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On Sunday, 6/22/08 I raced at The Crusaders TT Series in Medina, NY. It's a sweet stone-dust track with left and right turns, and some major elevation changes. I've been racing there since I was 5 years old. After winning championships in the mini and amatuer claases, I moved up to expert. This was the 2nd race in the 5-race series. After finishing 2nd in the 250-expert class last week, i was able to earn my first expert win. I also finished 4th in the open-expert class, as well as 2nd in the Grand-prix race. Check out the website at http://www.racingtt.net/

I attended my first flat track race as an AMA Pro Sport on 5/31/2008 at the Vernon mile in Vernon, NY. I knew exactly what to expect here after getting in some practice laps a few weeks earlier. That payed off because this is a huge, fast track. We had a few rain delays, but the track came around later in the evening. I finished third in my heat, so i had a second row start for the main event. I got a good jump and moved up to 5th place, and battled back and forth with another rider for the entire 10 laps. I passed him in turn 4 of the last lap and it was a drag race to the finish. The crowd at the finish line said I beat him by about a foot, but I was given 5th place overall. I was still very happy with my effort and result.

Our team traveled to Paris Ontario, Canada for the first CMA half-mile dirt track event of the season. This was my first race as an expert. It was cold and windy, and the track was deep, just the way I like it! My 450 ran well, and after a few changes I finished second in the 450-expert class and second in the open-expert class. So i'm off to a good start up north!