Silver Dollar Nationals 2009

Well the start of the 2009 ABA national series finally got here. I wasn't sure how well I was going to do leading into this race due to illness and injury. Part of achieving your dreams & goals is being able to push through the roadblocks and come out on top. Got to Reno just in time for my practice, literally had 3 minutes to spare, just enough time for inspection and to get my helmet on. Practice felt really decent and I was enjoying the gear that caused me issues in Tulsa... After my practice went and met the new team members and families and picked up my new uniform. Pretty psyched on how mellow and friendly everyone was. Stuck around friday night to watch Jesse race-he finished 4th! Good Job

Got back to the hotel rather late, got some dinner, and then spent some time catching up with frineds before calling it a night. Had some problems with sleep because of losing my voice and coughing...going to reno already sick is never fun! Saturday got some practice laps in and then got readt for racing. Pretty excited on how the race went, had 5 riders and got 2nd first round so I went straight to the mains. Main Event time and I ended up 2nd for the day, even after the near pass out experience I was having after the race I was pleased with my race. Same scenario saturday night, food, hanging out, then off to bed for some much needed rest. Sunday was feeling really drained, we dropped a rider so I had to go 2nd round, but ended up in the main and finished with another 2nd! Pretty solid start to my year.

Shout outs to Nick V for making 19x both days, Pete for his 1st on Sunday, Howard for making mains both days, Westbrook showed he loved the new cruiser with a 4th on sat, Sutter for throwing some ponies down this weekend and proving he'll be up front before long, Taylor W for making the jump to girl pro and doing well~ as well as my fellow team members and local riders. Good Job everyone. Now let's all get back to training and get ready for Lake Perris in just 3 weeks!!