WooHoo, Orange Crush in the Bag!
If nothing else, the Orange Crush is exciting! The weather was great and the track was typical Florida, sandy and filled with whoops. We got to the track on Saturday and found Ty, Derek, and Sean. We had a perfect pit spot. Now on to the race.....
Scott got a mid-pack start, not bad. However, he got caught up in a first turn crash. He got started almost last! At the end of the first lap, he fought his way up to 11th place. The track was brutal, and the heat was taking it's toll. At the end of the second lap, Scott had moved up to 8th place. He held the 8th position for another lap. On the last lap he moved up to 6th place. He came across the finish line in 6th place just 15 seconds behind 5th. Not a bad day, especially considering the first turn crash! Even better, Scott finished 23rd overall in a field of 220 participants. Needless to say, we were pumped! He was the highest placing Georgia rider in the 220 participant field. In fact when checking the stats, Scott was the highest placing Georgia rider in both races. You can't change the results, and we are ecstatic with the results, but you can't help but wonder where he would have finished without the crash. But we never second guess the results, we are very thankful for the outcome.
It was really good to see Ty and Derek again. We made a new friend with Sean Callahan. Sean brought his hauler down and invited us to join them in the pit area. We had a great time and would like to say thanks to Sean for being so hospitable! That is one of the things about these GNCC events, you meet some of the nicest people. We pitted next to the Fulkersons. Jennifer Fulkerson, from Kentucky, was competing in her first event since getting back from Iraq. She was deployed in Iraq and got back late last year. We had the opportunity to meet her and speek to her husband during the race. You have a lot of really nice folks at the track. All in all, it was a good day, Out of our group, the AM riders came back in one piece and felt pretty good. Ty got 3rd in his class, Sean got 9th, and Derek had a fuel problem and only finished one lap.
Now, it's time to get ready for the General in Aonia Georgia. Not a lot of time and a lot of work to do! Gotta go, more updates to come........
Scott got a mid-pack start, not bad. However, he got caught up in a first turn crash. He got started almost last! At the end of the first lap, he fought his way up to 11th place. The track was brutal, and the heat was taking it's toll. At the end of the second lap, Scott had moved up to 8th place. He held the 8th position for another lap. On the last lap he moved up to 6th place. He came across the finish line in 6th place just 15 seconds behind 5th. Not a bad day, especially considering the first turn crash! Even better, Scott finished 23rd overall in a field of 220 participants. Needless to say, we were pumped! He was the highest placing Georgia rider in the 220 participant field. In fact when checking the stats, Scott was the highest placing Georgia rider in both races. You can't change the results, and we are ecstatic with the results, but you can't help but wonder where he would have finished without the crash. But we never second guess the results, we are very thankful for the outcome.
It was really good to see Ty and Derek again. We made a new friend with Sean Callahan. Sean brought his hauler down and invited us to join them in the pit area. We had a great time and would like to say thanks to Sean for being so hospitable! That is one of the things about these GNCC events, you meet some of the nicest people. We pitted next to the Fulkersons. Jennifer Fulkerson, from Kentucky, was competing in her first event since getting back from Iraq. She was deployed in Iraq and got back late last year. We had the opportunity to meet her and speek to her husband during the race. You have a lot of really nice folks at the track. All in all, it was a good day, Out of our group, the AM riders came back in one piece and felt pretty good. Ty got 3rd in his class, Sean got 9th, and Derek had a fuel problem and only finished one lap.
Now, it's time to get ready for the General in Aonia Georgia. Not a lot of time and a lot of work to do! Gotta go, more updates to come........
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