Hey everybody! What have I been up to, someone (maybe one of you?) may be wondering. Well, the answer to that question is a lot of things and not that many things at the same time. I still occasionally get on the saddle and rip some laps on my motocross bikes. However, a lot less of that has been happening. I mostly just go to school to get those A's, and I pogo stick fairly often.
This winter break I went on a trip to Florida with my family. Here's an edit I made of our trip. Watch the whole thing, if you dare. I mean, what else do you have going on right now? You have to check the food? You have to do something productive? Nope. Just sit back and relax. Imagine you're sitting in a flower field, with a computer screen just floating over your lap. You have nothing to do but enjoy the sunlight and watch this video:
Have a great day, planet Earth.
Greg
P.S. Some recommended books are "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway and "1984, a novel" by George Orwell
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Friday, September 20, 2013
Greg Pogo
Hey anybody that still glances at this blog!
For the past few months, I have developed an addiction to pogo sticking and learning new tricks. Well, here's my first pogo video! I spent a Saturday filming in Island Lake and a Thursday filming at NIU. I'm pretty happy with how it came out. Maybe I'll have more tricks down by the time I make another video!
http://youtu.be/vbSzAVAbIjM
Just click on that, and you will see what I've been up to recently.
Until another time,
Greg
For the past few months, I have developed an addiction to pogo sticking and learning new tricks. Well, here's my first pogo video! I spent a Saturday filming in Island Lake and a Thursday filming at NIU. I'm pretty happy with how it came out. Maybe I'll have more tricks down by the time I make another video!
http://youtu.be/vbSzAVAbIjM
Just click on that, and you will see what I've been up to recently.
Until another time,
Greg
Friday, November 2, 2012
Knee Machine
I had my knee surgery about a week ago, on October 24th, and I can't move very much. This knee machine does most of my movements of my day for me! Tough life, I know..
I'll be back in action next summer or fall. In the meantime, I'm going to continue watching a bunch of youtube videos of pogo sticking and skateboarding. I might learn something in college, too, who knows?
See ya!
-Greg
I'll be back in action next summer or fall. In the meantime, I'm going to continue watching a bunch of youtube videos of pogo sticking and skateboarding. I might learn something in college, too, who knows?
See ya!
-Greg
Friday, August 24, 2012
My Summer Part 2
This is a little video I threw together while laying on the couch, unable to really do anything. My summer was going pretty good until I tore my ACL. The surgery I had to repair it also didn't go well, as my meniscus pieces in there caused too much inflammation for the doctor to perform the procedure. My meniscus was all cleaned up, though.
Since the summer's pretty much over, I'm going to start college and see how that goes.
Later! Enjoy the video, which features Elis Sassi and Shane Cobb.
-Greg
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Lena Trials
Hey everybody! This weekend I went out to Lena, IL to do some trials! Despite my injured knee, I felt that I could safely ride trials because of the low speeds and low impacts. So there we went, barely getting there in time for sign up on Saturday.
Saturday didn't go as well as Sunday for me. I don't really ride any trials other than at the events, so Saturday could be considered my warm-up day. Saturday's sections were pretty tough, as they always are. Between riding, I would be one of the scorers, so I got some experience in that. I ended off the day with 39 points in 6th place. But it was fun riding all day! My knee did give out twice, though, one of them being while I got over confident and ran and jumped a little. Oops.
We slept in Shane's pick-up truck overnight. That was quite an experience, for sure. Lucky for me, I didn't have seat-belt buckles poking out at me like my dad did. :P
Sunday went well. I don't know if the sections were that much easier, but I finished the day with 23 points and in 3rd place, 1 point behind 2nd! It was pretty cool.
Later gators.
-Greg
Saturday didn't go as well as Sunday for me. I don't really ride any trials other than at the events, so Saturday could be considered my warm-up day. Saturday's sections were pretty tough, as they always are. Between riding, I would be one of the scorers, so I got some experience in that. I ended off the day with 39 points in 6th place. But it was fun riding all day! My knee did give out twice, though, one of them being while I got over confident and ran and jumped a little. Oops.
