Nuke Round 3

Hey everybody! This weekend I went riding with Shane Cobb to Mount Carroll and Byron. The week before was just totally miserable with a lot of rain. So I was sure happy when it was perfectly sunny all weekend long! Practicing at Mount Carroll went well for me. I rode the 450 for most of the day. The track got rutty and bumpy, but it didn't get too bad. It was the first time in about two years that I went there. I rode every session I had and even did a 20 minute moto at the end. I mostly just did sprint laps the whole time. So that day was sweet.

The next day we all went to Byron to do Nuclear Series Round 3. If you're wondering what happened to the first two, don't worry about it. I'm not doing the whole series. Anyway, practice went well for me. I felt good on both bikes and didn't get too muddy or anything. My first moto was 250 B. I was in third after the first turn but then fell in the second turn! That wasn't too good. Then I fell again later on in the race. So I finished 13th. Uhhh, not too good. My next race was Open B. In that race I got the holeshot and led for half a lap. I rode good and finished 4th. That was pretty cool! So I was feeling pretty good.

My second motos went all right. In 250 B I was midpack in the start and started battling for more positions. In the third lap or so I accidently took out Mason Flatness. We both fell. I just tried to go faster around the outside of a turn but ended up hitting his rear wheel. After I got up I did a couple more laps and finished 9th. So I got 9th overall. I felt bad about hitting Mason, though. My last race of the day was the second Open B moto. I wheelied off the start and was basically last to the first turn. Then I started picking off people one by one. I ended up getting close but not close enough to Brandon Simes. I finished that one in 8th. So I went 4-8 for 7th overall.

Overall the weekend went all right for me. Not a bad start for my last week of school! :D I'll update you all later on in the week again. I'm planning to go riding on Wednesday again after my finals. See ya! -Greg