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October 20, 2007:
Humet Rides To 2 Podium Finishes |
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Well another great racing weekend has come and gone. A heavy dose of rain Friday night, on top of a dry week made for great track conditions and an awesome night of racing Saturday night at Dade City Raceway. The rain was just enough to make to track tacky but not muddy. The quads made some pretty deep ruts, but the tackiness helped keep them manageable by providing some good traction. The first moto of the night for me was the +35C class, which was combined with the 250C and 250 Beginner classes. I had a good run going, holding second place from the holeshot, but got hung up behind a slower rider from the 250 Beginner class and lost a spot dropping me back to a 3rd place finish. As good as I felt after that moto, the second moto of the +35C class would leave me with an even better feeling. I got a bad holeshot, sliding sideways off the line instead of a good forward charge and ended up in 4th place. Around the 2nd or 3rd lap I got a good charge onto the long straightaway and passed both the 3rd and 2nd place riders to take over the 2nd spot just before entering the next corner. With a little over 1 lap remaining, I was a short corner behind the 1st place rider when he bobbled in a quad rut which slowed him down enough to allow me to catch him. We battled around the next 2 corners before I got a better run off a corner to beat him to the next turn and take over the lead for good taking a 1st place in the second moto for a 2nd place overall. I had a solid run in the 125 Beginner class as well. The first moto was a little rough though. Off the line and into the 1st turn I was side by side with the first 3 riders when 2 of them tangled in the corner and went down right in front of me. I had no time to react ran right into 1 of them stalling out while trying to stop. After getting my bike re-fired I had fallen back to the 7th position, but was able to climb back up to the 5th spot by the end of the moto. The second moto would be a little kinder to me. I got a pretty good start and was in a battle for 3rd place after the first corner. On lap 2 I was able to get around and take sole possession of 3rd. I rode in 3rd until I had an opportunity on the last lap to try a pass coming into the rhythm section and finish line. I was able to pull off the pass by going to the high side and squaring off the corner finishing 2nd in moto 2 for the 3rd place overall. All in all it was a very good night for me and the Get Off Sportswear / DNA Energy Drink / Steel MX Optics / Weapon MX / Ready Racing Filters / Driven Racing Products / Risk Racing / Vestal Watches / Osiris Shoes / Engine Ice Honda CRF250R.
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