Done with the summer racing. I'm playing JV football for the first time ever and having a pretty good time. I'm not done racing so there should not be any rumors related to it. I'll be back at it this fall after the FB season ends.

We are headed to Florida in two weeks. We getting packed and loaded next week Dec 10-13, and hitting the road on Dec 17. I wish I could have seen all my friends before we go but my dad has been real busy making trips and getting things lined up for us. I hope we are there before Christmas but as long as we get there safe, that's all that really matters.

Have a good Christmas everyone and be safe.

Our time in Washington is getting short and my dad's Army career is coming to a close. I started racing here at a track the is now closed (MXGP in Monroe, WA) and it's hard to believe it was not that long ago. I have had some really good times and met a bunch of new friends that I will never forget. I am going to miss all of them and the people that have supported me since we have been here. No matter how bad the weather is up here it has been fun and I would not change it for anything.

Now that we are going to Florida I hope to be able to do the same things down there with the exception of riding and racing a lot more. I know there are a lot of tracks tere and I hope to get to the Milsaps Training Facility next year to train. There is so much going on right now though we'll have to see how that works out.

To all my friends, I'll miss you but you will always have a place to crash if you're in the area. Take care and have fun.

Peace out!

Drake

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Here's the link to the 11 Feb Cycle News article. I got some props for the 85 age race.

http://www.cyclenews.com/events/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=2221

Last weekend was my last ride on a 65. I raced it for the last time because I'm completely uncomfortable on it. We're going to sell it and concentrate on my 85 age and Supermini from now on.

Now that racing is slowing down for a few weeks there is really nothing to do but find decent places to practice. I can now say that I have raced in about every crazy condition you can imagine. Last week we were ar Riverdale Raceway and the track was frozen. The owners did a good job of waiting it out and letting us get some free laps in to help it break up. The track came in pretty good but got sloppy in a few places the more motots we ran. My dad is going to take me to Clark County Arena for some practice time before we start in Salem again in the middle of January.

Right now we are working on finalixing our 2007 race schedule. Not too many National Events to run because my Mom and Dad are trying to save money for next December when we move to Florida. I can't wait to get down there where the weather is completely the opposite of Washington. I know we are still panning on running the World Minis and the Loretta qualifiers so that should be interesting.

This is the last year I will ride my 65 also. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to ride it because it's getting harder to keep a good position on it. It's still a fun bike so as long as I don't over grow I'll keep racing it.

I hope everyone has a good Holiday Season and hope to see you at the track real soon.

I started racing again Oct 15 and what a great race it was. It was basically the Washougal river mud fest since it rained starting early Sunday morning and didn't stop, hey, it's Washington. My dad got mad at me during Saturday practice for not taking it easy my first time back on the bike but got over it the more the day went. I raced again the following week at Port Angeles, WA and had a better week. The best thing is I feel pretty good, other than being sore from not riding.

Right now I have a break in racing so I plan on getting some practice time in before I star a new series. It looks like my dad will get me in a couple of BooKoo Arenacross races and a series that runs in S. Washington and Oregon for the winter.

I want to thank everyone that called, wrote, or had me in their thoughts while I was in the hospital. I feel a lot better now and enjoy being home and able to eat real food. Three months seems like a long time but I need to heal right and I will still train hard to try to stay in shape.
All the support I got from everyone makes my family and me very proud to be part of the motorcross community and family.
Thank you all again for your support.

I have my website up and running now, thanks to Mx Websites! the link is www.drakesnyder.com and it has some pretty interesting things on it. Go check it out sometime.