My 2007 season

Hi all,

Just wanted to drop in and give everyone an overview of my year.  2007 started off pretty rocky.  I was struggling on the new kawasakis and just couldnt get comfortable on them.  I managed to qualify for Loretta's with a 4th place at the regional at The Farm.  The next week I traded my kawasaki 450 for a honda 450.  I felt a lot more comfortable on the honda right from the get go.  I had only a couple weeks before Lorettas and even though I felt more comfortable I still didnt have my confidence back.  So I limped into Lorettas and well choked.  1st moto I get an amazing start come out 2nd behind Kevin Walker.  I went backwards from there never crashed but fell all the way back to like 16th before I made my way back to 8th.  The rest of my motos went the same way and I came out luckily with a 9th overall.  9th overall at Loretta's isn't anything to be ashamed of at all but I want a trophy not a plaque (podium overall).  So we are heading back friday from Lorettas so we can make the Missouri State race at Buffalo, MO.  Dennis Jonon has been tearing up MO state pretty much the whole year.  Well throw Jimmy Albertson in the mix at buffalo and yeah you have some tough competition.  Well we come out Jimmy has holeshot, I come out 2nd and Dennis 3rd.  Dennis gets around both of us and we finish within 6 bikes of each other.  So I gain confidence at this race and it has snowballed.  We go into the one of the last state races in Merwin, MO.  It is really stacked.  Johny Marley, Jase Lewis, Jimmy Albertson, Dennis Jonon, Jeff Crutcher and Cody Clark to name a few were there.  In the last moto I pull the holeshot and Marley gets around me after about a lap and then Lewis got around me and we battled for a few laps and then on the last lap Albertson squeezes me out with 2 turns to go before the finish.  I was mad that I got passed on the last lap most definitely.  But I ran those guys' pace for 8 laps.  Every one of those guys have qualified for supercross and the nationals.  I am 10yrs older than them guys.  I am very proud of my season this year.  I turned it from a not so good season to a season with another top 10 at Lorettas and a Missouri state championship title in 2 of the 3 classes I ran in.  I have already started preperation for next year.  I better training program and getting the new bikes better than ever.  Thanks for everyone that supported me throughout the 2007 Season.

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