We slept in Shane's pick-up truck overnight. That was quite an experience, for sure. Lucky for me, I didn't have seat-belt buckles poking out at me like my dad did. :P
Sunday went well. I don't know if the sections were that much easier, but I finished the day with 23 points and in 3rd place, 1 point behind 2nd! It was pretty cool.
Later gators.
-Greg
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Some trials pics
Here are some pictures from the trials events I've done this year. Some are from Byron, and the others are from the 2 day event at Polo. Check out more trials pictures at
http://www.nitrotrials.com/Nitro/Home.html
That's where I got these from!
-Greg
http://www.nitrotrials.com/Nitro/Home.html
That's where I got these from!
-Greg
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Ponca City: Day 1
Today was the commencement of the racing at the Ponca City national. Some good racing has gone on for sure. My buddy Shane Cobb had the fourth moto of the day, in which he got 15th or so. Ponca has some pretty long motos going on for every class. 10 lap motos in 100 degree heat is not easy.
My first Collegeboy moto was today, race number 13. It's safe to say that I was a bit nervous, but once the gate dropped it was just another race. I spun like crap off the concrete start. The last time I practiced concrete starts was at MTF a couple years ago. After my start I just tried picking people off and keeping it on two-wheels.
I passed some people and was in 11th place. My favorite pass was when I jumped past someone on the huge triple. Yeah!!
It seemed like the race was never going to end. My dad showed me that I had two laps left, so I knew I just had to keep focused for about 4 more minutes. There's this one jump that's a single-tabletop. I was jumping all the way over it and railing the berm afterwards. There was some mud between the landing and the turn.
Luck would have it that I jumped a little bit too wide and lost traction with my front wheel in the mud, which caused me to lose control and do a superman on my bike! I crashed like that in the superman position...
It took me a couple kicks to get the bike going again, and I was feeling soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooohot!!!
My crash caused me to get lapped, and all I had to do was finish off the lap to finish. When I got off the track the officials pulled off the first 10 bikes, and I was one of them. I got the VIP treatment with cold water and wet towels. Oh my god, I needed that so badly...
I finished 16th in that moto.
I don't have any more motos today because they're only going up to moto 26, which is what you get when every moto is 10 laps long!
Shane's getting a good workout today, doing three motos. I'm going to have the same privilege tomorrow!
Later. -Greg
My first Collegeboy moto was today, race number 13. It's safe to say that I was a bit nervous, but once the gate dropped it was just another race. I spun like crap off the concrete start. The last time I practiced concrete starts was at MTF a couple years ago. After my start I just tried picking people off and keeping it on two-wheels.
I passed some people and was in 11th place. My favorite pass was when I jumped past someone on the huge triple. Yeah!!
It seemed like the race was never going to end. My dad showed me that I had two laps left, so I knew I just had to keep focused for about 4 more minutes. There's this one jump that's a single-tabletop. I was jumping all the way over it and railing the berm afterwards. There was some mud between the landing and the turn.
Luck would have it that I jumped a little bit too wide and lost traction with my front wheel in the mud, which caused me to lose control and do a superman on my bike! I crashed like that in the superman position...
It took me a couple kicks to get the bike going again, and I was feeling soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooohot!!!
My crash caused me to get lapped, and all I had to do was finish off the lap to finish. When I got off the track the officials pulled off the first 10 bikes, and I was one of them. I got the VIP treatment with cold water and wet towels. Oh my god, I needed that so badly...
I finished 16th in that moto.
I don't have any more motos today because they're only going up to moto 26, which is what you get when every moto is 10 laps long!
Shane's getting a good workout today, doing three motos. I'm going to have the same privilege tomorrow!
Later. -Greg
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Ponca City: practice day
Today was the practice day at Ponca City, and it was a hot one! Every class got 20 minutes of practice, and it went all day because there are so many classes. I had three.
