April 2023

Camp Coker ranks extremely high on my list of favorite places to race and is worth every minute of a 14 hour drive!! This place has plenty of sand too keep my inner child smiling, dirt, hard pack, and some soft sinky holes. Yes I did find one of those sink holes, haha. I got off to a great start. P3 to the woods and got passed a few miles in. I was feeling good and making smooth, fast passes on the trail traffic. After lap 1, I was only 50 seconds down from 1st. That is the closest I have been to the front of my class after a full lap ever. I was feeling good. Unfortunately, I have taken some time off to heal my foot so my endurance is not quite up to par and I could not maintain that pace. I fell back a few minutes. Last lap, I had to gas and also buried my bike in a field. It took a few fella’s to help me get it out. So I lost some significant amount of time with those two things. It’s a learning process but I am feeling good and confident. I am riding like I know I can and BELIEVING in myself. I finished the day with my best class finish, coming in at 4th. I cannot wait until the next round. I am thankful for those in my corner helping me on or off the bike. It takes a team!

Round 4 of GNCC resulted in another trip to South Carolina. I am about to have that drive memorized. Haha. Thunderstorms early Saturday morning made for conditions absolutely epic on Sunday. A few mud holes here and there but it would not be a GNCC without it. Sunday turned out to be a beautiful day with warm temperatures. I got off the start line quickly and was top 4 going into the woods. I got passed not too far in. I hung with the front of my class for most of the lap until my passing skills and getting through the traffic failed. I am still learning how to be urgent yet smart. Going through packs of people like that is nothing I have experienced anywhere other than a GNCC. I lost sight of the front pack. A few wrecks on lap 2, aggravated my fractured foot and I fell back some more. On Lap 3, a few more wrecks and I started to get tired. I have not done much endurance work/training for the last month and I could tell. I finished P5. Every race, I feel like I am remembering what it is like to race and not be out for a joy ride. My results have not showed it yet but I am racing better than ever. GNCC’s honor a Moto Hero every round. Broc French was nominated for this round and received the award. Broc is a long-time customer of us but is more like family. I am grateful for his service. This was well deserved and earned.