew it was going to be a long race the next day.
On Sunday I woke up bright and early to see another beautiful morning. But it was definitely a colder one. After warming up by the fire, I decided it was time to get my gear on. Once I was geared up and the bikes were loaded, we were ready to drive 10 miles North, to the start. I walked the start again to get a perfect line. By the time I got there, all the good lines were takin and I had to salvage what was there. I found a decent line and I knew it was the best one available. After the riders meeting I headed back to my bike and got ready. Around 5 minutes later the banner was up. It was as silent as it is in Church. I could feel my heart beat getting faster and faster. The banner finally dropped and we were off! My 2001 YZ 250 was a one kick wonder and I got a terrific start. Getting to the end of the bomb around 10th overall. I kept steady the first 40 miles. The dust was horrible but I knew it would settle out. The first 40 miles was fun and twisty thru tight canyons to wide open sand washes and jeep roads. I was the 11th or 12th rider that came into the pits. I filled up and went out to for the 63 mile loop. Just about 15 miles after the pits, I came into a rock section a little hot and smashed my pipe. It was a pretty good size dent and was hoping it would hold up for the remaining 63 mile loop. I kept a great pace the second loop and kept pushing. From almost hitting cows to getting a little sketchy in the deep whoops, I couldn't decide which would have been worse! I came into the alternate pit at mile 38 and filled up. I knew the pipe I was getting worse from the horrible loud sound it was making. When I hit the pipe, it broke the springs that held it on the head and it was coming off. At around mile 40, I made the pass for 2nd place and kept pushing. At the finish I was 2nd 250-A and 11th overall. For the first time Ever riding or racing out of state, I could say it was a great day! I had a great time and it was an awesome experience! Round 4 is in 3 weeks and I can't wait to race again!
Thanks to Team true Racing, TBT Racing, FMF, Dunlop, PanicRev, EKS Brand Goggles, Fasst Co., and IMS. Without you guys, none of this would be possible!
Round 3 of the National Hare and Hound race series was held in Murphy, Idaho. My dad and I hitched up on Thursday and was on our way. We drove 7 hours the first day and stopped the first night at a little hotel in Winnemucca, Nevada. My dad and I got up around 10 A.M Friday morning to finish the 14 hour journey. We drove through rain, snow and wind. Any type of weather you could of but still made the trip safely and finished up around 3 P.M on Friday. Saturday morning was a chilly one but a beautiful one. I went to to the start to find out it was treacherous. With deep grass and a deep gully in the middle, I knew it was going to be an interesting start. After that, my friends consisting of Sam Bangert, Skyler Howes, Ben Meza, Brendan Crow and Erek Kudla, headed to the local Ford Dealer for an autograph signing. After a long day of hanging out and catching up with friends, we headed to a local Wingers for some dinner and Supercross! Once that was over, I headed to bed for I knew it was going to be a long race the next day.
On Sunday I woke up bright and early to see another beautiful morning. But it was definitely a colder one. After warming up by the fire, I decided it was time to get my gear on. Once I was geared up and the bikes were loaded, we were ready to drive 10 miles North, to the start. I walked the start again to get a perfect line. By the time I got there, all the good lines were takin and I had to salvage what was there. I found a decent line and I knew it was the best one available. After the riders meeting I headed back to my bike and got ready. Around 5 minutes later the banner was up. It was as silent as it is in Church. I could feel my heart beat getting faster and faster. The banner finally dropped and we were off! My 2001 YZ 250 was a one kick wonder and I got a terrific start. Getting to the end of the bomb around 10th overall. I kept steady the first 40 miles. The dust was horrible but I knew it would settle out. The first 40 miles was fun and twisty thru tight canyons to wide open sand washes and jeep roads. I was the 11th or 12th rider that came into the pits. I filled up and went out to for the 63 mile loop. Just about 15 miles after the pits, I came into a rock section a little hot and smashed my pipe. It was a pretty good size dent and was hoping it would hold up for the remaining 63 mile loop. I kept a great pace the second loop and kept pushing. From almost hitting cows to getting a little sketchy in the deep whoops, I couldn't decide which would have been worse! I came into the alternate pit at mile 38 and filled up. I knew the pipe I was getting worse from the horrible loud sound it was making. When I hit the pipe, it broke the springs that held it on the head and it was coming off. At around mile 40, I made the pass for 2nd place and kept pushing. At the finish I was 2nd 250-A and 11th overall. For the first time Ever riding or racing out of state, I could say it was a great day! I had a great time and it was an awesome experience! Round 4 is in 3 weeks and I can't wait to race again!
Thanks to Team true Racing, TBT Racing, FMF, Dunlop, PanicRev, EKS Brand Goggles, Fasst Co., and IMS. Without you guys, none of this would be possible!
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