In my first practice I noticed how fun the track is! Some big jumps, coupled with fun turns, make the track awesome. The whoops are pretty tough, too.
With the temperature being about 105 everyday, it's really hard to ride after being out there for a little while. Just gotta push through it. Luckily there's a nice, cold shower right by where we're parked. Yayyyy!
Looks like I'm going to have one moto tomorrow. And I won't wear black gear like I did today!
Oh, we ate some chicken CobbNuggets, as well. They're CobbNuggets because they're in Shane's freezer, boo ya.
-Greg Sassi Sassinator #43
In my first practice I noticed how fun the track is! Some big jumps, coupled with fun turns, make the track awesome. The whoops are pretty tough, too.
With the temperature being about 105 everyday, it's really hard to ride after being out there for a little while. Just gotta push through it. Luckily there's a nice, cold shower right by where we're parked. Yayyyy!
Looks like I'm going to have one moto tomorrow. And I won't wear black gear like I did today!
Oh, we ate some chicken CobbNuggets, as well. They're CobbNuggets because they're in Shane's freezer, boo ya.
-Greg Sassi Sassinator #43
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Ponca City trip
This year I got another opportunity that I just couldn't pass up. After several long days at work, my dad and I are going to Ponca City! We're going down to Georgia first and picking up Shane Cobb. Actually, we're gonna basically empty the Sassinator van and pile our stuff into Shane's fun mover.
It's 1000 miles down to Shane's house. We're tackling that drive right now. Then we have another 1000 mile drive back up to Oklahoma. Fun stuff!
I've never been to a big race like that in the middle of the summer, so I don't know how I'm going to do in the heat, but I'm assuming I'll be ok, as long as there's a kiddy pool available!
I'm currently signed up to do 450 B stock, Collegeboy, and 4-stroke open. My 450 is gonna get plenty of action this week, which I'm pumped for! Oh, and I'm going to be number 43 once again, instead of the big ol' number 1.
From videos I've seen, it looks like Ponca is hard-packed and rough, almost like where I practice every week, so I'm feeling pretty confident in that aspect. But I won't know what it's like until I'm there actually riding.
Unfortunately Ponca Is during the same time as the Lake County Fair. That means I won't be racing At the fair this year. I really like that race, but I have to try out Ponca as well. Oh well!
Catcha later. I'll be watching the monotonous road pass by for the next couple of days!
It's 1000 miles down to Shane's house. We're tackling that drive right now. Then we have another 1000 mile drive back up to Oklahoma. Fun stuff!
I've never been to a big race like that in the middle of the summer, so I don't know how I'm going to do in the heat, but I'm assuming I'll be ok, as long as there's a kiddy pool available!
I'm currently signed up to do 450 B stock, Collegeboy, and 4-stroke open. My 450 is gonna get plenty of action this week, which I'm pumped for! Oh, and I'm going to be number 43 once again, instead of the big ol' number 1.
From videos I've seen, it looks like Ponca is hard-packed and rough, almost like where I practice every week, so I'm feeling pretty confident in that aspect. But I won't know what it's like until I'm there actually riding.
Unfortunately Ponca Is during the same time as the Lake County Fair. That means I won't be racing At the fair this year. I really like that race, but I have to try out Ponca as well. Oh well!
Catcha later. I'll be watching the monotonous road pass by for the next couple of days!
Saturday, July 7, 2012
My Sassi Summer 2012 video
Here's a little video I made of my summer so far this year. Check it out! Includes trials, mx, RedBud, skateboarding, and all sorts of randomness. It's kind of a chill song, so just sit back and relax. Yeahhhhhh.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Polo Trials Day 2
Today was my third time trying a trials event. And it went better than yesterday! It seemed like I was going to have a tough day after I scored a 5 on the first section, but things started rolling along pretty good.
There was one section where I crashed on two of my attempts, which wasn't so good. Aside from that negative, I had some really good positives by saving my scores several times. The hills were very loose, so once I got stuck, I thought it was pretty much impossible to get up it. But I used some technique I learned to just barely get up! I never thought I'd be so happy to get a 3...
