Saturday was a makeup race at Blue Diamond MX park in New Castle, Delaware. The goal for me was to maintain my placing in the Masters of MX Series, and not get too far extended for Sunday's Michaux MTB race. Blue Diamond has some scary stuff, but generally its a good track to ride. Temperatures in the 90's and no shade made for a rough day all together. I knew after the 1st practice it was going to be tough because I could not get the entry to a rhythm section down; the new gearing had me a little out of sync. During my first moto I had a good start and went to the 1st turn behind my friend David who is currently leading the 35+B series. I was feeling good, but didn't have the run at the 110 foot table to clear it on the 1st lap and I got gapped. After that we stayed about the same pace until late in the race when I caught a few lappers. I finished 4th which was OK. The 30+C Moto was packed and stacked. I was caught behind a crash in the 2nd turn and lost the front 3 riders, but other than that it was uneventful. I had a back and forth with 2 guys that ended up leaving me back... 6th. Both second motos were about the same, but I never felt comfortable and really need to ride at least 1 practice day before the next race! The big problem was the heat; its impossible to stay hydrated in a parking field with no shade wearing MX gear for 6 hours! The race was a longer day too because of some new classes and I ended up almost bonking before I made a B-line for the Wawa and some food. This is just a foreshadowing for what was to come on Sunday...
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