So the cat`s out of the bag
SO if you take a look at the pic of my new number plate you`ll notice something. It`s black with white numbers. In the ABA that means one of two things. It`s either a national number, or it`s a pro number. Well, I missed a substantial portion of last year so it`s sure not a national number.
That`s right!! JeffB joined the Vet Pro class! For no reason other than to grab a lifelong dream I turned pro. It`s not like the competition in the amateur class wasn`t there. Hell, I`m sure some of the top guys in my am class could easily hang in Vet Pro. I just didn`t want to leave the sport wondering how well I *could* have done. I raced my first pro race this past weekend, and it opened my eyes to several things. Mainly it showed me it was time to shift my training focus back to my weaknesses instead of elevating my strengths even more. I had a good first moto, and went into the second feeling like I had something to prove. Well, I proved something all right. I proved I could flip the starting gate and get dead last. Actually, I was just trying too hard, plain and simple. I got a SMOKING holeshot in moto 1 and actually had the lead for a bit. I was trying to do even better and it bit me.
Not sure when my next pro race will be, hopefully Florida. If not, it will be the ABA grands.