Hi Guys,

Going 10 mph down the Freeway is not the way I expected to spend the 9 hour drive up to Mammoth Mtn , which should have only taken 4hours. Once being towed into the track buy the water truck we unloaded Mary Jane and did some burnouts in our practice session. We then had 3 days of getting acclimatized before the racing began! So, we had lot of fun on our mountain bikes and luckily Devin had put in some 450EXC bikes so we could get around. It was nothing like southern California, there were trees!!! Haha. It was a lot like Bulgaria and perfect weather everyday.  It is known as one of the most scenic and exciting events of the amateur schedule, they didn’t dissapoint!

The mini week started on Monday and didn’t go as well as hoped. I took a few moto wins but an unfortunate crash lead me to being sat in a hospital bed. The DOCs said I had to rest for 8 weeks but as always… I didn’t have that long!!

I was back out the next day not feeling to good, but preparing for the big bikes.

Let alone having the crash, I was also going into my first ever race on the 250f! EVERYONE down at KTM had done a Wicked job on my bike. We may have had the slowest vehicle but we definitely had the fastest bikes!!!

I was going in with some super fast guys and in my heat race managed to pull the holeshot. I then was able to break away from the rest of the pack whilst they were all getting tangled up with each other, to take the win!

In the final, my flyin machine went to the front. Taking the holeshot, It wasn’t long until the pressure started building and one of the Suzuki riders tried to make a move. I held my position and eventually took the WIN!!

That was awesome!! Taking my first ever 250f win….

That night we were all sat in the pool at our hotel when someone started shouting, we looked up and saw a BEAR… it was so cool. (for me anyway) and something that wasn’t so cool…. Well we had a little problem. On the way back from the track, because we only had 2 EXC 450s we had to double up. I went on with my dad and Jordan and Devin on the other. Seeing as Devin didn’t feel comfortable on the bike with someone on the back she let Jordan drive, the problem was that he was only 15 and didn’t have a drivers license! AND as you guessed he got pulled over by the cops!! (I was laughing) luckily the Devmiester got us out of it!! hahahahaha

The next day I was ready to go again and with Murray Miller the track official showing me the lines I was ready to win another title.

I placed second in my heat race and was “ready to race”.

Once again I managed to squeeze the holeshot and make an early break in the main. I kept out in front for the remainder of the race and brought my KTM to the top step!

An amazing week, I had so much fun with the team (Devin, Joe, Mike). I cant wait until next year!!

Thanks again Murray…

…………..

soon after Mammoth we headed to “da east side” over in Virginia! We were staying with Zack Osbourne and Al Albiker to prepare Loretta Lynns in two weeks.  We had a lot of fun riding and training, also some European guys came to race and train with us.

After a while in Virginia we found our self’s at World Mini in Oklahoma…. Which was the week before LL. I had been there once before in 2005 on the 65s and had a great time so I am hoping to do the same again this time!!

Its that time of month again!! It only feels like yesterday that I sent my last column in!!

max