HoleShot and More...

Well, racing goes on. After 3 weeks of Tyler Mountain Raceway being rained out, Isaac got to race on Saturday. It was warm. Warm enough that we waited until the last minute to get him geared up and had him undress back to short and a tank top between motos.

The track was slimy in practice. That's what wet clay is, slimy. Isaac spun out in one turn and went down on his 50. I was right there, jumped and then thought, "He's OK, let him be a man." And he did, jumped right back up, turned the bike, restarted it and was gone. He was much for cautious the next few times around. I looked up at one point to see him whip sideways slide up the hill and then stop. Again he turned the bike and drove on. That is way we go, that is what we like to see. Drive on when it isn't easy.

He ran in three classes. 50cc 7-8 year olds, 50cc Open, and 65cc 7-9 year olds. The two 50cc classes were race order 3 and 5. Only one group in between. He had to pull off the track and go straight back to the starting line. He got and 3rd and a 2nd in the first motos on his 50cc. He drove hard, gained confidence and kept a couple rides off in the first 65cc moto, they scored him 5th.

Amy hooked us up in between by bringing our tailgate grill and cooking us all a burger. Isaac changed to keep cool and we all had a good rest.

The second round came and Isaac headed down for the first class (race order 3), I strolled on down to the start line... Isaac was in the gate... What the heck... Well, race 2 had been canceled and they had race 3 lined up waiting for race 1 to end. I got there in time, we were fine. I got his goggles on, the bike warmed up and had time to spare. He did well, his lap times were faster, he had gain confidence from his wreck a few weeks ago and the slimy practice track. He got a 3rd place with a much smaller gap between him and the 2nd place rider. He was happy when he came off the track.

He quickly got back in line for race 5, the 50cc Open, if you remember he got 2nd in the first moto. Riding high on the solid 3rd place finish, he rocketed out of the gate and beat all the other rides to the first turn, HE GOT THE HOLESHOT...! (Holeshot = the first motocross rider to navigate the first turn of the track after the start.) He said the first thing he thought was, "Dad owes me 10 bucks." He and I have a standing deal, $10 for each holeshot. Well he held on to the lead from most of the first lap. Then kept all the other riders behind him for a solid 2nd place in the 50cc Open class.

Isaac was itching to go see if he got a trophy. But there was another race to ride and it take some time to tally the results. He rode well in the 65cc class, giving it one last push at the finish line to overtake a rider at the finish. On a sad note, one of our racing friends crash badly during this moto. Casey Wood (#311) from Beckley, WV crashed on the first lap on the upper end of the track and broke his hand. He had a bad night, he also got disqualified from the 85cc Beginner class for being too fast, jumping the doubles. I got an email confirmation from his parents that his hand was broken. Heal quickly Casey... We're thinking about you.

Lexy helped a ton in cleaning up the bike to be put away for the week. She had a lot of fun spraying the bikes, scrubbing them and drying them off. She was much more help than Isaac. But he got all this other gear cleaned and packed in his Ogio.

We'll keep you posted on the results from the next race.