Joel Burklund - First WNWS Race

The weather was warm for the early race, but quickly chilled the minute the sun dropped below the tree line. The course was dry, tacky and very fast. Wick setup the course up to take advantage of a new section that was very bumpy, loose and had a great burm on a corner. I think I really like banked, burmed corners. Over all the course was just fun. Nothing too technical and a total blast throwing the bike into the high speed (well, high speed for me anyway..) corners. The racer turnout was not too bad for the first race and not too much warmth. I would say maybe 40 or so racers for the beginner cat's and the same for the Sport\Expert. The last lap of the later race of the night was almost done by brail as the darkness was setting in. My saving grace in the race was the racer in front of me and hugging his rear tire so I did not miss a line. Thank goodness he did not wreck.



How the team did:

Jackson Burklund - raced in the beg Jr and did all 3 laps. I believe he might have come in 2nd or 3rd out of 3 or 4 Jr's. He did great finishing up as the Sport\Expert racers were taking off.

Nick Valison - He survived

Joel (me) - I survived also and set a new high water mark for my HR. Pushed hard in the 2nd lap to stay with a small group and almost hurled. It was awesome. I think I found my motivation finally this year.



It was great to hit some fast single track. See you all soon….see you this weekend for sure.

Joel