Phoenix SX on Speed TV
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 1st and 5th fastest, ending 3rd in my qualifier and 29th overall. In my heat race I got a decent start, but got taken wide in the first turn. I rounded the first lap in 16th place. I gradually moved up, missed a direct transfer by finishing 11th. I lined up for the 4 lap LCQ determined to qualify for the main. I got a good start, rounding the first turn in 3rd place. I held strong in third place for three laps when Andrew McFarland finally got by me. I was still in 4th, 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.