Roy Horton Begins 2009 AX season in Hammond IN with Sucess
12/28/2008
I had my 1st race back in a
while. I went to an Arenacross in Hammond,
IN to get a warm up in prior to the beginning of the 2009 AX season. There was some solid competition; Travis Sewell,
Brad Ripple, Josh Lichtle, Cameron Lansing, Derrick Whitney, Kevin Markwardt, Justin
Kelly, Brain White, etc.
Unexpectedly the first
race back went great! I won my
heat race by a pretty descent margin and was looking forwards to the main
event.
I pulled a 3rd place start in
the main event, passed Sewell very early on the 1st lap, and then passed
Whitney on the 2nd lap for the lead! I had a small gap on Sewell the rest of
the 15 lap main event. I rode nearly
flawless though last lap. Two turns from the finish I missed judged
a lappers line as he jerked into me and knocked me through the hay bails. I
ended up getting passed by Sewell and Lichtle, I was pretty upset because
I rode a very smart race and felt great for just coming back! It would’ve
been a nice confidence booster since I hadn't rode very much, but it’s a
step in a positive direction.
I did much better than I felt I
would first race back, so I had fun and made some money, came out safe and
no complaints thanks for the support.
See you in Grand Rapids
Roy Horton
Roy Horton Begins 2009 AX season in Hammond IN with Sucess |
12/28/2008 |
|
I had my 1st race back in a
while. I went to an Arenacross in Hammond,
IN to get a warm up in prior to the beginning of the 2009 AX season. There was some solid competition; Travis Sewell,
Brad Ripple, Josh Lichtle, Cameron Lansing, Derrick Whitney, Kevin Markwardt, Justin
Kelly, Brain White, etc.
Unexpectedly the first
race back went great! I won my
heat race by a pretty descent margin and was looking forwards to the main
event.
I pulled a 3rd place start in
the main event, passed Sewell very early on the 1st lap, and then passed
Whitney on the 2nd lap for the lead! I had a small gap on Sewell the rest of
the 15 lap main event. I rode nearly
flawless though last lap. Two turns from the finish I missed judged
a lappers line as he jerked into me and knocked me through the hay bails. I
ended up getting passed by Sewell and Lichtle, I was pretty upset because
I rode a very smart race and felt great for just coming back! It would’ve
been a nice confidence booster since I hadn't rode very much, but it’s a
step in a positive direction.
I did much better than I felt I
would first race back, so I had fun and made some money, came out safe and
no complaints thanks for the support.
See you in Grand Rapids
