My First MX Experience

[KRMit]

I've been trying to get my Shee and myself ready for MX for a while now, but I've never even been to a race. I went to my first real track last Saturday. We paid $10 and rode all day. The track was huge and had everything from doubles, step-ups, berms, timing section, you name it! After 2 laps around that sucker I was exhausted at first. I got more used to it and could go several laps at a time after a while though. There was a 90ft step-up triple in the back of the track which a couple dirt bikes were hitting and one kid on a 400ex. After working up a little nerve me and my friends were doubling it. A few times I overshot it and landed at the beginning of the third jump. I got to thinking... one more gear and I should be able to triple that thing. I came around, clicked up into 5th (I think), and sure enough didn't make it. I'm sure if it would have been a regular triple I'd have made it, but with it being a step-up I fell short. I nailed the face of the third jump and bounced over it. After that I rolled off the track and took a breather. The landing knocked the breath out of me and hit the frame. After a couple minutes I was alright and I've been thinking... maybe in 6th...

 

Anyway, we didn't have an official race or anything but I did race a couple guys I usually ride with for a couple laps. Usually I'm doing good to keep up with them in the woods, but I was a different animal on the track. I passed them and was grinning from ear to ear. There's an arenacross race close by on Feb. 5 I'm thinking about entering. I know arenacross races are smaller and maybe not where a Banshee would excel but I'm pumped.

 

I just wanted to share my glee. Thanks for the attention!

[ledofthezep]

Cool man! Sounds like you got the fever.

[sanddevil111]

I would say your not gonna do to bad in your race considering you almost made a 90 foot triple or step up or whatever you said but Im sure youll make it alright...you better represent that banshee and show them ex boys whats up

[bigboybanshee]

Sweet!!! I wish there were some local mx tracks around here, that's something I've always had a passion to do...I saw your pics in the images forums, is that from this track?

[locogato11283]

sounds cool man. tracks are fun but i prefer the steep hills.

[KRMit]

Usually when we go riding I'm the guy in the background who rides toward the back of the pack and doesn't say much. At the track I had a lot of people coming up to me introducing themselves. That felt good to get the respect. I was the only Banshee out there. There were mostly 400exs, 450rs and 250rs... it was a Honda day. The biggest thrill was having guys with tricked out 250rs asking me how to clear some of the jumps. One guy with a 400ex and a 250r who races frequently said he had to give me props, that I could really jump that Banshee. He said he used to own one and knows how hard they are to jump. I think I may have blushed.

[Wallrat]

Naw they're easy to jump...its landing em that's tricky.

[frocashmoney24]

sounds like a kickass time man, gotta love it when people ask you about your shit!