September 08, 2008 20:49

"Feeling Fine..."
Its a line from The Simpsons episode when they Parody "The Shining" by Stephen King...Right before Homer goes crazy.. "Dont Mind if I doooo!!!" Its been nuts. Work has kicked my butt and its been a hard summer with the loss of 2 friends. I've since then crammed 3 months of fun into 3 weeks. I've raced twice since and hired a coach to video tape everything I've been doing wrong on the track. It wasnt that humbling, seems Im doing everything great except for accelerating, braking and turning! Other than that Im great! Hahah. I hired Mark at VanMar racing to video tape me from his own bike, and the camera taught me a few things. I've been around this game for a while, and I need to fine tune some things I do on the track. It was cool to get up at 5 am to beat Mark to the track by eight. He had his Moto-cam on and then followed me a bit. Now, mind you, he's a 2 time class champ and can pass me at will, but he stayed behind and filmed at a good pace. He then showed me the tape in the comfort of the VanMar race Trailer, complete with big screen and AC. Humbling indeed. Best money ever spent, cuz I gained confidence back and knocked four seconds off my time. Problem is, that crash screwed me up so bad I need to knock four more seconds off! I still start dead last in my races(no points)..but at least I dont get lapped by my friends. A small victory in itself. ..So why am I bitchin? I'm not, I'm actually very happy with myself. I'm living two of my dreams in Boulder, CO. Between biking and Moto Roadracing, I cant honestly pick a favorite. This stuff takes lots of time and ALL my dinero, and Im doing Ok and still having fun. The minute it stops being fun, Im out.
I actually took a break from racing this month to Downhill Mountain bike, and crammed 3 months of riding into 2 weeks. A few of my Moto friends were impressed. That felt good. I LOVE DOWNHILL, AND I KNOW I'M BETTER AT IT. So why race moto? I've never been outta the top 6 racing downhill, so I bought a new bike for next year. I know I can get results and not drain the bank. I also ate sh%t 3 times coming up short on the biggest gap jumps Ive ever attempted, and Im not a paraplegic. Just a good war wound or two to show my buddies at the dealership. It is a big decision, but Im going for both passions next year, and I'm not going to be too serious that its win or nothing. That way I may pick up a surprise result along the way. That way,I'll come away very happy with racing. Ones a little healthier than the other, too. Dont ask me which one gets more girls 'cuz I dont know! As long as Im happy with what I do I'm fine being the dateless wonder!