Race is usually very rocky and technical, and this year was no different in that department. However, they ran into some land issues the week prior to the event and ended up running a 30 plus mile loop twice. The loop consisted of 3 test sections with some fairly rocky tight technical terrain. The first one right out of the start area being the most technical due to being on the tight side plus with a 20mph speed average. It was only some 3 plus miles. The first time through I felt I rode ok and dropped 2 minutes. Then the next two tests were between 5-7 miles in length. Both started out with a speed average of 20 mph and we got late of course but then they dropped the speed average to 18 mph and I was able to make up some time and zero both of them both times through. I was able to knock a point off the first test after the gas and drop a 1 which left me with a score of 3 on the day. This was a bit surprising to me because we usually have alot bigger scores for this event. Even more surprising was that next closest score was a 7 carded by good friend Jeff Pasqua. This is definately a great start to the summer events and I was definately pumped afterward. The homework I did in preparing came in handy for sure, because my suspension set up worked great, thanks to all the folks at Factory Connection. Riding fast in Pennsylvania rocks is no easy task, bike set up is crucial and besides great suspension being needed, traction is also an issue, but not for me this day, because my Kendas were hooking up. Thanks to the rest of my sponsors support it made the race seem easy and my pit crew Ryder, Merle, and Shorty were also a big help. Looking forward to the next enduro round in a few weeks.
