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I GOT THE HOLE SHOT!
Written by Mitchell Parnwell
This was my first competitive competition so I was pretty nervous.
ROUND ONE:
Race 1: I was nervous at the gates but I was 3rd into the first corner. I had an awesome battle with Ben Wells but I took a different line than him & I got him on the last lap, I ended up coming 3rd.
Race 2: I had a good start I was 2nd in the first corner but I was passed twice. I was going hard around a corner & my front wheel washed out, causing me to fall off the bike. I fought back hard & got back to 5th, but that was all I could manage.
Race 3:I was 3rd into the first corner, keeping this position for most of the race, but I came off & started dead last!. Amazingly I fought back up to 4th. I was rapt with that effort.
Race 4: I got the holeshot ! But got passed in the 2nd corner. I was getting pretty tired by this stage & I didn’t want to come off, so I sat back in 4th for the remainder of the race.
ROUND TWO:
Race 1: I had a good start & the track had good traction. I tried hard & ended up coming in 4th place, I was a bit disappointed about that.
Race 2: I had another good start & was running in 2nd place, with only 2 laps to go unfortunely I made a small mistake & came off.I restarted in 7th position & finished in 4th position.
Race 3: I was 3rd around the first corner & rode very well all though the race. I kept a good distance ahead of the 4th place rider & I finished 3rd.
Race 4: I had an awesome start to this race, in lap 3 I was 4th & closing in on 3rd fast.I pressured the 3rd place rider eventually forcing him to make a mistake & he came off, I rode over his back wheel & went off the track. Once I got back on the track, I kept the power on & I finished 3rd. I was stoked with my effort.
The whole weekend was awesome & well run. I’m currently in 4th position in overall points in the 8-10yrs 85cc Class.
I would like to thank PGM racing for this great opportunity & to all my team mates I hope we have a awesome season.
May 19, 2008