With 73 points, I ended up getting 2nd place out of 8 guys! I'm pumped on that! The advanced class sections are rewarding to get through for sure.
I'll try to get some cool pics from the event up soon! I saw some that looked awesome.
See ya! -Greg
There was one section where I crashed on two of my attempts, which wasn't so good. Aside from that negative, I had some really good positives by saving my scores several times. The hills were very loose, so once I got stuck, I thought it was pretty much impossible to get up it. But I used some technique I learned to just barely get up! I never thought I'd be so happy to get a 3...
With 73 points, I ended up getting 2nd place out of 8 guys! I'm pumped on that! The advanced class sections are rewarding to get through for sure.
I'll try to get some cool pics from the event up soon! I saw some that looked awesome.
See ya! -Greg
Polo Trials Day 1
Hey everybody! This weekend I'm giving another go at trials. So far so good! I entered the advanced class and hoped for the best.
The first sections we went over seemed so difficult! I had to take some 5 scores... On the second section we did I looped out on a steep uphill. Fun! Another one had three really big logs we had to go over, and the real challenging one was the last one. I was pumped that I jumped on top of it and made it without crashing!
The riding turned out pretty awesome, and we had a bunch of free time afterwards. Almost too much free time! Apart from the cool riding, I thought the best part of this place is that it has a shower with warm water. Yes, warm water!
This place, pretty much right next to Ki Tracks, is almost paradise. Another day left tomorrow!
-Greg
The first sections we went over seemed so difficult! I had to take some 5 scores... On the second section we did I looped out on a steep uphill. Fun! Another one had three really big logs we had to go over, and the real challenging one was the last one. I was pumped that I jumped on top of it and made it without crashing!
The riding turned out pretty awesome, and we had a bunch of free time afterwards. Almost too much free time! Apart from the cool riding, I thought the best part of this place is that it has a shower with warm water. Yes, warm water!
This place, pretty much right next to Ki Tracks, is almost paradise. Another day left tomorrow!
-Greg
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Red Bud Regional: Sunday
Hey everybody! Today was the second and final day of the regional at Red Bud. There's good news and bad news. The good news is that I didn't crash at all! The bad news is that I also didn't ride that good all the time.
I had four motos. The first one was a Collegeboy moto. In that one I stalled my bike off the start (don't ask me how) and charged back up. I felt awesome riding in that one! I caught up to 29th, I think. I was happy with my ride, even though I didn't finish too good. The second moto was 450 B Mod. Mid-pack start, got passed by a bunch of guys. Finished 35th. For some reason I ride quite a bit better when nobody's by me. In that race I probably didn't ride too good because I saw at least two people get run over and at least five crash in the first four turns.
My sister and I rode bikes around and went to watch some of the other races in my free time. It's beautiful up on the hill!
My third Collegeboy moto didn't go that good, either. I thought I rode all right, but I guess not. Idk. Last race started from the back and passed some guys in the end.
Congrats to all the qualifiers!
Bye bye. -Greg
I had four motos. The first one was a Collegeboy moto. In that one I stalled my bike off the start (don't ask me how) and charged back up. I felt awesome riding in that one! I caught up to 29th, I think. I was happy with my ride, even though I didn't finish too good. The second moto was 450 B Mod. Mid-pack start, got passed by a bunch of guys. Finished 35th. For some reason I ride quite a bit better when nobody's by me. In that race I probably didn't ride too good because I saw at least two people get run over and at least five crash in the first four turns.
My sister and I rode bikes around and went to watch some of the other races in my free time. It's beautiful up on the hill!
My third Collegeboy moto didn't go that good, either. I thought I rode all right, but I guess not. Idk. Last race started from the back and passed some guys in the end.
Congrats to all the qualifiers!
Bye bye. -Greg
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Red Bud Regional: Saturday
This weekend is the weekend of the Loretta Lynn's regional qualifier at Red Bud! Some things have happened, mannn, some things have happened.
