NVDRA Bar Bender race report⠀ I had a ton of fun being challenged to the max. I'm in the Senior Expert class and got to start on the 5th line. I was really happy to be able to get 2 laps through the A loop relatively unscathed. I did tag a tree lightly and it popped off the number plate which I stopped to put in my backpack before I lost it. 👌 Most of the B riders were very polite to move over for us since the A loop put us behind the B riders about 10km into the loop. I stopped twice to drink an extra bottle of water from the Checkers and a wonderful fan at the gas stop. Helmet off, chugging water 😄 plus my hydration pack. I'm really surprised that I didn't fall over more.⠀ I went for a start this time and got the holeshot but Wayne passed me in the first corner and then another in the second. I went off track and that's when I saw Damian and another rider turning and I spun a u-turn. So now I'm in 5th? That's the last time I knew what place I was running in until the lap was over. I didn't think I wanted to do a second lap. So, I stopped at the timeout party place and discovered I had 20 minutes to wait. Next move? #Braap I'm racing forward to that 2nd lap.⠀ The only place that I made passes was on the A loop or on some gnar in the B loop. At one point on the first lap I got past a boat load of riders on a gnarly hill and then I had clean air for 30 minutes 🙌 Second lap saw a lot of stopped riders and many stops to see if they were injured or to get details on what they needed.⠀ If it wasn't for a badass KTM 250XC from @cycleworks, a great mix in the drink system from @rynopower_canada that really helped stave off the cramping, @spyoptic googles to see and some @klimmotorcycle Mojave gear that was like AC when I was rolling I wouldn't have been able to get through the first lap let alone 2.⠀ In the end I'm very proud of my 4th place finish and rising to the challenge. I don't feel that I'm into "race shape".......yet, but I'll get there. It just takes a little longer these days. 😂⠀ #PNWMA #offroadracing #KTM #husqvarna #dirtyboy250 #2stroke #seniorexpert #toooldforfast (at Merritt, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/By0SqD0AReO/?igshid=k2ejnfo28k72
