RACE REPORT # 7 / ELKINS HOT SHOE & HAGERSTOWN

ELKINS, WV – JULY 24TH -  1ST PLACE

  For this week of racing, dad and I would be flying for a change. The first race took us to Elkins, West Virginia for a Hot Shoe national on Friday night. We met the Weidman family there – they are transporting our bikes.  The track was pretty awesome. It was a banked half-mile with dark clay, so it really let you hang it out.  I ended up second fastest in the  scratch heat  behind Colt Chebultz . In the main, I didn’t get the best start and I found myself in fifth place coming out of the first turn. Before the second lap was over, I had already picked off Jeffrey Carver, Jeremy Higgens, and Mike Toon and had my sights set on Kayl Kolkman- who was the race leader. I spent most of the race less than three bike lengths off his back wheel, but just couldn’t seem to make up enough time to make the pass. I came out with second place and some good feelings about the grand national in Hagerstown, Maryland the next night. To my surprise, I actually ended up with the win after Kayl got DQ’d because he had the wrong tire compound. Not exactly the best way to win, but I’ll take it!