The track was super rough today, as usual. This roughness caused some action, for sure! I had the later motos of the day, so I got to just ride a bike around with my sister for half the day. When my first moto came up in the Collegeboy class, I raced a totally average mid-pack race! Well, almost totally average. I guess I was in 13th when it happened. By "it" I mean when I got kicked off my bike a little, whiskey throttled, and jumped a bunch of feet down a hill, almost to a tree. Oh, and I just crashed off my bike and was totally fine at the end of it! Oh boy, if anyone was watching, they sure got a cool show! So I finished 24th in that...
My 450 B Mod went a lot more averagely. Ya know, the average mid-pack start, the average racing, to a 14th place. Wheeeee, I made it to the other motos of 450 B!
Because of the crazy crash and finish I had in Collegeboy, I had to go to the last chance qualifier to make it to the next motos. But a second place start and a third in the race was pretty good! I got into the next races from it.
I had a lot of time to kill today, kind of. Thank goodness for bikes! That's everything exciting that happened today. More action tomorrow!
The track was super rough today, as usual. This roughness caused some action, for sure! I had the later motos of the day, so I got to just ride a bike around with my sister for half the day. When my first moto came up in the Collegeboy class, I raced a totally average mid-pack race! Well, almost totally average. I guess I was in 13th when it happened. By "it" I mean when I got kicked off my bike a little, whiskey throttled, and jumped a bunch of feet down a hill, almost to a tree. Oh, and I just crashed off my bike and was totally fine at the end of it! Oh boy, if anyone was watching, they sure got a cool show! So I finished 24th in that...
My 450 B Mod went a lot more averagely. Ya know, the average mid-pack start, the average racing, to a 14th place. Wheeeee, I made it to the other motos of 450 B!
Because of the crazy crash and finish I had in Collegeboy, I had to go to the last chance qualifier to make it to the next motos. But a second place start and a third in the race was pretty good! I got into the next races from it.
I had a lot of time to kill today, kind of. Thank goodness for bikes! That's everything exciting that happened today. More action tomorrow!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Limestone 100 GNCC
Hello! This weekend, the last weekend of high school, I went to the Limestone 100 GNCC in Indiana. It was just a slight 5 hour drive down there. I didn't really know what I was going to do until Saturday night. It was between going to the Red Bud amateur race, or going to the GNCC.
I raced the 250 B class hoping to beat my finish from last time. My goal was to just not crash! And I almost did it, too! I got a mid-pack start and just tried keeping it on two wheels. I had a couple close calls, but I managed to stay up for the first 2 hours! The only bad thing that happened in the beginning was my camel-bak mouth piece coming off in the start. I just felt water pouring out of there... Luckily, physics was on my side and kept almost enough water in there for the whole race. Yay for physics!
I got kind of unraveled in the last two laps. I fell once in each lap and was just losing my flow. I started cramping up pretty badly. My right leg just wanted to stay! To compensate for that, I just stood up everywhere. The last lap was even worse with my arms, legs, and neck cramping up quite a bit.
I ended up getting 7th out of 14 in my class, which is better than last time! But just like last time, I don't feel so good..
See ya later, alligator! -Greg
I raced the 250 B class hoping to beat my finish from last time. My goal was to just not crash! And I almost did it, too! I got a mid-pack start and just tried keeping it on two wheels. I had a couple close calls, but I managed to stay up for the first 2 hours! The only bad thing that happened in the beginning was my camel-bak mouth piece coming off in the start. I just felt water pouring out of there... Luckily, physics was on my side and kept almost enough water in there for the whole race. Yay for physics!
I got kind of unraveled in the last two laps. I fell once in each lap and was just losing my flow. I started cramping up pretty badly. My right leg just wanted to stay! To compensate for that, I just stood up everywhere. The last lap was even worse with my arms, legs, and neck cramping up quite a bit.
I ended up getting 7th out of 14 in my class, which is better than last time! But just like last time, I don't feel so good..
