Birthday Girl

Today is Jessica's Birthday. She is 8 years old. If I leave the 3 kids at home I put her in charge as she is more mature then the other 2. Later..

Gate pictures by Guy

Again here are some cool pictures that Guy snapped last night at the gate practice of myself and Nate. Thanks again Guy for the pictures. I have a few videos that Sam took from the races on Sunday and I will post them later.

Today I took the kids and we all got the H1n1 ( swine flu shots ). They were giving them out free to everyone so I could not pass it up to protect ourselves from the swine flu. There was no wait and we were out in less then 15 minutes. Good deal.

Tomorrow night is the Ronsta ride in Rockesha and it should be a nice little cruise, noise and food. So come on out and join us. Later..

Gate drops

Nate hitting one of the many gates tonight.


Tonight was another great night at the gate practice and as always a fun time. Got as many gates as your body could handle and at the end my butt was dragging. Not Nate though he kept going till the last gate was dropped and he looked cooked at the end to. But this weekend there is a cross race to attend and then after that we are heading right to the bmx track for some more racing. Should be fun. See you at the races. Later..

Popping away

After sitting in a meeting all morning I finally got out and tested a few scales. Just can not sit all day and I don't know how people can do that. I guess I'm not cut out for that type of work, and glad my job does not require it. After work it was get Jess and then rake some leaves, again. Lift weights and then head to the chiropractor to get adjusted. Then I still had some time for a roller workout before my school board meeting. Just another night in my not so busy life. But the good thing is that there is gate practice tomorrow night and I can't wait to bust a bunch. So see you at the gate practice. Later..

Pictures by Guy at the bmx track

Here are a few of the great pictures that Guys seems to be able to get of Nate and I racing at the bmx track. They are great action shots and I can't say thanks enough for taking the pictures and letting us have them. We had a great weekend of racing and have another full weekend of racing coming up this weekend. Gate practice happens Wednesday so be there. Later..

Double point day

Today was another day of hitting the gates at the barn. It was a double point day which means more racers and faster ones. Nate always has the fasted and the most daring racers that take chances just to get that 1 more spot at the finish line. Nate made both mains today meaning that he had to bust some of his best gates and racing. Well he answered the bell and made both mains. He had the outside gate in both and ended up 4th in the cruiser and 5th in the 20 inch. My day pretty much the same as I had the outside gate in both mains meaning hit it hard and go. I ended up 6th in cruiser and 2nd in 20 inch. So it was a good day of racing and on top of it a fun one. The racing is fun but the guys and gals on the team make it a lot more fun. Gate practice on Wednesday and more racing this weekend. Going up deer hunting over Thanksgiving as I'm going to use my 3 days off next week to get a few things done around the house this year. Time to get to my brother Tim's house as he is hosting Jessica's Birthday party as she asked if would as they love to go over there. Thanks Tim. Later..

Round 2

After the cross race this morning Nate and I loaded up 4 bmx bikes in the car and hit the barn for some racing. Nate as always had a staked class and took a 3rd in cruiser and a 5th in 20 inch. I took a 3rd in cruiser and a 3rd in 20 inch. I was the first intermediate race for me and I had 7 guys in the gate so it was fun. More racing tomorrow at the barn. Later..

1 Down 1 To Go

Mitch, Nate and Lionel on the boxes.
Nate and clean wheels at the finish.
Mitch, Nate and Lionel going over the barriers.
Nate leading the pack down the hill.
Nate and Gage at the start.

Nate had his first race of the day this morning and took a 1st place. It was the Polska cross race put on by the awesome Polska team. The course great and the weather was even better. At the start Gage took the hole shot and then Ian, Nate, Ben and Mitch in tow. Up the run up the kids were already passing the group that started in front of them. On the back side Ian went down and Ben went over him and that is when the break formed. Nate took the lead and Mitch was in 2nd and Gage in 3rd. It stayed that way for the next few laps and then Lionel got on Gage's wheel and bridged to Nate and Mitch. After a lap or 2 it was just Nate and Lionel for the last 2 laps. Nate sat on and let Lionel lead and answered to the attacks that Lionel tried. On the last uphill before the barriers Nate attacked and got a 20 foot gap and by the time he was over the barriers he had a 40 yard gap and rode it to the finish. Mitch rode in for the 3rd place and Gage held on for a nice 4th. Thanks to the Polska team for a great race and a awesome course. Now the bmx bikes are loaded in the car and ready for the 2nd half of the day. There is a cross race tomorrow in Janesville and then more bmx racing. Should be another fun day. Later..