What a great day it turned out to be! Frankie was adapting well to the mud trying to make the pass for 4th when the kid he was passing swapped out in front of him, Frankie ran over the kids rear tire and crashed also. After finally getting the bike started again he (18th or 19th place at this time) he rode up to 11th place in the 1st moto. The 2nd moto was less eventful, between moto's we discussed the plan of attack, it was to just get in front from the beginning!  After a mediocre start Frankie took a 4th place, with a 6th place overall in the 65cc class.

In the 85cc jr.mini class, Frankie rode his KX 65 to a 12th & a 10th for an 11th place overall.

This weekend was jam packed with riders, Waldens website says over 900 riders were there to compete in the event, there was some great racing action going on. Frankie had 2 OK starts in the 60 cc class and wound up with a 12th in the first moto & a 10th in the second moto with a 10th overall finish.  In the mini 4 stroke, club special class he rode to an  easy 1-1 finish.

Sundays race was a great season opener. The first moto started with a crummy start (early season jitters)

Frankie stalled the bike at the line, after getting it restarted he rode extremely well and managed to finish in fitth place. The second moto was as equally interesting, he came around the first turn in about ninth or tenth place, riding hard he worked his way up to third sometime during the second lap, three or four turns before the finish line jump on the last lap, on an off camber left hander he was on the back tire of the second place rider he took the inside line to make the pass and with a little too much rear brake he low side slid the bike into the turn and wedged the bike in between the berms. After pulling the bike free and getting it running he managed to salvage a fifth place finish in the second moto and a fifth overall for the day. Man it's going to be a fun year.