See ya later, alligator! -Greg
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Dutch Mx qualifier
Hola! I had a jam-packed weekend and am pretty tired now. I had prom on Friday night, math team state on Saturday, and Dutch Mx Loretta Lynn's area qualifier on Sunday. This is accompanied by a lot of traveling! Total, I've been on the road for about 800 miles from Friday through Sunday.
After watching supercross on tv on saturday night, we left for Dutch Sports Park with Cody VanBuskirk. Cody and I got to sleep the whole way there, of course. Yet for some reason I don't feel bad for our dads. Hehe
I went there because I wanted to qualify for the regional at Red Bud. I tried in the Collegeboy and 450 B modified classes.
Dutch is a sandy and hard pack track. There were a lot of different lines to take, too. I think it's the ideal track for being able to pass people. This fact worked to my disadvantage a little, too.
My Collegeboy motos went all right. In the first moto I got a mid-pack start and rode to an 11th place. On the last lap I did a kind of banzai pass down a straight to get my 11th back! That was the highlight of that race for me. The second moto went very similarly, as I raced to a 12th overall. That was a more difficult class.
My 450 B mod motos went quite a bit better. The first one started with me almost getting the holeshot! I got an awesome jump on the gate and just pinned it. I stayed in second place for a while, but eventually got passed. So I got 5th! The second moto went almost as good, with a 7th. You wouldn't think it, but I got a 4th overall! I'm pumped on that!
Here are several fun facts from the weekend:
-There was lightning and was supposed to be rain (but thankfully didn't!).
-an almost dead bug was on the front of our van.
-a random guy came up to us and talked about his cinco de mayo party.
-the average rut count per turn = 4.
-an unfortunate 65cc kid crashed pretty hard while we were watching. Awwww.
-the best line is the inside line.
-did I mention ruts?
-number of cheeseburgers eaten: 1.5
-the choice of shower was the bike wash station.
-the water was cold. 8|
-number of crashes: 0!
-number of Motos I beat Cody: 1
-number of Motos Cody beat me: 3
-my bike is awesome!
-there were no fun facts beside the bug-almost-dead thing.
Thanks for reading my pointless fun facts! Next weekend: GNCC time!
See ya. -Greg
After watching supercross on tv on saturday night, we left for Dutch Sports Park with Cody VanBuskirk. Cody and I got to sleep the whole way there, of course. Yet for some reason I don't feel bad for our dads. Hehe
I went there because I wanted to qualify for the regional at Red Bud. I tried in the Collegeboy and 450 B modified classes.
Dutch is a sandy and hard pack track. There were a lot of different lines to take, too. I think it's the ideal track for being able to pass people. This fact worked to my disadvantage a little, too.
My Collegeboy motos went all right. In the first moto I got a mid-pack start and rode to an 11th place. On the last lap I did a kind of banzai pass down a straight to get my 11th back! That was the highlight of that race for me. The second moto went very similarly, as I raced to a 12th overall. That was a more difficult class.
My 450 B mod motos went quite a bit better. The first one started with me almost getting the holeshot! I got an awesome jump on the gate and just pinned it. I stayed in second place for a while, but eventually got passed. So I got 5th! The second moto went almost as good, with a 7th. You wouldn't think it, but I got a 4th overall! I'm pumped on that!
Here are several fun facts from the weekend:
-There was lightning and was supposed to be rain (but thankfully didn't!).
-an almost dead bug was on the front of our van.
-a random guy came up to us and talked about his cinco de mayo party.
-the average rut count per turn = 4.
-an unfortunate 65cc kid crashed pretty hard while we were watching. Awwww.
-the best line is the inside line.
-did I mention ruts?
-number of cheeseburgers eaten: 1.5
-the choice of shower was the bike wash station.
-the water was cold. 8|
-number of crashes: 0!
-number of Motos I beat Cody: 1
-number of Motos Cody beat me: 3
-my bike is awesome!
-there were no fun facts beside the bug-almost-dead thing.
