Well January here in Texas has had very bad weather all month, a few races were canceled and rescheduled so getting a couple days of practice in between the weeks has been about it. We have been hit with like 8 inches of rain, we had snow and ice, and its been pretty cold with lows in the high 20's. This weekend was rd.2 of the HOH/FMF Winter Series at Oak Hill, practice sunday morning was 24 degrees with winds, but oak hill still made a decent track. In moto 1 of my 125 C race we had a full gate, I got a mid pack start and lap 3 had my bike starting cutting out, well come lap 4 my bike cut out mid whoop section and caused me to go over the bars. With the bike cutting out it left we a DNF.  Well now my bike is back at 100% so I am ready for this coming weekend rd.3 of the series. ALSO THIS MONTH I HAD A FEATURED ONLINE INTERVIEW WITH DAT MX EVENTS WHO IS A RACE PROMOTER HERE IN TEXAS, CHECK IT OUT ON THERE WEBSITE.



datmxevents.com/Interviews/chris_schambacher.htm

Well I have been training even harder for the upcoming events. I would also like to take this time and thank all my sponsors for there help this season. Here are some of my upcoming races for the remainder of the 2006 season.

August 27: Pro Circuit Series Round 1 at Village Creek
September 3: Pro Circuit Series Round 2 at Swan
September 17: Pro Circuit Series Round 3 at Three Palms
October 1: Pro Circuit Series Round 4 at Lake Whitney
October 6, 7, 8 – Swan Pro Challenge
October 12-15: Branson National = Branson, Missouri
October 29: Pro Circuit Series Round 6 at Oak Hill
November 5: Pro Circuit Series Round 7 + Awards at Village Creek
November 11 "15th Annual GNC Top Texan Championship"
November 12 "4th Annual NMA Fall Championship
November 21-26 – 35th Annual Winter Mini Olympics = Florida
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November 21-26 – USA AMA Motocross Championships at Cycle Ranch, San Antonio

Well, I just got back from Ponca and it was definetely a tuff week. Despite a crash in practice and a mechanical failure, my practice session was very limited. In my first Moto`s I suffered from horrible starts and in my 250F 4 Stroke Moto I was caught up in a corner pileup and ran over. I had some bad luck in my motos but I am back safely and ready to return to training for Branson and Winter Olympics in Florida. I will also be runing the entire Texas Pro Circuit Series.

Well Ponca qualifiers are over now and I have qualified for 3 classes including the 250C Stock, 250C Mod, and 250F Open 4 Stroke. At my last qualifier this past weekend at Cycle Ranch I rode pretty well for my first time at that track, I finished 4th in 250C Stock and 6th in 250F 4 Stroke Open.
Only a Couple more weeks till Ponca and I am feeling great, I have stepped up my riding and training. Also look for my new website to be launched in a few weeks.

Well I have finally moved up, and stepped up to the 450 as well. I officially made my jump up at the 2006 NMA Ponca City Grand National Championship qualifier at Village Creek, where I finished in 5th in both 250C Stock and 250 C Mod in what perhaps was one of the muddiest races I have ever been in. This weekend I raced round 2 of the qualifiers and put in a better ride. I also added a new class to ride at ponca, 250 4 stroke amateur. Look for me at this years Ponca City National in the following classes:

250 C Stock
250 C Mod
250 4 Stroke Open