I dropped out of the Canadian Nationals as it headed back East for the the final 4 rounds.  I decided to try my first WORCS race at the local round 7 in Olympia, Washington.  It was quite an experience, and according to most racers the toughest race of the year.  Heavy rain prior to the race and the first WORCS Cross course incorporated into the PRO 1 race, made it an eye opening introduction to this series.  I got a terrible start, struggled with arm pump and dehydration, but finished a very repectable 14th ahead of some Factory guys.  So now I'm hooked.  I raced round 8 in Utah, but I DNF when my motor blew up after 1 lap.  I raced round 9 at Milford, CA and finished 13th after 26th place first lap.  WORCS is something I wish to continue to pursue.  I will race the remaining rounds of the 2008 series and likely race the entire 2009 series.

Even though I was unable to attend the final 4 rounds of the Canadian Nationals, I ended the season in 16th place overall in MX1.  My Canadian National number for 2009 is 38. Thank you again to all my sponsors and fans.  See you in the States soon for WORCS outdoor racing and AMA Supercross.

I'm back out West and it's mid season for the Canadian Nationals.  Through 5 of 9 rounds I'm 13th overall in the MX1 class.  My season got off to a rough start when my truck went off the road and was totaled on the way to the first round of the series.  I was beat up a little bit, but walked away.  My bikes looked pretty rough and I lost my best friend (my English Bulldog, Diesel).  With all the down time from the truck accident, I started slow and have been racing myself back into shape.  With the price of travel being so high I have decided to not follow the series as it returns back East.  I want to thank all my sponsors for their support in Canada and especially FXR gear, MB1 suspension and MDK Speed motor work.  I will race my first AMA Motocross National at Washougal and then some rounds of the WORCS series and see what happens from there.  

Well its mid April and I have recovered from my injury at the Phoenix Supercross.  I have been in aggressive physical theropy and exercise off the bike for 3 months now.   I started riding for two weeks ago and I feel good.  RacerX Canada posted a notice online that I was looking for a ride for the Outdoor Nationals.  I received an offer within 24hrs of the posting and will be riding the entire Canadian Outdoor Nationals for Team FXR Racing.  I’m still working to line up additional sponsors.  Mike Battista of MB1 Suspensions will be providing his excellent work throughout the series.  I will be racing a Honda CRF450 in the MX1 class, so stay tuned.

Pheonix Supercross started out good.  The weather was good (it had a roof) so we got two qualifying practices not just one.  I qualified into the night show in my first practice, but really stepped it up in the second practice.  During the second practice my time among the non-seeded riders varied between 1^st and 5^th fastest, ending 3^rd in my qualifier and 29^th overall.  In my heat race I got a decent start, but got taken wide in the first turn.  I rounded the first lap in 16^th place.  I gradually moved up, missed a direct transfer by finishing 11^th.   I lined up for the 4 lap LCQ determined to qualify for the main.  I got a good start, rounding the first turn in 3^rd place.  I held strong in third place for three laps when Andrew McFarland finally got by me.  I was still in 4^th, the final qualifing spot on the last lap.  I survived two very hard block pass hits by the rider behind me until he hit the back of my bike a third time while I was beginning to triple into the rhythm section.  My bike was knocked sideways in the air and when I hit the ground my right leg was under 3 bikes and riders.  I broke my femur in 2 places and was out for the rest of the Supercross season.  My only claim to fame from this event is the crash being shown on Speed TV at the beginning of every subsequent Lites broadcast.   I know I can run the pace and make main events in Supercross; I’ll just have to wait for the 2009 season.

My second ever Supercross went good and bad.  Of the 70 lites riders trying to qualify for the 40 rider night program I qualified into the night program with 12 fastest time in my non-seeded qualifier and 37th overall.  Second practice was canceled due to the threat of bad weather.  I rode tight in my heat race finishing 13th of 20, but needed 9th for a direct main transfer.  I rode good in the 22 rider LCQ, but didn't get the start I needed and finished 7th.

I recently participated in a timed tryout for the Wonder Warthog Racinig team.  I am proud to announce I post the fastest lap times of the tryout and this was on my Outdoor settings.  I got a chance to ride the MDK Hondas and they are fast.  Hopefully this will lead to an offer from WWR, MDK or others.  I'm looking forward to Supercross West Lites in January.

 In only my first year as an “A” rider I earned a place in the Toyota Top 20, Stage 4 of the process.  I was selected as one of the 20 most qualified riders selected from 3000 candidates to have the opportunity to be selected for a full factory satellite team ride for 2008, Stage 5 of the process.   I was not selected, that honor went to Wil Hahn, a second year “A” rider.  I am confident that my performances made the selection a difficult one. 

In Stage 3 of the process, 462 riders, I finished 1^st in both classes I entered.  At the Northwest Regional Qualifier for Loretta Lynn’s National Championship I won Motocross A/Pro Sport and MX Lites A/ Pro Sport.

In Stage 4 of the process, 20 riders, I finished 5^th in Motocross A/ Pro Sport and outside the top 5 with mechanical difficulties in every moto of MX Lites A/ Pro Sport.

It is a great honor to be considered one of the 20 best new Pro riders in the country.  I will continue to improve my program to secure a Team ride for 2008 Supercross and Motocross.

I did well a Loretta Lynn's again this year with a solid 5th overall in Motocross A/Pro Sport.  Unfortunately, I had major mechanical problems in all three motos of Lites A/Pro Sport.  In Lites practice I blew up my new race motor, so had to try to rebuild it before Moto 1.  Special thanks to Honda of Houston Shaun, Dave and especially, Adam who did much of the work.  But, even after the rebuilt, the motor still did not sound right, so we raced the practice motor and bike.  In moto 1 I was about 10th on the start and passed 4 guys in the 10 commandments, but blew my rear tire when I landed the exit triple on the first lap.  25 minutes on a flat tire at this big race was not fun.  In moto 2, my fuel screw fell out on the parade lap. With only a 2 minute hold, my mechanic Matt, raced back to the pit, found a replacement and ran back to the start.  That was another terrible feeling to watch 41 other guys blast off the line as I waited for the fuel screw.  But, I rode well, after starting 42nd plus 30-40 seconds, I worked my way all the way up to 13th.  Moto 3 I thought would be the one, as the gate dropped I was in 7th and moved into 6th, before the finish line and the red flag which meant a restart.  I was not so lucky on the restart with a 20th or so start.  I worked my way up to 7th when my brakes locked up an killed the motor.  I got going and pulled into the mechanic area, but could not find the problem, so I re-entered the race 25th to 30th and charged back to finish 14th.  I know with good equipment and team I can do really well in this class too.  Also with a little better luck.