Thanks for reading my pointless fun facts! Next weekend: GNCC time!
See ya. -Greg
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Byron Trials
Hey everybody! Today I competed in my first observed trials event! It was kind of a last minute decision. And it turned out to be a good one! One of the nice things about trials is that I don't have to get up as early to get there on time. So I got enough sleep and got to the course with perfect timing!
Everybody was really friendly there and the rules were easy to follow. There were 51 riders total with all the classes, which is a big turnout for trials, I guess! Soon my group and I were on our way.
In the first section I dabbed my foot three times going up this tricky hill-turn. It ended up being the most points I got in any single section! There was a line every time we got to a new section, which kind of sucked. But there wasn't anything to do about it, since we had to do all of the sections in order.
I ended up getting through most of the sections without much difficulty. Halfway through the third, and final, time through the sections it started raining. I'm not a weatherman, but any time rain starts hitting the ground means mud! And mud means limited traction, which means foot dabs and crashes! Uh oh. I was kind of getting worried. But I ended up being worried about nothing, since I actually had fewer faults in the muddy conditions! Just call me lucky. Or skilled. *ahem* ;)
Riding the trails out of the woods was also really fun. Just back and forth flowing everywhere! Doing that in the rain got me really muddy, though.
After I finished, I went back to a section and helped clean up everything. Another guy and I ended up cleaning two sections. It seemed like it was harder to get it out of there than riding over it was! But I wasn't complaining.
I ended up getting 3rd place out of 18 guys in the intermediate class. That's with only 9 points. I'm pumped on that! The day was a success!
-Greg
Everybody was really friendly there and the rules were easy to follow. There were 51 riders total with all the classes, which is a big turnout for trials, I guess! Soon my group and I were on our way.
In the first section I dabbed my foot three times going up this tricky hill-turn. It ended up being the most points I got in any single section! There was a line every time we got to a new section, which kind of sucked. But there wasn't anything to do about it, since we had to do all of the sections in order.
I ended up getting through most of the sections without much difficulty. Halfway through the third, and final, time through the sections it started raining. I'm not a weatherman, but any time rain starts hitting the ground means mud! And mud means limited traction, which means foot dabs and crashes! Uh oh. I was kind of getting worried. But I ended up being worried about nothing, since I actually had fewer faults in the muddy conditions! Just call me lucky. Or skilled. *ahem* ;)
Riding the trails out of the woods was also really fun. Just back and forth flowing everywhere! Doing that in the rain got me really muddy, though.
After I finished, I went back to a section and helped clean up everything. Another guy and I ended up cleaning two sections. It seemed like it was harder to get it out of there than riding over it was! But I wasn't complaining.
I ended up getting 3rd place out of 18 guys in the intermediate class. That's with only 9 points. I'm pumped on that! The day was a success!
-Greg
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Plainview Hare Scramble
Hola amigos! Today I was at the Plainview Hare Scramble, ran by WFO Promotions. It's a five hour drive down there from my house, so we left Saturday afternoon, after some sick mountain biking with Alec Denecke!
We arrived at about midnight, which seems to always be the worst time to arrive anywhere. Everything looks haunted and unstable at that time of day. There's a wooden bridge there that looks so old, but we didn't crash through it, so I guess it's fine.
It rained a little overnight, but I wasn't really worried. I thought the track would be fine by the time I got out there.
There I was, lined up with the other AA class riders, waiting for the rifle shot. Yes, I entered the AA class, hoping to win some $$$ back. As you will read, some circumstances prevented that from happening.
The start went ok. I think I was midpack, or a little toward the back. I wasn't getting dropped too bad, so I was happy! Well, happy until a little bit after the start. Ha. I crashed into a tree and pretty much ruined my front fender. And I hit my thigh pretty good in that crash (it still hurts to walk).
I got going from that and had another mishap on the first lap. I lost control and went into a bunch of smaller trees. Somehow I had one tree stuck between my front fender and wheel, and another tree stuck between my rear fender and wheel. It took me a while to get out of that one... Tugging and pulling.
