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I have been at home from the Millsaps Training Facility since the end of June.  I am recovering froma dislocated shoulder that occured on June 14, 2007 while training at MTF.  Since I've been home I have been doing a lot of road cycling, working out my lower body, going to physical therapy 3 times per week for my shoulders, and started riding and doing motos again on July 8, 2007 for 4 days week.

The day before I left for Ponca City, I went out with my friends since I wouldn`t see them for a week and a half. While we were out, a man assaulted me out of no where and pushed me to the ground. I landed on glass that was laying on the street and my thumb sliced open right next to its joint. The man was arrested thanks to my friends and others watching and I am pressing charges. Due to this, I will not be going to Ponca City. I tried riding before we were going to leave for Ponca but every time I tried to pull the clutch in the stiches would start to rip out. This will keep me out of competition for three weeks. I am extremly devasted and hope that I will be able to attend other nationals this year. Thanks to Beach Sport Yamaha race team and WMR and my other sponsors for being awesome and great people to work with.

Tony Lorussu is a great guy and I ride at his track in connecticut very often. Last time I was at his track and told him about me going to Ponca City he told me some tips and thought I was going to be racing B or even the A class there. This is a huge compliment because I am racing the C classes and 125 2 stroke class there. I cant wait to go there and hopefully get a top five in the finals. Thanks to Beach Sport Cycles and WMR and all of my other sponsors.

Im really excited for Ponca and have been riding 6-7 days a week for the past month. It will be interesting to see how I do.

After bringing my bike down to Florida in March, I broke my wrist while warming up on a double I always do. I got wheelspin off the steep face and my wrist just broke when I cased it. I never fell, but the impact was great enough to break it in 3 spots. I had my suspension stiffened by WMR Competition after my injury and hopefully that will help stop this problem that has happened twice in the past year the same way. I still plan to attend qualifiers in June for Ponca and look foward to riding and racing again in the begining of June. I have been staying in shape by runniung everyday and I`m currently working at Bithlo Motorsports (MX Track) and really like the people there. They have helped me out a lot by letting me keep my bike and tools there.