NBL Hoosier Nationals

Well my First National for the 2009 NBL season is over and what a weekend!  I have been to Evansville twice and I have to say every time the facility is better.  This year it was over the top.  I really appreciated the new covered staging area.  The sun was bright for a fall event like this and the shade was welcome.  The new concessions building is top notch for any racing venue and I know the volunteers really enjoyed the clean and cool setting so close to the racing action. 

The Track was faster than ever before with new paved burms.  The first turn was well done and had a lot of riders showing their cornering skills.  The paving lead all the way to the lip of the big double.  The NBL ran this race like clockwork.  I would have to say this was one of my favorite events of the last 5 years. 

My performance was great for me.  I had good starts on my 20" that gave Ron Anderson pressure down the first straight.  It's been a while since I had the holeshot.  I need to work on my large jump skills so I can keep Ron behind me next time.  He passed me in the air.  I managed to hold 2nd place both days.  The cruiser class was stacked with the new young guns of the 40-44 Crusier class.  Over half the riders were just 40 which is an indication that this class will be the largest cruiser class at the 2009 NBL Grands.  I did well passing on this track which gave me good scores on Saturday with a 4th in the main.  A tough moto and gate 8 in the main were no excuses for my 7th place finish on Sunday.  A lot of contact and Hector Mendez forcing me off the track made it hard to get up to the top of the pack.  It was a great experience for sure.  

All-in-All I am ecstatic will my performance and expect that my training plans using the Concept 2 rower will only help me.  I'm now waiting for the NBL schedule to published so I can plan my next event! 

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