And I couldn't just end the first lap without crashing another time! Ha.
Second lap: mindset of a new man. I now know the track. But not really.. I got to a creek crossing that was pretty deep in the middle. And where do you think I went? Yep, into the middle. I got stuck so bad. It felt impossible to get out. I pulled my bike up into a wheelie and tried pulling to the side with all my body weight. No cigar.
I could just leave the bike in a permanent wheelie at that time. Somehow I got the rear wheel free! Man, I didn't want to get stuck anymore. My hopes of an ok finishing position were out the window.
I got through the third lap without any major problems, so I was pumped on that! The fourth lap went almost as good, if it wouldn't have been for a tree rooted hill. I was stuck there for a little bit with another guy nearby stuck as well. When I got free I felt bad for leaving the other guy. Oh well.
So I finished 12th out of 14. Somehow two people had more mishaps than me!
The drive out of there was way more pleasant in the daylight. We drove through a town that had a brick road, so that was pretty cool.
Man, hare scramble's aren't that easy. But the fun part is finishing! Or is it the ride? Both. If you don't crash too much, that is.
See ya! -Greg
We arrived at about midnight, which seems to always be the worst time to arrive anywhere. Everything looks haunted and unstable at that time of day. There's a wooden bridge there that looks so old, but we didn't crash through it, so I guess it's fine.
It rained a little overnight, but I wasn't really worried. I thought the track would be fine by the time I got out there.
There I was, lined up with the other AA class riders, waiting for the rifle shot. Yes, I entered the AA class, hoping to win some $$$ back. As you will read, some circumstances prevented that from happening.
The start went ok. I think I was midpack, or a little toward the back. I wasn't getting dropped too bad, so I was happy! Well, happy until a little bit after the start. Ha. I crashed into a tree and pretty much ruined my front fender. And I hit my thigh pretty good in that crash (it still hurts to walk).
I got going from that and had another mishap on the first lap. I lost control and went into a bunch of smaller trees. Somehow I had one tree stuck between my front fender and wheel, and another tree stuck between my rear fender and wheel. It took me a while to get out of that one... Tugging and pulling.
And I couldn't just end the first lap without crashing another time! Ha.
Second lap: mindset of a new man. I now know the track. But not really.. I got to a creek crossing that was pretty deep in the middle. And where do you think I went? Yep, into the middle. I got stuck so bad. It felt impossible to get out. I pulled my bike up into a wheelie and tried pulling to the side with all my body weight. No cigar.
I could just leave the bike in a permanent wheelie at that time. Somehow I got the rear wheel free! Man, I didn't want to get stuck anymore. My hopes of an ok finishing position were out the window.
I got through the third lap without any major problems, so I was pumped on that! The fourth lap went almost as good, if it wouldn't have been for a tree rooted hill. I was stuck there for a little bit with another guy nearby stuck as well. When I got free I felt bad for leaving the other guy. Oh well.
So I finished 12th out of 14. Somehow two people had more mishaps than me!
The drive out of there was way more pleasant in the daylight. We drove through a town that had a brick road, so that was pretty cool.
Man, hare scramble's aren't that easy. But the fun part is finishing! Or is it the ride? Both. If you don't crash too much, that is.
See ya! -Greg
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Brodhead
Check out this video I did at Brodhead! There's a little bit of Cody VanBuskirk in there, too. Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Helmet cams from Byron and Mount Carroll
Hey everybody! These are some of the recent helmet cams I've done.
^ This one's from my 450 B race at Byron. Check out the start from the inside!
^ This one's from riding at MC Motopark with Norman Madiberg. We tried some different mounting options and angles. No music to this one. I tried to just keep it simple riding. Enjoy!
-Greg
^ This one's from my 450 B race at Byron. Check out the start from the inside!
^ This one's from riding at MC Motopark with Norman Madiberg. We tried some different mounting options and angles. No music to this one. I tried to just keep it simple riding. Enjoy!
-Greg
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